Gotch pelanggaran Jalan-Nya untuk Judul

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Pada April 3, 1908, Gulat Amerika Champion Frank Gotch bertemu World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt untuk Judul Dunia di Dexter Taman Pavilion di Chicago, Illinois. Hackenschmidt tak terkalahkan sebagai seorang profesional, tetapi telah Juara Dunia sekitar 7 tahun. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch

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Dr. Roller dan Zbyszko Pertempuran Draw

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Pada hari Selasa, Maret 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 dan 1920. Dr. Benjamin Roller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania by playing professional football. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Dr.

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Wladek Zbyszko Loses Unexpectedly

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Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, yang 12 years older, posed the last real threat to Frank Gotch’s World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Wladek Zbyszko was a skilled wrestler in his own right. Sayangnya, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona

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Charley Olson Membunuh Wrestler

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Saya sering menemukan tantangan terbesar dalam meneliti gulat profesional awal adalah memisahkan fakta dari fiksi. Bahkan ketika para pegulat bertanding dalam pertandingan yang sah, mereka sering kali membesar-besarkan hasil, membangun cerita rakyat palsu seputar kemenangan mereka dan mengarang cerita khayalan untuk menjelaskan kekalahan mereka. Gulat profesional muncul dari karnaval dan mempertahankan naluri promosi seni ini. St.

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Stanislaus Zbyszko Mengalahkan Mantan Boxer

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Pada Januari 10, 1910, recently arrived Polish wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko took on Charlie “The Kid” Cutler in a best two-out-of-three falls match. Cutler had been a boxer in a troupe run by John L. Sullivan before transitioning to wrestling. While Cutler was extremely tough, Stanislaus Zbyszko had been wrestling since his youth. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler

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Tom Allen Menang, Agak

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During the 19th century, both prizefighters and duelists took advantage of the sandbar islands in the Mississippi River, around St. Louis, Missouri, to hold prizefights or duels. Authorities have frowned on duels to the death in any location. However, both Illinois and Missouri also outlawed prizefighting. Bloody Island in the middle of the Mississippi River just north of Downtown St.

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The One Opponent Gotch Could Not Beat

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Pada tanggal 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch lost a three week battle with uremic poisoning. Doctors attempted to keep his kidneys going through an operation in Chicago but it provided only temporary relief. Gotch intended to travel to Hot Springs, Arkansas to try and restore his health. The operation ended this hope. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able

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Battling Levinsky Wins First Title

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No one took advantage of the No Decision era of professional boxing like Battling Levinsky. Levinsky was a skilled defensive boxer, who took little damage during his fights. When Ring Magazine asked him why he was so active, sometimes taking 3 fights in a day around New York, Levinsky said, “I like money and I never get hurt.Levinsky was

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Lewis’ dan Hippodrome Acton

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Pada hari Senin, Februari 7, 1887, Evan “Pencekik” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton bertemu di Battery D di Chicago, Illinois. Ini akan menjadi yang pertama dari beberapa pertarungan eksibisi antar pria. Mereka melakukan pameran ini di kota-kota besar di Midwestern pada awalnya 1887. Seperti St. Pertandingan Paul yang saya bahas di posting sebelumnya, Lewis dan Acton setuju

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Evan Lewis’ Stranglehold

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This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Dalam episode ini, I discuss what Evan “Pencekik” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Main Content – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. However, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis

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