Gotch Fouls His Way to Title

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Pada April 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt for the World Title at Dexter Park Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Hackenschmidt was undefeated as a professional but had been World Champion for approximately 7 tahun. Gotch lebih tua setahun tetapi dianggap sebagai seorang yang bangun dan maju. Peminat dan wartawan yang membuat liputan sukan itu menganggap Gotch

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Dr. Roller and Zbyszko Battle to Draw

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Pada hari Selasa, Mac 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 merupakan 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. Malangnya, 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 menemui cabaran terbesar dalam meneliti gusti profesional awal adalah memisahkan fakta dari fiksyen. Walaupun ahli gusti bertanding dalam pertandingan yang sah, mereka sering membuahkan hasil, membangun cerita rakyat apokrif mengenai kemenangan mereka dan membuat cerita menarik untuk menjelaskan kerugian mereka. Gusti profesional muncul dari karnival dan mengekalkan naluri promosi seni ini. St.

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Stanislaus Zbyszko kekalahan Bekas Boxer

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On January 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, Macam

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Semasa abad ke-19, kedua-dua pemenang hadiah dan pemenang bertanding mengambil kesempatan daripada pulau-pulau pasir di Sungai Mississippi, sekitar St. Louis, Missouri, untuk mengadakan pertarungan hadiah atau duel. Pihak berkuasa telah mengerutkan kening dalam pertarungan hingga maut di mana-mana lokasi. Walau bagaimanapun, kedua-dua Illinois dan Missouri juga mengharamkan perebutan hadiah. Pulau Berdarah di tengah-tengah Sungai Mississippi di utara Downtown St.

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The One Opponent Gotch Could Not Beat

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Pada Disember 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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Lawan Levinsky Memenangi Gelaran Pertama

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Tiada siapa yang mengambil kesempatan daripada era Tiada Keputusan tinju profesional seperti Battling Levinsky. Levinsky adalah peninju pertahanan yang mahir, yang mengalami sedikit kerosakan semasa pergaduhannya. Apabila Majalah Ring bertanya kepadanya mengapa dia begitu aktif, kadang-kadang mengambil 3 bergaduh dalam sehari di sekitar New York, Levinsky berkata, “Saya suka wang dan saya tidak pernah terluka.” Levinsky adalah

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Lewis’ dan Hippodrome Acton

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Pada Isnin, Februari 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton bertemu di Battery D di Chicago, Illinois. Ia akan menjadi yang pertama daripada beberapa pertarungan pameran antara lelaki. Mereka mengadakan pameran ini di bandar-bandar Midwestern yang lebih besar pada awalnya 1887. Seperti St. Perlawanan Paul yang saya bincangkan dalam catatan sebelum ini, Lewis dan Acton bersetuju

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Evan Lewis’ Cengkaman

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This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Dalam episod ini, I discuss what Evan “The 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. Walau bagaimanapun, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis

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