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斯坦尼斯勞斯·茲皮希科美國巡演 1910 為今年晚些時候與世界重量級摔跤冠軍弗蘭克·戈奇的冠軍賽做準備. 他的旅行把他帶到了聖. 五月路易斯 29, 1910. 茲皮希科原計劃與備受推崇的輕量級格鬥選手查理·奧爾森會面. 奧爾森是一位熟練的摔角手, 誰與聖訓練. 路易斯摔角手喬治

四月 3, 1908, 美國摔跤冠軍弗蘭克Gotch滿足世界摔跤冠軍喬治Hackenschmidt世界冠軍在德克斯特園閣在芝加哥, 伊利諾伊州. Hackenschmidt was undefeated as a professional but had been World Champion for approximately 7 歲月. 戈奇比他大一歲，但被認為是後起之秀. 報道這項運動的球迷和記者被視為“哥奇”

週二, 三月 22, 1910, 博士. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 和 1920. 博士. 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. 博士.

Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, 誰是 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. 不幸的是, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona

我經常發現在研究早期職業摔跤時面臨的最大挑戰是將事實與小說區分開. 即使摔跤手參加合法比賽, 他們經常誇大結果, 圍繞他們的勝利樹立了民間傳說，並編造了奇特的故事來說明他們的損失. 狂歡節爆發了職業摔跤，並保留了這種藝術的促銷本能。. 聖.

十二月 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