Lewis “Triumphs” in Fake Match

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The April 12, 1887 leidimas St. Paul Daily Globe carried a story about the bout between feared professional wrestlers, Evanas “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton. Other wrestlers feared Lewis’ ability as a submission expert particularly his abilities with the stranglehold. Joe Acton, while undersized at 150 svarų, was a ferocious wrestler. The bout should have been

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Terrible Turk’s Horrible Foul of Roeber

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Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoonas, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 į 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Tačiau, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, Siaubingi Turk, buvo laikomas vienu iš

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Zbyszko Knocks Out Greek Wrestler

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Birželio 2, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament in New York City entered its second week of competition. Some of the tournaments big names were wrestling on this night. Alex Aberg, George Lurich and Wladek Zbyszko would all compete. It was Zbyszko who made the biggest impression. The first match involved two lesser talents, Pierre Le Colosse and Wilhelm Berner.

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Wladek Zbyszko Beats Strangler for Title

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On March 22, 1919, Ed “Strangler” Lewis met Wladek Zbyszko for the vacant World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. In a surprise victory, Zbyszko defeated Lewis to claim the title. Unfortunately for Wladek Zbyszko, he would only have a cup of coffee with the belt. A month or two later, Zbyszko lost the title to Joe Stetcher. This match was most likely

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Shikat nustebina O'Mahony ir rėmėjus

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Rašau šį įrašą, norėdamas pataisyti ankstesnį įrašą, kurį rašiau apie dvigubus kryžius profesionaliose imtynėse. Iš pradžių maniau, kad dvigubi kryžiai baigėsi po to, kai Stanislovas Zybszko dukart kirto „Gold Dust Trio“.. Zbyszko, sutikęs pralaimėti Munnui, nugalėjo jį, o tai virto teisėta kova dėl pasaulio sunkiasvorių imtynių čempionato. Ed “Strangler” Lewis, kuris numetė

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Zbyszko Beats Aberg for Title

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Vasario 26. 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko beat Alex Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in Boston, Massachusetts. Zbyszko came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for Frank Gotch’s World Catch-as-Catch Can Championship. Wrestling insiders considered Gotch’s title the World Championship. Zbyszko could not beat Gotch in 1910. Before they had a rematch, Frank Gotch retired in

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Aberg Beats Other Zbyszko for Title

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Spalio 25, 1915, Aleksandras “Alex” Aberg won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Wladek Zbyszko, the brother of Aberg’s former foe. Į 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko defeated Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Stanislaus Zbyszko returned to Europe. It is doubtful Wladek Zbyszko could make a claim to his brother’s championship. Promoter Sam Rachmann probably created this

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