Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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In January 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.

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Paul Pons, Güreş Yıldızlar Makinesi

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Paul Pons 1890'larda Fransa'nın Greko-Romen Güreş Şampiyonu oldu. O, Rusya'da bir turnuva kazanan önce Folies-Bergeres'e bir turnuva kazandı 1898. Bu zaferler Dünya Greko-Romen Güreş Şampiyonasını talep etmesine izin verdi. Pons tren güreşçiler ve güçlü erkekler için bir spor salonu açarak bu ün harfle. Pons’ zafer özellikle dikkat çekiciydi çünkü

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Pretty Boy Floyd’s St. Louis Robbery

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Içinde 1934, Charles ArthurPretty BoyFloyd ended his criminal career in an East Liverpool, Ohio corn field after a shoot out with FBI agents and local law enforcement officers. Ancak, in December 1925, he was inmate number 29078 at the Missouri Penitentiary. The 21-year-old Floyd had just been convicted of robbing the Kroeger Grocery and Baking Company main office

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Lewis Solves Masked Marvel

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When the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament restarted in October 1915, a mysterious masked man sat at ringside demanding an entry into the tournament. Prior to the masked man’s arrival, the tournament had been lightly attended. The attraction of the masked man sitting at ringside attracted both fan and newspaper interest. Crowds started showing up for the matches. After

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George Baptiste Wins Detroit Tournament

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During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,

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