Police Chief Prevents Wrestling Match

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Omaha Chief of Police H.W. Dunn created headlines on March 28, 1915, when he issued an order banning the advertised professional wrestling match between Joe Stecher and Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 match was scheduled for the Omaha Auditorium. The chief actually issued the order at the behest of Superintendent of Police A.C. Kugel. Kugel issued a statement to

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Stecher and Zbyszko Complete Deal

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Aralık 13, 1920, EdStranglerLewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Ancak, such was the strong feelings between the men that the match may have been a “shoot” or legitimate match in which Lewis took the belt. Whether the outcome of the match was real, the feud

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Evan “Strangler” Lewis Ortalama Streak gösterir

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Evan “Strangler” Demir kama, Ayrıca Evan Lewis adında “Strangler”, bir profesyonel güreşçi oldu 1882 karşı 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” veya “hang hold”, which modern MMA fans know as a guillotine choke. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 man tournament

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Çiftçi Burns Michigan Şampiyonu Beats

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Kırlangıç “Çiftçi” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Çiftçi” Burns, kendi başına büyük bir güreşçi oldu. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 lira. Içinde 1891, Iowa Ağır Siklet Şampiyonu olarak Burns JC aldı. Comstock, Michigan Ağır Siklet Şampiyonu. J.C. Comstock was

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Zbyszko Bests Giant Nogert

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On January 11, 1911, world heavyweight wrestling championship contender Stanislaus Zbysko faced the challenge of the powerful but less talented Peter “Giant” Nogert. Nogert was a South African wrestler, who came to the United States for a few years in the early 1910s. Due to a strong international reputation, Hatta birkaç Amerikalı güreşçi daha önce Nogert olduklarını iddia etmişti.

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Changing Tastes

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In November 1923, St. Louis Star-Times reporter Billy Murphy interviewed St. Louis wrestling promoter John Contos. Murphy proposed to Contos that the era of dominant wrestlers like William Muldoon was over. Murphy spoke about the recent match betweenWorld ChampionHardneck Phillips and the game contender Webster O’Malley. Phillips successfully defended his championship by throwing O’Malley after 1 hour, 50

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Lewis Frustrates Stecher and Mayor

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EdStrangler” Lewis and Joe Stecher conducted one of the greatest rivalries of the early arranged professional wrestling exhibition era. Lewis and Stecher wrestled many times including a five and a half hour draw in 1916. Several of their early matches appeared to be legitimate. Legend also has it that Lewis actually had to beat Stecher in a “shoot match”

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Stanislaus Zbyszko toured the United States in 1910 in preparation for a title match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch later in the year. His tour brought him to St. Mayıs ayında Louis 29, 1910. Zbyszko was scheduled to meet highly regarded light heavyweight grappler Charley Olson. Olson was a skilled wrestler, who trained with St. Louis wrestler George

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Gotch Fouls His Way to Title

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Nisan'da 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 yıl. 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 and Zbyszko Battle to Draw

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Salı günü, Mart 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 ve 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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