Wladek Zbyszko Loses Unexpectedly

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Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, qui 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. Lorem ipsum dolor, 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 interficit luctatorem

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Maximam provocationem saepe inveni in investigationibus veterum luctandi professionalis factum a fictione separatum. Etiam cum luctatoribus legitime par, saepe inflatus eventus, apocryphos apocryphos circa eorum victorias aedificavit et fabulas fictas ad damna explicandas fecit. Luctationis professio e carnivalibus orta est et ad promo- tiones huius Artis retinuit. St.

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Priores id loquimini Stanislaus Zbyszko 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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The One Opponent Gotch Could Not Beat

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In December 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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Evan Lewis’ Stranglehold

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This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. Hoc eventu, I discuss what Evan “The Strangler” 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. Autem, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis

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Zbyszko Double Crosses Trio

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Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April 15, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zbyszko defeated Wayne Munn in one of the last shoot (not staged) professional wrestling matches in the United States. It was a shoot or legitimate match because Zbyszko double crossed the “Goldust Trio” luctando promotionem ac beat Munn pro the

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Lewis Takes Title Back from Munn

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Eodem die Joe Stecher luctatus est Stanislaum Zbyszko pro recognito versione Gravis luctationis Mundi in St.. Ludovicus, Et “Strangulatam” Lewis challenged “Big” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and

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Zbyszko and Lewis Start Riot

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Aprilis, 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “Strangulatam” Lewis would meet in the first of many matches between the two men. They would cooperate in a number of worked or “prearranged” matches. Lewis in fact dropped his American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship to Wladek Zbyszko in 1917. In the early 1920s, Lewis would drop his World Heavyweight Wrestling

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