“Strangler” Headlocks Caddock for Win

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და “Strangler” ლუისი ყველა დროის ერთ-ერთი უდიდესი პროფესიონალი მოჭიდავე და მსოფლიო ჩემპიონია. Lewis’ signature move was the stranglehold, რომლის გამოყენებაც ლუისმა პრომოუტერებად დაიწყო და მოჭიდავეებმა პროფესიული ჭიდაობა წინასწარ შეთანხმებულ ან „დამუშავებულ“ გამოფენაზე გადაიტანეს. ლუისმა თავდაპირველად გამოიყენა წინა სახის საკეტი ან გილიოტინის ჩოკი. ლუისის სახელობის ევან „დამხრჩვალმა“ ლუისმა გააკეთა წინა სახის საკეტი ან

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Matsuda Wins First Match

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Sorakichi Matsuda originally trained in sumo wrestling. When Matsuda decided to become a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, he was forced to travel to the United States. Professional wrestling would not become popular in Japan until the middle of the Twentieth Century. Upon arriving in the United States in 1883, it took Matsuda a few months to secure a match. He finally secured

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Aberg Tempts Gotch

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რეალურად, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. Rachman’s tournament was to start Wednesday

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

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Martin “Farmer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. However, Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. In 1893, Burns was still

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Stanislaus Zbyszko’s Greatest Match?

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No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. He began wrestling when the pro game was still an actual competition. He continued to be successful after the game changed to worked (prearranged) matches. სინამდვილეში, he participated in a shoot contest, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 by double-crossing his promotoers.

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ლუისი ტიტულს უტოვებს ზონენბერგს

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და “Strangler” Lewis is one of the top two American professional wrestlers of all-time. While Lewis was a legitimate submission wrestler, who could beat anyone in a wrestling contest, he worked almost exclusively in prearranged exhibition matches. In 1929, he took part in a match with professional football player turned wrestler, Gus Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg was on the Providence Steam Roller,

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Fred Beell Killed in the Line of Duty

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Fred Beell wrestled professionally from 1900 to 1919. After developing a legendary reputation due to some of his victories over Martin “Farmer” Burns, Dan McLeod and Frank Gotch, Beell retired as he neared 43 წლის ასაკიდან. His post wrestling career would lead to his unexpected death at 57. Fred Beell overcame long odds to become a competent professional wrestler

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Gotch Beats Lurich in His Last Match

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Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, მსოფლიო ჩემპიონი მოჭიდავე და ძალოსანმა in 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch გაიმართა სათაური ხუთი წლის განმავლობაში და დაამარცხა ყველა comers. ერთი შედარებით ახალგაზრდა ასაკის 35, Gotch გადაწყვიტა გადადგეს. მისი ბოლო მატჩი, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich

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Santel Hurts Another Wrestler

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Ad Santel entered professional wrestling a generation too late. By the time he started wrestling in the 1910s, professional wrestling transitioned from contests to prearranged exhibitions. Santel possessed strong submission skills, which would have allowed him to beat most of the wrestlers in legitimate wrestling contests. Santel did take part in several legitimate contests with Japanese jujitsu practitioners. მან გამოიყენა

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Stanislaus Zbyszko Tours in 1910

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In late 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States to challenge World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Prior to meeting Gotch, Zbyszko toured the United States and battled many local wrestlers throughout the early part of 1910. Zbyszko would travel 37,000 miles. Early in his tour, Zbyszko met Frank Gotch in a handicap match. Zbyszko defeated Gotch, ვინ იყო

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