“Strangler” Headlocks Caddock for Win

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Na “Strangler” Lewis ni mmoja wa wanamieleka wa kitaalamu na mabingwa wa dunia wa wakati wote. Lewis’ signature move was the stranglehold, ambayo Lewis alianza kuitumia kama mapromota na wacheza mieleka walibadilisha mieleka ya kitaalamu hadi onyesho lililopangwa au "lililofanyiwa kazi". Hapo awali Lewis alitumia kufuli kwa uso wa mbele au kusongesha kwa guillotine. Majina ya Lewis Evan "Strangler" Lewis alifanya kufuli ya uso wa mbele au

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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. Hatimaye alijihakikishia

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Aberg Tempts Gotch

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Kweli, 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 “Mkulima” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Hata hivyo, Burns alikuwa wrestler kubwa katika haki yake mwenyewe. 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 ya Greatest mechi?

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No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Alianza kumenyana wakati wa mchezo pro alikuwa bado ushindani halisi. Aliendelea kuwa na mafanikio baada ya mchezo iliyopita na kazi (prearranged) mechi. Kwa kweli, 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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Lewis Drops Title to Sonnenberg

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Na “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 kuuawa katika Line of Duty

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Fred Beell aliyepigana kitaaluma kutoka 1900 kwa 1919. Baada kuendeleza sifa ya hadithi kutokana na baadhi ya ushindi wake juu ya Martin “Mkulima” Burns, Dan McLeod na Frank Gotch, Beell mstaafu alipokaribia 43 umri wa miaka. Wake wa kazi baada mieleka ingeweza kusababisha kifo chake zisizotarajiwa katika 57. Fred Beell alishinda tabia mbaya kwa muda mrefu na kuwa na uwezo wa kitaalamu wrestler

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Gotch Beats Lurich in His Last Match

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Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, bingwa wa dunia wrestler na weightlifter katika 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch uliofanyika cheo kwa miaka mitano na kushindwa comers wote. Katika umri kiasi vijana wa 35, Gotch aliamua kustaafu. Kwa mechi yake ya mwisho, 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. Alitumia

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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, ambaye alikuwa

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