Gotch Crushes Jenkins for Title

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Ar ddydd Iau, Ionawr 27, 1904, Amddiffynnodd Tom Jenkins ei Bencampwriaeth Reslo America yn erbyn reslwr addawol o Iowa. Ar ôl y cwymp cyntaf, sylweddolodd y cefnogwyr mai hon oedd gêm anoddaf y c Frank Alvin Gotch, yr Humboldt, Bachgen fferm Iowa sydd yn mynd yn groes Georg Hackenschmidt ar gyfer Pencampwriaeth Pwysau Trwm y Byd yn 1908, Roedd Jenkins’ Challenger. Jenkins wedi trechu Gotch

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Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Tachwedd 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman

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Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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Ym mis Ionawr 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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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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Baptiste and Wasem Handle Parker

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In late 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “Farmer” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Fodd bynnag,, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Erbyn 1902, George

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Evan Lewis Strangles Tom Cannon

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On August 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis met the British Wrestling Champion Tom Cannon in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the legitimate wrestling era, other wrestlers feared the powerful Lewis because of his stranglehold. Lewis employed a carotid arterial strangle known as the rear naked choke in Judo. O leiaf dyna oeddwn i'n ei feddwl yn wreiddiol ac mae'r rhan fwyaf o haneswyr wedi'i ddyfynnu. Modern

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Ringer Throws Wasem

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Ar ddydd Sadwrn, Tachwedd 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 cofnodion. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem yn meddu

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Lladdwr Dill (1947)

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On August 2, 1947, Max M. Rhyddhaodd King Productions Killer Dill (1947), ffilm drosedd y mae'r reslwr proffesiynol Mike Mazurki yn ei chwarae "Little Joe", henchman yn chwarae dwy ochr ffrae gang. Mae Stuart Erwin yn serennu fel Johnny “Killer” Dill, dylunydd dillad isaf a gwerthwr, pwy mae pobl yn camgymryd am gangster. Ar ôl ymwneud yn ddamweiniol mewn rhyfel gangiau, ei

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Stecher Beats Cutler for American Title

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When Frank Gotch retired as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion after beating Georg Lurich in his last match, promoters scrambled to find a successor. Samuel Rachmann tried to put forth his own champion by hosting the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Rachmann wanted his challenger Aberg to win the tournament and be recognized by the public as the

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Wild Bill Longson Regains Title

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WillardWild BillLongson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 8, 1906 but spent most of his adult life in St. Louis, Missouri. After beginning his career as a professional wrestler in 1931, Longson found himself working for Tom Packs in St. Louis. He never really left as it would be his home base for the remainder

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