Gotch Crushes Jenkins uz sadaļu

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Ceturtdien, Janvāris 27, 1904, Toms Dženkinss aizstāvēja savu Amerikas cīkstēšanās čempionātu pret topošo cīkstoni no Aiovas. After the first fall, līdzjutēji saprata, ka tas bija grūtākais Frenka Alvina Goča mačs, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Dženkinss bija uzvarējis Goču

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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, Novembris 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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Janvārī 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 “Lauksaimnieks” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Tomēr, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Līdz 1902, George

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Evan Lewis Strangles Tom Cannon

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Augustā 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. Vismaz tā es sākotnēji domāju, un lielākā daļa vēsturnieku to ir citējuši. Mūsdienīgs

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Ringer Throws Wasem

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Sestdien, Novembris 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 protokols. 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. Vasems apsēsts

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Killer Dill (1947)

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Augustā 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, viņa

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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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Mežonīgais Bils Longsons atgūst titulu

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Vilards “Mežonīgais Bils” Longsons dzimis Soltleiksitijā, Juta, on June 8, 1906 bet lielāko daļu savas pieaugušo dzīves pavadīja Sv. Louis, Missouri. Pēc profesionālā cīkstoņa karjeras sākuma 1931, Longsons atrada sevi darbā Tom Packs St. Louis. Viņš nekad īsti neaizbrauca, jo tā būtu viņa mājas bāze uz atlikušo laiku

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