Aberg Tempts Gotch

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De fapt, 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. Turneul lui Rachman urma să înceapă miercuri

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

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Martin “Agricultor” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Totuși, Burns a fost un mare luptător în dreptul său propriu. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Sugrumătorul” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. În 1893, Burns era nemișcat

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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. De fapt, a participat la un concurs de fotografiere, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 prin încrucișarea promotorilor săi.

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Fred Beell a fost ucis în serviciul datoriei

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Fred Beell a luptat profesional din 1900 la 1919. După ce și-a dezvoltat o reputație legendară datorită unora dintre victoriile sale asupra lui Martin “Agricultor” Burns, Dan McLeod și Frank Gotch, Beell sa retras pe măsură ce se apropia 43 ani. Cariera sa de post lupte ar duce la moartea lui neașteptată la 57. Fred Beell a depășit șansele lungi pentru a deveni un luptător profesionist competent

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Gotch Beats Lurich in His Last Match

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Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, luptătorul campion mondial și halterofil în 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch deținut titlul de cinci ani și a învins tuturor participanților. La vârsta relativ tânără de 35, Gotch decis să se retragă. Pentru ultimul său meci, el va lua pe un alt luptator european celebru și halterofil, 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. El a folosit

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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, care a fost

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Gotch Crushes Jenkins for Title

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Joi, Ianuarie 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins și-a apărat campionatul american de lupte împotriva unui luptător din Iowa.. After the first fall, fanii și-au dat seama că a fost cel mai dur meci al lui Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins îl învinsese pe Gotch’s

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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, Noiembrie 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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In January 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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