EdStrangler” Lewis Wins Title in 1920

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Esmaspäeval, Detsember 13, 1920, EdStrangler” Lewis võitis Joe Stecherilt esimese kuuest maadluse raskekaalu maailmameistrivõistlusest. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A year before this match, Stecher ja Lewis kohtusid üle kolme tunni kestnud matšis. Lewis tegi mängus vaimse vea

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Gotch Wanted Hack in St. Louis

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Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Hack” St. Louis during the 1904 World Fair. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,

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Zbyszko and the Last Shoot Match

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Stanislaus Zbyszko was born Stanislaw Jan Cyganiewicz on April 1, 1879 in Jodlow, Poola, which was part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. Vastavalt Wikipedia, he chose the ring name Stanislaus Zbyszko because it was the name of a fictional Polish knight. An article in the Walla Walla, Washington newspaper, The Evening Statesman’s Tuesday, Veebruar 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and

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