Lewis Shoots with Wykoff

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April 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff at the Hippodrome in New York City. Promoters once again called on Lewis to settle a promotional conflict. The opposing group selected Lee Wykoff, a 36-year-old shooter from Kansas. Wykoff stood six feet, one inches tall and weighed two hundred eighteen pounds. The 44-year-old Lewis

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Episode 5: Ville påstander

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/q2pnhj/Episode_58uqay.mp3Podcast: Spill i nytt vindu | DownloadIn this episode, Jeg vil snakke om noen av de ville kravfansen, brytere og brytehistorikere lager om profesjonelle brytekamper. Oppdatering Jeg oppdaget nylig det før Mildred Burke ble født, brytingfans og reportere anerkjente Cora Livingston som den første brytingmesteren for kvinner. Cora lærte å bryte i karnevalene.

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Miyake vs. Santel Mixed Bout

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Oktober 20, 1916, Ad Santel, a noted “hooker” or skilled submission wrestler, met Taro Miyake, a Jujitsu black belt, in a mixed wrestling vs. jujitsu contest. After about 20 sekunder, Santel secured a half-Nelson on Miyake, lifted him off the mat and slammed Miyake to the floor. The impact knocked Miyake senseless. Miyake’s seconds assisted him back to the

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Topp ti legitime profesjonelle brytere

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Hvem er den største legitime profesjonelle bryteren til å bryte i USA? How do you determine it when wrestlers “worked” or cooperated with each other in matches since the sports emergence in the 1860s? . I examined the records and stories around the American, British, Polish, and Turkish wrestlers, who wrestled in the United States between 1870 and 1915

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