Aberg Ekspoze Curley

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Aleksander “Alex” Aberg te fè tit nan 1917 pandan yon pwosè sou refi li pou akonpli yon angajman lit nan Boston pandan mwa mas 1917. Aberg te dakò pou lite Wladek Zbyszko, advèsè prensipal li pandan la 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournois, pou pwomotè Boston George Touhey. Sepandan, Aberg te rale soti nan batay la yon ti tan apre li te siyen yon akò pou lite li

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Clarence Whistler mouri nan Ostrali

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Clarence Whistler te fèt nan Indiana pandan 1856. Pandan w kanpe sèlman 5’09” oswa konsa ak peze 165 liv, Whistler te konsidere kòm youn nan luteur ki pi pwisan nan epòk li a. Whistler se te sèl wrèstè ki te kapab bay William Muldoon yon moman difisil pandan 9 ane kouri Muldoon kòm chanpyon mondyal.. Whistler prensipalman konpetisyon nan lit Greko-Women, style la dominan nan

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Duncan Ross Wrestles Sorakichi Matsuda

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Sou Avril 21, 1884, Duncan C. Ross met Sorakichi Matsuda, also known as Matsada, the first Japanese professional wrestler in the United States. Matsuda immigrated to the United States to pursue his dream of becoming a professional wrestler because it didn’t really exist in Japan at the time. 28-year-old Duncan Ross was born in Turkey of Scottish descent on March

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Maske Marvel bat Lurich

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(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: Gimmick ki te sove a 1915 International Wrestling Tournament available on Amazon.) The fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament was struggling with attendance and interest, when promoter Sam Rachmann struck promotional gold by introducing a masked wrestler into his tournament. The Masked Marvel stormed

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Russian Lion Defeats Terrible Turk

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Nan samdi, Janvye 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defann greko-Women Mondyal Lit chanpyona l 'kont Ahmed Medrali. “Lion Ris la” ta gen yo defèt “Terib Turk la” kenbe chanpyona l '. Pwomotè chwazi jeyan Medrali la, ki moun ki te 6’02” ak 224 liv, yo defèt Hackenschmidt la w pèdi irézistibl. George Hackenschmidt te kanpe sèlman 5’09” tall and weighed 209 liv. Despite his smaller

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Thiebaud Bauer nye alimèt travay nan 1876

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Thiebaud oswa Theobald Bauer se te yon luteur franse, ki espesyalize nan lit Greko-Women. Bauer te rive nan Amerik pandan 1875 ak yon reklamasyon ézitan nan chanpyona Mondyal Greco-Women Heavyweight Wrestling la. Li ta defann tit li pou 5 ane jiskaske bat pa William Muldoon nan 1880. Si fanatik lit yo abitye ak Bauer nan tout, li nòmalman kòm advèsè a

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Masked Marvel Throws Berner

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Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in

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Masked Marvel To The Rescue

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Samuel Rachmann promoted the International Wrestling Tournament in New York during 1915. Rachmann invited wrestlers from around the world to the tournament but his real intention was to establish European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alex Aberg as the successor to the retired Frank Gotch as World Champion. Plan Rachmann pou etabli Aberg te ale jan li te planifye apre tounwa a te kòmanse

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Belief No Longer Suspended

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Sou Desanm 14, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament was coming to a close. A featured match revealed promoter Samuel Rachmann was manipulating outcomes to keep interest in his tournament. After the wrestling public lost complete interest in the tournament during its opening few months in the spring, Rachmann introduced one of the most successful gimmicks in professional wrestling history. Rachmann

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