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Posts about Greco-Roman wrestling matches and other wrestling styles such as collar-and-elbow wrestling, side hold wrestling, Cornish wrestling, et cetera.
Die Saturni, January 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “Leo in Russian” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” et 224 pondo, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 pondo. Despite his smaller
Henricus Moses Dufur Mundum Heavyweight Collarium et Cubitum palaestrae Champion tenuit per 1870s.. By 1855, Dufur recessit a palaestra ad exercendum suum tempus professio vestimentorum sartoris. Etiam in colluctatione curriculo, Dufur laboraverunt ut sartor. Dufur correspondenter narravit ex Globo Bostoniensi natum esse in Richford ., Vermont die Iunii 5, 1943. Hanc diem of
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Åberg. 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
Et placuit incipere 2020 quod per duo exempla utique de palaestra amet scripsisse historiam praeterita mutare. In scripto historia, limited vos es a materia praesto sub ex fontibus. Primary sources quasi L. Annæus Florus, et in libro verborum dierum autobiographies valde valuable. Alia fontes, sicut folia sunt boni, sed etiam
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. Rachmann consilium de Aberg instituendi consilium iniit ut destinatum erat post torneamentum calce off
In December 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
Thiebaud vel Theobaldus Bauer luctator Gallicus fuit, quae propria in palaestra Graeco-Romana. Bauer venit in America in 1875 cum dubia petitione Orbis Greco-Romani Gravis Certamen Championship. Ille nomen suum defenderet 5 annis donec victus est a Willelmo Muldoon in 1880. Si certamina fans nota sunt Bauer omnino, est Northmanni ut adversarius
Georg Lurich made his reputation as a professional wrestler competing in European Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments. When Lurich travelled to the United States to ply his trade, he made the transition to catch-as-catch-can wrestling, the dominant style outside of Europe. Lurich adapted well to this style and earned a shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, Frank Gotch, in ultima Gotch's
May 21, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament began in New York. Samuel Rachman promoted the event as a way to showcase European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman believed Aberg was the natural successor to World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, who retired in 1913. On the first day of the tournament, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up
Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 ut 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Autem, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, ego autem non sum de Turcis, habebatur unum