Aberg Tesponi lil Curley

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Aleksander “Alex” Aberg għamel aħbarijiet fi 1917 waqt kawża dwar ir-rifjut tiegħu li jwettaq impenn ta’ lotta f’Boston matul Marzu 1917. Aberg qabel li jiġġieled Wladek Zbyszko, avversarju prinċipali tiegħu matul il- 1915 Tournaments Internazzjonali tal-Lotta ta’ New York, għall-promotur ta’ Boston George Touhey. Madankollu, Aberg ħareġ mill-ġlieda ftit wara li ffirma ftehim biex jiġġieled tiegħu

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Clarence Whistler Dies in Australia

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Clarence Whistler was born in Indiana during 1856. While standing only 5’09” or so and weighing 165 liri, Whistler was considered one of the most powerful wrestlers of his era. Whistler was the only wrestler able to give William Muldoon a hard time during Muldoon’s 9-year run as World Champion. Whistler primarily competed in Greco-Roman wrestling, the dominant style in

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Duncan Ross Wrestles Sorakichi Matsuda

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Dwar April 21, 1884, Duncan C. Ross iltaqa 'ma' Sorakichi Matsuda, magħruf ukoll bħala Matsada, l-ewwel wrestler professjonali Ġappuniż fl-Istati Uniti. Matsuda emigra lejn l-Istati Uniti biex isegwi l-ħolma tiegħu li jsir wrestler professjonali għax dak il-ħin ma kienx jeżisti fil-Ġappun. 28-Duncan Ross ta ’sena twieled fit-Turkija ta’ dixxendenza Skoċċiża f’Marzu

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Masked Marvel Beats Lurich

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(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: The Gimmick That Saved the 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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Nhar is-Sibt, Jannar 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “Il-Lion Russu” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” u 224 liri, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 liri. Despite his smaller

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Thiebaud Bauer Tiċħad Partiti Ħadem fl 1876

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Thiebaud jew Theobald Bauer kien wrestler Franċiż, li speċjalizzat fil-lotta Greko-Rumana. Bauer wasal fl-Amerika matul 1875 bi talba dubju]a g[all-Kampjonat Dinji Greco-Ruman Heavyweight Wrestling. Kien jiddefendi t-titlu tiegħu għal 5 snin sakemm megħlub minn William Muldoon fi 1880. Jekk il-partitarji tal-lotta huma familjari ma 'Bauer għal kollox, huwa normalment bħala l-avversarju

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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” 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

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Kif Miet Alex Aberg?

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Iddeċidejt li nibda 2020 billi tuża żewġ eżempji mill-lotta professjonali biex tiddiskuti għaliex inti tibdel rakkont storiku li ktibt fil-passat. Fil-kitba tal-istorja, inti limitat mis-sorsi disponibbli dwar is-suġġett. Sorsi primarji bħal djarji, rekords uffiċjali u awtobijografiji huma siewja ħafna. Sorsi oħra bħall-gazzetti huma tajbin ukoll iżda

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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. Il-pjan ta’ Rachmann biex jistabbilixxi Aberg kien sejjer kif ippjanat wara li beda t-turnament

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Belief No Longer Suspended

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Fuq Diċembru 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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