Russian Lion Defeats Terrible Turk

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V sobotu, Január 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” a 224 libier, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 libier. Despite his smaller

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Spomienky Henryho Mosesa Dufura

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Henry Moses Dufur bol v 70. rokoch 19. storočia majstrom sveta v zápase o golier a lakte v ťažkej váhe. Podľa 1855, Dufur odišiel z profesionálneho wrestlingu, aby sa mohol venovať profesii odevného krajčíra na plný úväzok. Aj počas svojej zápasníckej kariéry, Dufur pracoval ako krajčír. Dufur povedal korešpondentovi The Boston Globe, že sa narodil v Richforde, Vermont v júni 5, 1943. Tento dátum

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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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Ako zomrel Alex Aberg?

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Rozhodol som sa začať 2020 by using two examples from professional wrestling to discuss why you would change a historical account you wrote in the past. In writing history, you are limited by the available sources on the subject matter. Primary sources like diaries, official records and autobiographies are very valuable. Other sources like newspapers are good as well but

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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. Rachmann’s plan for establishing Aberg was going as planned after the tournament kicked off

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Belief No Longer Suspended

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Decembra 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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Thiebaud Bauer popiera odpracované zápasy v 1876

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Thiebaud alebo Theobald Bauer bol francúzsky zápasník, ktorý sa špecializoval na grécko-rímsky zápas. Bauer prišiel do Ameriky počas 1875 s pochybným nárokom na majstrovstvá sveta v grécko-rímskom zápasení v ťažkej váhe. Titul by obhájil za 5 rokov, kým ho porazil William Muldoon v r 1880. Ak fanúšikovia wrestlingu vôbec poznajú Bauera, je to normálne ako súper

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Lurich Throws Losson

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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 Gotcha, v Gotch's last

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Belgický Bloodies zápasník nemčiny nosa

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Mája 21, 1915, Medzinárodné Wrestling turnaj začal v New Yorku. Samuel Rachman podporoval udalosť ako spôsob, ako predviesť európskej grécko-rímsky zápas Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman veril Aberg bol prirodzeným následníkom World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotcha, ktorý odišiel v roku 1913. Na prvý deň turnaja, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up

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Terrible Turk’s Horrible Foul of Roeber

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Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 na 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Však, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, the Terrible Turk, was considered one of the

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