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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, o.fl..
Á laugardag, Janúar 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” og 224 £, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 £. Despite his smaller
Thiebaud eða Theobald Bauer var franskur glímukappi, sem sérhæfði sig í grísk-rómverskri glímu. Bauer kom til Ameríku á meðan 1875 með vafasama tilkall til heimsmeistaramótsins í grísk-rómversku þungavigt. Hann myndi verja titil sinn fyrir 5 ár þar til William Muldoon sigraði í 1880. Ef glímuaðdáendur kannast yfirhöfuð við Bauer, það er venjulega sem andstæðingurinn
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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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. Áætlun Rachmanns um að stofna Aberg gekk eins og áætlað var eftir að mótið hófst
Á Desember 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
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, í síðasta Gotch
Á maí 21, 1915, International Glíma Tournament hófst í New York. Samuel Rachman kynnt viðburðinn sem leið til að sýna Evrópu Greco-Roman glímukappi Alek Åberg. Rachman trúði Åberg var náttúrulega arftaki fugla glímukappi Frank Gotch, sem lét af störfum í 1913. Á fyrsta degi mótsins, 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 til 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Þó, 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, var talinn einn af þeim
Júní 2, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament in New York City entered its second week of competition. Some of the tournaments big names were wrestling on this night. Alex Aberg, George Lurich and Wladek Zbyszko would all compete. It was Zbyszko who made the biggest impression. The first match involved two lesser talents, Pierre Le Colosse and Wilhelm Berner.