Cool Timeline
American Greco-Roman champion William Muldoon defeats Thiebaus Bauer in New York City. This victory, plus a subsequent win over Englishman Edwin Bibby, allows Muldoon to make a successful claim to an “unofficial” early version of the World Wrestling championship. Bauer had made a claim to being the champion of the…
Read More
William Muldoon The “Solid Man” William Muldoon battled Professor William Miller to a draw for the American Greco-Roman Title in front of 3,000 fans at Madison Square Garden. While the fans were given an eight hour match, it was a long and dull affair. The bored crowd watched the skilled…
Read More
Matsuda Sorakichi Two weeks after Evan “Strangler” Lewis defeated Matsuda Sorakichi with his patented stranglehold, the two met in Chicago for a rematch. After the prior match left him spitting out blood, Matsuda warned Lewis not to choke him again, promising “If you choke me I will shoot you.” Lewis…
Read More
In front of a crowd of 3,000 fans in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Tom Connors defeated Evan “Strangler” Lewis in match marred by multiples fouls. Connors was awarded the matched after the first three falls ended because of fouls and a war of words broke out between the two corners, almost causing…
Read More
Evan “Strangler” Lewis defeated Ernest Roeber to unify the American Greco-Roman title and the Catch-As-Catch-Can titles into the American heavyweight title. The best of five falls match took place in New Orleans, Louisiana and the unification is thereafter considered one of American pro wrestling’s first true major championship.
Martin “Farmer” Burns defeated Evan “Strangler” Lewis to capture the American title. After Lewis won the first fall, Burns battled back to win two straight in front of an angry crowd in Chicago, Illinois. The crowd turned angry believing that the match may have been fixed as Lewis controlled the…
Read More
After defeating Evan “Strangler” Lewis in a match in Chicago, Illinois, Yusuf İsmail (better known as the Terrible Turk) quickly headed back to Europe aboard the SS La Bourgogne ocean liner. He was returning to his native village of Shumen, Bulgaria where he hoped to open a coffee shop. Off…
Read More
Farmer Burns defeated Frank Gotch in in just 11 minutes in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. Despite the ease of his win, Burns is impressed by the young Gotch and offers to train him. Gotch, with only a 4-2 record agrees and Burns begin molding him, launching him to a career which…
Read More