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Georg Karl
Julius Hackenschmidt (1
August 1877 – 19
February 1968) was an
Estonian strongman,
amateur and
professional wrestler, writer, and
sports philosopher...
- in general,
Hackenschmidt was not in the best condition,
unlike Gotch, who used his speed,
defense and
rough tactics to wear
Hackenschmidt down and then...
- Lou
Thesz and
Benjamin Roller,
Mitsuyo Maeda from ****an, and
Georg Hackenschmidt from the
Russian Empire (modern-day Estonia).
Wrestling made a return...
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legitimate disqualification.
George Hackenschmidt won a
world championship tournament to
become the
first champion.
Hackenschmidt won
several other tournaments...
- the 19th
century was
Georg Hackenschmidt born in Dorpat,
Russian Empire, and
nicknamed "The
Russian Lion".
Hackenschmidt in 1898 at the age of 21 and...
-
Hackenschmidt to the country,
where he
would quickly ****ociate
himself with
promoter and
entrepreneur Charles B. Cochran.
Cochran took
Hackenschmidt under...
- in the 2016
legacy category were
Mildred Burke,
Frank Gotch,
George Hackenschmidt, Ed "Strangler" Lewis, Pat O'Connor, Lou
Thesz and "Sailor" Art Thomas...
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entrepreneur Charles B. Cochran.
Cochran took
Hackenschmidt under his wing and
booked him into a
match in
which Hackenschmidt defeated another top
British wrestler...
- po****rized in the English-speaking
countries by
early 1900s
wrestler George Hackenschmidt. It is also
called a rear deadlift. It is
different from the hack squat...
- Championship,
which traces its
lineage to the
title first awarded to
George Hackenschmidt in 1905. This
effectively makes it the
oldest surviving wrestling championship...
