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== Significant events == |
== Significant events == |
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'''February''' |
'''February''' |
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| − | *2 |
+ | :*2 - [[Frank Gotch]] successfully defends the [[American Heavyweight Championship]] against [[Tom Jenkins]] in [[Cleveland, Ohio]] |
'''May''' |
'''May''' |
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| − | *19 |
+ | :*19 - Tom Jenkins, less than three months after winning the American Heavyweight title from Frank Gotch in New York, defeats Gotch in a [[Madison Square Garden]] rematch. Gotch was hampered by influenza in this encounter, and had to be carried from the ring by his seconds after the bout's conclusion |
'''September''' |
'''September''' |
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| − | *15: [[Charles Olsen]] severely batters |
+ | *15: [[Charles Olsen]] severely batters Japanese ''judoka'' [[Akitaro Ono]] in what is billed as an "anything goes" match in [[Asheville, North Carolina]] |
== Births == |
== Births == |
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'''August''' |
'''August''' |
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| − | *22: [[Sam Muchnick]], a future president of the [[ |
+ | *22: [[Sam Muchnick]], a future president of the [[National Wrestling Alliance]], is born Jeshua Muchnick in Novograd-Volinsk, Ukraine to parents Saul Mushnick and Rebecca Salob. |
== Deaths == |
== Deaths == |
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== Title changes == |
== Title changes == |
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'''March''' |
'''March''' |
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| − | *15: [[Tom Jenkins]] defeats [[Frank Gotch]] in New York to win the American |
+ | *15: [[Tom Jenkins]] defeats [[Frank Gotch]] in New York to win the [[American Heavyweight Championship]] an unprecedented third time. The victory came less than six weeks after Gotch had turned Jenkins back in their previous encounter |
'''May''' |
'''May''' |
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| − | *5: [[George Hackenschmidt]], making a rare North American appearance, defeats American |
+ | *5: [[George Hackenschmidt]], making a rare North American appearance, defeats American Heavyweight Champion Tom Jenkins in [[New York City]] to become the first recognized [[World Heavyweight Championship (original)|World Heavyweight Champion]] in North America. Hackenschmidt won the match in straight falls. |
'''November''' |
'''November''' |
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'''December''' |
'''December''' |
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+ | *27: Frank Gotch defeats [[Emil Maupas]] in [[Montreal]] in the finals of a tournament to be named the Canadian Greco Roman champion. |
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Revision as of 08:54, 20 December 2014
Significant events
February
- 2 - Frank Gotch successfully defends the American Heavyweight Championship against Tom Jenkins in Cleveland, Ohio
May
- 19 - Tom Jenkins, less than three months after winning the American Heavyweight title from Frank Gotch in New York, defeats Gotch in a Madison Square Garden rematch. Gotch was hampered by influenza in this encounter, and had to be carried from the ring by his seconds after the bout's conclusion
September
- 15: Charles Olsen severely batters Japanese judoka Akitaro Ono in what is billed as an "anything goes" match in Asheville, North Carolina
Births
Unknown
August
- 22: Sam Muchnick, a future president of the National Wrestling Alliance, is born Jeshua Muchnick in Novograd-Volinsk, Ukraine to parents Saul Mushnick and Rebecca Salob.
Deaths
September
- 11: Col. James H McLaughlin, a veteran of the American Civil War and a 5-time holder of the American Collar and Elbow championship, dies at 61.
Debuts
July
- 18: Robert Friedrich, later known as Ed "the Strangler" Lewis, defeats a wrestler named Brown in a match held in Pittsville, Wisconsin.
Title changes
March
- 15: Tom Jenkins defeats Frank Gotch in New York to win the American Heavyweight Championship an unprecedented third time. The victory came less than six weeks after Gotch had turned Jenkins back in their previous encounter
May
- 5: George Hackenschmidt, making a rare North American appearance, defeats American Heavyweight Champion Tom Jenkins in New York City to become the first recognized World Heavyweight Champion in North America. Hackenschmidt won the match in straight falls.
November
- 30: Charles Olsen begins calling himself the world middleweight champion after beating James Parr in Asheville, North Carolina.
December
- 27: Frank Gotch defeats Emil Maupas in Montreal in the finals of a tournament to be named the Canadian Greco Roman champion.