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Frank Alvin Gotch (April 27, 1878 – December 17, 1917) was an American professional wrestler. [1] Gotch was the first American professional wrestler to win the World Heavyweight Championship in catch wrestling , and he is credited for popularizing professional wrestling in the United States.
In wrestling, there is only one: Gotch–Hackenschmidt". [18] After defeating Jenkins in 1905, Hackenschmidt held the world title and remained undefeated until he and Frank Gotch finally squared off on 3 April 1908, at the Dexter Park Pavilion in Chicago. Showing his contempt for Gotch and for American wrestling in general, Hackenschmidt was ...
Fred Beell (c) vs. Frank Gotch in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the American Heavyweight Championship [62] W.W. Wittig: George Hackenschmidt vs. Frank Gotch April 3, 1908: Chicago, Illinois: Dexter Park Pavilion George Hackenschmidt (c) vs. Frank Gotch for the American Mixed-Style (Freestyle) Heavyweight Championship [63] 5. —
First three-time honoree: previously received the Frank Gotch Award in 2002 and the George Tragos Award in 2012. [26] One-time UFC Superfight Champion and UFC Hall of Famer. Two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion [12] 2019 Beth Phoenix (Elizabeth Kociański) Second time honored, previously received the Frank Gotch Award in 2015.
There were a total of 28 reigns and 3 vacancies. The first recognized World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion was George Hackenschmidt, who officially won the championship on May 4, 1905, by defeating Tom Jenkins in New York City, New York, [4] the championship remained active for the next 51 years with the last recognized reign beginning on November 9, 1956.
Catch wrestling contests also became immensely popular in Europe involving the likes of the Indian heavyweight champion Great Gama, Imam Baksh Pahalwan, Gulam, Bulgarian heavyweight champion Dan Kolov, Swiss champion John Lemm, Americans Frank Gotch, Tom Jenkins, Ralph Parcaut, Ad Santel, Ed Lewis, Lou Thesz and Benjamin Roller, Mitsuyo Maeda ...
In 2013 he joined WWE, retaining the "classic wrestler" image, but being renamed "Simon Gotch" (after Frank Gotch and Karl Gotch), together with Aiden English they often appeared in silent movie segments. After leaving WWE he began to use the name Simon Grimm, but was legally able to use the name Simon Gotch in April 2018.
Karel Istaz [1] [2] (August 3, 1924 – July 28, 2007), best known by his ring name Karl Gotch, was a Belgian professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, catch wrestler, and trainer. Gotch represented Belgium at the 1948 Summer Olympics in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling before learning catch wrestling at Riley's Gym, better known as ...