A legend passed away on this date back in 2002
11 years ago today, Lou Thesz passed away. His legacy in professional wrestling was one that will never be matched.
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MMA: Nothing more than professional wrestling
Cageside Guest Columnist John S. Nash brings us another feature edition of The Martial Chronicles. In this edition, we learn exactly why it is that MMA's in all actuality really nothing more than professional wrestling.
Karl Gotch, Andre The Giant (then as 'Monster Roussimoff'), and Billy Robinson, for the IWE in...
Karl Gotch, Andre The Giant (then as 'Monster Roussimoff'), and Billy Robinson, for the IWE in Japan, 1971
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Wrestling With The Past: Remembering The Forgotten Karl Gotch
A look back at the incredibly influential career of "The God of Wrestling" Karl Gotch.
Karl Gotch Week: Rest In Peace Kamisama, 'God Of Wrestling' 1924 - 2007
Karl Gotch Week continues on the anniversary of his death on July 28th, 2007. KJ Gould reminds us of the importance of Gotch and pays tribute to the arguable forefather of Japanese Mixed Martial Arts and resurgence of Catch Wrestling.
Karl Gotch Week: Yoshiaki Fujiwara And The Tradition Of Submission
Karl Gotch Week continues with a look at Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Gotch's best student and the only man to be endorsed by Gotch in his style of Catch Wrestling. Find out Fujiwara's influence in Shoot Style Wrestling as a preface to Japanese MMA
Karl Gotch Week: Satoru Sayama, Shooto And The Style Of Japanese Catch Wrestling
Karl Gotch Week continues with a look at how his Catch Wrestling student Satoru Sayama would form perhaps the first MMA promotion in the world Shooto, which also became a hybrid martial arts style that has influenced past UFC champions.
