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American professional wrestler and World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Trained by Martin Burns, he was one of the most celebrated wrestlers of the early 20th century. His wrestling style was based on catch wrestling. He taught Roy H. 'Pop' Moore, who later became a pioneering judo coach and the foster father of Mel Bruno.

Teachers (1)

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  Martin Burns

  linkCatch Wrestling 2

  Probable

  Martin Burns was a professional wrestler and trained Gotch; documented in Wikipedia

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Martin Burns was a professional wrestler and trained Gotch; documented in Wikipedia

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Trained by Martin Burns"

  — Frank Gotch (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo

Students (1)

• Ro
  Roy Moore Sr.

  linkCatch Wrestling 2

  Probable

  Moore was trained by professional wrestler Frank Gotch, documented in Black Belt Magazine (May 1971)

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  Moore was trained by professional wrestler Frank Gotch, documented in Black Belt Magazine (May 1971)

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Moore was fortunate to have been taught by one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Frank Gotch"

  — Black Belt Magazine (May 1971)link

  Frank Gotch (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo

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