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Tom Cannon was the ring name for a British professional wrestler and World Heavyweight Champion who was active in the late 19th century and early portion of the 20th century, but whose actual name is lost to history.[3]
| Tom Cannon | |
|---|---|
 Tom Cannon 1885[1] | |
| Birth name | Tom Cannon |
| Born | 19 April 1852[2] Tyldesley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom[2] |
| Died | deceased |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Billed from | Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
He competed in Cornish,[4][5] Cumberland,[6] Greco-Roman,[7][8] Lancashire catch wrestling,[9] and mixed style matches[6][10][11][12][13] in the UK, the US and Australia, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including winning a tournament, beating 22 other competitors.[14]
One of his recorded losses came in 1892 when he visited British India, where he was defeated by 21 year-old Indian pehlwani wrestler Kareem Buksh.[15]
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Independent
- European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship
- World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship[16]
- World Mixed Style Heavyweight Championship[17]
- International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
References
edit- ^ The Moth-Cannon Wrestling Match, The Saint Paul Globe, 5 December 1885, p4.
- ^ a b "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.
- ^ "Biography: 0033 - Tom Cannon". #PWHS.
- ^ Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), 1 September 1903 .
- ^ Wrestling at Cardiff: Cannon vs. Pike, South Wales Daily News, 27 September 1895, p6.
- ^ a b "Local Sport". Western Mail. 19 September 1895. p. 7.
- ^ "The Wrestling Championship Of The World". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 26 January 1891. p. 3.
- ^ "How M'Mahon Was Defeated". The Pittsburgh Press. 10 April 1893. p. 5.
- ^ "The Cannon - Carkeek Wrestling Matches". Liverpool Daily Post. 4 November 1899. p. 7.
- ^ "Cannon and O'Hanlon Meet in a Private Wrestling Match". The San Francisco Examiner. 26 June 1884. p. 1.
- ^ Butte Daily Miner, 7 August 1885, p4.
- ^ The Albury Banner, Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal, 18 February 1887, p23.
- ^ South Wales Daily News, 23 September 1895.
- ^ Local Sport, Western Mail, 19 September 1895, p7.
- ^ Nauright, John; Zipp, Sarah (3 January 2020). Routledge Handbook of Global Sport. Routledge. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-317-50047-6.
- ^ "World Graeco-Roman Heavyweight Title (Europe)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- ^ "World Mixed Style Heavyweight Title (Europe)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- ^ Johnson, Mike (13 March 2022). "Steve Austin & More: International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Announced". PWInsider.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
External links
edit- Tom Cannon's profile at Wrestlingdata.com