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Tom Cannon
Tom Cannon 1885
Birth nameTom Cannon
Born(1852-04-19)19 April 1852
Tyldesley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Dieddeceased
Professional wrestling career
Billed fromTyldesley, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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.

He competed in Cornish, Cumberland, Greco-Roman, Lancashire catch wrestling, and mixed style matches in the UK, the US and Australia, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including winning a tournament, beating 22 other competitors.

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.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. The Moth-Cannon Wrestling Match, The Saint Paul Globe, 5 December 1885, p4.
  2. ^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.
  3. "Biography: 0033 - Tom Cannon". #PWHS.
  4. Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), 1 September 1903 .
  5. Wrestling at Cardiff: Cannon vs. Pike, South Wales Daily News, 27 September 1895, p6.
  6. ^ "Local Sport". Western Mail. 19 September 1895. p. 7.
  7. "The Wrestling Championship Of The World". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 26 January 1891. p. 3.
  8. "How M'Mahon Was Defeated". The Pittsburgh Press. 10 April 1893. p. 5.
  9. "The Cannon - Carkeek Wrestling Matches". Liverpool Daily Post. 4 November 1899. p. 7.
  10. "Cannon and O'Hanlon Meet in a Private Wrestling Match". The San Francisco Examiner. 26 June 1884. p. 1.
  11. Butte Daily Miner, 7 August 1885, p4.
  12. The Albury Banner, Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal, 18 February 1887, p23.
  13. South Wales Daily News, 23 September 1895.
  14. Local Sport, Western Mail, 19 September 1895, p7.
  15. Nauright, John; Zipp, Sarah (3 January 2020). Routledge Handbook of Global Sport. Routledge. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-317-50047-6.
  16. "World Graeco-Roman Heavyweight Title (Europe)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
  17. "World Mixed Style Heavyweight Title (Europe)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
  18. 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.

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