1884 In a highly publicized 19th-century encounter, William Muldoon defeated J.H. McLaughlin in St. Louis, Missouri. The match was a mixed styles contest consisting of five bouts (falls), with Muldoon winning three of them to claim the victory and a $500 prize. 1963 The legendary Rikidzan (Mitsuhiro Momota), considered the Father of Puroresu []
