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British professional wrestler
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.
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He competed in
Cornish,
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[5]
Cumberland,
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Greco-Roman,
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Lancashire
catch wrestling,
[9] and mixed style matches
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[13] in the UK, the US and Australia, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including winning a tournament, beating 22 other competitors.
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Championships and accomplishments
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^ The Moth-Cannon Wrestling Match, The Saint Paul Globe,
5 December 1885, p4.
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b
"Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.
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^
"Biography: 0033 - Tom Cannon". #PWHS.
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^ Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), 1 September 1903 .
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^ Wrestling at Cardiff: Cannon vs. Pike, South Wales Daily News, 27 September 1895, p6.
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b "Local Sport".
Western Mail. 19 September 1895. p. 7.
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^ "The Wrestling Championship Of The World".
Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 26 January 1891. p. 3.
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^ "How M'Mahon Was Defeated".
The Pittsburgh Press. 10 April 1893. p. 5.
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^ "The Cannon - Carkeek Wrestling Matches".
Liverpool Daily Post. 4 November 1899. p. 7.
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^ "Cannon and O'Hanlon Meet in a Private Wrestling Match".
The San Francisco Examiner. 26 June 1884. p. 1.
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^ Butte Daily Miner, 7 August 1885, p4.
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^ The Albury Banner, Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal, 18 February 1887, p23.
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^ South Wales Daily News, 23 September 1895.
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^ Local Sport, Western Mail, 19 September 1895, p7.
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"World Graeco-Roman Heavyweight Title (Europe)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
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"World Mixed Style Heavyweight Title (Europe)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
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^ 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.