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In March 1870, a tournament was held, and is believed to have been wholly legitimate. McLaughlin emerged as the winner, and was awarded a belt with a gold buckle, which he would later put at stake in matches. In the tournament final, McLaughlin was safely ahead in a match against Barney Smith, but the referee declined to end the match. McLaughlin ended the match by either slamming Smith on his head or off the stage (accounts differ), delivering an impact which led to Smith's mental incapacitation and eventual death from cranial trauma. The remorseful McLaughlin gave his tournament winnings to Smith's widow, saying "I forgot I was so wicked strong."
 

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"I forgot I was so wicked strong" :lol yeah that didn't happen
 

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Tournament probably wasn't a shoot either
 

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There's a myth from that 1870 tournament he recently was able to debunk after a lot of research about McLaughlin killing a guy in a match, just seems to be early forum folklore that was backed by a lot of facts of the tournament itself existing and spread as fact

Must of been Meltzer’s grandfather that reported that
 
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At least it seems to have been a real tournament and a Rio de Janeiro one.
 

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A lot of people did claim they were the champion of a foreign country back then
 

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I see things saying that’s how they said Buddy Rodgers won and became the first WWWF Champion. :lol
 

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Hidden Blaze said:
Didn’t someone else also win a title on one of those tournaments in Rio de Janeiro?
 
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Thanks. You’ve just earned my vote for Member of the Year
No, I didn't
 

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If you wanna be the first champion, go to Rio