306. Earl Caddock

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Earl Caddock was one of the greatest amateur wrestlers of all time as he was a three-time winner of the National AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) title before becoming a professional. Caddock would defeat Joe Stetcher for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1917 and would later beat Wladek Zbyzsko who won a tournament for the vacant title when Caddock refused to enter it. He never won the title back but had classic matches against Stetcher and Ed “Strangler” Lewis in title rematches. His career was short as he retired in 1922.

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Billed From: Huron, South Dakota, U.S.A.
Key Championships Held: World Heavyweight
Why they will get in: He is a former champion who wrestled some of the best of his era.
Why they won't get in: There are more prominent names from that half of the century.
Five Greatest Matches/Moments:
1. Defeated Joe Stetcher for the World Heavyweight Championship in Omaha, Nebraska 4/9/17
2. Beat Wladek Zbyzsko 2/8/18
3. Loses to Joe Stetcher in a rematch in New York City 1/20/20
4. Unsuccessfully challenged Stanislaus Zbyzsko for the World Heavyweight Title 1921
5. Lost to Ed Lewis in a World Heavyweight Championship match 6/7/22