▁century ▁was ▁Georg ▁H ack ensch midt ▁born ▁in ▁Dor pat , ▁Russian ▁Empire , ▁and ▁nick named ▁" The ▁Russian ▁Lion ." ▁H ack ensch midt ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁and ▁with ▁ 1 5 ▁months ▁of ▁training ▁defeated ▁the ▁experienced ▁Paul ▁P ons ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg , ▁Russia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁he ▁won ▁professional ▁tournament s ▁in ▁Moscow ▁and ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁and ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁international ▁tournament s ▁after ▁that . ▁After ▁defe ating ▁Tom ▁Jenkins ▁( from ▁the ▁United ▁States ) ▁in ▁both ▁fre est yle ▁and ▁Gre co - R oman ▁matches ▁in ▁England , ▁Georg ▁H ack ensch midt ▁wrest led ▁exclus ively ▁fre est yle ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁comp ete ▁better ▁against ▁English , ▁Australian , ▁and ▁American ▁oppon ents . ▁Win ning ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁vict ories ▁in ▁Gre co - R oman ▁and ▁fre est yle , ▁H ack ensch midt ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁physical ▁education ▁advis er ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁after ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁Professional ▁matches ▁in ▁Gre co - R oman ▁wrest ling ▁were ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁great ▁brut ality . ▁Body ▁sl ams , ▁cho ke - holds , ▁and ▁head - but ting ▁was ▁allowed , ▁and ▁even ▁ca ust ic ▁subst ances ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁weak en ▁the ▁oppon ent . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ,