Alias the Champ (1949)

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Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star

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यूसुफ इस्माइल की किंवदंती

यूसुफ-इस्माइल-भयानक-तुर्क

युसूफ इस्माइल ने युनाइटेड स्टेट्स में केवल छह महीने के लिए पहली छमाही में कुश्ती लड़ी 1898. अपने पहले महत्वपूर्ण मैच में, वह एक शातिर बेईमानी के लिए अयोग्य घोषित किया गया था. अपने एकमात्र अन्य महत्वपूर्ण मैच में, उसने इवानो को दिया “स्ट्रेंजलर” लुईस अपने जीवन की धड़कन. फिर भी उनके संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका के छोटे दौरे ने उन्हें एक किंवदंती बना दिया. इस्माइल ने प्रवेश किया

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Gotch Meets Match in Zbyszko

खुलकर-Gotch

On a Thursday night, नवंबर 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Polish Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko for a handicap match in Buffalo, न्यूयॉर्क. Gotch agreed to forfeit the bout if he could not throw Zbyszko twice in an hour. Zbyszko’s size and strength created problems for Gotch, who weighed 190 pounds to Zbyszko’s 260 पाउंड. तथापि, Zbyszko

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Masked Marvel Throws Berner

एबर्ग-नकाबपोश-मार्वल-ड्राइंग

Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “एलेक्स” Aberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in

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Stecher Beats Westergaard in Lincoln

उकेरक-लड़ते-Zbyszko

In a blog post last month, I wrote about the difficulty promoters had in staging the Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard match. Originally scheduled for Omaha, Nebraska, the Omaha Chief of Police and Police Commissioner were concerned about the match being prearranged or a “work”. They didn’t want gamblers being taken in by the exhibition. To prevent this occurrence, they

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Mail Order JuJitsu in 1921

जापानी-जुजित्सू कृषि-स्कूल

An ad was printed in the January 16, 1921 सेंट का संस्करण. Louis Post-Dispatch advertising a mail order course on Jujitsu from Capt. Allan Smith. Capt. Smith was originally born in Scotland but was fascinated with demonstrations of Japanese Jujitsu (actually Judo) he saw in England. Smith traveled to Japan with a company and learned Judo reaching 1st degree

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फ्रैंक Gotch अपने बकाया भुगतान करता है

खुलकर-Gotch

फ्रैंक Gotch, the farm boy from Humboldt, आयोवा, would defeat George Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1908. This victory and his subsequent defeat of “किराये का” in the 1911 rematch cemented Gotch’s place as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch

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Zbyszko Defeats Westergard

स्टानिस्लॉस-ज़बीस्ज़्को-1909

जनवरी में 10, 1912, Stanislaus Zbyszko continued his campaign for another title shot with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To press his claim, he secured a match with Gotch training partner and protegé, Jake Westergard. Westergard claimed a questionable win over his mentor Gotch, who probably dropped the match to Westergard in a prearranged match. Zbyszko was a skilled

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पुलिस प्रमुख ने कुश्ती मैच को रोका

उकेरक-लड़ते-Zbyszko

ओमा चीफ ऑफ पुलिस एच.डब्ल्यू. दून ने मार्च में सुर्खियां बनाई थीं 28, 1915, जब उन्होंने जो स्टैचर और जेस वेस्टरगार्ड के बीच विज्ञापित पेशेवर कुश्ती मैच पर प्रतिबंध लगाने का आदेश जारी किया. The April 6, 1915 ओमाहा सभागार के लिए मैच निर्धारित था. प्रमुख ने वास्तव में पुलिस अधीक्षक ए.सी. के इशारे पर आदेश जारी किया. गोली. कुगेल ने एक बयान जारी किया

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Stecher and Zbyszko Complete Deal

उकेरक-लड़ते-Zbyszko

दिसंबर को 13, 1920, और “स्ट्रेंजलर” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. तथापि, such was the strong feelings between the men that the match may have been a “shoot” or legitimate match in which Lewis took the belt. Whether the outcome of the match was real, the feud

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