Evan “Strangler” Lewis Näitab Mean Streak

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Evan “Strangler” Lewis, nimetatakse ka Evan Lewis “kuristaja”, oli professionaalne maadleja 1882 kuni 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” või “hang hold”, mida tänapäevased MMA-fännid tunnevad giljotiini õhuklappina. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 meeste turniir

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Farmer Burns Beats Michigan Champion

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Martin “Farmer” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Farmer” Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 naela. Sisse 1891, Burns as the Iowa Heavyweight Champion took on J.C. Comstock, the Michigan Heavyweight Champion. J.C. Comstock was

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Zbyszko Bests Giant Nogert

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On jaanuar 11, 1911, world heavyweight wrestling championship contender Stanislaus Zbysko faced the challenge of the powerful but less talented Peter “Giant” Nogert. Nogert was a South African wrestler, who came to the United States for a few years in the early 1910s. Due to a strong international reputation, mõned Ameerika maadlejad olid varem isegi väitnud, et nad on Nogert

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Maitsete muutmine

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In November 1923, St. Louis Star-Timesi reporter Billy Murphy intervjueeris St. Louisi maadluse edendaja John Contos. Murphy tegi Contosele ettepaneku, et domineerivate maadlejate, nagu William Muldoon, ajastu on läbi. Murphy rääkis hiljutisest mängust “Maailmameister” Hardneck Phillips ja mängukandidaat Webster O’Malley. Phillips kaitses edukalt oma meistritiitlit, visates O’Malley järel 1 hour, 50

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Muldoon Spars Sullivaniga

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William Muldoon oli valitsev maadluse raskekaalu maailmameister ja tuntud kehakultuuritundja, kui Muldooni kihlus John L. Sullivani toetajad, et saada oma võitleja vormi. Sullivan oli raskekaalu paljaste sõrmenukkide maailmameister. Ta allkirjastas lepingu, et kohtuda oma raskeima väljakutsujaga, Jake Kilrain, juulil 1889. Sullivan tunnistas, et oli halvas vormis,

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The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)

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Oktoobril 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), the film end to a radio play of the same year. The film concerns the murder of Jenny Wren or more properly “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” Wren, played by Karen Morley, blackmails several prominent men, who carried on affairs with her in the past. One of the men

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Lewis Frustrates Stecher and Mayor

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EdStrangler” Lewis and Joe Stecher conducted one of the greatest rivalries of the early arranged professional wrestling exhibition era. Lewis and Stecher wrestled many times including a five and a half hour draw in 1916. Several of their early matches appeared to be legitimate. Legend also has it that Lewis actually had to beat Stecher in a “tulistada matši”

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Gotch Fouls His Way to Title

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Aprillil 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt for the World Title at Dexter Park Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Hackenschmidt was undefeated as a professional but had been World Champion for approximately 7 aastat. Gotch oli aasta vanem, kuid ta pidas end tõusjaks. Spordiala kajastavad fännid ja reporterid pidasid Gotchiks

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Dr. Roller ja Zbyszko Battle juhtida

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Teisipäeval, Märts 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller täidetud Stanislaus Zbyszko in õigustatud maadlus mängu. Professionaalne maadlus oleks üleminek õigustatud võistlus lavastatud näituse vahel 1910 ja 1920. Dr. Benjamin Roller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania by playing professional football. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Dr.

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