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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An finscéal de Yusuf Ismail

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Níor chaith Yusuf Ismail ach sé mhí sna Stáit Aontaithe sa chéad leath de 1898. Ina chéad chluiche suntasach, dícháilíodh é le haghaidh feall fí. Ina chluiche suntasach amháin eile, thug sé Evan “Strangler” Lewis buille a shaoil. Ach chuir a chamchuairt ghairid ar na Stáit Aontaithe finscéal leis. Chuaigh Ismail isteach sa

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Gotch Buaileann Match i Zbyszko

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Ar oíche Déardaoin, Samhain 25, 1909, Domhanda Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch bhuail Wrestling Polainnis Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko do chluiche gcis i Buffalo, Nua-Eabhrac. D'aontaigh Gotch a fhorghéilleadh an bout más rud é nach bhféadfadh sé caith Zbyszko dhó i uair an chloig. Méid Zbyszko agus neart a cruthaíodh fadhbanna do Gotch, a mheá 190 punt go Zbyszko ar 260 punt. Mar sin féin, Zbyszko

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Masked Marvel Throws Berner

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Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” 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 i Lincoln

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I blogphost an mhí seo caite, Scríobh mé faoin deacracht a bhí ag tionscnóirí cluiche Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard a stáitsiú. Ar dtús sceidealta le haghaidh Omaha, Nebraska, bhí imní ar Cheannaire Póilíní agus Póilíní Omaha faoin gcluiche a bhí réamhshocruithe nó a “work”. Ní raibh siad ag iarraidh go mbeadh gamblers tógtha isteach ag an taispeántas. Chun cosc ​​​​a chur ar an teagmhas seo, siad

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Frank Gotch Pays chuid Dleachtanna

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Frank Gotch, the farm boy from Humboldt, Iowa, would defeat George Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1908. This victory and his subsequent defeat of “Hack” 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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Jake Kilrain Boscaí le Tarraingt

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Cé go raibh cáil air as troid John L. Bhí Sullivan sa chraobhchomórtas domhanda dheireanach san iomaíocht faoi rialacha lom sníomh, Ghlac Jake Kilrain páirt freisin i go leor babhtaí lámhainní. Bhí comhrac na nduaiseanna ag aistriú ó rialacha lom sníomh go babhtaí lámhainní faoi Rialacha Mharcais Queensberry (dornálaíocht amaitéarach agus ghairmiúil go luath) go déanach sa 19ú hAois. Cosúil le Sullivan, Bheadh ​​​​Cillrain ag troid i mór

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Zbyszko Defeats Westergard

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Ar Eanáir 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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Police Chief Prevents Wrestling Match

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Omaha Chief of Police H.W. Dunn created headlines on March 28, 1915, when he issued an order banning the advertised professional wrestling match between Joe Stecher and Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 match was scheduled for the Omaha Auditorium. The chief actually issued the order at the behest of Superintendent of Police A.C. Kugel. Kugel issued a statement to

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