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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Gotch Satisfè Koresponn ak nan Zbyszko

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Sou yon jou lannwit Jedi, Novanm 25, 1909, Lit Mondyal Champion Frank Gotch te rankontre Polish Lit Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko pou yon match andikap nan Buffalo, New York. Gotch dakò pèdi bout a si li pa t 'kapab voye jete Zbyszko de fwa nan yon èdtan. Gwosè Zbyszko a ak fòs kreye pwoblèm pou Gotch, ki te peze 190 liv Zbyszko a 260 liv. Sepandan, 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 in Lincoln

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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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Frank Gotch Peye Frè l '

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Frank Gotch, ti gason an soti nan fèm Humboldt, Iowa, ta defèt George Hackenschmidt pou Mondyal lour Championship Lit a nan 1908. Viktwa sa a ak defèt li nan ki vin apre “Hack” nan la 1911 rematch simante plas Gotch a kòm youn nan luteur yo pi gran nan tout tan tout tan. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch

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Jake Kilrain Bwat nan yon Trase

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Pandan ke li popilè pou batay John L. Sullivan nan dènye prizefight chanpyona mondyal la te konteste anba règ pwent yo, Jake Kilrain tou te patisipe nan anpil batay gan. Prizefighting te fè tranzisyon soti nan règ pwent pye yo nan batay gan anba Règ Marquess of Queensberry. (boksè amatè ak pwofesyonèl bonè) nan fen 19yèm syèk la. Tankou Sullivan, Kilrain ta goumen nan pi gwo

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Zbyszko Defeats Westergard

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Nan mwa janvye 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. Avril la 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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