Belief No Longer Suspended

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Sou Desanm 14, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament was coming to a close. A featured match revealed promoter Samuel Rachmann was manipulating outcomes to keep interest in his tournament. After the wrestling public lost complete interest in the tournament during its opening few months in the spring, Rachmann introduced one of the most successful gimmicks in professional wrestling history. Rachmann

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After the Thin Man (1936)

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released After The Thin Man (1936), the sequel to the popular Thin Man (1934), on Christmas Day 1936. The film is one of 14 films William Powell and Myrna Loy made together. Powell and Loy play Dashiell Hammet’s characters Nick and Nora Charles respectively. Nick Charles formerly worked as a private detective before marrying the wealthy heiress Nora.

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Lurich Throws Losson

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Georg Lurich made his reputation as a professional wrestler competing in European Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments. When Lurich travelled to the United States to ply his trade, he made the transition to catch-as-catch-can wrestling, the dominant style outside of Europe. Lurich adapted well to this style and earned a shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, Frank Gotch, nan dènye Gotch la

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Rudy Robert pran premye tit

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Bob “Rudy RobertFitzsimmons was an English boxer, who won the undisputed middleweight, heavyweight and light heavyweight world championships, at the turn of the 20th Century. Often mistaken for an Australian because he started his boxing career there, Fitzsimmons traveled to the United States in 1890 to campaign for the middleweight championship. Fitzsimmons stood just under 6 feet tall but

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Bèlj Bloodies Nen German wrèstle la

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Sou Me 21, 1915, Lit Entènasyonal la chanpyona te kòmanse nan New York. Samyèl Rachman ankouraje evènman an kòm yon fason yo montre Ewopeyen greko-Women Lit Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman kwè Aberg te siksesè a natirèl nan Mondyal Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, ki pran retrèt li an 1913. Sou premye jou a nan konpetisyon an, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up

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Lewis “Triyonfe” nan Fake Koresponn ak

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Avril la 12, 1887 edisyon an St la. Pòl Chak jou Globe te pote yon istwa sou bout la ant pè luteur pwofesyonèl, Evan “Strangler” Lewis ak “Little Demon” Joe Acton. Lòt luteur te pè Lewis’ kapasite kòm yon ekspè soumèt patikilyèman kapasite li yo ak anpriz nan. Joe Acton, pandan y ap chetif nan 150 liv, te yon wrèstle nan bwa ki. The bout should have been

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