Belief No Longer Suspended

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Á Desember 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, í síðasta Gotch

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Ed Lewis besti Dick Shikat

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Færsla vikunnar er til að klára söguna um tvöfalda krossinn sem tengist Dick Shikat og Danno O'Mahony. Uppruni tvöfalda krossins hófst í raun í leik við Ed “Strangler” Lewis í Madison Square Garden í júní 9, 1932. Þó að þessi leikur hafi verið fyrirfram ákveðin sýning, glímumennirnir höfðu verið í umræðu um að Lewis hefði sleppt beltinu

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Attell ver gegn Reagan

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Á fyrsta hlaupi sínu sem heimsmeistari fjaðurvigtar í hnefaleikum, Abe Attell var staðsettur frá St. Louis, Missouri. Fyrir utan að hafa búðir sínar í St. Louis, Attell varði titil sinn nokkrum sinnum á St. Louis’ Íþróttafélagið West End. Á þeim tíma, St. Louis var stærsta borgin vestan við Mississippi ána í Bandaríkjunum. Fæddur Abraham Washington Attell

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Rudy Robert tekur fyrsta titilinn

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Bob “Rudy Robert” Fitzsimmons var enskur hnefaleikamaður, sem vann óumdeildan millivigt, heimsmeistaramót í þungavigt og léttþungavigt, um aldamótin 20. Oft er rangt fyrir ástralska því hann hóf hnefaleikaferil sinn þar, Fitzsimmons ferðaðist til Bandaríkjanna í 1890 að berjast fyrir millivigtarmeistaratitlinum. Fitzsimmons stóð rétt undir 6 fet á hæð en

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Belgian Bloodies Nef þýska wrestler er

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Á maí 21, 1915, International Glíma Tournament hófst í New York. Samuel Rachman kynnt viðburðinn sem leið til að sýna Evrópu Greco-Roman glímukappi Alek Åberg. Rachman trúði Åberg var náttúrulega arftaki fugla glímukappi Frank Gotch, sem lét af störfum í 1913. Á fyrsta degi mótsins, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up

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Lewis “Triumphs” in Fake Match

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The April 12, 1887 útgáfa af St. Paul Daily Globe carried a story about the bout between feared professional wrestlers, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton. Other wrestlers feared Lewis’ ability as a submission expert particularly his abilities with the stranglehold. Joe Acton, while undersized at 150 £, was a ferocious wrestler. The bout should have been

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