Belief No Longer Suspended

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På December 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, i Gotchs sista

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Dr Mabuse, spelaren (1922)

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Fritz Lang gjorde en av hans tidiga brotts filmer 1922. Han riktade Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922), som körde ungefär fyra timmar och trettio minuter. Den berättar historien om Dr. Mabuse, professor i psykoanalys. He is also the leader of a criminal ring in the mold of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. In his multiple

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Belgiska Bloodies tyska Wrestler näsa

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På maj 21, 1915, Internationella brottning turnering började i New York. Samuel Rachman främjas händelsen som ett sätt att visa upp Europeiska grekisk-romersk brottning mästare Alek Aberg. Rachman trodde Aberg var en naturlig efterträdare till World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, som gick i pension i 1913. Den första dagen av turneringen, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up

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Lewis “Triumfer” i Fake Match

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April 12, 1887 upplagan av St. Paul Daily Globe bar en berättelse om matchen mellan befarade professionella brottare, Evan “Strangler” Lewis och “Little Demon” Joe Acton. Andra wrestlersna fruktade Lewis’ förmåga som en inlaga expert särskilt hans förmåga med strypgrepp. Joe Acton, medan underdimensionerad vid 150 pounds, var en våldsam brottare. The bout should have been

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