Belief No Longer Suspended

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Грудня 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. Рахман

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Monte Attell Battles Reagan

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Monte Attell was the younger brother of World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell. Monte would always be stuck in the shadow of his older brother but was a talented fighter in his own right. Monte would win the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship during his career and establish himself as a world class fighter. У 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming

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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, Франк Gotch, в Готч Остання

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Ед Льюїс переміг Діка Шиката

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Допис цього тижня закінчить історію подвійного хреста за участю Діка Шиката та Данно О’Махоні. Витоки подвійного хреста фактично почалися в матчі з Едом “Душитель” Льюїс у Madison Square Garden у червні 9, 1932. Поки цей матч був виставкою, борці обговорювали те, що Льюїс втратив пояс

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Attell захищає від Рейгана

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Під час свого першого виступу в якості чемпіона світу з боксу в напівлегкій вазі, Ейб Аттелл базувався в Санкт-Петербурзі. Луїс, Міссурі. Besides having his camp in St. Луїс, Attell defended his title several times at St. Луїс’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, Вулиця. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell

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Rudy Robert Takes First Title

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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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Dr Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)

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Фріц Ланг зробив один з його ранніх фільмів злочинності в 1922. Він направив Dr. Мабузі: Гравець (1922), який біг близько чотирьох годин і тридцять хвилин. У ньому розповідається історія про Dr. Мабузі, професор психоаналізу. Він також є лідером злочинного кільця у формі професора Моріарті із серії Шерлока Холмса. In his multiple

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Бельгійський Bloodies Ніс німецького борця

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Травень 21, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament began in New York. Samuel Rachman promoted the event as a way to showcase European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman believed Aberg was the natural successor to World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, who retired in 1913. On the first day of the tournament, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up

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Льюїс “Triumphs” in Fake Match

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The April 12, 1887 видання St. Paul Daily Globe carried a story about the bout between feared professional wrestlers, Еван “Душитель” 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 фунти, was a ferocious wrestler. The bout should have been

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