Paul Pons, Déantóir na Réaltaí Wrestling

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Bhí Paul Pons an Champion Wrestling Greco-Roman na Fraince sna 1890í. Bhuaigh sé tournament ag an Folies-Bergeres sula bhuaigh comórtas sa Rúis i 1898. Thug na buaicí seo deis dó Craobhchomórtais Wrestling Greco-Rómhánach an Domhain a éileamh. Pons caipitlithe ar an notoriety ag oscailt seomra aclaíochta a wrestlers traenach agus fir láidir. Pons’ bhí bua thar cuimse go háirithe mar gheall ar

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Pretty Boy St. Louis Robáil

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In 1934, Charles Artúr “Buachaill Pretty” Chuir Floyd deireadh lena ghairm bheatha choiriúil i Learpholl Thoir, Réimse arbhar Ohio tar éis lámhaigh amach le gníomhairí FBI agus oifigigh forfheidhmithe dlí áitiúla. Mar sin féin, i mí na Nollag 1925, bhí sé ina líon príosúnach 29078 ag an Missouri Penitentiary. Ciontaíodh Floyd, 21 bliain d'aois, as príomhoifig Kroeger Grocery and Baking Company a robáil.

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Lewis Solves Masked Marvel

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When the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament restarted in October 1915, a mysterious masked man sat at ringside demanding an entry into the tournament. Prior to the masked man’s arrival, the tournament had been lightly attended. The attraction of the masked man sitting at ringside attracted both fan and newspaper interest. Crowds started showing up for the matches. After

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Sherlock Holmes’ Cás mó (1932)

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Sa dara scannán Sherlock Holmes a mhaireann (nasc affiliate) starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes, dhá coirpigh gur éalaigh phríosún. Tá siad ag iarraidh díoltas a cruinn ar na fir, a thrasnaigh dúbailte ar cheann de na coirpigh, Jonathan Smalls. Smalls inis dhá cheann de na maoir a bpríosún nuair a bhí i bhfolach fhortún mór. The wardens find the treasure, bhfuil a

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George Baptiste Wins Detroit Tournament

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During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,

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Baptiste and Wasem Handle Parker

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Go déanach 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “Feirmeoir” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Mar sin féin, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. De réir 1902, George

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