Tiigrimees Tames Nat Pendleton

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Sisse 1922, New Yorgi promootor Jack Curley sattus Gold Dust Trio vastu, juht Billy Sandow, Maailma raskekaalu maadluse meister Ed “Strangler” Lewis ja maadleja/reklaamigeenius Joseph “Toots” Mondt. Trio kontrollis maailmameistrivõistlusi ja külmutas Curley tšempioni broneerimise. Et Trioga tasa saada, Curley hakkas agressiivselt propageerima maadluse olümpiahõbedat ja kolledžit

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Lewis võtab Zbyszkolt tagasi tiitli

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On detsember 14, 1922, rahvahulk 10,000 fännid täitsid St. Louis Coliseum, et vaadata kordusmatši praeguse raskekaalu maadluse maailmameistri Ed “Strangler” Lewis ja endine meister Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “defeated” Zbyszko tiitli eest Wichitas, Kansas märtsis 1922. Nendele fännidele tundmatu, plaan oli, et Zbyszko kaotab matši Lewisele aga

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Beell Beats “Americus”

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Aasta jaanuaris 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” ja 210 naela, “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. Teine,

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Maskeeritud Marvel Beats Lurich

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(See postitus on harjutus minu uusimast raamatust Masked Marvel to the Rescue: Trikk, mis päästis 1915 Rahvusvaheline maadlusturniir on saadaval Amazonis.) Sügisversioon 1915 Rahvusvaheline maadlusturniir oli külastatavuse ja huviga hädas, kui promootor Sam Rachmann võitis reklaamikulla, tutvustades oma turniirile maskiga maadlejat. Masked Marvel tungis tormi

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Planeeritud Lewis – Zbyszko matš

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Kui Billy Sandow ja Ed Lewis otsustasid, et Stanislaus Zbyszko tiitlivõitlus on reklaamiaur otsa saanud, nad otsustasid “win” back the title in March 1922. St. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum on Thursday, Detsember 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of

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Russian Lion Defeats Terrible Turk

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On laupäev, Jaanuar 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” ja 224 naela, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 naela. Despite his smaller

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Joe Stecher viskab Dan Kolovi

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Neljapäeval, November 22, 1923, St. Louis promoter John Contos hosted a controversial card topped by a match between Joe Stecher and Dan Kolov, an up-and-coming Bulgarian wrestler. The card was covered by John E. Wray, the Sports Editor for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t

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Alias ​​Champ (1949)

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Broadcast ettevõtted otsisid sisu esimestel päevadel televisioon. Lisaks vanemate filme ja mõned saade firma toodangut, spordi olid allikaks programmeerimine paljud telejaamad. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star

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