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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
Estonia gave birth to three of the greatest wrestlers of the first two decades of the 20th Century: Georg Lurich, George Hackenschmidt and Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. As part of the Russian Empire at the time, Estonia contained a number of elementary and high schools with superior physical education programs. Lurich and Hackenschmidt both started out as weightlifters and transitioned into
Dissabte, Novembre 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 acta. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem posseït
A l'agost 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, seva
When Frank Gotch retired as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion after beating Georg Lurich in his last match, promoters scrambled to find a successor. Samuel Rachmann tried to put forth his own champion by hosting the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Rachmann wanted his challenger Aberg to win the tournament and be recognized by the public as the
Es va produir el Torneig Internacional de Lluita Lliure en dues fases entre maig 19, 1915 i desembre 31, 1915. Cinquanta lluitadors competiran en la primera fase del torneig com World grecoromana Campió Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. El segon lliurament va tenir 40 lluitadors inclosos ascendents i que vénen estrella Ed “Estrangulador” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. La
Willard “Wild Bill” Longson va néixer a Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 8, 1906 però va passar la major part de la seva vida adulta a St. Louis, Missouri. Després de començar la seva carrera com a lluitador professional a 1931, Longson es va trobar treballant per a Tom Packs a St. Louis. No va marxar mai, ja que seria la seva base per a la resta
In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle
Paul Pons era un Lluita grecoromana francès Campió. Ell era prou bo per donar George Hackenschmidt un termini per als seus diners en diversos tornejos. Però, quan va arribar a Chicago el 1900, era “derrotat” per un lluitador local,. Les circumstàncies de la pèrdua deixen molt a desitjar. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. One
RKO Pictures va portar el personatge de còmic Dick Tracy a la gran pantalla al desembre 1, 1945. Mentre que la pel · lícula és sens dubte, un “B” pel · lícula destinada a ser primer en el programa doble, tot i així hauria estat d'interès per als molts fans de la popular tira còmica. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
Earl Caddock had a relatively short but storied professional wrestling career in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Making his professional debut in 1915 after winning three AAU National titles in amateur wrestling, Caddock only wrestled professionally until 1922. Però, he would be recognized as world champion after defeating Joe Stecher in April 1917. Caddock would lose the title back