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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
On laupäev, November 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 protokoll. 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 possessed
August 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, tema
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
International Maadlus Tournament toimus kahes järgus maist 19, 1915 ja detsembris 31, 1915. Viiskümmend maadlejate konkureeriks esimeses etapis Turniiri sealhulgas World kreeka-rooma Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Teine osamakse oli 40 maadlejate hulgas üles ja tulevad star Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. The
Willard “Metsik arve” Longson sündis Salt Lake Citys, Utah, juunil 8, 1906 kuid veetis suurema osa oma täiskasvanute elust St.. Louis, Missouri. Pärast karjääri alustamist profimaadlejana aastal 1931, Longson sattus tööle Tom Packsi juurde St.. Louis. Ta ei lahkunud tegelikult kunagi, kuna see oleks tema ülejäänud kodu kodubaas
1910., Ameerika Ühendriikide professionaalne maadlus püsivalt kolis õigustatud maadlus võistlused jätavad näitused. Fan huvi, promootor kontrolli ja vähem kulumist maadlejate kõik mänginud rolli see üleminek. Teine vähem rääkinud rõhk oli väljaspool sport ise. Enne 20. sajandi, Profipoksi oli ebaseaduslik USA. lihtsalt vait
Paul Pons was a French Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. He was good enough to give George Hackenschmidt a run for his money in several tournaments. Siiski, when he came to Chicago in 1900, he was “defeated” by a local wrestler. The circumstances of the loss leave a lot to be desired. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Üks
RKO Pictures brought the Dick Tracy comic strip character to the big screen on December 1, 1945. While the film is definitely a “B” film meant to be first on the double bill, it still would have been of interest to the many fans of the popular comic strip. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
Earl Caddockil oli 1910. aastate lõpus ja 1920. aastate alguses suhteliselt lühike, kuid korruseline professionaalne maadluskarjäär. Professionaalne debüüt aastal 1915 pärast kolme AAU riikliku tiitli võitmist amatöörmaadluses, Caddock maadles ainult professionaalselt kuni 1922. Siiski, ta tunnistatakse maailmameistriks pärast Joe Stecheri alistamist aprillis 1917. Caddock kaotaks tiitli tagasi