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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
Pada hari Sabtu, 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 menit. 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 kesurupan
Pada Agustus 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, -nya
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
The Tournament Gulat Internasional terjadi dalam dua tahap antara Mei 19, 1915 dan Desember 31, 1915. Lima puluh pegulat akan bersaing di fase pertama turnamen termasuk Dunia Yunani-Romawi Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Angsuran kedua memiliki 40 pegulat termasuk up dan datang star Ed “Pencekik” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. Itu
Willard “Tagihan Liar” Longson lahir di Kota Salt Lake, Utah, Juni 8, 1906 tetapi menghabiskan sebagian besar masa dewasanya di St. Louis, Missouri. Setelah memulai karirnya sebagai pegulat profesional di 1931, Longson mendapati dirinya bekerja untuk Tom Packs di St. Louis. Louis. Dia tidak pernah benar-benar pergi karena itu akan menjadi markasnya bagi sisanya
Di tahun 1910-an, gulat profesional Amerika secara permanen pindah dari kontes gulat sah untuk pameran diatur sebelumnya. minat penggemar, kontrol promotor dan kurang keausan pada pegulat semua memainkan peran dalam transisi ini. tentang tekanan lain kurang berbicara di luar dari olahraga itu sendiri. Sebelum abad ke-20, tinju profesional adalah ilegal di Amerika Serikat. hanya buku jari
Paul Pons adalah Gulat Greco-Roman French Champion. Dia cukup baik untuk memberikan George Hackenschmidt kabur uangnya di beberapa turnamen. However, ketika ia datang ke Chicago pada 1900, dia “dikalahkan” oleh pegulat lokal. Keadaan kerugian meninggalkan banyak yang harus diinginkan. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Satu
Gambar RKO membawa karakter komik Dick Tracy ke layar lebar pada tanggal 1, 1945. Sementara film ini pasti “B” Film dimaksudkan untuk menjadi yang pertama pada tagihan ganda, masih akan menarik bagi banyak penggemar komik strip populer. 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. However, he would be recognized as world champion after defeating Joe Stecher in April 1917. Caddock would lose the title back