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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 minit. 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 dirasuk
On August 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions mengeluarkan Killer Dill (1947), sebuah filem jenayah yang dilakonkan oleh ahli gusti profesional Mike Mazurki sebagai "Little Joe", seorang kaki tangan yang memainkan kedua-dua belah pertelingkahan kumpulan. Stuart Erwin membintangi sebagai Johnny "Killer" Dill, seorang pereka pakaian dan jurujual, yang orang silap sebagai gangster. Selepas secara tidak sengaja melibatkan dirinya dalam perang kumpulan, beliau
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 International Wrestling Tournament occurred in two phases between May 19, 1915 and December 31, 1915. Fifty wrestlers would compete in the first phase of the tournament including World Greco-Roman Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. The second installment had 40 wrestlers including up and coming star Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. Yang
Willard “Wild Bill” Longson dilahirkan di Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 8, 1906 tetapi menghabiskan sebahagian besar kehidupan dewasanya di St. Louis, Missouri. Selepas memulakan kerjayanya sebagai ahli gusti profesional di 1931, Longson mendapati dirinya bekerja untuk Tom Packs di St. Louis. Dia tidak pernah benar-benar pergi kerana ia akan menjadi pangkalannya untuk selebihnya
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 adalah Perancis Gusti Greco-Roman Juara. Dia cukup baik untuk memberi George Hackenschmidt yang dijalankan bagi wang dalam beberapa kejohanan. Walau bagaimanapun, apabila dia datang kepada Chicago pada 1900, beliau “dikalahkan” oleh seorang ahli gusti tempatan. Hal keadaan kerugian meninggalkan banyak yang diinginkan. Paul Pons mengembara ke Amerika Syarikat dalam 1900. One
RKO Pictures membawa Dick Tracy watak jalur komik untuk skrin besar pada Disember 1, 1945. Walaupun filem itu pastinya “B” filem bertujuan untuk menjadi yang pertama ke atas bil berganda, ia masih akan menjadi kepentingan kepada ramai peminat jalur komik popular. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
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