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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
Sâmbătă, Noiembrie 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 minute. 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
On August 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions a lansat Killer Dill (1947), un film criminal pe care luptătorul profesionist Mike Mazurki îl joacă „Little Joe”, un scolo jucând ambele părți ale unei ceartă între bande. Stuart Erwin joacă rolul lui Johnny „Killer” Dill, un designer de lenjerie și vânzător, pe care oamenii îl confundă cu un gangster. După ce s-a implicat accidental într-un război între bande, lui
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. The
Willard “Wild Bill” Longson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 8, 1906 but spent most of his adult life in St. Louis, Missouri. After beginning his career as a professional wrestler in 1931, Longson found himself working for Tom Packs in St. Louis. He never really left as it would be his home base for the remainder
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 a fost o Lupte greco-romane franceză Champion. El a fost destul de bun pentru a da George Hackenschmidt o rulare pentru banii lui în mai multe turnee. Totuși, când a venit la Chicago în 1900, el a fost “învins” de către un luptător local,. Circumstanțele pierderii lasă mult de dorit. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Unul
RKO Pictures a adus personajului de benzi desenate Dick Tracy pe marele ecran decembrie 1, 1945. În timp ce filmul este cu siguranta un “B” de film menit să fie în primul rând cu privire la proiectul de lege dublu, tot ar fi fost de interes pentru multi fani de populare benzi desenate. Chester Gould a creat banda, în octombrie 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. Totuși, he would be recognized as world champion after defeating Joe Stecher in April 1917. Caddock would lose the title back