Pwomosyon Lit

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Professional wrestling evolved into an athletic exhibition from legitimate contests for two reasons. I have written extensively about the first reason. Legitimate contests between equally skilled wrestlers were often long, boring affairs with little action. These contests turned off fans and prevented professional wrestling exploding as a spectator sport. I have not written as much about the second reason. Nan

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Acton Wrestles Greko-Women

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Nan Lendi, Mas 26, 1888, Joe Acton, ki te espesyalize nan catch wrestling, lite pwofesè William Miller, yon wrèstle Ostralyen, ak prizefighter toutouni, nan yon match de lit grèko-women de-sou-twa. Tou de kan mesye yo te kwè ke lit match la nan style sa a te asire konpetisyon ki pi bèl ant yo. Mesye yo te lite pou $500.00 yon bò. 1,500 fans, yon gwo foul moun pou epòk la, vire

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Lewis ranpòte tit Ameriken

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Anvan lite nan Kentucky nan kòmansman ane 1910 yo, fanatik lit te konnen Ed "Strangler" Lewis kòm Bob Fredrichs. Li te fèt Robert Friedrich nan Nekoosa, Wisconsin, Lewis te fè premye lit pwofesyonèl li nan 1905, pandan y ap toujou sèlman 14 ane fin vye granmoun. Pwomotè Kentucky te panse Bob Fredrichs twò klè, se konsa Lewis te chwazi nouvo non li kòm yon omaj bay parèy Wisconsin natif natal ak orijinal

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Night and the City (1950)

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Nan prèske 70 ane ki gen laj, Stanislaus Zbyszko te fè premye fim li nan Night and the City (1950). Faktire kòm Gregorious, yon wrèstle retrete ak papa pwomotè lit Lond la, Zbyszko montre konpetans lit li, menm nan laj avanse li, nan sèn siyati fim nan. Fim nan kòmanse ak yon nonm k ap kouri dèyè Harry Fabian, yon London hustler toujou kap

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Dan McLeod lite “Kiltivatè” Burns

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Sou Oktòb 26, 1897, Martin "Farmer" Burns te defann chanpyona lit Ameriken Heavyweight li kont Scottish catche wrèstle Dan McLeod.. Burns ak McLeod se te de nan twa oswa kat pi gwo luteur katch-as-catch-can nan peyi Etazini nan moman an.. 1,200 fanatik yo te asiste match ki te fèt nan Grand Opera House nan Indianapolis, Indiana. Pwomotè souvan mete yon tapi oswa lou

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George Tragos, Crippler orijinal la

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George Tragos te vin t'ap nonmen non kòm antrenè Lou Thesz, dominan National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion nan ane 1950 yo ak kòmansman ane 1960 yo.. Bwason, yon 1920 Olympian pou peyi Lagrès li, posede yon rezime parfèt nan lit lejitim. Fèt mas 14, 1901, nan Messinia, Lagrès, Tragos te genyen tit nasyonal lit anvan li reprezante Lagrès nan la 1920 Olympics nan sèlman

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