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Posts about professional wrestling from 1870 a 1930.
William Muldoon, un ex detective di New York City, ha vinto il Campionato World Wrestling greco-romana sconfiggendo Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon ha regnato per dieci anni prima di ritirarsi da campione. Dopo il ritiro, cominciò a guadagnarsi da vivere come un personal trainer. Muldoon addestrato molti lottatori, ma in realtà è venuto alla ribalta dopo aver ottenuto un tristemente fuori forma John L. Sullivan fit for
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. Tuttavia, 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. Uno
RKO Pictures ha portato il personaggio dei fumetti di Dick Tracy sul grande schermo dicembre 1, 1945. Mentre il film è sicuramente un “B” pellicola vuole essere in primo luogo sul doppio disegno di legge, ancora sarebbe stato di interesse per i tanti fan del fumetto popolare. Chester Gould ha creato la striscia di ottobre 1931 for the Detroit
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Agricoltore” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 sterline. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in
Agosto 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, his
“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!” Frank Gotch looked over at his rival George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt
Dicembre 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Chief Two Feathers entered the
In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,
I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. Nel mese di gennaio 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to
How often have you heard it best to use short copy or long copy for Internet marketing. Some proponents advocate short copy, some advocate long and some try to strike a middle ground. It seems everyone has an opinion though. One person who believed in the use of long copy for selling his services was William Muldoon. Muldoon was