Episode 21 – Yusuf Ismail
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In hierdie episode, Ek bespreek die kort maar impakvolle loopbaan van die oorspronklike Terrible Turk, Yusuf Ismail.
Werk
Endeavor recently bought World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) en het dit saamgesmelt in 'n maatskappy met die Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Die samesmelting van 'n gewerkte uitstalling met wettige kompetisies is dalk nie die wonderlike idee wat Endeavour beoog het nie.
Yusuf Ismail, the Terrible Turk from the Public Domain
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Die “Terrible Turk”, Yusuf Ismail, arrived in the United States during March 1898. Ismail wrestled Ernst Roeber (twice), Tom Jenkins, Herklides and Evan “Worger” Lewis.
Ismail booked passage back to the Ottoman Empire on the SS La Bourgogne. The ship struck another ship and sank off the coast of the United States and Canada. The SS La Bourgogne is famous for only 13 percent of passengers surviving while 48 percent of the crew survived.
Next Episode
In the next episode, I will discuss the first wrestling matches to include Sumo wrestling in the United States during the 1880s.
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