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In November 1923, St. Louis Star-Times repòtè Billy Murphy entèvyouve St. Louis lit pwomotè Jan Contos. Murphy pwopoze nan Contos ki epòk la nan luteur dominan tankou William Muldoon te sou. Murphy te pale de dènye match la “Mondyal chanpyon” Hardneck Phillips ak contender nan jwèt Webster O'Malley. Phillips avèk siksè defann chanpyona li a pa voye O'Malley apre 1 hour, 50

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Muldoon Spars With Sullivan

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William Muldoon was the reigning World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and a noted physical culturist, when Muldoon was engaged by John L. Sullivan’s backers to get their fighter in shape. Sullivan was the reigning World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Champion. He signed an agreement to meet his toughest challenger, Jake Kilrain, in July 1889. Sullivan admitted he was in bad shape,

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The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)

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Sou Oktòb 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), the film end to a radio play of the same year. The film concerns the murder of Jenny Wren or more properly “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” Wren, played by Karen Morley, blackmails several prominent men, who carried on affairs with her in the past. One of the men

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Lewis Frustrates Stecher and Mayor

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EdStrangler” Lewis and Joe Stecher conducted one of the greatest rivalries of the early arranged professional wrestling exhibition era. Lewis and Stecher wrestled many times including a five and a half hour draw in 1916. Several of their early matches appeared to be legitimate. Legend also has it that Lewis actually had to beat Stecher in a “shoot match”

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Doktè. Roller and Zbyszko Battle to Draw

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Nan Madi, Mas 22, 1910, Doktè. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 ak 1920. Doktè. Benjamin Roller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania by playing professional football. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Doktè.

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Wladek Zbyszko Loses Unexpectedly

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Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, ki moun ki te 12 years older, posed the last real threat to Frank Gotch’s World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Wladek Zbyszko was a skilled wrestler in his own right. Malerezman, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona

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Charley Olson Kills Wrestler

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I’ve frequently found the biggest challenge in researching early professional wrestling is separating fact from fiction. Even when the wrestlers competed in legitimate matches, they often inflated outcomes, built up apocryphal folklore around their victories and made up fanciful tales to explain away their losses. Professional wrestling sprang from the carnivals and retained the promotional instincts of this art. St.

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Stanislaus Zbyszko defèt Ansyen Boxer

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Nan mwa janvye 10, 1910, fèk rive Polish wrèstle Stanislaus Zbyszko te pran sou Charlie “Kid an” Cutler nan yon pi bon de-soti-of-twa tonbe matche ak. Cutler te yon boxer nan yon Twoup kouri pa John L. Sullivan anvan tranzisyon nan lit. Pandan ke te gen anpil Cutler difisil, Stanislaus Zbyszko te batay depi l 'jenn gason. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler

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