Zbyszko Bests Giant Nogert

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On jaanuar 11, 1911, world heavyweight wrestling championship contender Stanislaus Zbysko faced the challenge of the powerful but less talented Peter “Giant” Nogert. Nogert was a South African wrestler, who came to the United States for a few years in the early 1910s. Due to a strong international reputation, mõned Ameerika maadlejad olid varem isegi väitnud, et nad on Nogert

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Maitsete muutmine

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In November 1923, St. Louis Star-Timesi reporter Billy Murphy intervjueeris St. Louisi maadluse edendaja John Contos. Murphy tegi Contosele ettepaneku, et domineerivate maadlejate, nagu William Muldoon, ajastu on läbi. Murphy rääkis hiljutisest mängust “Maailmameister” Hardneck Phillips ja mängukandidaat Webster O’Malley. Phillips kaitses edukalt oma meistritiitlit, visates O’Malley järel 1 hour, 50

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Muldoon Spars Sullivaniga

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William Muldoon oli valitsev maadluse raskekaalu maailmameister ja tuntud kehakultuuritundja, kui Muldooni kihlus John L. Sullivani toetajad, et saada oma võitleja vormi. Sullivan oli raskekaalu paljaste sõrmenukkide maailmameister. Ta allkirjastas lepingu, et kohtuda oma raskeima väljakutsujaga, Jake Kilrain, juulil 1889. Sullivan tunnistas, et oli halvas vormis,

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The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)

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Oktoobril 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 “tulistada matši”

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Dr. Roller ja Zbyszko Battle juhtida

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Teisipäeval, Märts 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller täidetud Stanislaus Zbyszko in õigustatud maadlus mängu. Professionaalne maadlus oleks üleminek õigustatud võistlus lavastatud näituse vahel 1910 ja 1920. Dr. 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. Dr.

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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, kes oli 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. Kahjuks, 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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