Burns Denies Association with Stecher

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In early 1916, Martin “Feirmeoir” Dónna, who trained and managed Frank Gotch to the World Heavyweight Championship, began denying that he developed current American Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher. The claim seemed odd because Burns had been working with Stecher for several years. Burns helped prepare Stecher for his championship bout with Charlie Cutler in 1915. In a way, what Burns

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House of Frankenstein (1944)

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Ar Nollaig 1, 1944, Universal Pictures released the latest horror film in the Frankenstein series, House of Frankenstein, with an all-star cast. Boris Karloff, who originally played Frankenstein’s monster, returns to the series as the mad scientist Dr. Niemann. An earthquake releases him and his hunchbacked assistant Daniel from prison. Dr. Niemann intends to exact revenge on the men who

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Buaileann Tom Allen Mike McCoole as Teideal

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Rugadh Tom Allen i Sasana le linn dó a bheith ina throdaire cniotála lom 1840, chaith sé an chuid is mó dá shaol fásta i St Louis tar éis dó bogadh go dtí na Stáit Aontaithe i 1867. Tar éis cailliúint díomách do Jem Mace i 1870, nuair a chuaigh sé i bhfeidhm ar an lucht féachana le feidhmíocht chróga in iarracht caillte, Thosaigh Allen i mbun feachtais le haghaidh lámhaigh Mheiriceá

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Tom Allen Lámhaigh Pátrún

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Rugadh Tom Allen i mBirmingham, England on April 23, 1840 ach bhain sé cáil amach mar trodaire trom meáchain lom i Meiriceá. Ag socrú i St. Louis around 1867, Bhuaigh Allen Craobh Meáchain Trom Mheiriceá i 1873 agus shealbhaigh sé an teideal go dtí 1876. D’fhill sé ar Shasana ar feadh bliana sular fhill sé ar St. Louis le haghaidh maith i 1878. Back

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Buaileann Pesek Palm Stailc Rickard as Wrestling

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Faoi dheireadh na 1910idí, d'áirith tionscnóirí wrestling gairmiúla wrestlers i gcluichí wrestling oibrithe nó réamheagraithe. Occasionally, de ghnáth mar thoradh ar chros dhúbailte, d'fheicfeadh lucht leanúna comórtas iarbhír nó “shoot” cluiche idir na wrestlers. Tharla ceann de na cluichí seo go déanach 1921 agus d'éirigh sé as achrann idir Tex Rickard, tionscnóir dornálaíochta go príomha, agus Jack

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Belief No Longer Suspended

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Ar Nollaig 14, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament was coming to a close. A featured match revealed promoter Samuel Rachmann was manipulating outcomes to keep interest in his tournament. After the wrestling public lost complete interest in the tournament during its opening few months in the spring, Rachmann introduced one of the most successful gimmicks in professional wrestling history. Rachmann

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Monte Attell cathanna Reagan

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Ba é Monte Attell an deartháir níos óige le Curadh Dornálaíochta Meáchan Cleite an Domhain Abe Attell. Bheadh ​​Monte i bhfostú i gcónaí faoi scáth a dhearthár níos sine ach bhí sé ina throdaire cumasach ann féin. Bhuaigh Monte Craobhchomórtas Dornálaíochta Meáchan Bantam an Domhain le linn a ghairmréime agus bhunódh sé é féin mar throdaire den chéad scoth. In 1904, bhí sé 19 bliain d'aois aníos

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Lurich Throws Losson

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Georg Lurich made his reputation as a professional wrestler competing in European Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments. When Lurich travelled to the United States to ply his trade, he made the transition to catch-as-catch-can wrestling, the dominant style outside of Europe. Lurich adapted well to this style and earned a shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, Frank Gotch, i Gotch deiridh

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