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 Defeats Boxer Ex

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Fuq Jannar 10, 1910, reċentement waslu wrestler Pollakk Stanislaus Zbyszko ħa fuq Charlie “Il Kid” Cutler fil-aħjar żewġ out-of-tliet waqgħat match. Cutler kien boxer fi Troupe mmexxija minn John L. Sullivan qabel jgħaddi għall lotta. Filwaqt Cutler kien estremament iebsa, Stanislaus Zbyszko kien lotta peress żgħożitu. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler

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Allen Battalji mace għat-Titolu Dinji

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Tom Allen twieled f'Birmingham, L-Ingilterra iżda ġġieled xi wħud mill-aktar ġlied famużi tiegħu fl-Amerika. Fil 1867, Allen mar tgħix St. Louis, l-akbar belt fil-punent tal-Mississippi. Allen qatt ma telaq u kien juża St. Louis bħala l-bażi tad-dar tiegħu biex jitħarreġ għall-prizefights. Allen iġġieled l-aktar fil-prizefights bare knuckle kif il-boxing Amerikan ma jkunx

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The One Opponent Gotch Could Not Beat

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Fuq Diċembru 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch lost a three week battle with uremic poisoning. Doctors attempted to keep his kidneys going through an operation in Chicago but it provided only temporary relief. Gotch intended to travel to Hot Springs, Arkansas to try and restore his health. The operation ended this hope. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able

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John L. Sullivan Arrestat

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Nhar it-Tlieta, Novembru 18, 1884, Iċ-Champion Dinji tal-Ġlieda tal-Premju tal-Piż Tqil Bare-Knuckle John L. Sullivan ġġieled kontra Al Greenfield f'Madison Square Garden fi New York City. Sullivan kellu bżonn jegħleb aktar milli sempliċement l-avversarju tiegħu f’dan il-bout. L-irġiel oriġinarjament qablu li jiġġieldu nhar it-Tnejn, Novembru 17, 1884, iżda l-awtoritajiet ta’ New York City heddew lill-irġiel b’arrest. The wrangling with

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Evan Lewis’ Ħakma

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This post was formally a podcast broadcast in 2015. F'dan episodju, I discuss what Evan “Il Strangler” Lewis’ hold would be called today. Main Content – When I first heard of the stranglehold or “hang hold” of Evan “The Strangler” Lewis, it sounded like a guillotine choke. Madankollu, several sources I checked described it as a rear naked choke. Lewis

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Kilrain Battalji Godfrey fil-Ġlieda Brutali

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Nhar il-Ġimgħa, Marzu 13, 1891, Jake Kilrain ġġieled kontra George Godfrey fil-California Athletic Club f’San Francisco, California. L-irġiel ġġieldu għal trofew u $5,000. L-irġiel daħlu fiċ-ċirku fi 9:52 p.m. William Muldoon, eks Champion Dinji tal-Lotta Heavyweight, issekonda lil Kilrain, li Muldoon ħarreġ għal din il-ġlieda. Muldoon ħarreġ lill-avversarju ta’ Kilrain, John L. Sullivan, għal tagħhom 1889

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Counter-Espionage (1942)

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Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, starring Warren Williams as Michael Lanyard, is one of my favorite “B” serje film. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. Counter-Espionage (1942) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to the scene

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Blackburn and Langford Go Distance

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Charles Henry “Jack” Blackburn achieved his greatest fame as the trainer of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis from 1934 li 1942. Louis is widely considered to be one of the top three to five heavyweights in professional boxing history and some consider him the best heavyweight fighter. “Jack” Blackburn żviluppa t-talenti taċ-champion żagħżugħ u għenuh

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