Burns Denies Association med Stecher

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In early 1916, Martin “Farmer” Burns, som trente og ledet Frank Gotch til World Heavyweight Championship, begynte å benekte at han utviklet den nåværende amerikanske tungvektsmesteren Joe Stecher. Påstanden virket rar fordi Burns hadde jobbet med Stecher i flere år. Burns hjalp til med å forberede Stecher til mesterskapskampen hans med Charlie Cutler inn 1915. På en måte, hva brenner

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House of Frankenstein (1944)

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Desember 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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Metropolis (1927)

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Januar 10, 1927, Universum Film (UFA) released Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927). The German film company produced a science fiction class, which still holds up today. On the Internet Movie Database website (IMDB), users rate it 8.3 out of 10 stars. It is #104 on the Top 250. I et tema samfunnet har kjempet med siden begynnelsen av

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Pesek Palm Strikes Rickard fra Wrestling

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På slutten av 1910-tallet, profesjonelle brytere booket brytere i arbeidede eller forhåndsarrangerte brytekamper. Occasionally, vanligvis som et resultat av et dobbeltkryss, fans ville se en faktisk konkurranse eller “shoot” kamp mellom bryterne. En av disse kampene skjedde sent 1921 og oppsto fra en feide mellom Tex Rickard, først og fremst en boksepromoter, og Jack

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Belief No Longer Suspended

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Desember 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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After the Thin Man (1936)

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released After The Thin Man (1936), the sequel to the popular Thin Man (1934), on Christmas Day 1936. The film is one of 14 films William Powell and Myrna Loy made together. Powell and Loy play Dashiell Hammet’s characters Nick and Nora Charles respectively. Nick Charles formerly worked as a private detective before marrying the wealthy heiress Nora.

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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 Gotchs siste

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