Burns Denies Association med Stecher

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I början 1916, Martin “Farmer” Burns, som tränade och ledde Frank Gotch till världsmästerskapet i tungvikt, började förneka att han utvecklat den nuvarande amerikanska tungviktsmästaren Joe Stecher. Påståendet verkade konstigt eftersom Burns hade arbetat med Stecher i flera år. Burns hjälpte till att förbereda Stecher för hans mästerskapsmatch med Charlie Cutler in 1915. På ett sätt, vad Burns

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House of Frankenstein (1944)

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På December 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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På Januari 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 ett tema som samhället har brottats med sedan början av

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Pesek Palm Strikes Rickard från Wrestling

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I slutet av 1910-talet, professionella brottningspromotorer bokade brottare i arbetade eller förarrangerade brottningsmatcher. Occasionally, vanligtvis som ett resultat av ett dubbelkors, fans skulle se en verklig tävling eller “shoot” match mellan brottarna. En av dessa matcher inträffade sent 1921 och uppstod ur en fejd mellan Tex Rickard, främst en boxningspromotor, och Jack

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Belief No Longer Suspended

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På December 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 sista

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