Pesek Palm Streiciau Rickard o Reslo

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Erbyn diwedd y 1910au, bu hyrwyddwyr reslo proffesiynol yn bwcio reslwyr mewn gemau reslo a weithiwyd neu a drefnwyd ymlaen llaw. Occasionally, fel arfer o ganlyniad i groes dwbl, byddai cefnogwyr yn gweld cystadleuaeth go iawn neu “shoot” cyfatebiaeth rhwng y reslwyr. Digwyddodd un o'r gemau hyn yn hwyr 1921 a chododd o ymryson rhwng Tex Rickard, hyrwyddwr bocsio yn bennaf, a Jac

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Belief No Longer Suspended

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Ar Ragfyr 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, in Gotch’s last

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Mae Attell yn Amddiffyn yn Erbyn Reagan

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Yn ystod ei rediad cyntaf fel Pencampwr Bocsio Pwysau Pwysau'r Byd, Roedd Abe Attell wedi'i leoli allan o St.. Louis, Missouri. Ar wahân i gael ei wersyll yn St.. Louis, Amddiffynnodd Attell ei deitl sawl gwaith yn St.. Louis’ Clwb Athletau West End. At the time, St. Louis oedd y ddinas fwyaf i'r gorllewin o Afon Mississippi yn yr Unol Daleithiau. Ganwyd Abraham Washington Attell

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Rudy Robert yn Cipio'r Teitl Cyntaf

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Bob “Rudy Robert” Paffiwr o Loegr oedd Fitzsimmons, a enillodd y pwysau canol diamheuol, pencampwriaethau byd pwysau trwm a phwysau ysgafn, ar droad yr 20fed Ganrif. Yn aml yn cael ei gamgymryd am Awstraliad oherwydd iddo ddechrau ei yrfa focsio yno, Teithiodd Fitzsimmons i'r Unol Daleithiau yn 1890 ymgyrchu am y bencampwriaeth pwysau canol. Safai Fitzsimmons ychydig yn is 6 feet tall but

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Gwlad Belg Bloodies Trwyn Wrestler Almaen

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Ar Fai 21, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament began in New York. Samuel Rachman promoted the event as a way to showcase European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman believed Aberg was the natural successor to World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, who retired in 1913. On the first day of the tournament, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up

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