Pesek Palm Strikes Rickard from Wrestling

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By the end of the 1910s, professional wrestling promoters booked wrestlers in worked or pre-arranged wrestling matches. Occasionally, usually as a result of a double cross, fans would see an actual contest or “shoot” match between the wrestlers. One of these matches occurred in late 1921 and arose from a feud between Tex Rickard, primarily a boxing promoter, and Jack

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Belief No Longer Suspended

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Den 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, in Gotch’s last

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Rudy Robert tager første titel

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Bob “Rudy Robert” Fitzsimmons var en engelsk bokser, der vandt den ubestridte mellemvægt, verdensmesterskaber i sværvægt og let sværvægt, ved begyndelsen af ​​det 20. århundrede. Forveksles ofte med en australier, fordi han startede sin boksekarriere der, Fitzsimmons rejste til USA i 1890 at kæmpe for mellemvægtsmesterskabet. Fitzsimmons stod lige under 6 fod høj men

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Dr Mabuse, Gambleren (1922)

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Fritz Lang made one of his early crime films in 1922. He directed Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922), which ran approximately four hours and thirty minutes. It tells the story of Dr. Mabuse, a professor of psychoanalysis. He is also the leader of a criminal ring in the mold of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. In his multiple

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Belgisk Bloodies tysk Wrestler næse

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Den maj 21, 1915, International Wrestling turnering begyndte i New York. Samuel Rachman fremmet begivenheden som en måde at fremvise europæisk græsk-romersk brydning Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman troede Åberg var den naturlige efterfølger til World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, der blev pensioneret i 1913. På den første dag af turneringen, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up

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