Lewis “Triumfer” i Fake Match

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The April 12, 1887 utgave av St. Paul Daily Globe carried a story about the bout between feared professional wrestlers, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Lille Demon” Joe Acton. Other wrestlers feared Lewis’ ability as a submission expert particularly his abilities with the stranglehold. Joe Acton, while undersized at 150 pounds, was a ferocious wrestler. The bout should have been

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Terrible Turk’s Horrible Foul of Roeber

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Ernest Roeber was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. William Muldoon, the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion from 1880 til 1889, wanted Roeber to take over from him as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. However, the world title would continue to be disputed until George Hackenschmidt won several Greco-Roman Tournaments in Europe during 1901. Yusuf Ismail, the Terrible Turk, ble ansett som en av de

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Demonstrating Ju-Jitsu

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Yukio Tani arrived in England at the turn of the 20th Century. Tani spread ju-jitsu by taking part in challenge matches against professional wrestlers. As part of these challenge matches, Tani demonstrated ju-jitsu. Through the success of these challenges and demonstrations, Tani saw many students sign up to train with him. One of Tani’s best English students used the stage

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Zbyszko Knocks Out Greek Wrestler

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Juni 2, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament in New York City entered its second week of competition. Some of the tournaments big names were wrestling on this night. Alex Aberg, George Lurich and Wladek Zbyszko would all compete. It was Zbyszko who made the biggest impression. The first match involved two lesser talents, Pierre Le Colosse and Wilhelm Berner.

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Wladek Zbyszko Beats Strangler for Title

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På Mars 22, 1919, Og “Strangler” Lewis møtte Wladek Zbyszko for den ledige Verden tungvekt Wrestling Championship. I en overraskelse seier, Zbyszko beseiret Lewis å kreve tittelen. Dessverre for Wladek Zbyszko, han ville bare ta en kopp kaffe med beltet. En måned eller to senere, Zbyszko mistet tittelen til Joe Stetcher. This match was most likely

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Shikat overrasker O'Mahony og promotører

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Jeg skriver dette innlegget for å rette opp et tidligere innlegg jeg skrev om dobbeltkryss i profesjonell bryting. Jeg trodde opprinnelig dobbeltkryss tok slutt etter at Stanislaus Zybszko dobbeltkrysset Gold Dust Trio. Zbyszko, etter å ha gått med på å tape for Munn, beseiret ham i det som ble en legitim konkurranse for verdensmesterskapet i tungvekt. Og “Strangler” Lewis, som droppet

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Midnight Manhunt (1945)

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Midnight Manhunt (1945) ligger i et voksmuseum, der en tyv har dødd etter å ha blitt skutt i sin leilighet. Making his way to the wax museum, the man was the subject of a police manhunt for stolen diamonds. Two reporters are vying for the story and trying to solve the case before the police do. A secret agent played

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Zbyszko Beats Aberg for Title

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On February 26. 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko beat Alex Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in Boston, Massachusetts. Zbyszko came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for Frank Gotch’s World Catch-as-Catch Can Championship. Wrestling insiders considered Gotch’s title the World Championship. Zbyszko could not beat Gotch in 1910. Before they had a rematch, Frank Gotch retired in

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M (1931)

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Mai 11, 1931, Fritz Langs klassiske film M (affiliate link) ble utgitt i Berlin, Tyskland. Foruten å være på de fleste lister for toppen 100 filmer av all tid, Fritz Lang mente hans fineste film var M (1931). Filmen er historien om en serie av barne mord som er forekommende i Berlin. The police are determined to catch the killer

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Aberg Beats Other Zbyszko for Title

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Oktober 25, 1915, Aleksander “Alex” Aberg won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Wladek Zbyszko, the brother of Aberg’s former foe. I 1914, Stanislaus Zbyszko defeated Aberg for the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Stanislaus Zbyszko returned to Europe. It is doubtful Wladek Zbyszko could make a claim to his brother’s championship. Promoter Sam Rachmann probably created this

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