Πώς πέθανε ο Alex Aberg?

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Αποφάσισα να ξεκινήσω 2020 χρησιμοποιώντας δύο παραδείγματα από την επαγγελματική πάλη για να συζητήσετε γιατί θα αλλάζατε έναν ιστορικό λογαριασμό που γράψατε στο παρελθόν. Στη συγγραφή ιστορίας, περιορίζεστε από τις διαθέσιμες πηγές για το θέμα. Πρωτογενείς πηγές όπως τα ημερολόγια, Τα επίσημα αρχεία και οι αυτοβιογραφίες είναι πολύ πολύτιμα. Άλλες πηγές όπως οι εφημερίδες είναι επίσης καλές, αλλά

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Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

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Republic Pictures produced many quality movie serials in the 1930s and 1940s. One of their finer offerings was Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), a twelve chapter serial (affiliate link) based on the popular comic book super hero. Captain Marvel is known as Shazam today. Billy Batson, played by Frank Coghlan, Νεώτερος, accompanies the Malcolm Expedition to Siam. While searching an

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Lewis Takes Title Back from Munn

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Την ίδια μέρα ο Joe Stecher πάλεψε τον Stanislaus Zbyszko για την αναγνωρισμένη έκδοση του Παγκόσμιου Πρωταθλήματος Πάλης Βαρέων Βαρών στο St.. Louis, EdStrangler” Lewis challenged “Μεγάλος” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and

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Jake Kilrain Knocked Out in 21 Rounds

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Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on

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Spooks Run Wild (1941)

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Τον Οκτώβριο του 24, 1941, Monogram Pictures released Spooks Run Wild starring the East Side Kids and Bela Lugosi. At this point in his career, Bela Lugosi was relegated to “B” movies. He played in several films with the East Side Kids, which were all enjoyable if not exactly classic cinema. Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall and Bobby Jordan play the leaders

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Μήπως ο Lewis Νικήστε Μεθυσμένη Παλαιστής?

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Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at five feet, nine inches tall. Lewis weighed 170 λίρες, Λουδοβίκος’ mastery of submissions made him an equal or better of most wrestlers of his era. Jack Carkeek was a terrific wrestler but one match with Lewis almost caused him to retire. Λουδοβίκος’ reputation was strongly

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Zbyszko and Lewis Start Riot

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Τον Απρίλιο του 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko συνεδρίασε 22-year-old Ed “Strangler” Ο Lewis θα συναντηθούν στο πρώτο από τα πολλά παιχνίδια μεταξύ των δύο ανδρών. While they were supposed to be working the match, Lewis and Wladek Zbyszko struggled to work together. Στις αρχές του 1920, Lewis would drop his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship to Wladek’s older brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Σε

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Charley Olson Beats Russian

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Frank J. Quinn, a local St. Louis attorney, served as the manager for professional wrestlers George Baptise, Charley Olson and Fred Beell. Originally an admirer of George Baptiste, who was a legend in the St. Louis neighborhood around Cook and Vandeventer Avenues. Baptiste would employ Quinn as his manger and later attorney for his tent and awning company. During his

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British Intelligence (1940)

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Τον Ιανουάριο 29, 1940, First National Pictures, the Warner Brothers “B” film company, released the spy thriller British Intelligence (1940). The film is set in Britain during World War I. Released almost two years before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the film showed that Hollywood and probably most of the countries sympathies were with Britain and the Allies. While British

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Masked Marvel To The Rescue

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Samuel Rachmann promoted the International Wrestling Tournament in New York during 1915. Rachmann invited wrestlers from around the world to the tournament but his real intention was to establish European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alex Aberg as the successor to the retired Frank Gotch as World Champion. Το σχέδιο του Rachmann για την ίδρυση της Aberg πήγαινε όπως είχε προγραμματιστεί μετά την έναρξη του τουρνουά

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