Matsuda Wins First Match

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Sorakichi Matsuda originally trained in sumo wrestling. When Matsuda decided to become a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, he was forced to travel to the United States. Professional wrestling would not become popular in Japan until the middle of the Twentieth Century. Upon arriving in the United States in 1883, it took Matsuda a few months to secure a match. Il a finalement obtenu

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Choc, Vol. 2

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Avec Choque, Vol. 2 (Lien d'affiliation Amazon), Roberto Pedreira reprend l'histoire du Jiu-Jitsu brésilien dans ce qu'il considère comme son apogée au Brésil, 1950 – 1960. Outre Carlos et Helio Gracie, plusieurs autres académies, comme celui d'Oswaldo Fadda, prospéraient également. Le judo gagnait en popularité mais n'avait pas vaincu le jiu-jitsu en popularité.. Les matchs de Vale Tudo étaient au top

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Aberg Tempts Gotch

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Actually, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. Le tournoi de Rachman devait débuter mercredi

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

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Hirondelle “Agriculteur” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Cependant, Burns a été un grand lutteur dans son propre droit. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “L'étrangleur” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Dans 1893, Burns était toujours

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Jeffries KOs Corbett

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Sur mai 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett

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Stanislaus Zbyszko’s Greatest Match?

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No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. He began wrestling when the pro game was still an actual competition. He continued to be successful after the game changed to worked (prearranged) matches. En fait, Il a participé à un concours de tournage, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 en croisant à nouveau ses promoteurs.

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Les Murmures Bat (1930)

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Sur Novembre 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, La chauve-souris (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Cependant, West is able to experiment with film techniques like tracking shots, still a novelty in early sound cinema. Editing still dominated as the continuity and story moving technique.

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Alex Aberg revient en Europe

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Alex Aberg a vaincu de nombreux ennemis notables au cours de la plus grande année de sa carrière de lutte professionnelle. Dans 1915, Aberg a participé aux versions de printemps et d'automne du tournoi de lutte international de New York. Concourir exclusivement dans son style préféré de lutte gréco-romaine, Aberg a vaincu le Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko et Ed “Strangler” Lewis avec un certain nombre de lutteurs compagnon.

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