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Ar Aibreán 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Ar Deireadh Fómhair 20, 1916, Ad Santel, "huicéir" nó wrestler aighneachta oilte, met Taro
Cé hé an wrestler gairmiúil dlisteanach is mó a wrestle sna Stáit Aontaithe? Conas a dhéanann
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. Dhaingnigh sé ar deireadh
On February 23, 1946, my great uncle Francis Mosblech married Rosemary Kalt at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The 23-year old Francis had recently returned from service in the U.S. Army during World War II. Aunt Rosemary was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kalt. Father Clarence Winkler officiated the ceremony. The March 3, 1946 eagrán de
With Choque, Vol. 2 (Nasc cleamhnaithe Amazon), Roberto Pedreira picks up the story of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in what he considers its heyday in Brazil, 1950 – 1960. Besides Carlos and Helio Gracie, several other academies, such as Oswaldo Fadda’s, were also thriving. Judo was gaining in popularity but had not overcome Jiu-Jitsu in popularity. Vale Tudo matches were at the height
I ndáiríre, 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. Bhí comórtas Rachman le tosú Dé Céadaoin
Martin “Feirmeoir” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Mar sin féin, Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “An Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. In 1893, Bhí Burns fós
On May 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
No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Thosaigh sé wrestling nuair a bhí an cluiche pro fós comórtas iarbhír. Lean sé a bheith rathúil tar éis d'athraigh an cluiche a oibríodh (prearranged) matches. Go deimhin, ghlac sé páirt i gcomórtas shoot, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 ag trasnú dúbailte a tionscnóirí.
When William Rudolph broke out of the St. Louis Jail on Independence Day 1903, the newspapers called it an act of unprecedented daring. Mar sin féin, twenty-two years earlier, Frank Fone and John D. Shea broke out of the St. Louis Jail the same way. Fone and Shea were local criminals, who frequented the Downtown area. Shea was violent, while Fone was
Ar Samhain 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, An Ialtóg (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Mar sin féin, 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.
Chaill Alex Abergánaigh go leor naimhde suntasacha sa bhliain ba mhó dá shaol gairmiúil wrestling. In 1915, Bhí Aberberg san iomaíocht i leaganacha an Earraigh agus an Fhomhair de Chomórtas Cogaidh Idirnáisiúnta Nua-Eabhrac. Iomaíocht go heisiach ina rogha stíl wrestling Greco-Rómhánach, Bhuaigh Aberberg an Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko agus Ed “Strangler” Lewis in éineacht le roinnt wrestlers turasóirí.