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. Dia akhirnya mengamankan

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Aberg Tempts Gotch

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Sebenarnya, 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. Turnamen Rachman akan dimulai Rabu

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

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Martin “Petani” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. However, 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 “Pencekik” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Di 1893, Luka bakar masih ada

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Jeffries KOs Corbett

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Pada tanggal 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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Pertandingan Greatest Stanislaus Zbyszko ini?

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No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Dia mulai gulat saat pertandingan pro masih sebuah kompetisi yang sebenarnya. Dia terus menjadi sukses setelah pertandingan berubah menjadi dikerjakan (prearranged) korek api. Sebenarnya, dia berpartisipasi dalam kontes menembak, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 dengan menggandakan promotornya.

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The Bat Whispers (1930)

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Pada November 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, The Bat (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. However, 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 Pengembalian ke Eropa

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Alex Aberg mengalahkan banyak musuh terkenal di tahun terbesar dari karir gulat profesional. Di 1915, Aberg berkompetisi baik di musim semi dan gugur versi dari New York International Wrestling Tournament. Bersaing secara eksklusif dalam gaya yang disukainya dari Yunani-Romawi gulat, Aberg mengalahkan Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko dan Ed “Pencekik” Lewis bersama dengan sejumlah pegulat harian.

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