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. Endlich hat er es geschafft

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Schock, Vol. 2

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Mit Choque, Vol. 2 (Amazon-Affiliate-Link), Roberto Pedreira greift die Geschichte des brasilianischen Jiu-Jitsu auf, dessen Blütezeit er in Brasilien erlebt, 1950 – 1960. Neben Carlos und Helio Gracie, mehrere andere Akademien, wie Oswaldo Faddas, florierten auch. Judo erfreute sich immer größerer Beliebtheit, konnte Jiu-Jitsu jedoch nicht an Beliebtheit übertreffen. Die Spiele von Vale Tudo waren auf dem Höhepunkt

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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

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Dieser Film (affiliate link) war der erste Sherlock-Holmes-Film mit Basil Rathbone als Holmes. Sidney Lanfield directed The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) for Twentieth-Century Fox. Nigel Bruce co-stars as Dr. John Watson. Rathbone and Bruce would play Holmes and Watson in thirteen subsequent films, one more for Twentieth-Century Fox and twelve for Universal Pictures. Dieser Film ist ein

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Aberg Tempts Gotch

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Tatsächlich, 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. Rachmans Turnier sollte am Mittwoch beginnen

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

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Martin “Bauer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Jedoch, 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 “Der Würger” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. In 1893, Burns war still

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Greatest Spiel Stanislaus Zbyszko?

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No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Er begann Wrestling, wenn die Pro Spiel war immer noch ein tatsächlicher Wettbewerb. Er fuhr fort, erfolgreich zu sein, nachdem das Spiel verändert, um bearbeitet (prearranged) Streichhölzer. Tatsächlich, he participated in a shoot contest, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 by double-crossing his promotoers.

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The Woman in Green (1945)

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The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone returns as Holmes in the eleventh of fourteen turns as the English sleuth. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” Film. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. After they

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