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. Azkenean ziurtatu zuen

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Aberg Tempts Gotch

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Benetan, 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. Rachmanen txapelketa asteazkenean hasiko zen

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

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Martin “Baserritarrak” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Hala ere, 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 “Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Urtean 1893, Burns geldi zegoen

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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. Izan ere, 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 “Batek” film. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. After they

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