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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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

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Ce film (affiliate link) était le premier film de Sherlock Holmes avec Basil Rathbone dans le rôle de Holmes. Sidney Lanfield dirigé Le Chien des Baskerville (1939) pour Twentieth-Century Fox. Nigel Bruce co-stars comme Dr. John Watson. Rathbone et Bruce joueraient Holmes et Watson dans treize films suivants, un de plus pour Twentieth-Century Fox et douze pour Universal Pictures. Ce film est un

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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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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, 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 revient dans le rôle de Holmes dans le onzième des quatorze tours en tant que détective anglais. 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. Après ils

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