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. Ele finalmente conseguiu

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Choque, Vol.. 2

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Com chocolate, Vol.. 2 (Link de afiliado da Amazon), Roberto Pedreira retoma a história do Jiu-Jitsu brasileiro naquele que considera seu apogeu no Brasil, 1950 – 1960. Além de Carlos e Hélio Gracie, várias outras academias, como o de Oswaldo Fadda, também estavam prosperando. O Judô estava ganhando popularidade, mas não havia superado o Jiu-Jitsu em popularidade. Partidas de Vale Tudo estiveram no auge

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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

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Este filme (link de afiliado) was the first Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes. Sidney Lanfield dirigiu The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) para a Twentieth-Century Fox. Nigel Bruce co-estrela como o Dr.. John Watson. Rathbone e Bruce jogaria Holmes e Watson em treze filmes posteriores, mais um para a Twentieth-Century Fox e doze para a Universal Pictures. This film is a

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Aberg Tempts Gotch

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Na realidade, 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. Rachman’s tournament was to start Wednesday

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

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Martin “Agricultor” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. However, Burns, foi um grande lutador em seu próprio direito. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “O Estrangulador” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Em 1893, Burns ainda estava

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A grande jogo de Stanislaus Zbyszko?

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No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Ele começou a lutar quando o jogo ainda estava pro uma concorrência efectiva. Ele continuou a ser bem sucedido após o jogo mudou para trabalhadas (prearranged) fósforos. Na verdade, ele participou de um concurso de tiro, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 traindo seus promotores.

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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” filme. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. After they

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