Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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En enero 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.

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Paul Pons, Hacedor de Estrellas Wrestling

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Paul Pons fue el campeón de lucha grecorromana de Francia en la década de 1890. Él ganó un torneo en el Folies-Bergère, antes de ganar un torneo en Rusia en 1898. Estas victorias le permitieron reclamar el Campeonato Mundial de Lucha Grecorromana.. Pons aprovechó esta notoriedad mediante la apertura de un gimnasio para los luchadores de tren y de los hombres fuertes. Pons’ La victoria fue particularmente notable debido a

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Appointment with Danger (1950)

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I’m continuing with watching some old Alan Ladd movies that I first saw thirty years ago on American Movie Classics (AMC), when they showed classic movies. I recently watched Appointment with Danger (1950), which was as entertaining as I remembered it. Paramount Pictures released Appointment with Danger (enlace de afiliado) in London in 1950 but didn’t release it in the United

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Lewis Solves Masked Marvel

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When the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament restarted in October 1915, a mysterious masked man sat at ringside demanding an entry into the tournament. Prior to the masked man’s arrival, the tournament had been lightly attended. The attraction of the masked man sitting at ringside attracted both fan and newspaper interest. Crowds started showing up for the matches. After

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Sherlock Holmes’ Caso más grande del (1932)

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En la segunda película superviviente de Sherlock Holmes. (enlace de afiliado) starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes, dos delincuentes han escapado de la cárcel. Ellos están tratando de vengarse de los hombres, quien traicionó uno de los criminales, Jonathan Smalls. Smalls dijo a dos de los guardias de la prisión en la que una gran fortuna se oculta. The wardens find the treasure, tener un

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George Baptiste Wins Detroit Tournament

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During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,

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