Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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Në janar 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, Maker i Stars Wrestling

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Paul Pons ishte kampion mundje greko-romake i Francës në vitet 1890. Ai fitoi një turne në Folies-Bergeres para se të fituar një turne në Rusi në 1898. Këto fitore e lejuan atë të pretendonte Kampionatin Botëror të Mundjes Greko-Romake. Pons kapitalizuar mbi këtë famë duke hapur një palestër për mundësit e trenit dhe burrave të fortë. Pons’ fitorja ishte veçanërisht e jashtëzakonshme për shkak të

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Pretty Boy Floyd's St. Grabitja e Louis

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Në 1934, Charles Arthur “Djalë i bukur” Floyd e përfundoi karrierën e tij kriminale në një Liverpool Lindor, Fusha e misrit në Ohio pas një përplasjeje me agjentët e FBI-së dhe oficerët lokalë të zbatimit të ligjit. Megjithatë, në dhjetor 1925, ai ishte numri i të burgosurve 29078 në burgun e Misurit. 21-vjeçari Floyd sapo ishte dënuar për grabitjen e zyrës kryesore të Kroeger Grocery and Baking Company.

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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 (lidhje Filialin) 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. Pas

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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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