Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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Tammikuussa 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 Santel 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, Valmistaja Wrestling Stars

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Paul Pons oli kreikkalais-roomalaisen painin mestari Ranskan vuonna 1890. Hän voitti turnauksen Folies-Bergeres ennen kuin voitti turnauksen Venäjällä 1898. These victories allowed him to claim the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Pons aktivoitu tätä mainetta avaamalla kuntosali juna painijoita ja vahvoja miehiä. Pons’ victory was particularly remarkable because of

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Pretty Boy Floyd St.. Louis Robbery

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Sisään 1934, Charles Arthur “pretty Boy” Floyd päättyi hänen rikollisen uran East Liverpool, Ohio maissi alalla jälkeen ampua ulos FBI ja paikallinen lainvalvontaviranomaiset. Kuitenkin, joulukuussa 1925, Hän oli vanki numero 29078 klo Missouri Penitentiary. 21-vuotias Floyd oli juuri tuomittu Kroeger Grocery and Baking Companyn pääkonttorin ryöstöstä.

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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 julkaisi Appointment with Dangerin (affiliate link) in London in 1950 mutta ei julkaissut sitä Yhdysvalloissa

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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. Jälkeen

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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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Baptiste and Wasem Handle Parker

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Loppuvuodesta 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “Viljelijä” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Kuitenkin, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Ludvig, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Mennessä 1902, George

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