Aberg Tempts Gotch

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Aktyèlman, 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 “Kiltivatè” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Sepandan, Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Strangler a” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Nan 1893, Burns was still

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Pi gwo Koresponn ak Stanislaus Zbyszko a?

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No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Li te kòmanse lit lè jwèt la pro te toujou yon konpetisyon aktyèl. Li te kontinye yo dwe reyisi apwè jwèt la chanje nan travay (prearranged) alimèt. An reyalite, 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 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 “Yon” fim. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. After they

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Alex Aberg retounen nan Ewòp

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Alex Aberg te bat anpil lènmi remakab nan pi gwo ane nan karyè pwofesyonèl lit li. Nan 1915, Aberg te fè konpetisyon nan tou de vèsyon Prentan ak Otòn nan New York International Wrestling Tournament. Konpetisyon sèlman nan style li pi pito nan lit Greko-Women, Aberg te bat Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko ak Ed “Strangler” Lewis ansanm ak yon kantite luteur compagnon.

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House of Fear (1945)

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Sou Mas 16, 1945, Universal Pictures released The House of Fear (1945), the eighth of twelve Sherlock Holmes films produced by the studio. Basil Rathbone returned as Holmes for the tenth time. Rathbone played Sherlock Holmes twice for Twentieth Century – Fox before Universal started producing the series. Despite its late entry into the series, the film (lyen afilye) stands

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