Combat kev ua si Historian thiab Martial Artist
Films and television shows based on combat sports such as boxing, wrestling, or martial arts or starring combat sports athletes.
Rau lub yim hli ntuj 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, nws
Xov-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) in November 1941. One of the later Thin Man films (affiliate link), the film contains interesting vignettes for wrestling fans. Nick Charles, played by William Powell, is pulled into a state investigation of a local gambling ring. Two local wrestling promoters run the gambling ring, which is art imitating life if
Ed “Strangler” Lewis yog ib lub sab saum toj ob American kev wrestlers ntawm all-time. Thaum Lewis yog ib tug tseeb submission wrestler, Leej twg yuav tuav leej twg nyob hauv ib wrestling contest, Nws ua hauj lwm yuav luag exclusively nyob prearranged exhibition qhov yuam kev. Nyob rau hauv 1929, Nws muab ib feem ntawm ib match nrog kev football neeg uas ua ntawv muab wrestler, Gus Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg yog rau lub Providence Steam Roller,
I recently discovered a three minute clip on YouTube, which included two of Jim Londos’ matches from the 1930s. In the first match, Londos wrestles Abe Coleman. In the second match, Londos wrestles a mixed styles match with Oki Shikina, who was trained by Taro Miyake, the Judo black belt and professional wrestler. Londos was the biggest box office star
Nyob rau lub kaum ib hlis 18, 1938, Qub ntiaj teb wrestling tau zus ib Jim Londos wrestled tam sim no tau zus ib Bronko Nagurski, Tus poj qub football neeg uas ua ntawv rau lub Chicago Bears. Cov txiv neej wrestled hauv Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rau Nagurski version ntawm lub ntiaj teb wrestling championship. Koj yuav saib tau lub 14-feeb match hauv nws cov entirety rau YouTube. Thaum kuv saib ntais ntawv thawj zaug, ntau
Yug Norman Edward Wescoatt nyob Hawaii rau lub yim hli ntuj 2, 1911, "Rusty" Wescoatt ua si football rau lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Hawaii ua ntej yuav ua nws kev wrestling debut hauv Hawaii thaum lub sij hawm 1933. Wescoatt kuj yog ib tug ua luam dej tau zus ib. Wescoatt chiv ua xov xwm ntxiv rau nws ua luam dej dua nws wrestling thaum nws mus rau lub teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas hauv teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas hauv 1935. Hnub Xya, Tim
ze li ntawm 70 xyoo, Stanislaus Zbyszko ua nws zaj duab xis debut hmo ntuj thiab lub nroog (1950). Billed li Gregorious, Ib txijnkawm wrestler thiab leej txiv ntawm London wrestling promoter, Zbyszko tso tawm kom pom nws wrestling txawj ntse, Txawm tias thaum nws muaj hnub nyoog siab heev, Nyob rau hauv naam kos npe scene. Tus yeeb yam pib nrog ib tug txiv neej chasing Harry Fabian, Ib London hustler ib txwm saib
Joe Stecher capturing the world wrestling championship from Earl Caddock is the oldest professional wrestling film in existence. Tragically, promoters filmed the biggest matches of the 1910s and 1920s including the second Frank Gotch-Georg Hackenshmidt match, but they rotted in storage areas. Camera operators filmed Ed “Strangler” Lewis vs. Wayne “Big” Munn, Stecher vs. Stanislaus Zbyszko, and the reunification match
willard “Nqi qus” Longson yug hauv lub pas dej ntsev lub zos, Utah, nyob rau lub rau hli ntuj 8, 1906 Tab sis siv feem ntau ntawm nws lub neej laus hauv St. Louis, Missouri. Tom qab pib nws cov hauj lwm raws li ib tug wrestler wrestler hauv 1931, Longson nrhiav tau nws tus kheej ua hauj lwm rau Tom Packs hauv St. Louis. Nws yeej tsis tshuav li nws yuav nws lub tsev puag rau cov seem
Tshaj tawm hauv xov tuam txhab uas muag saib kev kawm thaum lub hnub thaum ntxov hauv TV. Besides cov tsos thiab ib txhia tshaj tawm hauv xov lag productions, cov kev ua si yog ib qhov ntawm lub cajmeem rau TV noj ntau. Lub Dumont TV Network yog ib lub powerhouse tes hauj lwm hauv pib ntawm lub hnub nyoog Golden ntawm TV. Ib yam ntawm lawv cov kev pab cuam nrov tshaj plaws yog wrestling thiab lub hnub qub