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In the 1950s former Boxing Superstar and professional wrestler Primo Carnera came to germany.

17.09.1951 - Berlin
Primo Carnera drew Hans Schwarz Jr.

20.09.1951 - Berlin
Primo Carnera NC Kurt Zehe

18.09.1957 - Berlin
Primo Carnera def. Felix Miquet

19.09.1957 - Berlin
Primo Carnera def. Conrad "Conny" Fey

20.09.1957 - Berlin
Primo Carnera def. Richard Grupe

Grupe was a former boxer and turned to wrestling in the early 1950s.

Wrestling Debut of Primo Carnera:
Carnera ...

Carl Abs – Record

* 12.09.1851 in Groß Godems near Parchim, Germany
+ 18.02.1895 in Hamburg-Uhlenhorst

- greatest german wrestler of the 19th century
- german wrestling pioneer
- 1879: relocated to Hamburg (said to be a member of the first german athletic club founded on 30.11.1879 in Hamburg)
- 1880/81: first appearances in vaudeville and circus as force acrobat
- 1882: wrestling debut in Hamburg (greco-roman Style)
- trained by Jean Doublier in Paris ...

Probably not a song about Christmas, but sounds like a happy song, right?

According to Wikipedia, Meng awarded The Barbarian the WCW Hardcore Title on his last WCW match (before returning to the WWE via the Royal Rumble): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WC ... _Champions

For probably the third or fourth time in the last month, I'm already working on an article for PWInsider when something newsworthy happens that's directly related to the subject I'm writing about. This time, I'm midway through writing an article about controversies surrounding NWA World Title changes when Adam Pearce vacates the title following the end of his best of seven series with Colt Cabana. A week later, Kahagas is crowned the new champion in ...

Brad Armstrong has died at the age of 51. He was a southern star for many years, the son of the famed "Bullet" Bob Armstrong, and came to greater recognition through World Championship Wrestling in the late 1980s early 1990s.

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After the last match of the "7 Levels of Hate":

Watts family, WWE agree to terms on Mid-South library

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross, the voice of Mid-South Wrestling, discusses talent, territory

After several years of negotiations, The Miami Herald has learned that Ene Watts and the Watts family agreed on a deal for World Wrestling Entertainment to purchase about 1,200 hours of Mid-South Wrestling footage, including TV programming and shows during its heyday in the late 1970s and during the 1980s.

Ene Watts, ...

The lawsuit filed against the National Wrestling Alliance this past January has been settled, paving the way for changes in the organization.

The ownership and management of the NWA brand will be transferred from the Pro Wrestling Organization LLC managed by Bob Trobich (who pretty much saved the promotion from going into destruction back in 1989 when the last true member of meaning, Jim Crockett Promotions was bought out by TBS, creating World Championship Wrestling) ...

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i found some matches of wrestlers from America in the 1930s and 40s in England. First is former AWA World Champion Ed Don George, who wrestled in the late 1930s in Europe. According to this source from England he had only one match there in 1937 or 15.04.1938 against Leo Lefebvre. This is the result:

1937 or 15.04.1938 Blackfriars Ring, London
Ed Don George def. Leo Lefebvre

Whipper Billy Watson also wrestled in England ...