Europe

Henry Deglane (Munich Results 1925)

Henry Deglane (Munich Results 1925)

Munich - World Championship Tournament (16.05.-30.06.1925)
Management: Franz van der Born; IRV (Berlin)
- greco-roman style


Results of Deglane's Matches:

16.05.1925
Henry Deglane def. Paul Opitz

19.05.1925
Henry Deglane def. Servanne Christensen

22.05.1925
Henry Deglane drew Oskar Schneider

24.05.1925
Henry Deglane def. Franz Kochanski

26.05.1925
Oskar Schneider def. Henry Deglane

01.06.1925
Henry Deglane drew Josef Kunst

03.06.1925
Henry Deglane drew Thomas Bartkowiak

05.06.1925
Josef Kunst def. Henry Deglane

07.06.1925
Thomas Bartkowiak def. Henry Deglane

12.06.1925
Henry Deglane drew Hadji Weinura

17.06.1925
Hadji Weinura def. Henry Deglane

18.06.1925
Anton Gerigkoff def. ...

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Europe

Primo Carnera in Germany

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 made his debut as professional wrestler 1941 in Italy against Nino d'Arnoldi.

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Europe

Carl Abs - Record

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 (1886)
- trained with Wilhelm Osthoff in Hamburg
- managed by Carl Jänecke
- greatest matches with William Muldoon, Tom Cannon, ...

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Europe

Merry Christmas from CWA!

Probably not a song about Christmas, but sounds like a happy song, right?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-18YEqZY1DY

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World Championship Wrestling

WCW Hardcore Championship

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

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National Wrestling Association/Alliance

NWA title controversies over the years

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 underwhelming fashion at an NWA DAWG show as I'm putting the finishing touches on the article. I'm actually kind ...

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Pro-Wrestling History: General

RIP - Brad Armstrong (1961 - 2012)

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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National Wrestling Association/Alliance

World Heavyweight Title is vacant...again

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c-SxzA3dCI

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Other Regional Territories: pre-1990s

Mid-South/UWF library to WWE

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 ex-wife of WWE Hall of Famer Cowboy Bill Watts, owned the footage as part of a divorce settlement.

Mid-South Wrestling ...

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National Wrestling Association/Alliance

NWA under new management

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) to a new LLC believed to be headed by R. Bruce Tharpe, Chris Ronquillo and Fred Rubenstein. Trobich is now out ...

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Statistics : 1 Post || 881 Views