who was the wrestler in escape from new york
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Ox Baker Douglas A. Baker Sr. (April 19, 1934 – October 20, 2014) was an American professional wrestler and actor, better known professionally as Ox Baker. He was famous for his Machiavellian eyebrows and finishing move, the Heart Punch, sometimes called the "Hurt Punch", after Baker's famous catchphrase "I love to hurt people!". He appeared in several movies including "Blood Circus" and "Escape from New York". Baker, the oldest of five siblings, began as an amateur high school wrestler, boxer and football player in his adopted hometown of Waterloo, Iowa before getting thrown out of school. He also played football
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Ox Baker Douglas A. Baker Sr. (April 19, 1934 – October 20, 2014) was an American professional wrestler and actor, better known professionally as Ox Baker. He was famous for his Machiavellian eyebrows and finishing move, the Heart Punch, sometimes called the "Hurt Punch", after Baker's famous catchphrase "I love to hurt people!". He appeared in several movies including "Blood Circus" and "Escape from New York". Baker, the oldest of five siblings, began as an amateur high school wrestler, boxer and football player in his adopted hometown of Waterloo, Iowa before getting thrown out of school. He also played football
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like professional wrestler Hulk Hogan). Their relationship nearly was destroyed when the trial occurred, when it was revealed that Kimmy had the opportunity to escape alongside the others when Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne allowed them to leave. However, after Kimmy proved that Wayne did in fact kidnap the women through video evidence, Cyndee and Kimmy's relationship was restored. Upon arriving in New York, Kimmy met Titus Andromedon, a flamboyant, gay actor originally from Mississippi. The two became best friends after Kimmy moved into Titus' apartment in the pilot episode. Kimmy was also friends with their landlady Lillian Kaushtapper, who
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end of the film. BOOM! released a crossover comics miniseries between Snake and Jack Burton titled "Big Trouble in Little China / Escape from New York" in October 2016. An "Escape from New York" board game was released in 1981 by TSR, Inc. In 2003, Carpenter was planning an anime spin-off of "Escape from New York", with "Outlaw Star"s Mitsuru Hongo slated to direct. Nothing came of those plans. A sequel, "Escape from L.A.", was released in 1996, with Carpenter returning along with Russell, now also acting as producer and co-writer. Escape from New York Escape from New York is
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Jeff Prescott Jeff Prescott (born 1969, Olean, New York) is an American amateur wrestler, who won two NCAA division 1 championships at Penn State University and was the first Penn State Most Outstanding Wrestler (MOW) of the NCAA tournament. He currently runs his own training center in Limestone, New York, and serves as a coach and mentor to youth and high school wrestlers in the Western New York and North East Pennsylvania areas. Prescott was a three time New York State Champion while wrestling for Olean High School in south-western New York. He was also an MOW for the NYSPHSAA
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Fame Inductee (2007) Jeff Prescott Jeff Prescott (born 1969, Olean, New York) is an American amateur wrestler, who won two NCAA division 1 championships at Penn State University and was the first Penn State Most Outstanding Wrestler (MOW) of the NCAA tournament. He currently runs his own training center in Limestone, New York, and serves as a coach and mentor to youth and high school wrestlers in the Western New York and North East Pennsylvania areas. Prescott was a three time New York State Champion while wrestling for Olean High School in south-western New York. He was also an MOW
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is adjust for the pin. With enough strength, fitness, and practice, a well-conditioned and keen wrestler executing the cradle can secure a pin. If the wrestler who cradles his opponent cannot get the pin, there is also the opportunity to gain two or three near fall (or back) points in collegiate wrestling. Given enough foresight and experience, a cradled wrestler can still exert much of his strength and energy to escape from the hold. This leaves later opportunities open for the cradler to gain an escape or even a reversal over his worn-out opponent. Wrestlers with long arms often have
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win the Championship Wrestling USA Television Championship a record fourth time. Sawyer's reign was brief, however, as he quickly lost the belt back to Wayne the following week. On April 13, 1997, Sawyer took part in a 10-man steel cage match for the Championship Wrestling USA Heavyweight Championship. The title was thrown into the ring and the wrestler who managed to escape the cage with the belt would be declared the new champion. Sawyer was the only wrestler to climb to the top of the cage with the championship but threw it down to Matt Borne who was waiting outside.
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in heavyweight category. First name spelled Bernhoff by FILA and in an article by "The New York Times" from January 16, 1918. By the time of the article he was referred to as "a Norwegian light-heavyweight wrestler". Hansen died in New York City. In 2012 Norwegian historians found documentation showing that Hansen was registered as an "alien" (foreigner) as late as 1925, and questioning whether he ever received American citizenship. The historians thus petitioned to have Hansen's gold registered as Norwegian. Bernhoff Hansen Bernhoff Otelius Hansen (August 17, 1877 – December 22, 1950) was a Norwegian wrestler who competed in
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Kristie Marano Kristie Davis (née Stenglein, later Marano) (born January 24, 1979) is an Olympic wrestler from Albany, New York. She has won nine medals at the Women's World Championships in wrestling, two of which were gold. In 2004, Davis (who was competing as Kristie Marano at the time) received the James M. Cooke Memorial Award as the New York Athletic Club's (NYAC) Athlete of the Year. She is the third woman in NYAC history to receive this award. In 2002, she was awarded Women's Wrestler of the Year by USA Wrestling. Kristie married Link Davis, the head coach of
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Homicide and the Rottweilers began a feud with Jay Lethal. On May 7 at "Manhattan Mayhem", Homicide and Low Ki teamed together to defeat Lethal and Samoa Joe. Lethal was stretchered from the arena wearing a neck brace, apparently badly injured. With Lethal injured, Homicide turned his attentions to James Gibson, whom he defeated on June 12 at "The Future Is Now". After the match, The Rottweilers continued to attack Gibson until Lethal made his return and saved Gibson. This led to a match between Lethal and Homicide on July 9 at "Escape from New York", which Homicide won. On
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sun would be coming up. I'd wake up around 5 or 6 pm, depending on whether or not we had dailies, and by the time I got going, the sun would be setting. So for about two and a half months I never saw daylight, which was really strange." The gladiatorial fight to the death scene between Snake and Slag (played by professional wrestler Ox Baker) was filmed in the Grand Hall at St. Louis Union Station. Russell has stated, "That day was a nightmare. All I did was swing a [spiked] bat at that guy and get swung at
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Jimmy Kennedy (wrestler) Jimmy Kennedy (born July 7, 1988) of Fox lake, Illinois is an American wrestler for New York Athletic Club who represented the United States at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships. Kennedy attended Grant Community High School in Fox Lake, Illinois from 2002–2006. Kennedy was a four time placewinner in the Illinois state tournament, winning state titles in 2004 and 2006, and finishing top 3 every year. Kennedy finished his high school career with a 187–3 record (98.4% winning percentage), and won the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award in 2006 as the best high school wrestler in
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Wide Shut" apothecary get-up". Escape from New York was broadcast on June 10, 2014. It was watched by 2.72 million viewers, scoring a 1.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Escape from New York (Pretty Little Liars) "Escape from New York" is the first episode and the premiere of the fifth season of the American mystery drama television series "Pretty Little Liars" and the 96th episode of the series overall. The episode was written by showrunner I. Marlene King and directed by Norman Buckley, it aired on June 10, 2014 on ABC Family and was watched by 2.72 viewers. The episode
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Kevin Matthews (wrestler) Kevin Matthew McDonald (born February 10, 1983) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name KM. As a native of New York, Matthews wrestled in many promotions around New York City and New Jersey early in his career. In 2004 he wrestled for World Xtreme Wrestling in Pennsylvania teaming up with Greg Matthews. He was managed by Krissy Vaine. He also wrestled in Women Superstars Uncensored from 2006-2010. On December 12, 2009 Matthews lost to Tito Santana at NWS/WSU The Awesome Challenge in Flemington, New Jersey. On June 14, 2005, Matthews
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writing: ""Lockout" floats like space junk in the final frontier." James Rocchi of "BoxOffice" magazine called the film: "A sleek, slick and shameless rip-off of John Carpenter's Snake Plissken films "Escape from New York" and "Escape from L.A."" "Lockout" was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on 17 July 2012. In 2015 director John Carpenter successfully sued the film's makers in the "Tribunal de grande instance de Paris" alleging "Lockout" plagiarized his films "Escape from New York" and "Escape from L.A.". The court awarded him damages of €20,000, "Escape from New York" screenwriter Nick Castle got €10,000, and €50,000 was
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find his crazy son who lives somewhere in the prison. The novel fleshes out the world that these characters exist in, at times presenting a future even bleaker than the one depicted in the film. The book explains that the West Coast is a no-man's land, and the country's population is gradually being driven crazy by nerve gas as a result of World War III. Marvel Comics released the one-shot "The Adventures of Snake Plissken" in January 1997. The story takes place sometime between "Escape from New York" and before his famous Cleveland escape mentioned in "Escape from L.A." Snake
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the 2014 World Wrestling Championships, finishing 1–1 and in 10th place in the 61 kg weight class Jimmy Kennedy (wrestler) Jimmy Kennedy (born July 7, 1988) of Fox lake, Illinois is an American wrestler for New York Athletic Club who represented the United States at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships. Kennedy attended Grant Community High School in Fox Lake, Illinois from 2002–2006. Kennedy was a four time placewinner in the Illinois state tournament, winning state titles in 2004 and 2006, and finishing top 3 every year. Kennedy finished his high school career with a 187–3 record (98.4% winning percentage), and
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for Jewish Research in Manhattan, New York. He is regarded as one of the first "giants" of professional wrestling, paving the way for similar attractions like Giant Haystacks and Man Mountain Mike. Blimp Levy Martin Levy (c 1903 – November 8, 1961), better known by his ring name Blimp Levy or simply The Blimp, was an American professional wrestler who was a major attraction on the wrestling circuit in the 1930s and 40s. Regarded as the largest wrestler of his time, the "Boston Globe" stated, "there’s no one challenging his claim to being the world’s biggest", while the "New York
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many bloody wrestling matches with wrestler Mike DiBlanco. In 1979, after wrestling with Vega Promotions, Tex also wrestled with some World Wrestling Federation (WWF) wrestlers including Sammy Rivera and S. D. Jones. Texas Tank Bernard Texas Tank Bernard was an American professional wrestler from Texas. He wrestled in the South during the 1970s. Tex decided to go to wrestle in New York about 1978, including a wrestling promotion out of New York City, New York called Vega International Wrestling Promotions, promoted by Osvaldo Vega. Tex had always been big, even when he was a child. He weighed 501 pounds in
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Troy Nickerson Troy Nickerson is a collegiate national champion wrestler from New York. Nickerson attended Chenango Forks High School in Binghamton, New York. At Chenango Forks, Nickerson became the first five-time High School state champion (Div IV) of New York and amassed a record of 217-6 while winning several junior national championships. He was so dominant as a schoolboy that Intermat named him the ninth best high school wrestler for the entire 20-year period ending in 2005. At the Fargo tournament, the most prestigious schoolboy wrestling event in the U.S., he captured five titles in six tries. After graduating from
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Escape from Hell! Escape from Hell! is a speculative fiction novella by Hal Duncan, strongly inspired by the movies "Jacob's Ladder" and "Escape from New York" but also by the works of William Blake and John Milton. It was first published in the United States by MonkeyBrain Books in 2008. The prologue of the book introduces the reader to four characters, who in it meet their death in different ways. Eli (a clear reference to the biblical prophet of the same name) is a beggar sometimes defined a hobo, who commits suicide; Seven (probably referring to the seven deadly sins
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Escape from New York Escape from New York is a 1981 American post-apocalyptic science-fiction action film co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter. The film is set in what was then the near-future year of 1997, in a crime-ridden United States that has converted Manhattan Island in New York City into the country's maximum security prison. When Air Force One is hijacked by terrorists and crashes into New York City, ex-soldier and federal prisoner Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) is given 24 hours to rescue the President of the United States. Carpenter wrote the film in the mid-1970s as a reaction
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Crimes Act of 2000. On February 27, 2008 openly gay singer-songwriter and community activist Anye Elite released Just In Case a tribute to Sandy and other gay violence victims. Sandy's death also brought back to public attention the death of Michael Griffith, an African American man who was killed after being hit by a car in Howard Beach, Queens, New York, while trying to escape a group of attackers. Michael Sandy Michael J. Sandy (October 12, 1977 – October 13, 2006) was a man from Brooklyn, New York, who died after being hit by a car while trying to escape
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Joseph Quinn Joseph Quinn (c. 1861–July 5, 1887) was a New York clerk, amateur wrestler and murder victim of Danny Lyons, a co-leader of the Whyos street gang. Although reportedly described as a pimp and rival Five Points thug, Quinn is described in newspaper accounts as ""..a respectable young man, who for nine years past has been employed at the Cotton Exchange."" A well known local athlete, he was a skilled amateur wrestler as a member of the Pastime and New York Athletic Clubs, whose career included winning the latter organization's spring competition as well as the State Championship's middleweight
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entire team had to escape the cage. Konnan introduced Rellik as "La Legión's" surprise wrestler, who joined AAA shortly after being fired from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and announced that if "La Legión" won Rellik would be the "Keeper of the urn". The first to escape was Octagón, quickly followed by Kenzo Suzuki, next La Parka and Electroshock escaped, keeping the two sides even in the cage. Super Fly and Rellik were the next two to leave the cage leaving only Latin Lover and Konnan in the match. "La Legión" won the match when Konnan was able to escape due
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he catches them in the act. However, they are spared, only to end up at a Legionnaire desert camp. At night, just before the camp is ambushed by the Sheik's men, Bud and Lou wander off in search of a camel that ran off and escape death. They are eventually captured, along with Nicole, who is put in Sheik Hamud's harem. The Sheik orders that one of his wrestlers execute them. The wrestler turns out to be Abdullah, who helps them escape so he can escape from being married to an unattractive woman. They head to Fort Apar, where they
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to the Watergate scandal. After the success of "Halloween", he had enough influence to begin production and filmed it mainly in St. Louis, Missouri on an estimated budget of $6 million. Debra Hill and Larry J. Franco served as the producers. The film was co-written by Nick Castle, who had collaborated with Carpenter by portraying Michael Myers in "Halloween". "Escape from New York" was released in the United States on July 10, 1981. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success, grossing over $25 million at the box office. The film was nominated for four Saturn
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sons approached Toots about taking over New York and was not aware that Toots had a plan. Toots also gained help from other bookers such as Jack Pfeffer, the Johnston Brothers and Jess McMahon. Jess McMahon worked for boxing promoter and New York Rangers hockey franchise founder Tex Rickard, who despised wrestling, preventing bookings in Madison Square Garden (MSG) from 1939 to 1948. Toots found former wrestler turned millionaire Bernarr McFadden, who gave Toots the financial backings. Bernarr McFadden helped Toots promote in NYC and gain access into Madison Square Garden. In 1948, in the main event of the first
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makes his way to Atlantic City. Although the director's cut of "Escape from New York" shows Snake was caught after a bank job, this story has Snake finishing up a second heist that was pre-planned before his capture. The job entails stealing the car in which John F. Kennedy was assassinated from a casino before delivering it to a buyer in the Gulf of Mexico. Snake partners with a man named Marrs who ends up double crossing him. Left for dead in a sinking crab cage, Snake escapes and is saved by a passing fisherman named Captain Ron (an in-joke
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York" was released numerous times on VHS during the 1980s and 1990s. "Escape from New York" was released on Laserdisc 13 times between 1983 and 1998. A 1994 Collector's Edition includes a commentary track by John Carpenter and Kurt Russell that is still included on more recent DVD releases of the film. "Escape from New York" was released on DVD twice by MGM (USA), and once by Momentum Pictures (UK). One MGM release is a barebones edition containing just the theatrical trailer. Another version is the Collector's Edition, a two-disc set featuring a High Definition remastered transfer with a 5.1
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Hjalmar Lundin Hjalmar Lundin (1871–1941) was a Swedish wrestler and strongman who was for many years the undefeated champion of New York City. Lundin was from the Roslagen area in Sweden and was one of his country's wrestling pioneers. He later moved to the United States where he started out as a professional "giant" in Ringling Brothers circus. Despite his size, Lundin was regarded as a clean and speedy wrestler. On January 21, 1908 Lundin was defeated by World Champion Frank Gotch in Lowell, Massachusetts. In January 1910 Mitsuyo Maeda and Hjalmar Lundin took part in a wrestling tournament in
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Mexico City. Hjalmar Lundin Hjalmar Lundin (1871–1941) was a Swedish wrestler and strongman who was for many years the undefeated champion of New York City. Lundin was from the Roslagen area in Sweden and was one of his country's wrestling pioneers. He later moved to the United States where he started out as a professional "giant" in Ringling Brothers circus. Despite his size, Lundin was regarded as a clean and speedy wrestler. On January 21, 1908 Lundin was defeated by World Champion Frank Gotch in Lowell, Massachusetts. In January 1910 Mitsuyo Maeda and Hjalmar Lundin took part in a wrestling
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Sándor Szabó (wrestler) Sándor Szabó (January 4, 1906 – October 16, 1966) was a Hungarian-born professional wrestler who emigrated to America. At first, due to his large size, he was promoted by Jack Pfefer and Jack Curley of New York City as a "freak talent", one of a number of foreign and extraordinary wrestlers booked to attract the curious. In the early 1940s Szabo held three world championships. In the 1950s he was quite popular in Southern California, where he was assistant booker to Jules Strongbow, and held tag team championships in Los Angeles and San Francisco. He also sang
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she was once again taking bookings and would return to the ring. Before becoming a wrestler, she was a manager at Abercrombie and Fitch for three years. She is a fan of the New York Yankees, New York Jets New York Knicks, and the New York Rangers. Savage has nine tattoos.She was married to fellow professional wrestler Jesse Neal, and in December 2013 they announced they were expecting their first child, a girl named Brooklyn was born on April 12, 2014. In 2018, Savage became a full time manager at Tillys. Brittney Savage Brittney Savage (born April 29, 1987) is
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Houdini Museum of New York The Houdini Museum of New York is a museum exhibiting memorabilia related to the escape artist, Harry Houdini. It is located at Fantasma Magic, a retail magic manufacturer and seller located at 213 West 35th Street, Rm 401, New York, NY. Opened in October 2012, the Houdini Museum of New York contains several hundred pieces of ephemera, most of which belonged to magician and escape artist Harry Houdini. Of the museum's many pieces, Houdini's 1907 escape coffin (in which Houdini was sealed with six-inch nails and subsequently escaped), the "robot" from Houdini's 1919 silent film
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a song during the 1950s for Hammerlock Records called "Hold Me in Your Arms". In 2000 he was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. He died of a heart attack at the age of 60. Sándor Szabó (wrestler) Sándor Szabó (January 4, 1906 – October 16, 1966) was a Hungarian-born professional wrestler who emigrated to America. At first, due to his large size, he was promoted by Jack Pfefer and Jack Curley of New York City as a "freak talent", one of a number of foreign and extraordinary wrestlers booked to attract the curious. In the early
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Blimp Levy Martin Levy (c 1903 – November 8, 1961), better known by his ring name Blimp Levy or simply The Blimp, was an American professional wrestler who was a major attraction on the wrestling circuit in the 1930s and 40s. Regarded as the largest wrestler of his time, the "Boston Globe" stated, "there’s no one challenging his claim to being the world’s biggest", while the "New York World-Telegram" called Levy "the most meat which ever stepped into a ring". In his heyday, promoter Jack Pfefer stated that "no living wrestler today can outdraw the human Blimp." Levy was born
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by Florence Dolisi as "Evadés de l'Enfer!" and was published by Éditions Gallimard in October 2010. Escape from Hell! Escape from Hell! is a speculative fiction novella by Hal Duncan, strongly inspired by the movies "Jacob's Ladder" and "Escape from New York" but also by the works of William Blake and John Milton. It was first published in the United States by MonkeyBrain Books in 2008. The prologue of the book introduces the reader to four characters, who in it meet their death in different ways. Eli (a clear reference to the biblical prophet of the same name) is a
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the early 1970s, Betty Wade-Murphy was trained by professional wrestler Judy Grable (who was her childhood idol) to become a female wrestler. Upon her professional debut, she was given the ring name "Joyce Grable" both as a tribute to her idol and trainer, Judy Grable, and because Fabulous Moolah felt she bared a strong physical resemblance to the original Joyce Grable (portrayed by Fowler). The team of Grable and Vicki Williams won the NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship from Donna Christanello and Toni Rose on October 15, 1973 in New York City. It was not until October 1975 that
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brother of wrestler Jody Hamilton who competed as the masked wrestler The Assassin as well as the uncle of former World Championship Wrestling official Nick Patrick. Making his debut in the Missouri area during the early 1950s, he began wrestling for promoter Ed Don George in Buffalo, New York where he and his brother began teaming together as the Hamilton Brothers in 1957 headlining an event at Madison Square Garden against Antonino Rocca and Miguel Perez the following year. Splitting up shortly thereafter, Hamilton and his brother went their separate ways leaving New York in October 1958 with Joseph Hamilton
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brothers time in New York, Jody Hamilton decided to strike out on his own working as a singles wrestler. As a singles wrestler, Hamilton first got a promotional push by NWA Western States booker, Doc Sarpolis, who billed him as "Silent" Joe Hamilton. Hamilton has revealed in recent years that the "Silent" moniker was because he was not very good at interviews and promos. After working in Texas, Hamilton worked in Oklahoma and Florida. When Hamilton left Florida in 1961, he intended to return to Oklahoma, but an offer from Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) would change the direction of Hamilton’s
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son, Lemarcus Skipper, was killed on April 29, 2009 by a gunman who was in his home. <br> Elix Skipper Elix Skipper (born December 15, 1967) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling, where he was a one-time Cruiserweight Champion and a one-time Cruiserweight Tag Team Champion, and with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was a four-time NWA World Tag Team Champion. Skipper was born on December 15, 1967, in Roosevelt, New York. Before becoming a wrestler, Skipper participated in kickboxing. Upon deciding to become a wrestler, he resigned
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an influence on his work, in particular the "Metal Gear" series. Solid Snake is partially influenced by Snake Plissken. In "Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty" Snake uses the alias "Pliskin" to hide his real identity during most of the game. J. J. Abrams, producer of the 2008 film "Cloverfield", mentioned that a scene in his film, which shows the head of the Statue of Liberty crashing into a New York street, was inspired by the poster for "Escape from New York". "Empire" magazine ranked Snake Plissken #29 in their "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters" poll. "Escape from New
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Wrestling. In 2009, he became a trainer at Mach One Wrestling's Wrestling 101. Ryan has also become a staple at Lucha Va Voom, a hybrid variety show of wrestling, burlesque dancing and comedy based out of Los Angeles. In addition to their regular Los Angeles shows, he has toured the country with the company including Chicago, New York, Boston, Baltimore, Seattle among other stops. Ryan plays a variation of his "Magnum" character but uses Rupert Holmes' "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" as his entrance music and smokes cigarettes during matches and applies baby oil to his body before he competes.
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Italian American and his mother was Jewish; Poffo was raised Roman Catholic. Angelo was a well-known wrestler in the 1950s and 1960s, who was featured in "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" for his ability to do sit-ups for hours on end. His younger brother is professional wrestler Lanny Poffo. He lived in Zanesville, Ohio, where he attended Grover Cleveland Middle School. He graduated from Downers Grove North High School in Downers Grove, Illinois. He later moved to Staten Island, New York, before moving to Lexington, Kentucky, where he lived for many years. Savage was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals
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Mark Heyman Mark Heyman (born 1979) is an American screenwriter and film producer who is best known for co-writing "Black Swan" (2010) and "The Skeleton Twins" (2014). Heyman grew up in New Mexico. He attended Brown University, where he majored in modern culture and media. After graduating from Brown in 2002, he enrolled in New York University's film program as a graduate student. After graduating from New York University, Heyman was hired as a director of development for Prøtøzøa Pictures, the production company of filmmaker Darren Aronofsky. He was subsequently credited as a co-producer on Aronofsky's 2008 film "The Wrestler"
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Mike Sullivan (wrestler) Mike Sullivan (born 1974) is an American professional wrestler who competes in Southeastern independent promotions including Full Impact Pro, Future of Wrestling, International Professional Wrestling and NWA Florida. He also had several brief appearances in the X Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation. One half of Naturally Marvelous with Scoot Andrews, he and Andrews were part of the stable Tampa Clique with Buck Quartermain and Pepi Prado and later Kevin Kelly's Alliance of Defiance with Billy Fives and Rod Steel during the early 2000s. Growing up in Long Island, New York, Sullivan was
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avenue through which to do so, realized his dream by moving to the United States in October 1968 at the age of 21, speaking little English. There he trained at Gold's Gym in Venice, Los Angeles, California, under Joe Weider. From 1970 to 1974, one of Schwarzenegger's weight training partners was Ric Drasin, a professional wrestler who designed the original Gold's Gym logo in 1973. Schwarzenegger also became good friends with professional wrestler Superstar Billy Graham. In 1970, at age 23, he captured his first Mr. Olympia title in New York, and would go on to win the title a
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a speech therapist twice a week. He got the "Mad Dog" nickname from "New York Daily News" Sports TV and Radio critic Bob Raissman, who said Russo's approach to radio reminded him of former professional wrestler Maurice Vachon, who was also known as "Mad Dog." Russo is known for his quick manner of speaking, his whistles, and his trademark greeting of "Good afternoon everybody!" at the start of the "Mike and the Mad Dog" show. George Vecsey of "The New York Times" described his voice as "a bizarre mixture of Jerry Lewis, Archie Bunker and Daffy Duck." Russo's voice is
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where he found work as a forklift operator after retiring from wrestling. In 2006, he moved to New York City to be closer to his children. He died at a hospital in New York City at the age of 80 on October 15, 2017. Burrhead Jones Melvin Nelson (1936/1937 – October 15, 2017) was an American professional wrestler. He competed in the United States under the ring names Jimmy Jones and Burrhead Jones. As an African American wrestler, he was not permitted to wrestle against caucasians in some territories, thus he also worked as a referee. Nelson was born and
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Escape from New York (Pretty Little Liars) "Escape from New York" is the first episode and the premiere of the fifth season of the American mystery drama television series "Pretty Little Liars" and the 96th episode of the series overall. The episode was written by showrunner I. Marlene King and directed by Norman Buckley, it aired on June 10, 2014 on ABC Family and was watched by 2.72 viewers. The episode opens with paramedics loading Ezra into an ambulance. Noel is being questioned by the police. Noel claims that he heard the gunshot and ran to the rooftop and found
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recurring role on the WWE web series "The JBL and Cole Show". Aksana was featured as a playable character in the "WWE 2K14" video game. Raudonienė lived in New York City, New York for a time before moving to Tampa, Florida. Aksana (wrestler) Živilė Raudonienė (born April 29, 1982) is a Lithuanian professional wrestler, fitness model and bodybuilder. She is best known for her time in WWE under the ring name, Aksana. Raudonienė began her career as a bodybuilder at the age of 16, where she began her training. At the age of 17, she was the youngest participant in
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1960, he coached Antonino Rocca. From 1959 to 1962, he closely worked with Bruno Sammartino. Kwariani was the only chess-playing professional wrestler in the United States according to "Chess Review" magazine. In the 1950s, he was an active player at the Chess and Checker Club in New York City, also known as "The Flea House". Kwariani had a role in Stanley Kubrick's 1956 film "The Killing", in the role of a chess-playing wrestler named Maurice Oboukhoff, who is hired to start a fight and so create a diversion during a heist. A picture of Kwariani, Kubrick, and Sterling Hayden appeared
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every edge of the model buildings. Only the tape is visible and appears to be a 3D wireframe animation. "Escape from New York" opened in New York and Los Angeles July 10, 1981. The film grossed $25.2 million in American theaters in summer 1981. The film received generally positive reviews. As of April 2, 2018, it had a rating of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the critical consensus "Featuring an atmospherically grimy futuristic metropolis, "Escape from New York" is a strange, entertaining jumble of thrilling action and oddball weirdness". "Newsweek" magazine wrote of Carpenter "[He has a] deeply ingrained B-movie
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Leonard Macaluso Leonard "Iron Legs" Macaluso was an American football player and wrestler. He played fullback for Colgate University from 1928 to 1930. Macaluso was the leading scorer among the major college teams in 1930 (145 points) and was one of two players (Ben Ticknor was the other) to be virtually unanimous choices as a first-team All-Eastern player. He was also selected as a first-team All-American in 1930 by the Associated Press, United Press, Colliers, International News Service (INS), "New York Evening Post", and "New York Sun"." Macaluso later became a professional wrestler, competing under the name "Iron Legs" Macaluso.
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Leonard Macaluso Leonard "Iron Legs" Macaluso was an American football player and wrestler. He played fullback for Colgate University from 1928 to 1930. Macaluso was the leading scorer among the major college teams in 1930 (145 points) and was one of two players (Ben Ticknor was the other) to be virtually unanimous choices as a first-team All-Eastern player. He was also selected as a first-team All-American in 1930 by the Associated Press, United Press, Colliers, International News Service (INS), "New York Evening Post", and "New York Sun"." Macaluso later became a professional wrestler, competing under the name "Iron Legs" Macaluso.
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Michael Sandy Michael J. Sandy (October 12, 1977 – October 13, 2006) was a man from Brooklyn, New York, who died after being hit by a car while trying to escape four attackers who attempted to rob him because he was gay. Michael Sandy, 29, was a native of Bellport, New York, and lived in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He worked as a display designer at the IKEA store in Hicksville, New York. On the night of October 8, 2006, Sandy met Anthony Fortunato, 20, in an online chatroom and engaged in a chat with him. With Fortunato was John Fox,
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this kind of crazy humor that people from New York would expect to see." He brought in Nick Castle, a friend from his film school days at University of Southern California who played "The Shape" in "Halloween". Castle invented the Cabbie character and came up with the film's ending. The film's setting proved to be a potential problem for Carpenter, who needed to create a decaying, semi-destroyed version of New York City on a shoe-string budget. He and the film's production designer Joe Alves rejected shooting on location in New York City because it would be too hard to make
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Kerry McCoy (wrestler) Kerry R. McCoy (born August 2, 1974 in Riverhead, New York) is an American amateur wrestler. He has competed at the Olympic Games twice and four times at the World Cup Championships; he has been a three time NCAA All-American and a two time NCAA National Champion. He is currently the head coach of the University of Maryland's wrestling program. McCoy had a successful career as an athlete, beginning with in high school at Longwood in Middle Island, New York. McCoy was named the 2005 Friends of Long Island Wrestling Man of the Year and was inducted
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in Nesconset, New York. He was the second of three children born to Danny and Pauline Spoto. He has two sisters – Stephanie and Gary. Today, he lives in Henderson, Nevada in the Las Vegas Valley. Eric Spoto Eric D. Spoto (born October 22, 1976) is an American arm-wrestler and powerlifter, who specializes in the bench press. He previously held world record in the raw (unequipped) bench press with 722 lb (327.5 kg) achieved on May 19, 2013. Eric Spoto was born and raised in Long Island, New York. He was interested in strength sports and powerlifting from early on.
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Bowie, Freddie Mercury, The Darkness, and Foxy Shazam as inspirations. Castle is frequently accompanied to the ring by two shirtless, mask-wearing men, referred to as his "boys", who act as human furniture and fan Castle during his matches. Giehl is married to a woman named Heather. He holds a degree in communications and theatre. In 2011, Giehl was an emcee for WZNE in Rochester, New York under the name The Giehl. During his tenure at the station, he interviewed fellow professional wrestler Kurt Angle. Giehl went on to work for WQBK-FM from 2011 until 2014, hosting a five-hour afternoon slot
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as Chief Justice, but he declined the position and retired to his farm in Westchester County, New York. The Jays were a prominent merchant family in New York City, descended from Huguenots who had come to New York to escape religious persecution in France. In 1685 the Edict of Nantes had been revoked, thereby abolishing the rights of Protestants and confiscating their property. Among those affected was Jay's paternal grandfather, Augustus Jay. He moved from France with his sister Saint Jay to the Virginia Colonies and then New York, where he built a successful merchant empire. Jay's father, Peter Jay,
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had a plan to escape from Niagara County Jail. Matt was made to wear a stun belt and snipers were posted outside the courtroom to prevent his escape. On June 6, 2015, while serving 25 years to life sentence for Rickerson's murder, the 48-year-old Matt and 34-year-old David Sweat executed an elaborate escape from the maximum security Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York and became the subjects of a trans-national manhunt. The escape, which has been compared to Stephen King's "The Shawshank Redemption" and brought New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to survey their escape route, involved the use of
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began to evacuate via the stairs on their own, while others chose to wait for instructions from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Others who chose to evacuate were also pushed into action by loved ones who had been able to contact them. As evacuees descended down the staircases in the North Tower, they were directed to descend to the concourse level beneath the World Trade Center complex, where the mall was located. Others who managed to escape credit the "Survivors Staircase" an outdoor staircase that survived the disaster, and World Trade Center workers who knew escape
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the destruction of the Raft prison by Juggernaut, Man Mountain Mario helps defend Crossbones from thugs. While the two of them were trying to escape, Mario told Crossbones about his grandma who helps criminals leave the border. Crossbones manages to escape from the Raft and returned the favor for Mario helping him by killing him to help with his escape. The Marvel Comics 2 universe shows that Marko is still active in the MC2 universe, and is in charge of the Maggia of New York. He later appears in the new "Spectacular Spider-Girl" series as the underling for the new
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Ralph Daniello Ralph "The Barber" Daniello (1886–1925) was a New York criminal who belonged to the Brooklyn Navy Street Gang and participated in a major gang slaying. Daniello eventually became an informant and helped destroy the Camorra crime gangs in Brooklyn. Daniello's real name was Alfonso Pepe. In Italy he was arrested for attacking a woman and on suspicion of involvement in a murder. After his escape from prison in 1906 he made his way to the French port of Le Havre, from which he sailed to New York where he was smuggled in illegally. In New York, Daniello became
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the Ilio DiPaolo Scholarship Fund and for other Buffalo charities like Children's Hospital and People Inc. DiPaolo was selected as a New York State Award recipient by the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2003. The DiPaolo family has also been inducted into the New York Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for the creation of the Ilio DiPaolo Scholarship fund and continual contribution to high school wrestling. Ilio DiPaolo Ilio DiPaolo (November 7, 1926 – May 10, 1995), was an Italian professional wrestler and restaurateur who lived in the Buffalo, New York area. DiPaolo was
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Escape from Raven Castle Escape from Raven Castle is book 2 of the Race Against Time series written by J. J. Fortune. The book opened at a Saturday, 5:03 p.m., with a New York teen Stephen Lane, and his uncle Richard Duffy, being ambushed by hoodlums on a train stopping at a remote region in Scotland. The struggle ended with Stephen being kidnapped by two men who drove off in a black car while Richard was unable to follow as the train had started and was passing over a bridge. This was followed by a flashback to the day before
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to come out tops was to infiltrate Raven Castle and capture Fell. Escape from Raven Castle Escape from Raven Castle is book 2 of the Race Against Time series written by J. J. Fortune. The book opened at a Saturday, 5:03 p.m., with a New York teen Stephen Lane, and his uncle Richard Duffy, being ambushed by hoodlums on a train stopping at a remote region in Scotland. The struggle ended with Stephen being kidnapped by two men who drove off in a black car while Richard was unable to follow as the train had started and was passing over
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remained involved in the local independent circuit for the rest of the decade. On March 25, 1995, Allen wrestled Primo Carnera III at an Eastern Shores Wrestling show in Southampton, New York. That same year, he brought Guillotine LeGrande into the industry by employing him to work as security for his shows. Allen's then partner, Dave Power, introduced LeGrande to the group who would eventually train him: Paul Lauria, Mike Norman, Craig Casey and Mikey Whipwreck. After his retirement from the ring, Allen worked as a senior account manager for Teligent in New York City. Allen was also employed as
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the other wrestler. Granby roll The Granby roll is a wrestling reversal named for Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia, where it was popularized by coach Billy Martin SR. A Granby roll is performed from an inferior position, usually when the top wrestler has a hold upon the lower wrestler's waist from the side or when moving to "take the back." The bottom wrestler rises slightly and cross steps under his own body, using it to post as they kick high with the other leg and perform a shoulder roll to the inside shoulder, either achieving an escape or an
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Christopher were adopted through other agencies). June Allyson and husband Dick Powell also used the Memphis-based home for adopting a child, as did the adoptive parents of professional wrestler Ric Flair. New York Governor Herbert Lehman, who signed a law sealing birth certificates from New York adoptees in 1935, also adopted a child through the agency. The scandal was also the subject of two made for television films: The subject of Georgia Tann also appears in an episode of Investigation Discovery's series "Deadly Women" titled "Above the Law" that aired September 13, 2013 and also appeared on an episode of
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had taken his place. According to a rumor heard by French promoter Joseph Doublier, Osman had actually withdrawn from the match because he feared for his life because of an unspecified grudge between Ismail and himself. He continued to be managed by Doublier until 1898, when Antonio Pierri took him to New York. Taken on by promoter William A. Brady, the two appeared at the London Theatre in New York, offering $100 to anyone who could stay in the ring with him for 15 minutes. George Bothner, a well known lightweight wrestler, was the only one to accept the challenge.
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the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in New York City, New York, United States. Shemarov delivered a more powerful effort from his previous Games by thrashing Turkey's Fatih Çakıroğlu and Mongolia's Tüvshintöriin Enkhtuyaa to secure a spot for the next round. Fighting against Russian wrestler and European champion Khadzhimurat Gatsalov in the quarterfinal match, Shemarov could not score a single point to push him off the mat, and instead, matched his final standing from Sydney in the process. Shortly after the Games, Shemarov officially retired from his sporting career, and became a personal coach for his younger brother Alexei, who later
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of any Cornell wrestler. He won the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association four times, and was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year and a two-time Wrestler of the Year. He won the 2003 and 2005 NCAA wrestling championships, losing in the semi-final in 2004, and came back from injury to win the Dave Schultz Memorial International in February 2007 with the New York Athletic Club. A further injury at the Independence Cup in Tashkent, Uzbekistan the following month led Lee to retire from wrestling. Lee is from Liliha, Honolulu, and he graduated from Saint Louis School, Honolulu. He graduated in
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Determined to escape confinement, in 1913 Thaw walked out of the asylum and was driven over the Canadian border to Sherbrooke, Quebec. It is believed Thaw's mother, who had years of practice extricating her son from dire situations, orchestrated and financed her son's escape from Matteawan. His attorney, William Lewis Shurtleff, fought extradition back to the United States. Thaw was taken to Mt. Madison House in Gorham, New Hampshire, for the summer and kept under the watch of Sheriff Holman Drew, but in December 1914, Thaw was extradited to New York where he was able to secure a trial to
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Muhammad Hassan (wrestler) Marc Julian Copani (born November 7, 1981) is an American school vice principal and professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2004 to 2005, where he portrayed an Arab American under the ring name Muhammad Hassan. His career came to an abrupt end when a controversial "terrorism" storyline coincided with the 7 July 2005 London bombings, leading the television network UPN to pressure WWE to remove Copani's character from television. Copani returned to wrestling in 2018 at The Dynasty event King of Thrones in Amsterdam, New York. Copani was
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he managed to escape the country, but in 1991, while flying from Iraq to Tunis for the funeral of Abu Iyad, he was detained in Rome for use of a false Jordanian passport. A few months later Italian authorities handed over custody to the FBI, who flew Al-Jawary to stand trial in Brooklyn. In April 1993, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Al-Jawary was released on February 19, 2009 from the U.S. Federal prison system and handed over to U.S. immigration officials. 1973 New York City bomb plot The 1973 New York City bomb plot was a plan
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Ilio DiPaolo Ilio DiPaolo (November 7, 1926 – May 10, 1995), was an Italian professional wrestler and restaurateur who lived in the Buffalo, New York area. DiPaolo was born in Italy and lived there until he moved to Venezuela in 1949. There, he met promoter Toots Mondt, who taught him to wrestle. While waiting to get the proper paperwork to move to the United States, he relocated to the Dominican Republic to wrestle in the meantime. After the paperwork was completed, he moved to Buffalo, New York in 1951. He then began to work for Frank Tunney out of the
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Len Rossi Len Rossi (born Len Rositano on September 24, 1930 in Utica, New York) is an American retired professional wrestler who competed throughout the National Wrestling Alliance from 1958-1972. A 14-time NWA World Tag Team Champion and one of the most popular stars in the history of NWA Mid-America, Rossi is also a member of both the NWA Hall of Fame (class of 2016) and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (class of 2004). Len Rositano was born to Italian migrant parents in 1930s New York/ He worked out at a local YMCA in his teenage years where a
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first violinist at the Moscow Grand Opera. In 1922, he made a harrowing escape from the Soviet Union in disguise, only to be arrested in Poland, but was released by an official who remembered hearing him perform. Once settled in New York, Berezowsky attended the Juilliard School of Music, studying under Paul Kochanski and Rubin Goldmark. He was first violinist with the New York Philharmonic for the first seven years of his U.S. residence. He played in the Coolidge String Quartet from 1935-1940. He was a protégé of Serge Koussevitzky, who premiered his symphonies to great acclaim. According to a
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star creation was Danno O'Mahoney, who unified the New York and Boston versions of the world title in June and July 1935 with wins over Londos and George, respectively. O'Mahoney was not a skilled wrestler and promoters who had not been shut out of the Curley-Bowser alliance took advantage of that weakness, arranging for Dick Shikat to win the title in a doublecross on March 2, 1936 in New York. The "Curley Trust" began to fall apart after Shikat's victory, with Fabiani eventually running in opposition to Curley. Later in 1936, Bowser made Steve "Crusher" Casey his top star, and
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Dan Barry (wrestler) Dan Barry (born February 19, 1983) is an American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with New York Wrestling Connection, Combat Zone Wrestling, Beyond Wrestling, House of Hardcore among others. In January 2003, Barry made his USA Pro Wrestling debut as part of a USA Pro gauntlet title nine man gauntlet match. Barry made his New York Wrestling Connection in February 2003 defeating Armand DeMuerto. Later that same night, Barry defeated Johnny Ova to become the NYWC Light Heavyweight Champion. In late 2004, Barry defeated Jay Lethal in a NYWC light heavyweight championship contendership match. The
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Wee Willie Davis William "Wee Willie" Davis (December 7, 1906 – April 9, 1981) was an American film actor and professional wrestler. He was born in New York City and died in Louisville, Kentucky, aged 74. He worked in the Jefferson County Jail in Louisville in 1972–75 as the gym guard. He was also an engineer and contributed to the invention of the Glowmeter, an early Heads up display that projected a car's speed onto the windshield. A fellow wrestler, "Prince Ilaki Ibn Ali Hassan" (real name Agisilaki Mihalakis), who also fought as the "Mad Greek", was the primary inventor.
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Wee Willie Davis William "Wee Willie" Davis (December 7, 1906 – April 9, 1981) was an American film actor and professional wrestler. He was born in New York City and died in Louisville, Kentucky, aged 74. He worked in the Jefferson County Jail in Louisville in 1972–75 as the gym guard. He was also an engineer and contributed to the invention of the Glowmeter, an early Heads up display that projected a car's speed onto the windshield. A fellow wrestler, "Prince Ilaki Ibn Ali Hassan" (real name Agisilaki Mihalakis), who also fought as the "Mad Greek", was the primary inventor.
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opponent as the wrestler wants to bring the knees of his opponent as close to inline with the opponents head as possible. As a pin that is the result of countering a take down, this is a very effective technique to use when possible in order to score, however the position in which the two wrestlers land can breed controversy as to who the points will go to. While the wrestler caught in the spladle is certainly unable to effectively do anything, let alone escape, the one who uses it in some cases may have their shoulders flat to the
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He played high school football in Orchard Park, New York, a suburb of Buffalo and the home of the Bills. His teammates at Orchard Park High School included Craig Wolfley, later an offensive lineman with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Larry Pfohl, who found fame as professional wrestler Lex Luger. Jim Burt (American football) James P. Burt (born June 7, 1959 in Orchard Park, New York) is a former American football player who played for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL). Burt played nose tackle for the Giants team that won Super Bowl
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Kick-Heart Of the film's production, Yuasa stated that he completed "Kick-Heart's" script and story before beginning work on the storyboards. The short opens with Masked Man M taking on an extremely obese female wrestler in the ring. She traps him in her skin folds, but Masked Man M manages to escape. The obese wrestler taps out to Lady S, who kicks Masked Man M in the chest - a move he appears to greatly enjoy. This prompts him to accidentally swap out with his partner Chicken, who tries and fails to attack Lady S. She proceeds to beat him while
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Hugo Savinovich Hugo Savinovich (born February 15, 1959) is an Ecuadorian sports commentator and retired professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager. He is best known as part of the Spanish language commentary team for the professional wrestling promotion WWE from 1994 to 2011. Savinovich was a wrestler for many years, performing in many Caribbean countries like Puerto Rico, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. He claims that becoming a professional wrestler literally saved his life, as he was originally a gang member in the streets of New York in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He joined the sport under the
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action during a period when the wrestlers go off the mat, depending on the referee's judgment as to whether any or which wrestler had the advantage. The use of the optional starting position has been reduced by a 2007-08 rule change, which allows the offensive wrestler to choose to start from a neutral position, yielding one point for an escape to the defensive wrestler. The offensive wrestler must signal this intention to the referee before he comes set. The second period is two minutes long. If the match is not ended by a fall, technical fall, default, or disqualification, the
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discovered and trained to be a professional wrestler by , Kolov was self-taught. Kolov was the first wrestler who captured professional world heavyweight wrestling championship's "Diamond Belt" twice. His most famous victories are: in New York vs. Rudy Dusek (1919), in Tokyo vs. Jiki Higen "The Strangler" (1921) and in Paris vs. Henri Deglane (1933). He was also three times European Heavyweight Champion (1934, 1937, 1937). In 1937, Kolov defeated then European Heavyweight Champion, American Al Pereira, only for Pereira to win the title back and for Kolov to reclaim it, before losing it in turn to Joe Savoldi. He
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Angel Medina (wrestler) Angel Medina (born February 28, 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Angel. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling between 1999 and 2001 as a member of Da Baldies. At an early age, Angel relocated from New York City to Puerto Rico, where he became interested in professional wrestling. At the age of 17, Angel began training as a wrestler under Johnny Rodz. In the course of his career, Angel wrestled in Mexico and Japan. In 1999, Angel worked with the now defunct LIWF on the JYD
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in a variety of media, such as films, TV, stage works, literature, and games: Inspired by the title, "Scarlet Pimpernel", the Tartan Pimpernel was a nickname given to the Reverend Donald Caskie (1902–1983), formerly minister of the Paris congregation of the Church of Scotland, for aiding over 2,000 Allied service personnel to escape from occupied France during World War II. Varian Fry was a 32-year-old Harvard-educated classicist and editor from New York City who helped save thousands of endangered refugees who were caught in Vichy France, helping them to escape from Nazi terror during World War II. His story is
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Senior - an admirable record that has yet to be broken. By this she completed her GOLDEN QUARTET. Completed Golden Quartet lone wrestler to do so. Her international career began with her first appearance at the 2002 World Wrestling Championships in New York, USA. Geetika Jakhar Geetika Jakhar (Born on 18 August 1985) is a prominent Indian wrestler. Geetika comes from a Jaat family of sportspersons. She got Arjuna Award - 2006. She is the only women wrestler in the history of Indian sports to be judged the Best Wrestler of the 2005 Commonwealth Games and also the first Indian
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Garden. A few years prior, professional wrestler Toots Mondt had created a new challenge of professional wrestling that he called “Slam Bang Western Style Wrestling”. He convinced wrestler Ed Lewis and his manager Billy Sandow to implement this new solution and wrestlers to sign contracts with their Gold Dust Trio. After much success, a disagreement over power caused the trio to dissolve and, with it, their promotion. Mondt later formed partnerships with several other promoters, including Jack Curley in New York City. Mondt eventually took over the New York wrestling scene, due to the fact Curley was dying, with the
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Elix Skipper Elix Skipper (born December 15, 1967) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling, where he was a one-time Cruiserweight Champion and a one-time Cruiserweight Tag Team Champion, and with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was a four-time NWA World Tag Team Champion. Skipper was born on December 15, 1967, in Roosevelt, New York. Before becoming a wrestler, Skipper participated in kickboxing. Upon deciding to become a wrestler, he resigned from his job as a store manager of McDonald's in Long Island and traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to
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in prison. Calvin Fairbank Calvin Fairbank (November 3, 1816 – October 12, 1898) was an American abolitionist and Methodist minister from New York state who was twice convicted in Kentucky of aiding the escape of slaves, and served a total of 19 years in prison. Fairbank is believed to have aided the escape of 47 slaves. Pardoned in 1849 after four years of his first sentence, Fairbank returned to his Underground Railroad work. He was arrested in 1851 with the aid of the governor of Indiana, who was enforcing the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. Fairbank was convicted again in
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All Pro Wrestling promotion, winning the JAPW Heavyweight Championship on two occasions. He made an appearance at Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling "A War Renewed" on June 29th, 2002 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, interfering on the behalf of Tod Gordon and Sabu, delivering a chokeslam to Sandman (who had just been betrayed by his partner, Bill Alfonso). At "Hardcore Homecoming" in 2005 he chokeslammed both Danny Doring and Roadkill. He wrestled at New York Wrestling League in 2008. Poling resides in West Creek, New Jersey. 911 (wrestler) Alfred Poling (born January 22, 1957) better known by the ring name 911, is an American
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Calvin Fairbank Calvin Fairbank (November 3, 1816 – October 12, 1898) was an American abolitionist and Methodist minister from New York state who was twice convicted in Kentucky of aiding the escape of slaves, and served a total of 19 years in prison. Fairbank is believed to have aided the escape of 47 slaves. Pardoned in 1849 after four years of his first sentence, Fairbank returned to his Underground Railroad work. He was arrested in 1851 with the aid of the governor of Indiana, who was enforcing the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. Fairbank was convicted again in Kentucky and
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and Universo 2000 Jr. (masked), while Súper Fly (unmasked), Argenis (masked), Black Mamba (unmasked), Machine Rocker (masked), El Niño Hamburguesa (unmasked) and Venum (masked) represented AAA. According to the rules no wrestler was allowed to escape the steel cage in the first ten minutes of the match. after that point a wrestler could escape the cage, and thus keep their mask or hair safe, by climbing up the side of the cage and over the top of the structure. The third match of the night was a Lumberjack Strap Match, a match where other wrestlers were gathered around the ring,
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