Vic Hill vs Jack Gacek 1930's wrestling match

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This is a transfer I made from my 16mm sound film called Modern Gladiators. The film itself was issued in 1940 but I think the matches would date from the 1930's. This match features Vic Hill vs Jack Gacek. I have also uploaded the Ali Baba vs Red Brannigan match that was also on the film. The beginning of the film has been added to the beginning of each match for reference.

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• Vic
• Hill
• Jack
• Gacek
• 1930's
• wrestling
• match
• 16mm
• film

[flexpin123]

Amazing footage - thanks for transferring this vintage wrestling!

[machinelandtv]

now this is what wrestling is all about, great find.

[MrFlashBazbo]

Wow!! That w3as Fun!! I'm placing it in My Playlist!!

[Rayla840]

@Sanguiluna Haha. You pretty much just described UFC

[charterbus3002]

@Sanguiluna

Pro wrestling isn't like this anymore because it wouldn't sell to save its life. I would definitely love to see more shootish-style matches, more athleticism, less promos, and all that. But modern day professional wrestling represents a natural evolution from then to now. I think that professional wrestling gets respect except from the people who don't understand it but they don't matter

[xxrobfalconxx]

Pro Wrestling was certainly more different back then, made to look like a competitive sport, rather than a soap opera with pantomime looking guys. A todays audiance just wouldent accept this now.

[Sanguiluna]

Why can't wrestling be like this? No storylines, no over-the-top gimmicks, no hardcore extreme bullshit, no face-heel dichotomy; just two wrestlers putting up a realistic-looking wrestling match. Maybe then wrestling will begin to be respected again, instead of being looked down upon.

[irishclubswinger]

@AmericanCombatAssoc LOL!!! God I feel the same way. I was watching a old school western ad they had a wrestling match between a german cowboy and an Apache Indian and there was a double wrist lock, head scissors and even a guard pass and a guy in the room couldn't believe it, he just could not wrap his mind around that this movie was filmed before the Gracies "invented" submission wrestling...lol

[KungFuJoeMarino]

@AmericanCombatAssoc Nobody has ever argued that Masahiko Kimura invented the Ude-hishigi ude-garami with which he beat Helio Gracie.

Not only that, you're mistaken on the technique. It's a Top Wrist Lock or a Keylock. It's more similar to what BJJ guys call an Americana, not a Kimura. However, it's for an entirely different purpose-- here, being utilized to secure the pin fall, rather than being a concession hold.

[Jackthestripper]

@alderopop that doesnt look anything like BJJ other than the fact that both use submissions. The entire approach and strategy is totally different.

[TheDotComKid84]

@tuvaluman its a work but its still a very scientific wrestling match...its fake but it looks a lot more like a real fight than pro wrestling you see these days

[NoisyWolfXII]

I'm pretty sure the kimura lock has been a jiu-jutsu or judo move(forget which) LONG before a wrestler started using it.