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World Wrestling Tournament rare original poster supervised & organized By The Saadeh Brothers in Beirut-Lebanon from 18 till 22 February 1998.
18 world wrestlers participated in this tournament: Jean Saadeh, Andreh Saadeh, Peter Hogan, Bertha Faye, Mohamad Mawla, Super Star, David Morgan, Schrotter Werner, Anwar Farhat, Indian Warrior, Joseph Tanous, Gama Sing, Comandante De Cuba, Guadalupe-Abrego…
Saadeh Brothers Biography:
Andreh Saadeh is a Lebanese actor and wrestler with a career full of local and international championships born in 1938 in Beirut. His passion for sports made him turn his home into a sports club. At the age of 16, he began to win awards and titles. In 1956, he was crowned the champion of Lebanon in free wrestling. He also acted in Arab and French films alongside his brother Jean Saadeh. In France, he performed stunts. The most dangerous scene he performed was when he jumped off the bridge of the Seine. He died at the age of 60 after a struggle with illness on September, 26 1999.
Jean Saadeh is a Lebanese actor and wrestler, born in 1940. He had a career full of local and international championships as he and his brother Andreh (The Saadeh Brothers) were among the most well-known figures in Lebanon. At age 16, Jean started to win awards and titles. To name a few, he gained the title of the champion of Arabs in 1957, and the world champion in 1970. He participated in 125 wrestling events in nine months, which put Lebanon on the map of world freestyle wrestling. When Andreh died in 1999, Jean remained alone, preserving a history of championships. The Saadeh Brothers also acted in Arabic movies and they worked as stuntmen in French movies.
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