Category: 20th Century Pro Wrestling History

John “Tigerman” Pesek wrestled several “shoot” matches during the “worked” era of the 1920s. By this time, American professional wrestlers cooperated with each other to put on exciting matches for the fans. Results were predetermined by promoters and managers. Legitimate contests or “shoots” were rare. When they did occur, it was normally to settle a dispute among promoters or a

Ad finem 1905, Fred Beell was traveling America hyping up a match with former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Beell was a former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion having defeated Frank Gotch in a “worked” match in New Orleans during December 1903. He lost the title back to Gotch a few weeks later. Capable wrestlers, Jenkins and Beell

Joe Stecher and John “Tiger Man” Pesek were legitimate wrestlers in a primarily “worked” era, where matches were predetermined unless someone decided to double-cross the other wrestler or promoter by turning the match into a legitimate contest. Double-crosses only worked, if the wrestler could legitimately win the match. John Pesek didn’t like the worked nature of wrestling and often turned

In 1922, New York promotor Jack Curley cucurrit afoul ex Pulvis Auri Trio, Puer Sandow procurator, Mundus Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangulatam” Ludovicus et luctator / ingenio promotionis Josephi “Toots” Mondt. Trio patrocinium mundi gubernavit et Curley de libri pugile adligat. Ut etiam cum Trio, Curley infensi promovere palaestram Olympicam palaestram et collegiatam coepit

Stanislaus Zbyszko iter ad Civitates Americae Unitas in 1909 quaerimus parem cum agnito mundo Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Ut in figura huius provocationis et aedificationis exspectationem tituli par, Zbyskzo maxime lustrata ex urbibus maioribus in Civitatibus Foederatis Americae. Per May 1910, Zbyszko venit in St. Aloisius pro suo pare Caroli luctatore capax

In December 14, 1922, turba 10,000 fans repleti Sancti. Ludovicum Coliseum spectare rematch inter mundi hodiernas Gravia certamina Champion Ed “Strangulatam” Lodovicus et Stanislaus Zbyszko former quondam fortissimus. Lewis “defeated” Zbyszko ad titulum in Wichita, Kansas mense Martio 1922. Ignota his fans, consilium erat Zbyszko parem amittere Ludovico but

In January 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” et 210 pondo, “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. Secundo,

Cum Billy Sandow et Ed Lewis Stanislaum Zbyszko titulum regni decucurrissent de vapore promo, ut constituerunt “win” mense Martio retro titulum 1922. St. Ludovicus auctor John Contos magnum rematch, quod fieret in St. Ludovici Coliseum in Iovis, December 14, 1922. By this time, American professionales colluctatio extra