Epizod 10 – John “Tygrysołak” Piasek

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W tym odcinku, we will be talking about John “The Nebraska Tigerman” Pesek.

Aktualizacja

I have completed the first draft of the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Spodziewam się wydania gotowej książki pod koniec października lub na początku listopada 2022.

We also briefly discuss the situation in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) with the suspension of their top star and three Executive Vice Presidents. The situation is fascinating from a management perspective.

Główna zawartość

We begin the main topic by paraphrasing a section of Lou Thesz’s Autobiography, Prostytutka, about John “Tygrysołak” lub “Tygrys z Nebraski” Piasek. I “Dusiciel” Lewis’s recollection of Pesek is the basis for Thesz’s description. Lewis mentored Thesz.

I have a tough time squaring this account of Pesek with his action in legitimate contests (pędy) that Pesek wrestled in the early 1920s. Pesek wrestled the trust buster Marina Plestina w listopadzie 1921.

Pesek wrestled an even more dangerous contest with NCAA Wrestling Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist Nat Pendleton in 1923. Jack Curley was feuding with “The Gold Dust Trio.” Curley backed Pendleton for a matchup with World Champion Ed “Dusiciel” Lewis but Billy Sandow sent Pesek to wrestle Pendleton instead. Gamblers favored Pendleton in the matchup.

John Pesek was born in Ravenna, Nebraska on February 21, 1894. Pesek wrestled sporadically after 1930 because he made a fortune racing greyhound dogs.

Przegląd wrestlingu

Caleb and I review Wrestlemania 17 with a particular focus on the “Stone Cold” Steve Austin versus “The Rock Match”.

Next Episode

W następnym odcinku, we will discuss when you update an earlier book after discovering new information during a current book project.

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