Stecher, St에서 Pesek을 만나다. 루이

조 스테처와 존 “타이거맨” 페섹은 주로 합법적인 레슬러였습니다. “근무” 연대, 누군가가 경기를 합법적인 대회로 전환하여 다른 레슬링 선수나 프로모터를 이중 교배하기로 결정하지 않는 한 경기가 미리 결정된 경우. 이중 교배만 작동했습니다., 레슬링 선수가 합법적으로 경기에서 승리할 수 있다면.

John Pesek didn’t like the worked nature of wrestling and often turned his matches into contests. 결과, promoters hesitated to book him particularly against a champion because of Pesek’s propensity to “shoot” on his opponents. 그러나, Joe Stecher was considered a match for Pesek, so St. Louis promoter Tom Packs was willing to schedule Pesek to wrestle current World Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher.

The match occurred at the St. 목요일의 루이스 콜리세움, 4월 29, 1926. Packs had been trying to arrange a match between Stecher and Ed “<스팬 bbox_x = "949"bbox_y = "1780"bbox_w = "52"bbox_h = "19"fsize = "13"fweight = "3"빨간색 = "255"녹색 = "255"블루 = "255"알파 = "” 무거운 돌덩이 따위를 끌어 올리고 내리는 쇠 집게. 그러나, the old enemies were struggling to come to an agreement.

Pesek stepped into the void eager to wrestle Stecher. Pesek and Stecher would outlast much of the capacity crowd, who came to see the “Scissors Master” take on the “타이거맨”. Pesek disposed of two Olympic champions in legitimate contests prior to this match so anticipation was at a fever pitch. The first fall came after 3 hours of hard wrestling.

The match began at 10:10 P.M. on the evening of April 29th. Pesek wrestled defensively at first. It took Stecher 53-minutes to gain his first scissors hold on Pesek but Pesek bounced around until he freed himself from Stecher’s legs.

In the next hour, Stecher was able to secure his hold two more times but Pesek escaped the same way each time. Pesek was able to put a hammerlock on Stecher’s arm and almost injured the champion before Stecher reversed out of the hold.

Finally after 3 hours of wrestling, Pesek secured his wristlock, a legitimate submission hold forcing Stecher to submit. The men retired for a 20-minute rest. Both men were noticeably tired, when the match resumed.

Stecher had the better of Pesek in the 2nd round ending the fall with a double wing lock. It is one of the few matches that Stecher secured a fall with a hold other than his scissors lock.

The men started wrestling again after a 20-minute rest. At the 40-minute mark, Stecher lifted Pesek off the ground, started to lose his balance and dropped Pesek out of the ring. Pesek struck his head and was knocked unconscious.

Pesek was carried from ringside as referee Harry Sharpe raised Stecher’s hand at 3:20 분이고. on Friday morning. Pesek suffered a concussion and was taken to the hospital.

Later in 1926, Stecher and Pesek did wrestle an acknowledged “shoot” although it was originally supposed to be a “근무” match. I’m not sure if this match in St. Louis was a shoot, work or combination of the two.

The length of the match and the three hours it took to secure the first fall argues for a legitimate contest. Legitimate contests can both long and boring. Wrestlers and promoters began working matches to increase fan interest. Promoter don’t want fans leaving before the main event ends because of the effect on future gates.

Stecher using an effective but less used move also argues he may have been “shooting” to protect his title against a dangerous opponent like Pesek. If Stecher meant to drop Pesek outside the ring, it would also argue for a “shoot”. 생. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Don H. Thompson believed it was a legitimate contest.

그러나, the ending is what troubles me. Wrestlers striking their heads on posts or floors is one of the oldest ways to “work” an ending. 프랭크 Gotch “ran” into a ring post, when he dropped his belt to Fred Beell in an obvious work at the end of 1903. I can’t say I’m convinced the entire match was a contest based on this ending.

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Source: 생. Louis Star and Times, 4월 30, 1926 edition, 피. 21

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