Shooter in a Worked World

The legitimate professional wrestler who despised working matches.

John "The Nebraska Tigerman" Pesek was born twenty years too late. A legitimate wrestler who debuted as the sport transitioned to working matches. Pesek was made for the late 19th Century wrestling ring.

Promoters were wary of Pesek but only too happy to use his legitmate skills to end promotional wars and to double-cross adversaries.

Learn the true story of one of professional wrestling's last great legitimate wrestlers.