The Global Wrestling Alliance

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Introducing the Global Wrestling Alliance!

The premise is to progress chronologically from the earliest available catch wrestlers of the 19th century to the modern day.
The first seasons will be grouped by era, and consist of twelve cards each.
Starting with the advent of the TV era, we'll progress year by year, with weekly road shows, and TV cards broadcast every Saturday Night.

Season One :  Pre - 1920 debuts
Season Two :  1920s and 30s
Season Three :  The WWII years
Season Four :  The Post-War 40s
Season Five and on :  progressing annually, starting w/ 1950.

For the first few seasons, only one Championship Belt is sanctioned, the GWA World Heavyweight Championship.
We will then be introducing the World Tag Team Championship, likely in 1950, and the Continental Championship somtime in the 50s.
The idea is to introduce the Television Tag Team Championship at some point after that.

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Season One :



Round 1: (Jim Londos and The Great Gama received 1st round byes)
From Exhibition Hall, Buffalo, New York

Farmer Burns defeats Strangler Ed Lewis
Tom Jenkins defeats Henry Irslinger
Frank Gotch defeats Ad Sentel
Joe Stecher defeats George Hackenschmidt
John Pesek defeats William Muldoon
Terrible Turk Yusuf Ismail defeats Evan Lewis


Round 2:
From Rochester, New York

Farmer Burns defeats Jim Londos
Joe Stecher defeats The Great Gama
John Pesek defeats Frank Gotch
Tom Jenkins defeats Terrible Turk Yusuf Ismail


The Tournament Semis and Final, from Madison Square Garden, New York City
Round 3:

Farmer Burns defeats John Pesek
Joe Stecher defeats Tom Jenkins

Championship : Joe Stecher defeats Farmer Burns

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Season One :

Card #1
George Hackenschmidt vs Tom Jenkins = Jenkins Submits Hackenschmidt 
Yusuf Ismail vs Strangler Evan Lewis = Evan Lewis Pins The Turk 
Henry Irslinger vs William Muldoon = Muldoon Pins Irslinger 
Alexander Aberg vs Matsuda Sorakichi = Sorakichi Pins Aberg 
Strangler Ed Lewis vs Jim Londos = Ed Lewis Wins By Countout 

Card #2
Ad Santel vs Matsuda Sorakichi = Sorakichi wins by countout
John Pesek vs The Great Gama = Gama pins Pesek
William Muldoon vs Alexander Aberg = Aberg pins Muldoon
Frank Gotch vs George Hackenschmidt = Gotch pins Hackenschmidt
Tom Jenkins vs Joe Stecher - World Heavyweight Championship Bout  = Jenkins wins by countout, Stecher retains the belt, Rematch booked


Card #3 
Henry Irslinger vs Ad Santel = Irslinger pins Santel 
John Pesek vs Strangler Ed Lewis = Strangler Ed Lewis wins by DQ, injured for next 5 cards
Frank Gotch vs Jim Londos = Gotch wins by countout 
Evan Lewis vs Farmer Burns = Burns submits Lewis 
The Great Gama vs Yusuf Ismail = Gama wins by DQ 


Card #4
Alexander Aberg vs George Hackenschmidt = Aberg pins Hackenschmidt
Jim Londos vs Matsuda Sorakichi = Sorakichi wins by countout
Evan Lewis vs Yusuf Ismail = Ismail pins Evan Lewis
Henry Irslinger vs William Muldoon = Irslinger pins Muldoon
Tom Jenkins vs Joe Stecher - World Heavyweight Championship Bout  = Stecher wins by countout.


Card #5 
George Hackenschmidt vs Ad Santel = Santel pins Hackenschmidt 
Matsuda Sorakichi vs John Pesek = Sorakichi pins Pesek 
Alexander Aberg vs The Great Gama = Aberg beats Gama by countout 
Frank Gotch vs William Muldoon = Muldoon pins Gotch
Farmer Burns vs Tom Jenkins = Burns submits Jenkins 



Card #6
Jim Londos vs Nurullah Hasan = Londos wins by countout
John Pesek vs Ad Santel = Pesek submits Santel
The Great Gama vs Farmer Burns = Gama wins by countout
Yusuf Ismail vs Evan Lewis = Evan Lewis wins by countout
Henry Irslinger vs Joe Stecher - World Heavyweight Championship Bout  = Irslinger Pins Stecher FOR THE TITLE


Card #7 
Evan Lewis vs Alexander Aberg = Evan Lewis wins via countout 
Nurullah Hasan vs George Hackenschmidt = Hackenschmidt wins by DQ 
Jim Londos vs William Muldoon = Muldoon pins Londos 
Joe Stecher vs Yusuf Ismail = Stecher pins Ismail 
Frank Gotch vs Matsuda Sorakichi = Gotch with a stunning quick pin



Card #8
The Great Gama vs Ad Santel = Santel pins Gama
George Hackenschmidt vs Alexander Aberg = Aberg pins Hackenschmidt
Evan Lewis vs William Muldoon = Muldoon pins Lewis
John Pesek vs Tom Jenkins = Pesek pins Jenkins
Farmer Burns vs Henry Irslinger - World Heavyweight Championship Bout  = Farmer Burns pins Irslinger FOR THE TITLE



Card #9 
Ed Lewis vs John Pesek = Pesek pins Ed Lewis 
Tom Jenkins vs Jim Londos = Jenkins beats Londos by countout 
Yusuf Ismail vs Henry Irslinger = Irslinger pins The Terrible Turk 
Frank Gotch vs Nurullah Hassan = Gotch wins by countout 
Joe Stecher vs Matsuda Sorakichi = Stecher pins Sorakichi 


Card #10
Joe Stecher vs Jim Londos = Time Limit Draw
George Hackenschmidt vs Yusuf Hassan = Hackenschmidt wins via countout
Ad Santel vs Evan Lewis = Santel pins Evan Lewis
William Muldoon vs Alexander Aberg = Aberg pins Muldoon
Frank Gotch vs Farmer Burns - World Heavyweight Championship Bout  = Gotch submits Burns FOR THE TITLE



Card #11 
Yusuf Ismail vs Farmer Burns = Burns pins Ismail 
John Pesek vs George Hackenschmidt = Hackenschmidt submits Pesek
William Muldoon vs Tom Jenkins = Jenkins Submits Muldoon 
Strangler Ed Lewis vs Henry Irslinger = Lewis submits Irslinger 
The Great Gama vs Matsuda Sorakichi = Gama pins Sorakichi


Card #12
Jim Londos vs Matsuda Sorakichi = Londos pins Sorakichi
Nurullah Hassan vs Yusuf Ismail = Ismail submits Hassan
Ad Santel vs Alexander Aberg = Santel pins Aberg
Evan Lewis vs Strangler Ed Lewis = Ed Lewis submits Evan Lewis
Joe Stecher vs Frank Gotch - World Heavyweight Championship Bout  = Stecher pins Gotch FOR THE TITLE

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Season Two : 1920s and 1930s

GWA Roster :

Great Gama, Strangler Ed Lewis, Ad Sentel, Henry Irslinger, Jim Londos, Joe Stecher, John Pesek, George Tragos, Red Berry, Rod Fenton, Lou Thesz, Bull Curry, Bronko Nagurski, Maurice Tillet, Gory Guerrero, Al Costello, Buddy Rogers, Gorgeous George, Jack Zarna


GWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION : JOE STECHER

TOP CONTENDERS : #1 - The Great Gama #2 - Strangler Ed Lewis #3 - Henry Irslinger #4 - Ad Santel

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Card #1 

    Bull Curry vs Maurice Tillet - In the first match of the season, the GWA debuts two one of a kind men, the likes of which the crowd in attendance has never seen before.  The Match was a first of it's kind exhibition in pure violence.  Eyes were gouged, punches were thrown, kicks were exchanged, bodies were tossed around.  Curry in particular was tossed out of, or scrambled out of the ring on a few occasions.  Curry finally had enough and entered the ring with a folding chair he'd acquired at ringside, and proceeded to smash it over Monsieur Tillet's massive cranium.  Everybody appeared stunned, the crowd, the referee, and Tillet, who stood there after taking the chair shot with an incredulous look on his face.  The referee had no choice but to disqualify Curry on the spot.  With these two beasts in the GWA, things are never going to be the same again.  Tillet wins by DQ


    John Pesek vs "Lightning" Rod Fenton - Another athlete makes his debut in the GWA in this contest.  Rod Fenton comes from western Canada with a reputation as a capable brawler.  He's matched against established tough guy John Pesek.  The match lives up to the hype, with Fenton and Pesek trading blow for blow, throw for throw, Fenton seemed to take the upper hand when he went in for a blatant choke of Pesek, using the bottom rope for added pressire to Pesek's throat.  The ref called for the bell.  Pesek wins by DQ.
    

    Strangler Ed Lewis vs Gory Guerrero -  Gory Guerrero comes to the GWA from Arizona.  He gets a tough draw for his debut match, the skilled contender, Strangler Ed Lewis.  Guerrero impresses, matching Lewis' quickness and strength.  Several minutes in, Guerrero pulls The Strangler over his back, and locks him in to a stunning submission stretch later described as the Gori Especial.  Lewis, taken by surprise at the original maneuver, submits to the new guy.  Guerrero wins by submission.
    

    Ad Sentel vs Gorgeous George - In a night of 'never seen that before' moments, the GWA is now introduced to the ...flamboyant... Gorgeous George.  He's matched against veteran grappler Ad Santel.  Santel strikes quickly and frequently, catching George in a series of holds.  George stalls when he's able, at the ropes, and outside the rihg, where the fans are relentless as well.  Sentel meets him at the ropes and proceeds to deliver a beating, sending George sprawling back oustide the ring, where he seems to content himself as the ref counts him out.  Santel wins by countout    


    Jim Londos vs George Tragos - George Tragos arrives from the Greek Isles to compete in the GWA.  He's met in the ring by his countryman, veteran grappler Jim Londos.  The two put on a skilled exhibition for several minutes, before the action sends the two sprawling outside of the ring.  Tragos is able to crawl back inside the ring first, where he fends off Londos, to score the win via a coutout.  Tragos wins by countout.

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Card #2 - coming soon

Henry Irslinger vs Lou Thesz

Red Berry vs Strangler Ed Lewis

John Pesek vs Buddy Rogers

Al Costello vs Bronko Nagurski

The Great Gama vs Joe Stecher
GWA World Heavyweight Championship Bout

[Carlzilla]

I'm enjoying this.

I really like that you're using some of the earlier bootlegs. It's cool to see Ad Santel and some of the other "pioneer" guys.

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Card #2

Henry Irslinger vs Lou Thesz - The former champ Irslinger gets to introduce the promising rookie, Lou Thesz to the GWA. The hype around Thesz seems to be legitimate, as he matches the Austrian move for move, counter for counter, shot for shot. The crowd witnesses a great exhibition of wrestling skill, as neither man is able to gain much of an advantage on the other, before the timekeeper calls for an end to the match. TIME LIMIT DRAW

Red Berry vs Strangler Ed Lewis - Red Berry, wild man from the Kansas prairies, enters the ring for his GWA debut. Opposing him, enters veteran tough guy, Strangler Ed Lewis, smarting from an upset loss earlier. Berry holds his own in the early going. As the match goes on, Lewis is able to take Berry to the mat, and the veteran takes over the match, eventually locking on his infamous strangle...err....headlock. Berry is done for. LEWIS SUBMITS BERRY

John Pesek vs Buddy Rogers - Another impressive rookie enters the ring, in the guise of one Buddy Rogers, a strapping young lad from across the river in New Jersey. His foe, the wiley veteran John Pesek. Rogers looks the part of a star, but today, he's the pupil, as the teacher provides instruction. After giving the kid a good working over, Pesek applies his infamous toehold, and Buddy concedes. PESEK SUBMITS ROGERS

Al Costello vs Bronko Nagurski - Our penultimate match of the evening features two newcomers. The first, hailing from Sydney, Australia, Al Costello. His opponent, a stranger to none, Chicago Bears star back, Bronko Nagurski. The match is on, and Nagurski appears intent on giving Costello the same treatment he gave the Packers and Giants. Bronko seems to have an answer for every offensive Costello attempts. He locks in the crab hold, and forces Costello to tap. NAGURSKI SUBMITS COSTELLO

The Great Gama vs Joe Stecher - GWA World Heavyweight Championship Bout - Without any further ado, the World Championship is on the line, as Joe Stecher takes on the imposing physical specimen known to the world as The Great Gama. The champ and the challenger lock up and tustle for several minutes, with neither gaining much momentum in the match. Gama's agility and strength seem to be at least an answer for Stecher's skill. As the match grinds on, Gama appears to be wearing out the Champ, and starts imposing his will, tossing the champ around the ring, with less and less in answer from Stecher. One more throw, Gama pounces for the pin, and we have a new GWA World Heavyweight Champion! GAMA PINS STECHER

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Card #3...

Bull Curry vs Rod Fenton - Chaotic and violent as you'd expect from these two.  Curry gets shoved one too many times, ducks out of the ring....oh no, and here he is with his favorite folding chair, swinging wildly, the ref dives out of the arc of Curry's wild swing, and there's the bell.  FENTON WINS BY DQ

Ad Santel vs Jack Zarna - The veteran Santel controls most of the action in this match, then gets position on Zarna, locks in a facelock, and Zarna taps.  SANTEL WINS BY SUBMISSION

Buddy Rogers vs George Tragos - Two young talented athletes engage in a great match.  Tragos sends Rogers to the mat with one final thunderous slam, hooks the leg, and hangs on as Rogers nearly breaks free before the three count.  TRAGOS PINS ROGERS

Maurice Tillet vs Gorgeous George -  George appears to have grown a backbone since his first appearance, and looks every bit the part of a contender.  George looks strong and agressive from the opening bell.  He eventually got Tillet on his shoulders for an airplane spin, tossed and pinned the Frenchman.  GEORGE PINS TILLET

Gory Guerrero vs Jim Londos - Tonight, we see a different, confident and agressive Jim Londos.  Londos manages to control most of the action, despite a very game effort from the young Guerrero.  Londos eventually scoops up Guerrero in a fireman's carry and drives him to the mat with a powerful slam.  The ref counts three, and Londos has his most impressive win yet.  LONDOS PINS GUERRERO

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Card #4 

Henry Irslinger vs Lou Thesz -  Not quite the suspense of their first matchup.  This time around, Thesz seems a step quicker, and just a bit stronger than the Austrian.  Thesz caps off his final assault with a series of dropkicks, and wraps up Irslinger snugly for a three count.  THESZ PINS IRSLINGER

Joe Stecher vs Red Berry -  Stecher regains a bit of swagger by taking it out on poor Mr. Barry.  The former champ clamps on a wicked armbar and crossface combo, and Berry has no choice but to tap out.  STECHER WINS BY SUBMISSION

Al Costello vs Jack Zarna -  The Aussie and the guy from Youngstown appeared to be matched evenly for several minutes, when Zarna appeared to find another gear.  Connecting with a number of kicks to Costello's torso, Zarna found an opportunity to lock on his Grecian Grip lock, and Costello had had enough.  ZARNA WINS BY SUBMISSION.

Bronko Nagurski vs Strangler Ed Lewis -  The strongman from far northern Minnesota proved worthy in a great match against top shelf competition, in the form of Strangler Ed Lewis.  The Strangler never appeared to be in control of the match, as Nagurski wore down the vet, and secured Lewis in his crab hold.  NAGURSKI WINS BY SUBMISSION

John Pesek vs The Great Gama -  The athlete from the upper Ganges region fought with an effort worthy of the World Championship, and appeared by most accounts to have the upper hand through most of the match.  A minute later, Pesek pounced, bringing the Champ to the mat, and locked on the Tiger Toehold.  Gama struggled to free himself, but had to concede.  PESEK WINS THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP VIA SUBMISSION