In the world of professional wrestling, Thumbtack Jack is a name that speaks for itself, at least for those who followed the indy scenes in Europe and the US up until 2010.

When Thumbtack Jack wrestled his first match in 2001, aged a mere 16, no one could have foreseen that a quarter of a century later wrestlers two generations his junior would be asking for his advice, or that fans would still remember him.

Thumbtack Jack, portrait by Lars Morris (2010)Source: Lars Morris

Tale of the Tape

  • Weight: 92 kg / 203 lbs
  • Height: 1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
  • Birthplace: Gräfelfing near Munich, Germany
  • Billed from: Philadelphia, Germany (up until April 2010)
  • Date of Birth: 21 July 1985
  • Debut: 4 August 2001
  • Trained by: Big Sick Ben, Chris Hero

You can find out more about his wrestling career by clicking on the events in the timeline and by visiting the pages listed below.

  1. 2014

  2. 2010

    2. Career highlight

      Sudden Career End

      · Saint, Oberhausen, Germany

      An injury forced Alex into wrestling retirement.

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    5. Career highlight · Match

      wXw The Vision

      · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

      wXw’s first trip to the US

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  3. 2009

    3. Championship

      Tournament of Death Rewind

      · Marklands Little Acres, Townsend, Delaware, USA

      The “real” victory at Tournament of Death and the CZW Ultraviolent Underground Title.

      Thumbtack Jack with the Tournament of Death Rewind trophy

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    7. Career highlight

      Gorefest II

      · Auf der Hütte, Troisdorf, Germany

      Victory in the second edition of the wXw tournament

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  4. 2008

  5. 2007

  6. 2003

    1. Championship

      wXw Hardcore Title

      · Essen, Germany

      The longest reign this title would ever see.

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  7. 2001