Amerykański Sen (American Dream) is a short documentary film from 2017. The film was directed by Marek Skrzecz, produced and released by Studio Munka.
It tells the story of Szymon who lives in a sleepy small town in southern Poland. After seeing MZW wrestlers perform at a community festival, he dreams of becoming one himself. Ultimately, he succeeds after facing the hardships of training, thus fulfilling his American Dream.
Below is the general chronology of Polish wrestling promotions, both professional and backyard.
TPW would not exist if not for the wealth of mostly unorganized information out there. That's why it needs collaborators! You are welcome to contribute your knowledge, correct mistakes, and supply new sources and references.
Although the history of Polish wrestling is commonly agreed to begin with the inception of Do Or Die Wrestling in 2009, there have been wrestling shows on Polish soil going as far back as late 19th century.
"Zieloni" (The Greens), is a the name for a group of Polish wrestlers, who were originally connected to MZW or started their career there. The name comes from the organization's primary brand color, and is sometimes cryptically abbreviated as ZLN GNG.
This list documents the massive wave of exits from PTW that happened in the first half of 2024. Other significant names that joined the organization but exited before 2024 are also noted.
The PTW Awards (Nagrody podsumowujące rok, loosely translated as End-Of-Year Awards) are a PTW initiative where awards, similar to the Academy Awards or WWE-estabilished Slammy Awards, are given to professional wrestlers and other individuals within PTW, such as commentators and referees, for notable achievements during the year.
The following elaborates on the 2024 PTW crisis, touched upon in the main article.