John Anson
| Birth name | John Anson |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 7, 1949 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Residence | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | John Anson Karl Von Schotz Karl Von Shotz |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Billed weight | 290 lb (130 kg) |
| Debut | 1966 |
| Retired | 1983 |
John Anson (born April 7, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, known by his ring name "Handsome" John Anson, who competed in North American and Japanese promotions from the mid-1960s until the early-1980s, including International Wrestling, Maple Leaf Wrestling, NWA All-Star Wrestling, Pacific Northwest Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling.
As Karl Von Schotz, he and Kurt Von Hess were one of the most hated "heels" in the Detroit-area while feuding with Fred Curry & Tony Marino over the NWA World Tag Team Championship during 1973-74.
In 1966, John Anson made his professional debut at age 17 against Ivan Koloff. Leaving Calgary for Maple Leaf Wrestling in 1972, Anson began teaming with Bill Terry as German brothers Karl Von Hess and Karl von Shotz later facing Gino Brito, Tony Parisi and Dominic DeNucci in a 6-man tag team match with Hans Schmidt at the All-Star Wrestling Stadium Show at Jarry Park in Montreal, Quebec on August 28, 1972.
Defeating Jacques Rougeau & Gino Brito for the International Tag Team Championship in September, they would remain one of the top tag teams in the promotion regularly appearing at Maple Leaf Gardens between October 1972 and September 1973. They would also wrestle for promoter Ed Farhat in Detroit later that year defeating Ben Justice & The Stomper for the NWA World Tag Team Championship on December 9, 1972.
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