15 Facts About Karsten Beck

Karsten Pitann, better known by his ring name Karsten Beck, was a German professional wrestler.

Karsten Beck was best known for his work with Westside Xtreme Wrestling.

In wXw, Beck was a two-time Unified World Wrestling Champion, and apart from John Klinger's one-day reign, he was the champion for over a year from January 2015 to March 2016.

Karsten Beck was a one-time World Tag Team Champion, alongside Adam Polak.

Karsten Beck worked as a heel during his most successful years with wXw, and became known for cheating to win his matches.

In 2016, Karsten Beck was forced to retire after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, and having turned face, he was later used as the director of sports, the promotion's authority figure, for the next four years.

Karsten Beck then began regularly appearing for Westside Xtreme Wrestling, under the ring name Karsten Beck.

In 2013, Karsten Beck reached the semi-final of 16 Carat Gold, where he was defeated by Zack Sabre Jr.

At Back to the Roots, Karsten Beck sided with Vince Russo, and talked his way into a title shot for Big Daddy Walter's Unified World Wrestling Championship.

Karsten Beck won the title after interference from Russo and Samuels, with the former revealing his own referee shirt and then lackadaisically counting the pin.

Karsten Beck left his boots in the ring and did not return until Shortcut to the Top, where he turned face and was the surprise 30th entrant, eliminating Simmons and shortly afterward, Dieter to win the match.

The resulting match between the two men ultimately did not take place as Karsten Beck was diagnosed with a brain tumour, and he had to have surgery to have it removed.

Karsten Beck was then used in an on-screen role, as the director of sports, the promotion's authority figure.

In 2017, Karsten Beck was involved in a storyline with general manager Christian Michael Jakobi, which would have led him to come out of retirement, but this was shelved when he made an announcement that the tumour had returned.

Karsten Beck remained in his role as director of sports for the next three years, and was replaced by Absolute Andy during Germany's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, as he was considered susceptible from contracting coronavirus.