Assisted by booker Bobby Bruns, Karasick staged weekly shows in Honolulu's Civic Auditorium, which he managed.

[6] In 1961, Karasick retired from promoting, selling the territory to "Gentleman" Ed Francis, who rebranded it "50th State Big Time Wrestling".

[10] Francis continued promoting weekly Wednesday shows at the Civic Auditorium, with the venue regularly sold-out.

[6] The promotion's top stars included Johnny Barend, Curtis Iaukea, Don Muraco, Neff Maiava, Peter Maivia, and Sammy Steamboat.

The promotion helped introduce several concepts that later became ubiquitous in professional wrestling, including the steel cage match and the backstage interview.

In 1967, Barend married Annie Lum in the ring at the Honolulu International Center shortly before a title match.

In 1973, the television program changed to International All-star Wrestling, a 90 minute show airing on KGMB each Saturday.