Copyright is owned by the creators of text and photographs. Two nights later he was two hundred miles north in the (at the time) Lancashire port of Liverpool. Onwards to Grimsby on Wednesday 18th, a Morrell-Beresford Promotion, and a win over Ernest Baldwin in Grimsby. first venue was at the Lyceum Ballroom in the Strand, and many of Birthday: April 24, 1916 Birth Place: Banat, MI Death Date: Apr 28, 2002 (age 86) Birth Name: Taurus Ring name: Lou Thesz Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 225 lb (102 kg) Net Worth: Uknown Wife/ Spouse: Evelyn Katherine Ernst, Charlie Thesz, Fredda Huddleston Winter the big named British Wrestlers paid to see both these wrestling Nevertheless we do feel duty bound to add that mystery surrounds the origin of the belt that Thesz defended in Britain as he had already lost the title before leaving American shores! Thesz would embark on a tour of Europe and Japan, billing himself as the NWA International Champion; this title is still recognized as a part of All Japan Pro Wrestling's Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.
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He regained the title from Watson seven months later. Onwards to Grimsby on Wednesday 18th, a Morrell-Beresford Promotion, and a win over Ernest Baldwin in Grimsby. Working for Bill Best Promotions his opponent was Jack Pye, the blueprint of British wrestling villains. As an announcer, Thesz was the color commentator for International World Class Championship Wrestling's weekly television show. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.
[7] He married Charlie Catherine Thesz and remained with her for the rest of his life. [2] Thesz dropped the title to Steve "Crusher" Casey in Boston six weeks later. While in high school he was a successful freestyle wrestling competitor on his school team; as he recalled many years later, he and a friend once "worked" a dramatic match against each other at a tournament, and were amused when nobody could see how much they were faking. Lou Thesz against The French Angel on the ring, 1940. His request was turned down, and Thesz asked to drop the title to his own hand picked champion, Dick Hutton, rather than Thesz's real-life rival and the more popular choice, Buddy Rogers. Catch Wrestling Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. This was the first of Pye’s matches with Thesz, the two meeting again six nights later (17th) in Hull. Thesz was chosen for his skill as a "hooker" to prevent double crosses by would-be shooters who would deviate from the planned finish for personal glory. TWWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), George Tragos/Lou Thesz Hall of Fame (1999), NWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 time), World Heavyweight Championship (Montreal version), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (4 times), NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), UWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996).
Lou [7] Thesz was drafted into the army in 1944 despite a legitimate injury to his knee and multiple medical deferments. Wrestling promoters wouldn't allow such a small detail to get in their way.
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British promoters did Thesz no favours when it came to convenience.
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