Aloysius Martin Thesz (April 24, 1916 - April 28, 2002), better known as Lou Thesz, was a legendary professional wrestler and six time NWA World Heavyweight Champion. He is widely considered by his peers and experts alike to be one of the most influential people in the history of professional wrestling. Among his many accomplishments, he is credited with inventing popular professional wrestling moves such as the Lou Thesz press, STF and the original powerbomb. April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Ad Santel Ad Santel, born Adolph Ernst, was a practitioner of catch wrestling. ... Ed Strangler Lewis (real name: Robert Herman Julius Friedrich June 30, 1891 - August 8, 1966), was a professional wrestler whose career spanned four decades. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 361st in leap years. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling title in the NWA. Its lineage has been traced from the first World Heavyweight Championship, which traces its lineage to Georg Hackenschmidts 1905 title and Frank Gotchs 1908 version. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Subcategories There is one subcategory to this category shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages). ... Attacking maneuvers in the kayfabe of professional wrestling are mainly used to wear down an opponent for a submission hold or as a set up for a throw. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Wrestling career

Born in Banat, Michigan, Thesz moved to St. Louis when he was a young boy. His emigrant parents hailed from the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. As a teenager, he trained in amateur wrestling with legendary shooter Ad Santel. Thesz made his professional wrestling debut in 1932, at the age of 16. He soon met Ed Lewis, the biggest wrestling star of the 1920s, who taught a young Lou the art of "hooking" (the ability to stretch your opponent with painful holds). The two formed a lasting friendship. By 1937, Thesz had become one of the biggest stars in the St. Louis territory, and on December 29 he defeated Everett Marshall for the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title, the first of many World Heavyweight Championships. As a result, Thesz became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in history, at the age of 21. A record which stands to this day. Thesz dropped the title to Steve "Crusher" Casey in Boston six weeks later. He won the title again in 1939, once again defeating Marshall, and again in 1948, defeating Bill Longson. Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... FILA Greatest Wrestler of 20th Century (Greco-Roman) Alexander Karelin throws Olympian Jeff Blatnick with his Karelin Lift Andrell Durden (top) and Edward Harris grapple for position during the All-Marine Wrestle Offs. ... Ad Santel Ad Santel, born Adolph Ernst, was a practitioner of catch wrestling. ... Ed Strangler Lewis (real name: Robert Herman Julius Friedrich June 30, 1891 - August 8, 1966), was a professional wrestler whose career spanned four decades. ... Catch wrestling is a popular style of wrestling. ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... Everett Marshall (November 4, 1905 - February 10, 1973) was a professional wrestler who was best known for his work in the late 1930s with what is now National Wrestling Alliance. ... The National Wrestling Association version of the World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Association (NWA), an offshoot of the National Boxing Association (NBA). ... Steve Casey (1909 - January 10, 1987) was an Irish sport rower and professional wrestler who was best known for his time with National Wrestling Association and American Wrestling Association (Boston). ... Wild Bill Longson (d. ...

In 1948, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) was formed, the purpose being to create one World Champion for all the various wrestling territories throughout North America. Orville Brown, the reigning Midwest World Heavyweight Title holder, was named the first champion. Thesz, at the time, was head of a promotional combine that included fellow wrestling champions Longson, Bobby Managoff, Canadian promoter Frank Tunney and Eddie Quinn, who promoted in the St. Louis territory where NWA promoter Sam Muchnick was running opposition. Quinn and Muchnick ended their promotional war, and Thesz' promotion was absorbed into the NWA. Part of the deal was a title unification match between Brown and Thesz, who held the National Wrestling Association's World Title. Unfortunately, just weeks before the scheduled bout, Brown was involved in an automobile accident that ended his career. He was forced to vacate the championship and the NWA awarded the title to the #1 contender, Thesz. 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. National Wrestling Alliance logo The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Orville Brown (10 March 1908–24th January 1981) was a professional wrestler. ... In professional wrestling, a shoot refers to any unplanned event – that is, the event is real and not staged. ...

Between 1949 and 1956, Thesz set out to unify all the existing World Titles into the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. In 1956 he defeated Baron Michelle Leone in Los Angeles for the California World Heavyweight title and became the first undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion since the days of Frank Gotch and Georg Hackenschmidt. Thesz finally dropped the Title to Whipper Billy Watson in 1956, and took several months off to recuperate from an ankle injury. He regained the title from Watson seven months later. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling title in the NWA. Its lineage has been traced from the first World Heavyweight Championship, which traces its lineage to Georg Hackenschmidts 1905 title and Frank Gotchs 1908 version. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Frank Gotch in a published photo Frank Alvin Gotch (April 27, 1878 – December 17, 1917) was an American professional wrestler back when the contests were largely real (see catch wrestling). ... Hackenschmidt in 1903 Georg Karl Julius Hackenschmidt (August 2, 1878 in Tartu, Estonia - February 19, 1968 in London, England) was an early 20th-century strongman and professional wrestler. ... Whipper Billy Watson (1917 July 25- 1990 February 4), born William Potts, was a Canadian heavyweight wrestler and a five-time world wrestling champion. ... Grays Fig. ...

1957 was an important year for Thesz; on June 14, the first taint to Thesz' claim of undisputed Champion occurred in a match with gymnast-turned-wrestling star, Edouard Carpentier. The match was tied at two falls apiece when Thesz claimed a back injury and forfeit the last fall. Carpentier was declared the winner, but the NWA chose not to recognize the title change, deciding a championship could not change hands due to injury. Despite the NWA's decision, there were some promotions who continued to recognize Carpentier's claim to the World Heavyweight title. That same year, Thesz became the first wrestler to defend the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in Japan, wrestling Rikidozan in a series of 60 minute draws. Their bouts popularized pro wrestling in Japan, gaining the sport mainstream acceptance. Realizing he could make more money in the land of the rising sun, Thesz petitioned to the NWA promoters to regularly defend the belt in Japan. 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. 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. June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Edouard Carpentier was a Canadian professional wrestler who garnered several world championships in a career that spanned the 1950s into the 1970s. ... The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling title in the NWA. Its lineage has been traced from the first World Heavyweight Championship, which traces its lineage to Georg Hackenschmidts 1905 title and Frank Gotchs 1908 version. ... Rikidōzan (Japanese: 力道山, Korean: 역도산, November 14, 1924 - December 15, 1963) was a professional wrestler, known as the Father of Puroresu and one of the most influential men in wrestling history. ... Dick Hutton was a professional wrestler who was trained by Ed Strangler Lewis. ... Nature Boy Buddy Rogers (born Herman C. Rohde Jr. ... All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) (全日本プロレス, zen nihon puroresu) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. ... The AJPW Triple Crown World Heavyweight Championship is the top singles title in All Japan Pro Wrestling. ...

In 1963, Thesz came out of semi-retirement to win his sixth World Heavyweight Championship from Buddy Rogers, at the age of 46. Legend has it that Rogers was having second thoughts about dropping the title, and Thesz responded by saying, "we could do this the easy way or the hard way" . He would hold the title until 1966 when, at the age of 49, he was dethroned by Gene Kiniski. In professional wrestling, a work is slang for a staged event (that is, one that enforces kayfabe). ... In professional wrestling, a shoot refers to any unplanned event – that is, the event is real and not staged. ... Gene Kiniski was a professional wrestler. ...

Legend has it that NWA officials wanted Bruno Sammartino to take the title off of Thesz because of his tremendous popularity in the northeast. At an NWA meeting, Bruno balked when told that he would be lucky to get one weekend off a month. At this point Sammartino was tired of getting only every other weekend off as WWWF champ. Kiniski was then picked to replace Thesz.^[1] Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino (born October 6, 1935), is a former professional wrestler, best known for being the longest-running champion of the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), holding the title across two reigns for over 12 years in total, as well as the longest world championship reign in professional... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...

Thesz wrestled on a part-time basis over the next 13 years, winning his last major Title in 1978, in Mexico, becoming the inaugural Universal Wrestling Alliance Heavyweight Champion at the age of 62, before dropping the championship to El Canek a year later. Thesz officially retired in 1979, after a match with Luke Graham. He remained retired for the most part, before wrestling his last match on December 26, 1990 in Hamamatsu, Japan at the age of 73, against his protege, Masahiro Chono. Canek is a Mexican professional wrestler currently performing part time for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. ... Grady Johnson, better known as Professional Wrestler Crazy Luke Graham, is a member of the legendary Graham family, a storyline family of wrestlers. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 361st in leap years. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Hamamatsu (浜松市; -shi) is a city located in western Shizuoka, Japan. ... Masahiro Chōno (蝶野正洋 Chōno Masahiro) is a Japanese professional wrestler. ...

Finishing and signature moves

• Greco-Roman Backdrop (Belly to back suplex)
• Double wrist lock
• STF
• Lou Thesz press
• Original powerbomb

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Championships and accomplishments

• American Wrestling Association

• AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Boston version) (1 time)
• AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Ohio version) (1 time)

• International Wrestling Enterprise

• TWWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• International Wrestling Institute and Museum

• George Tragos/Lou Thesz Hall of Fame inductee in 1999

• Japan Wrestling Association

• NWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 time) (First)

• Maple Leaf Wrestling

• NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Montreal Athletic Commission

• NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• World Heavyweight Championship (Montreal version) (4 times) (Youngest) and (oldest)

• National Wrestling Alliance

• NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)¹
• NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2005)

• NWA All-Star Wrestling

• NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) – with The Outlaw

• NWA Mid-America

• NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

• National Wrestling Association

• NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)

• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame

• Pioneer Era inductee in 2002

• Southwest Sports, Inc.

• NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (3 times)

• Stampede Wrestling

• Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee

• St. Louis Wrestling Club

• NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Universal Wrestling Association

• UWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• World Championship Wrestling

• WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1993)

• World Wrestling Association (Los Angeles)

• WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

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Post-wrestling career

After retiring, Thesz became a promoter, manager, color commentator, trainer and occasionally, a referee for important matches. Some famous matches he refereed include: This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A color commentator (or colour commentator in Canada), sometimes known as a color analyst (or colour analyst), is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. ... A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. ...

• Antonio Inoki vs. Tatsumi Fujinami at Tokyo Gym, 09/19/85
• Big Van Vader vs. Shinya Hashimoto in the IWGP Championship Tournament Finals at Tokyo Dome, 4/24/89,
• Super Vader vs. Nobuhiko Takada in the UWFi Championship Tournament Finals at Meiji Jingu Stadium, 8/19/94
• Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes for the NWA Heavyweight Championship, 9/17/81 ^[3]

Thesz became the president of the Cauliflower Alley Club in 1992, an organization for retired pro wrestlers; a position he held until 2000. He became a trainer for the Union of Wrestling Force International, and lent the promotion one of his old NWA Title belts, which they recognized as their own World Title. As an announcer, Thesz was the color commentator for International World Class Championship Wrestling's weekly television show. In 1999, he opened the Thesz-Tragos Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame for professional wrestling stars with a successful amateur background at the International Wrestling Institute & Museum in Newton, Iowa, where he was an inaugural inductee. Thesz was honored by a ceremony at a WWF's Badd Blood 1997 as being both the youngest and oldest World Heavyweight Champion at ages 21 and 50, respectively. Although Verne Gagne had actually broken this record in 1980, when he held the AWA Championship at 54. Antonio Inoki (アントニオ猪木), real name Kanji Inoki (猪木寛至 Inoki Kanji, born February 20, 1943) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist who now resides in New York City. ... Tatsumi Fujinami (Fujinami Tatsumi, 藤波辰巳) is a Japanese professional wrestler who is famous for his gimmick as The Dragon. He is the one who is credited for inventing the Dragon Sleeper and the Dragon Suplex. ... Leon White as Vader. ... Shinya Hashimoto Shinya Hashimoto (橋本真也 Hashimoto Shinya) (July 3, 1965 - July 11, 2005), was a Japanese professional wrestler. ... The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship is the top singles title in New Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Leon White as Vader. ... Nobuhiko Takada (Japanese:髙田延彦, born April 12, 1962) is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. ... Union of Wrestling Forces International, better known as UWF International or simply UWFi, was a stiff-style|shoot-style professional wrestling promotion in Japan from 1991 to 1996. ... Ric Flair (born February 25, 1949 [1] and named Richard Morgan Fliehr upon his adoption several weeks later), is an iconic American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand. ... Dusty Rhodes may refer to: Dusty Rhodes (wrestler), the stage name of Virgil Runnels, Jr. ... National Wrestling Alliance logo The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ... Union of Wrestling Force International, better known as UWF International or simply UWFI, was a professional wrestling promotion in Japan from 1991 to 1996. ... Jasper County Courthouse, Newton, Iowa Headquarters of the Maytag Corporation, Newton, Iowa Newton is the county seat of Jasper County, IowaGR6. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... WWE Bad Blood (originally Badd Blood) was a World Wrestling Entertainment-produced professional wrestling pay-per-view event that took place, usually, in June and was the successor of the King of the Ring pay-per-view. ... Verne Gagne (born May 10, 1926) is a former professional wrestler, trainer and wrestling promoter. ...

Thesz wrote an autobiography, Hooker, considered to be one of the best books written on the subject of professional wrestling; privately published, the book is currently out-of-print. Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ...

Thesz underwent a successful triple bypass surgery for an aortic valve replacement on April 9, 2002, but died due to complications on April 28, 2002 in Orlando, Florida, four days after turning 86.^[4] Early in a coronary artery bypass surgery during vein harvesting from the legs (left of image) and the establishment of bypass (placement of the aortic cannula) (bottom of image). ... The aortic valve is one of the valves of the heart. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Nickname: Location in Orange County and the state of Florida. ...

Notes

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References

• Dave Meltzer & John F. Molinaro (2002). Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of all Time. Winding Stair Press. ISBN 1-55366-305-5. 

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External links

• Puroresu.com: Lou Thesz
• Buy Thesz's Bio Hooker