Lou Thesz

Real name: Aloysius Martin “Lou” Thesz
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 225 lbs.
Date of birth: April 24, 1916
Date of death: April 28, 2002
Born: St. Louis, MO
Pro debut: 1932
Trained by: George Tragos, Ad Santel, & Ed “Strangler” Lewis”
Finishing move: Bridging belly to back suplex

Obituary

Biography

– On December 29, 1937, Thesz defeated Everett Marshall for the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title.
– In 1952, Thesz defeated Baron Michele Leone in Los Angeles for the California World Heavyweight title. He would go on to win several titles within his career & they include:
– AWA Southern Tag Team Championship
– AWA World Heavyweight Championship (2x)
– Montreal World Heavyweight Championship (4x)
– NWA International Heavyweight Championship
– NWA Mid-America Southern Tag Team Championship
– NWA Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship
– NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (3x)
– NWA United States Heavyweight Championship
– NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Championship
– NWA Vancouver Canadian Tag Team Championship
– NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3x)
– Texas Heavyweight Championship (4x)
– UWA World Heavyweight Championship
– WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (5x)
– World Heavyweight Championship (2x)
– WWA World Heavyweight Championship
– In 1989, Thesz was inducted into George Tragos/Lou Thesz Hall of Fame.
– On August 1, 2008, Thesz was voted in the GERWECK.NET Hall of Fame.