Lou Thesz

Aloysius Martin "Lou" Thesz (24 Aprile 1916 - 28 Aprile 2002) wis an American perfaisional warstler o Hungarian strynd an sax time NWA Warld Heavyweight Champion. Combined, he held the NWA Championship for 10 years, three month an nine days (3,749 days tot), langer than onyane in history. Amang his mony accomplishments, he is creditit wi inventin a nummer o professional wrestlin moves sic as the belly to back waistlock suplex (later kent as the German suplex due tae its association wi Karl Gotch), the Lou Thesz press, STF an the oreeginal pouerbomb.

In wrestlin
Finishin moves
Bridging belly to back suplex
STF – innovated
Signature moves
Backbreaker submission
Belly to back waist-lock suplex – innovated
Dooble wrist-lock
Headlock
Lou Thesz Press – innovated
Original powerbomb – innovated

Championships an accomplishments
American Wrestling Association
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Boston version) (1 time)
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Ohio version) (1 time)

Cauliflower Alley Club
Iron Mike Mazurki Award (1998)

International Wrestling Enterprise
TWWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

International Wrestling Institute an Museum
George Tragos/Lou Thesz Hall of Fame (1999)

Japan Wrestling Association
NWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Maple Leaf Wrestling
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Montreal Athletic Commission
World Heavyweight Championship (Montreal version) (4 times)

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-Americae
NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 time) – with Jackie Fargo

National Wrestling Association
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)2

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Stanley Weston Award (1982)
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
Pioneer Era (Class of 2002)

Southwest Sports, Inc.
Texas Heavyweight Championship (3 times)3

Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame

St. Louis Wrestling Club
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

St. Louis Wrestling Hall Of Fame
Class of 2007

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)

Ither titles
World Heavyweight Championship (original version) (2 times)4

Notes
1Records are unclear as tae whaur Thesz first wan the NWA World Heavyweight Championship an which promotion he wis wrestlin in when he wan it. N.W.A. World Heavyweight Title
2The World Heavyweight Championship o the National Wrestling Association is no the same championship nor daes it hae ony connection tae the warld championship recognised an uised bi the National Wrestling Alliance.
3Thesz reigns wi the title occurred prior tae the NWA assuming control o it. In fact, he wan the title afore the NWA wis creatit.
4Thesz an aa haes twa reigns wi the title afore the formation o the NWA an the title bein renamed the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

References

Category:1916 births
Category:2002 daiths
Category:American male professional warstlers