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
***[[Professional wrestling holds#STF|STF]]* &ndash; innovated
***Signature moves**
**Backbreaker submission
***[[Suplex#German suplex|Belly to back waist-lock suplex]]* &ndash; innovated
**Dooble wrist-lock
**Headlock
***[[Professional wrestling attacks#Lou Thesz press|Lou Thesz Press]]* &ndash; innovated
***[[Powerbomb#Ganso bomb|Original powerbomb]]* &ndash; 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 Pro Wrestling Alliance|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) &ndash; with The Outlaw

***[[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA Mid-Americae]]**
:*NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
:*NWA Southern Tag Team Championship ''(Mid-America version)'' (1 time) &ndash; 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)

***[[World Class Championship Wrestling|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. 
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.

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