Über ihn lernte Thesz den Promoter Joe Sanderson kennen und bestritt Anfang 1933 sein erstes Match. One of the biggest names to stop by George Cannon's Superstars of Wrestling was Lou Thesz. Editor’s note: Despite having an NWA title match at the Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens in ’63 with Thesz defeating Sammartino with a top spread in 25:44, the two legends never had a proper feud. I leapt off the top rope and jumped on his leg. Karl Gotch. Ali vs. Joe Louis. Hiermit wurde übrigens auch der Grundstein für World Wrestling Entertainment gelegt, denn die Capitol Wrestling Federation um Vincent J. McMahon löste sich von der NWA und nannte sich in Worldwide Wrestling Federation um. This move, innovated by, popularized and subsequently named after Lou Thesz, sees the attacking wrestler jumping towards a standing opponent, knocking them over their back, sitting on their waist and pinning them in a body scissors. Magazines wrote it up and everything, but it wasn’t in their books. When the wres­tlers jumped in, Arnold Skaaland, who was Bruno’s manager then, jumped in too. Damit dürfte Lou Thesz der einzige männliche Wrestler sein, der in sieben Jahrzehnten aktiv im Ring stand. When he was NWA champion and paid based on the percentage of the gate, Thesz would only deal in cash and demanded a statement from promoters showing the numbers for the event and deductions to make sure he was paid what he earned. He was bench-pressing almost 600 pounds. It never got off the ground because of money. There are wrestling biographies that are great, ok or uneventful but Lou Thesz' story was very good. To me, he was one helluva good guy. Roddy Piper. Walter "Killer" Kowalski breaks it down. The com­bination of Rogers’ bookings and my own made it seem like I was wrestling 20 times a week. If I was there and Bruno was there, we wrestled one another. Er trat als einziger männlicher Wrestler in sieben verschiedenen Jahrzehnten aktiv im Ring auf und ist bis heute in zahlreichen Ruhmeshallen aufgenommen worden. Orville Brown was a good looking Kansas boy who had a knack for pro wrestling. Thesz learned the performance aspects of the sport and competed in the 'semi-pro' circuit for the first couple of years of his career. “I wrestled you in all the places we’ve gone. He would let me run the match and he went right along with it. Letzte Überprüfung: 3. I had to go over. My relationship with Lou Thesz was different from that of Bruno. Dezember 1990, als er in Tokyo Masahiro … Thesz erfand alle seine Finishing Moves. At the beginning of his career, I was the biggest star he was wrestling at the time. He put me over in the middle of the ring in Toronto. That was his first match in the Garden. Batman vs. Green Hornet. Thesz war erster Träger des vereinigten NWA World Heavyweight Titels und einer der letzten echten Vertreter des Hooker-Wrestlingstils. Thesz, der ursprünglich Lajos Tiza hieß, wurde als Kind ungarischstämmiger Eltern geboren, die ihn bei ihrem Umzug nach St. Louis in Aloysius Martin Thesz umbenannten. Bruno Sammartino and I had an entirely different match every time we entered that ring. Er gewann den Titel zwar bereits einen Monat später zurück, doch Carpentier wurde in Los Angeles, Boston und Omaha weiterhin als Champion anerkannt. You treated me well … put me over. Sein letztes Match bestritt Lou Thesz am 26. I’ll put you over in the middle of the ring.” That was Bruno. When we got back to the dressing room, he was spitting out blood. Chuck Norris. “Lou Thesz was the last one to beat Rikidozan in Japan. He was still kind of green then, and he did not complain. Lou Thesz (* 24. Über seinen Vater kam er auch ins Ringerteam der High School, ohne diese zu besuchen. We never went through the motions; each match was well-presented. März 1956 an „Whipper Billy“ Watson. I went with the WWF and he did not wrestle for McMahon. After wrestling five times in and around Pittsburgh, the Athletic Commissioner came up to me and said, “I can’t believe it. The claim that Thesz told Rogers in the ring, “We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” is pure fiction. The stories that Rogers refused to lose the belt to Thesz and that Lou threatened to shoot on him if he didn’t play ball are wildly false. Schließlich wurde er von George Tragos zu einem Hooker ausgebildet. Many people talk about a Bruno/Thesz feud. He is a nearly 30-year film, radio, and TV veteran, as well as co-host of the weekly Wrestling & Everything- Coast to Coast radio show with Buddy Sotello. When Rogers got the title back, he then lost it to Lou Thesz in Toronto, Canada. Lou Thesz probably heard those words more times than any other champion in the history of professional wrestling. | Kein GND-Personendatensatz. April 2002 in Orlando, Florida) war ein amerikanischer Wrestler. I was just a green kid out of Detroit. He came over and jumped on me and his knee hit my chest. I held their version of the world’s championship in Montreal. Lou Thesz as NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Doch in diesem Jahr kam auch das Ende für die geeinte Wrestling-Weltmeisterschaft, nachdem er den Titel am 14. Sein letztes Match bestritt Lou Thesz am 26. The fans liked the brawling. Während der nächsten Jahre kamen noch einige Titel dazu und als 1947 die National Wrestling Alliance gegründet wurde, sollte Thesz mit seinem National Wrestling Association-Title gegen deren Champion Orville Brown in einem Titelvereinigungsmatch antreten. Da er sich ebenfalls weigerte gegen den „Nature Boy“ Buddy Rogers zu verlieren, gab er den Titel schließlich an den ehemaligen Olympiateilnehmer Dick Hutton ab. “Bruno Sammartino and Lou Thesz have both played a major part in my own wrestling career. At the same time, Bruno Sammartino was a very strong guy. Thesz made his professional wrestling debut in 1932, at the age of 16, whilst. This built up mutual respect between the two wrestlers, and Rikidōzan never forgot what Thesz did. The magazines all wrote about him. champions in the late 1940s and early '50s, the ability of Thesz as a legitimate wrestler allowed him to confront adversaries through a worked, or "scripted," exhibition or a real shoot match (a real contest). Lou Thesz was recognized as a shrewd businessman during his wrestling career. This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something that we have recommended. The son of European immigrants, Thesz discovered his love of amateur wrestling as a shy eight-year-old, scuffling with his father at night on the linoleum floor of the family's kitchen in south St. Louis. He goes into detail about his problems with Buddy Rogers and what it was like to work with Lou Thesz, Frank Tunney, Kowalski, Brody, Watts and more. Allerdings verteidigte Thesz den Titel wie bei seiner ersten Titelregentschaft fast täglich gegen Leute wie Dick the Bruiser, Fritz von Erich, Pat O'Connor (Wrestler) oder Johnny Valentine. I came to St. Louis with Sam Muchnick and Lou Thesz owned part of the office. There’s a tape of Bruno and me at Madison Square Garden where all the guys come out and try to separate us. The match was called a no-contest. So here’s some moves.” He started showing me some real shooting moves. One time, I was near the ropes. First there was Ric Flair, a top guy in… Sein Leichnam wurde verbrannt und im Missouri River verstreut. Sometimes, I would wrestle him five days a week. The fans always got their money’s worth from a Kowalski/Sammartino match because each of our matches was a great match. Dem jüngeren Publikum ist er vor allem durch Stone Cold Steve Austin bekannt, der den Move als Trademark benutzte. Da sein Vater Ringer war, lernte Lou bereits als Kind etliche Haltegriffe. 250 mal pro Jahr. Our feud was long and creative. That’s Bruno Sammartino. He would insist that I do more holds and moves. Thesz, a professional athlete, a world-class wrestler and submission specialist against Rogers, who oozed charisma, bleached blond hair, possessed great strength, tremendous physique and pure arrogance. He talks in great detail about his fall out with Larry Zbysko and their infamous Shea Stadium match. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Bruno came to Australia. Thesz also stated that he felt he could’ve beaten Bruno without any trouble because of their previous match in Toronto. I put him where I wanted him to be and I put myself where I should have been for him. Hierbei traten Komplikationen auf und Thesz starb am 28. I grabbed him, backed up, and went over the top rope backward. He was part of an elite group of wrestlers known as hookers, wrestlers who were at the pinnacle of skill level and experience. When I learned to work pretty good, with Lou Thesz’s help, I used to travel around the Arkansas/Oklahoma/Texas territory a lot. All rights reserved. Editor’s note: This piece was originally published in the 1997 edition of Evan Ginzburg’s now-defunct ‘Wrestling- Then & Now’ annual. Thesz made his professional wrestling debut in 1932, at the age of 16, whilst continuing to train in competitive catch wrestling under Tragos and Steele. Billy Robinson. During my double-duty stint, the NWA would not recognize me as champion. In seiner mittlerweile vierten Titelregentschaft gelang es Thesz noch einmal den AWA World Championship-Title (Ohio Version) in den NWA-Titel zu integrieren, aber die Einheit der Wrestlingweltmeistertitel wurde nie wieder erreicht. When Lou Thesz came out of semi-retirement on January 24th, 1963, in Toronto to fight Buddy Rogers for the World Heavyweight Championship, Rogers was supposedly having second thoughts about dropping the title to Thesz. I’d beat all the local guys, then they would build up the big match with Lou Thesz and me. After Buddy Rogers got better, I put him back over. We went 90 minutes and we didn’t lay around. While clicking these links won’t cost you any extra money, they will help us to continue to bring you quality content! I have nothing but nice and good things to say about Bruno Sammartino. I would get disqualified or there would be a double­ count-out or something. Lou Thesz basically started me in the business. As I understand it, Lou Thesz--after getting injured because of something Gotch did--basically assessed his situation as one in which he had to simply go all out for the submission or risk getting messed up. Februar 2019. https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lou_Thesz&oldid=209547120, „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“, Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title, AWA World Heavyweight Title (Boston Version), World Heavyweight Title (Montreal Version), NWA (Association) World Heavyweight Title, Wurde in NWA World Heavyweight Title eingegliedert, World Heavyweight Title (Los Angeles Version), Titel wurde in NWA World Heavyweight Title eingegliedert, NWA Southern Tag Team Title (Mid America Version, mit. Finally, the match ended and I was given the title in Montreal. Thesz was a very scientific wrestler. We wrestled all around the northeast and had varied finishes. I’ll always remember this. And if anybody was qualified to write on these giants, it was Walter "Killer" Kowalski. One person close to him said he didn't believe Gotch was trying to exactly hurt him, but rather to show off a little bit at Lou's expense(at least, that's what I took from it). We used to go to the gym together and work out. Ronda Rousey. Even the Jackson 5 vs. the Osmond Brothers. He would take me to the gym and teach me. Nachdem sich Brown allerdings kurz vorher bei einem Autounfall schwer verletzte, erhielt er dessen Titel allerdings kampflos. Lou Thesz: That's exactly right, if any young person, like a young male, decides that he likes a sport and gets into it and all of a sudden to his own surprise discovers that he has an aptitude for it, and then with the coaches that he had, all of a sudden they find their niche in life. Aloysius Martin “Lou” Thesz was one of the standout technical wrestlers of the mid-to-late 20th century, with a career spanning seven decades. Dezember 1937 den Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title sichern, als er Everett Marshall besiegen konnte. He tried to interfere and I took a swing at him. In another match, Thesz willingly agreed to put over Rikidōzan at the expense of his own reputation. They would build me up really big. I wrestled Lou Thesz quite a few times. Bugs Bunny vs. Road Runner. Harley Race Shoot Interview By Brandon Truitt Sep 22, 2003, 20:00 . Five matches and five entirely different matches.” Some of the other guys would wrestle one night and repeat the exact same match the following night. Damit ist er bis heute der jüngste Wrestler der sich jemals World Heavyweight Gold sichern konnte. Rogers dropped the title. He always treated me fine. Zu dieser Zeit gab es zwar bereits abgesprochene Matches, aber das Geschehen im Ring war noch weitgehend echt, so dass Thesz in den ersten Jahren viel einstecken musste. April 2002 im Alter von 86 Jahren. His aura was not diminished anywhere. I wrestled Lou Thesz quite a few times. Thesz and I had great matches. Later on, I got a bit of a reputation — don’t screw with Kowalski, you might get hurt. It is very hard to wrap my head around the fact that my childhood hero, Bruno Sammartino, is gone, as is my friend Killer Kowalski and the great Lou Thesz. They were screaming and hollering. Nachdem er 1950 den American-Wrestling-Association-Champion Georgeous George besiegen und 1952 den World Heavyweight Title (Los-Angeles-Version) gewonnen hatte, galt er als erster wahrer Wrestling-Weltmeister seit Frank Gotch. Yes, giants once walked the Earth. The tour consisted of mostly foreign wrestlers and the appearance of two Japanese judo experts… Lou Thesz was very, very tough. Da neben den ringerischen Fähigkeiten auch Aussehen und Körperbau stimmten, stand einer ganz großen Karriere nichts mehr im Weg, und so konnte Thesz sich am 29. As Thesz described: “It was like a pyramid, with the largest group—the journeymen—on the bottom. Muhammad Ali. Our dream feud Lou Thesz vs. Bruno Sammartino. In those long-ago pre-Internet days when I was a kid, both children and adults would kill time by "debating" endlessly over which of their heroes would "whup" the other guy’s favorite. Bruno Sammartino was more than just a regional star. This is one of the best parts because of Hulk Hogans comments about who drew the house that night. The first time we ever wrestled in Madison Square Garden, the old Garden, was a prime example of how Bruno adapted to the business. I remember one time I wrestled Buddy Rogers in Montreal, Canada. Juni an Edouard Carpentier verlor. He talks in great detail about his fall out with Larry Zbysko and their infamous Shea Stadium match. Rikidōzan gained worldwide renown when he defeated Lou Thesz for the NWA International Heavyweight Championship on August 27, 1958 in Japan. He was in great shape. But Lou Thesz was may not have ever been in the plans to be the champion that established the National Wrestling Alliance as the premier governing body of pro wrestling. Bruce Lee. According to Thesz’s book, Hooker, promoters in the mid-seventies tried to get a Thesz vs Sammartino feud going. Thesz war ein hart arbeitender Champion und verteidigte seinen Titel ca. We always had great matches so he must know something about wrestling to keep up with all that. Outside the ring, Thesz was a great guy with me. So he became God,” explained Hodge. He had tremendous endurance because he ran every day. He had a great imagination as well. 50 Jahre) war. Muhammed Ali vs. Rocky Marciano. They would build me up really big. Kato vs. Robin. Er stieg noch weitere dreizehn Jahre lang regelmäßig in den Ring und gewann noch einige regionale Titel. © Pro Wrestling Stories. Rogers was reluctant to drop the title back to Thesz so the threat was there that Lou could shoot on Rogers and make him give him up the title. He goes into detail about his problems with Buddy Rogers and what it was like to work with Lou Thesz, Frank Tunney, Kowalski, Brody, Watts and more. Lou Thesz. One day, he said, “Walter, over the years people will try to challenge you; see what you’re worth. Thesz press. Nach Lou Thesz ist auch der Lou Thesz Press bekannt, ein Move, in dem ein Wrestler seinen Gegner frontal entgegenspringt, so dass der Gegner zu Boden fällt und eine Schlagserie einsteckt. He told me. In my opinion, all the guys in the dressing room would have wanted to come out and see the match. This is the first time this piece is available in digital form. As far as Bruno carrying someone of lesser skills than his own, I could not tell you what kind of worker he was because I never saw Bruno wrestle other people. He was an Associate Producer on the movie "The Wrestler" and "350 Days" starring Bret Hart and Superstar Billy Graham. Rikidozan was first invited to join a wrestling tour headed by promoter and wrestler Bobby Bruns hoping that by including Japanese wrestlers, people would be enticed to attend the shows. Thesz was once NWA World Champion for 1,941 consecutive days, traveling around the world to do battle with the best regional champions and … I could never get him tired or blow him up. The story of Rikidozan meeting Harold Sakata (Tosh Togo and Odd Job) in a cabaret and that being the reason he joined wrestling, has been disproven. There was no padding in those days. Dies forderte natürlich seinen Tribut und so verlor er den Titel am 15. Im April 2002 musste sich Lou Thesz einer Bypassoperation unterziehen. Lou Thesz. He was the NWA champion. Bruno’s wrestling skills were far from deficient. Schließlich wurde er im Alter von 16 Jahren vom Wrestler John Zastro entdeckt und als Sparringspartner verpflichtet. I almost killed myself on the cement floor. Those are just some of the names that Gene LeBell has trained with, not to mention the countless other celebrities and luminaries he’s worked alongside during his decades-long careers as a pioneering mixed martial artist, a professional wrestler, … But early last Sunday, the man many regarded as the greatest wrestler of all time, passed away in Winter Garden, Fla., of complications from open heart surgery. For those who watched wrestling before it became "sports entertainment," there is only one answer — Lou Thesz. And for the wrestling fans back in the territory days, there were always those dream matches between great champions which never seemed to happen because of the politics involved. Disclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure, Pro Wrestling Stories Founder JP Zarka on Dan & Benny in…, Dan & Benny In The Ring – A Recommended New Podcast, Interview with Pro Wrestling Stories’s Javier Ojst and Benny Scala, Talking Stories with Pro Wrestling Stories Owner JP Zarka, The Pro Wrestling Stories Podcast to Return in the Fall (2020), https://www.facebook.com/WrestlingAndEverythingCoasttoCoast/, Angelo Savoldi – The Life and Legacy of Mario Louis Fornini, Wrestling on Wheels! In that match, Rogers cracked his ankle or broke his leg. Dezember 1990, als er in Tokyo Masahiro Chono gegenüberstand. Im Jahr darauf verteidigte er den Titel in Japan gegen Rikidōzan, womit der Grundstein zum Japanischen Wrestling gelegt wurde. However, the fact of the matter was that the NWA did not recognize me as champion — it was not in their books — but I had to take over some of Buddy Rogers’ bookings. Was known in the Pro Wrestling game as a "Hooker"; that being a legitimate Wrestler ("Shooter")who possessed the ability and skills to seriously damage his opponents arm or … The Contact Sport of Roller Derby, Dominic DeNucci – Wrestling’s Shining Light, Great Antonio vs. Antonio Inoki – A Match That Almost Proved Deadly, NWA World Champions in WWE | How It Fared For 13 Former Champs, 8 Times Championship Belts Were Stolen or Went Missing, Bruno Sammartino | Memories of “Our Forever Champ”, The Crippler Ray Stevens – The Story of One of Wrestling’s Greatest Heels, Nikolai Volkoff: A Hero, a Legend, and My Friend, Mark Madden “Heat Giveth and Taketh Away” | His Career in Pro Wrestling. Doch er lernte viel von erfolgreichen Männern wie Ad Santel, Ray Steele und dem damals alles beherrschenden Ed „Strangler“ Lewis. Thesz wurde 1997 von der World Wrestling Federation dafür geehrt, dass er sowohl der jüngste als auch der älteste World Champion (21 bzw. Doch bereits im November war Thesz wieder Champion. Zudem trat er auch in Australien und Singapur an. We went around all the towns and he put me over every place around. People talk about legendary feuds in the ring. Later on, when he became better, he and I had tremendous matches every place we wrestled. He was built up as a big star ev­erywhere he went. He was down there for quite a few weeks. We did things in the ring where we could follow up. We used to do stuff that people never saw before. Thesz was a good-looking, sophisticated man, who was always be in tip-top shape and could more than handle himself in a shoot. He did very well all over. Als sich Rogers 1963 weigerte den Titel außerhalb der Capitol Wrestling Federation zu verteidigen, zeigte Thesz noch einmal sein ganzes Hookertalent und besiegte den „Nature Boy“ im Alter von 48 Jahren gegen dessen Willen. Sugar Ray Robinson. As a result, the TSM domain has been put on spammer lists for several mailservers, including the ones for AOL. April 1916 in Banat, Michigan als Lajos Tiza; † 28. Januar 1966 endgültig an Gene Kiniski. Well, Killer Kowalski, a dear friend who was a columnist in my Wrestling-Then & Now newsletter was asked to discuss the merits of Bruno Sammartino and Lou Thesz both of whom he faced in the ring countless times. However, the fans just wouldn’t have understood.”. There were stories I heard others say about Thesz and Thesz did not mention them but I enjoyed it none the less. I went to Houston, Texas and wrestled Lou Thesz in place of Rogers. I laid there, feel­ing myself, and thought, “I’m still in one piece.”. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt war er bereits 74 Jahre alt. Bruno, on the other hand, was more of a brawler. Lou Thesz was the champion then; he would come in and I would do the job for him. Zwei Jahre später wurde WWF-Besitzer Vince McMahon mit 54 Jahren Champion. I don’t really know how a Bruno/Thesz feud would have worked. In addition to his wrestling skills, Bruno possessed a generous and humble nature. I was the champion in Australia for awhile during the ’60s. I know both well and have had many inside-the-ring and outside-the-ring experiences with them over the years. His reputation as a skilled grappler eliminated the potential I handled the match. By using this site, you agree to the legal terms set out in our Disclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure. This is one of the best parts because of Hulk Hogans comments about who drew the house that night. März 2021 um 16:10 Uhr bearbeitet. 5 of 20. Thesz made him this offer: "We could do this the easy way or the hard way." During the match, I jumped up in the air and my knee hit him in the chin. That’s where Bruno is from. Later on, in my career, I did not wrestle Lou Thesz much. He drew big money in California when he wrestled Ray Stevens. Schließlich verlor er den Titel im Alter von 50 Jahren am 7. Als er sich schließlich weigerte den Titel an den wrestlerisch limitierten, aber an der Ostküste sehr populären Bruno Sammartino zu verlieren, weil er diesen nicht für würdig hielt, musste er den Titel endgültig verlieren. I’d beat all the local guys, then they would build up the big match with Lou Thesz and me. Lou Thesz was pro wrestling heavyweight champion 6 times over a period of 30 years - basically because no one could beat him and he lost only when he wanted to, and the promoters didn't care that one man held the title so long since the fans loved him, were willing to pay to come and see him wrestle, and because he was willing to travel all over the country (and abroad, ie.- Europe and Japan). When I learned to work pretty good, with Lou Thesz’s help, I used to travel around the Arkansas/Oklahoma/Texas territory a lot. In addition to being a member of its inaugural class, he helped establish the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and is a charter member of several other halls of fame, including: WCW, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Professional Wrestling and WWE's Legacy Wing. It lasted from the time he started until I retired. I wrestled Bruno Sammartino all along the northeast and I re­ally enjoyed working with the guy. “Lou not only had great wrestling coaches, he had phenomenal business coaches: Ed ‘Strangler’ Lewis and Ray … Lou Thesz became the youngest world champion at the time at twenty-one. He came up to Montreal to wrestle. I remember one time we wrestled in the Pittsburgh area. It’s my turn to show you how much I appreciate it.”. I then told him, “Don’t do me any more favors,” in regard to my accelerated schedule. 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 American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship, the first of many wor… He just took it as he was still lacking experience. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 7. The original interviews were transcribed by Jeff Archer. For those of you who've e-mailed me and haven't gotten a response, it's not because I'm putting on airs but, rather, because TSM's mail server has been the victim of many of the worms recently. He was my teacher. • Lou Thesz shoots with Ed Lewis • Waino Ketonen • Speedy Larance shoots on Big Bill Miller • Wrestlers vs Street Fighters • Reminiscing • The Masked Infernos and J.C. Dykes • The water canteen • Whistles, flash cards and flashlights • Riots and killing heat • J.C. Dykes • Dory Funk Sr. • Terrible Ted the bear He can be reached on Twitter @evan_ginzburg or by e-mail at evan_ginzburg@yahoo.com. 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