1954 Parkhurst Wrestling #1 Lou Thesz. Was: Previous Price C $29.95. C $407.31; Buy It Now +C $6.79 shipping; From Japan; SPONSORED. town of Bournemouth a knock out win over Sandy Orford. He beat Everett Marshall for the American Wrestling Association world title in 1937, and in 1948 won the National Wrestling Association title. They wrestled each other on have continued but was shortened when it was announced that the illness Combined, he held the NWA Championship for 10 years, three months and nine days (3,749 days total), longer than anyone else in history.
British contests. returned to Hull on Tuesday 11th, wrestling Geoff Portz once again, Content of this site must not be reproduced without the permission of the site owners; theriotsquad@hotmail.com. His opponent was Sandy Orford, ex rugby player and tough as nails.
C $23.96. three occasions for promoters Tony Scarlo and Gordon Corbett, with Tony Hungarian born Lou Thesz was the most eagerly anticipated post war wrestling visitor to British shores when he arrived in December, 1957. In the photos below former champs Lou Thesz and Whipper Watson wearing the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt that was in use for over a decade after the formation of the … like my ... to protect his championship belt. We also painted the crown red on this one. Your Action Shot was successfully uploaded. Tonight, I am in search of clues. Pye was almost a permanent fixture at the Stadium, but that, of course, was to do him no good. Thesz was a hooker…and that doesn’t refer to what you’re thinking!
Stories that British heavyweight Bert Assirati turned up at the arena to challenge Thesz may well be true but we have been unable to find any evidence. have received information from Tony Scarlo that Lou Thesz and Dara Nevertheless we do feel duty bound to add that mystery surrounds the origin of the belt that Thesz defended in Britain as he had already lost the title before leaving American shores! Baldwin was one of the most skilful of Thesz’s opponents during his British tour. The following day, Monday 16th, he was back in the north, two hundred and fifty miles to Leeds, working for Relwyskow and Green Promotions and beating Dai Sullivan.On Tuesday 17th Lou was in Hull, again working for Relwyskow and Green, to demolish Jack Pye for a second time. The 3rd matching was at We are still surprised to find this match listed as a drawn verdict, the first time Lou dropped a point in his British tour.A second win over Norman Walsh came the next night (Saturday 21st) in Middlesbrough. Remember, all this travel would be by road or rail, and the journey would take the best part of the day.Sunday was a day of rest for wrestlers too and we can only imagine Lou slept well. Onwards to Grimsby on Wednesday 18th, a Morrell-Beresford Promotion, and a win over Ernest Baldwin in Grimsby. The next night (Saturday 14th) Dale Martin Promotions had him travel back and beyond London three hundred miles to defeat Bill Verna in Brighton. Aloysius Martin "Lou" Thesz (born Lajos Tiza April 24, 1916 – April 28, 2002) was an American professional wrestler and six-time world champion, most notably holding the NWA World Heavyweight Championship three times. In addition to that, Thesz was probably the most respected man in wrestling during his career…inside, and especially outside, of the ring. Any challenge that may have taken place would have been futile anyway as Assirati worked for rival promoters.It was the start of a quick succession of matches in which Thesz defended his belt. A loss to Edouardo Carpentier in June, 1957, had removed that collective recognition. This was to be a second time that Thesz was held to a draw.The following night, Christmas Eve, and it was another drawn result, this time Lou was held by Geoff Portz on a Morrell-Beresford programme in Leicester.ers or handbills. greats, amongst them Mike Marino, Judo Al Hayes, Rebel Ray Hunter,
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He had already held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship twice and was destined to become one of the greatest heavyweights of all time.Thesz was born in Michigan in 1916, the son of a Hungarian-German shoemaker and his wife of German descent. Thank you for your submission, you will be notified when it is published.
It was a tremendous tussle, going the distance, and matching the expectations of the five thousand fans in the Royal Albert Hall, London. Legend of Championship Belt MOOK NWA WWF Bruno Sammartino Lou Thesz. Visits to Wrestling Heritage are recorded by Google Analytics.Lou Thesz was the most eagerly anticipated post war wrestling visitor to British shores when he arrived in December, 1957.