Wrestler: Lou Thesz
Real Name: Alouysius Martin Thesz
Birthday: April 26, 1916
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Moved to Norfolk, Virginia
Marital Status: Married to Fredda
Height & Weight: 6'2" - 225 lbs
Trained by: Joe Sanderson
George Tragos
Ad Santel
Finishing Move: The Lou Thesz Press
Favorite Moves: Stepover Toehold Faclock (STF)

Биографии:
http://wrestlinghavoc.ru/columns/hih160807
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Thesz

Титула:
AWA (Boston) World Heavyweight title Awarded (December 29, 1937);
NWA (Texas) World Heavyweight title defeating Everett Marshall (March 9, 1939);
MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Leo Numa (June 12, 1940);
MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Yvon Robert (July 16, 1941);
NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Hans Schnabel (May 12, 1944);
NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Ernie Dusek (August 18, 1944);
NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Rogers (May 3, 1946);
MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Bobby Managoff (September 11, 1946);
MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Bobby Managoff (April 16, 1947);
NWA (Texas) World Heavyweight title defeating Billy Watson (April 25, 1947);
NWA (Texas) World Heavyweight title defeating Bill Longson (July 20, 1948);
NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Orville Brown (November 27, 1949);
(Los Angeles) World Heavyweight title defeating Baron Michele Leone (May 21, 1952);
NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Billy Watson (November 9, 1956);
NWA (Texas) International Heavyweight title Awarded (November ??, 1957);
NWA (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Tag Team titles w/The Outlaw defeating ???????? (????, 1961);
NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Rogers (January 24, 1963);
AWA (Ohio) World Heavyweight title defeating Karl Krauser (September 7, 1964);
WWA (Los Angeles) World Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Austin (October 14, 1966);
TWWA (Trans World Wrestling Alliance) World Heavyweight title Awarded (????, 1967);
NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Jackie Fargo defeating Red Shadow & Don Carson (August 13, 1968);
NWA (Tennessee) Southern Junior Heavyweight title defeating Tommy Gilbert (????, 1973);
NWA (Tennessee) Southern Junior Heavyweight title defeating Tommy Gilbert (March 18, 1974);
UWA (Mexico) World Heavyweight title Awarded (August 15, 1977);
OnlineWorldofWrestling Hall of Fame Inductee (2002);

Награды:
Pro Wrestling Illustrated: PWI Stanley Weston Award (1982)
World Championship Wrestling: WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1993)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
Cauliflower Alley Club: Iron Mike Mazurki Award (1998)
International Wrestling Institute and Museum: George Tragos/Lou Thesz Hall of Fame (1999)
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame: Pioneer Era (Class of 2002)
St. Louis Wrestling Hall Of Fame: Class of 2007
Stampede Wrestling: Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame




Вот уж действительно мне очень непонятно почему никто не догадался создать эту тему до меня. Один из самых легендарных рестлеров, чей вклад в мировой рестлинг не оценим, создатель таких приёмов, как Пауэр бомб, СТФ, Луи Тесз пресс, Немецкий бросок. В этой теме будем обсуждать одного из самых известных чемпионов NWA.