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Aloysius Martin Thesz, known by the ring name Lou Thesz, was an American professional wrestler and wrestling coach. Considered to be one of the last true shooters in professional wrestling and describ
Thesz in 1953
George Tragos trained Thesz for nearly four years at the National Gym in St. Louis, Missouri.
Lou Thesz tied up with Maurice "The French Angel" Tillet in 1940
Lou Thesz in 1953, managed by Ed "The Strangler" Lewis.
The NWA World's Heavyweight Championship is a men's professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the National Wrestling Alliance, an American professional wrestling prom
Lou Thesz
…the last globally accepted world champion. Thesz won various versions of the World Heavyweight Championship seven times, including three reigns as NWA World Heavyweight Champion, which he held for a combined total of ten years, three months and nine days (3,749 days) – longer than anyone else in history. In Japan, Thesz was…
Inaugural champion Orville Brown.
8-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race pictured with the "Crown Belt" during his first reign in 1973
Former NWA World's Heavyweight champions Sting and Ric Flair pose with a replica of the "Big Gold Belt", which represented the championship during their reigns in WCW