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Yep, the legend who invented Austin's Lou Thesz press move has passed away. Here's an article from the EWN newsletter that talks about it:
Lou Thesz, a pioneer in professional wrestling who
grappled for more than 55 years and helped carry the
spectacle into the era of television, died Sunday.
He was 86. Thesz started wrestling professionally in the
mid-1930s at age 17 and took part in a match in Japan
when he was 73. Thesz was among wrestling's most
visible performers in the 1940s and 1950s, according
to Kit Bauman, co-author of Thesz's autobiography,
"Hooker: An Authentic Wrestler's Adventures Inside the
Bizarre World of Professional Wrestling." A good-looking,
lithe man at 6-2, 225-pounds, Thesz began wrestling in
St. Louis and was first named world champion at age 21.
He regularly fulfilled between 200 and 250 wrestling dates
per year and performed all over the world, according
to his official Web site. Thesz received some mainstream
celebrity, posing with movie stars like Alan Ladd and
Yvonne DeCarlo and trading mock grips with former
heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis.
Lou Thesz, a pioneer in professional wrestling who
grappled for more than 55 years and helped carry the
spectacle into the era of television, died Sunday.
He was 86. Thesz started wrestling professionally in the
mid-1930s at age 17 and took part in a match in Japan
when he was 73. Thesz was among wrestling's most
visible performers in the 1940s and 1950s, according
to Kit Bauman, co-author of Thesz's autobiography,
"Hooker: An Authentic Wrestler's Adventures Inside the
Bizarre World of Professional Wrestling." A good-looking,
lithe man at 6-2, 225-pounds, Thesz began wrestling in
St. Louis and was first named world champion at age 21.
He regularly fulfilled between 200 and 250 wrestling dates
per year and performed all over the world, according
to his official Web site. Thesz received some mainstream
celebrity, posing with movie stars like Alan Ladd and
Yvonne DeCarlo and trading mock grips with former
heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis.
Yep, the legend who invented Austin's Lou Thesz press move has passed away. Here's an article from the EWN newsletter that talks about it:
Lou Thesz, a pioneer in professional wrestling who
grappled for more than 55 years and helped carry the
spectacle into the era of television, died Sunday.
He was 86. Thesz started wrestling professionally in the
mid-1930s at age 17 and took part in a match in Japan
when he was 73. Thesz was among wrestling's most
visible performers in the 1940s and 1950s, according
to Kit Bauman, co-author of Thesz's autobiography,
"Hooker: An Authentic Wrestler's Adventures Inside the
Bizarre World of Professional Wrestling." A good-looking,
lithe man at 6-2, 225-pounds, Thesz began wrestling in
St. Louis and was first named world champion at age 21.
He regularly fulfilled between 200 and 250 wrestling dates
per year and performed all over the world, according
to his official Web site. Thesz received some mainstream
celebrity, posing with movie stars like Alan Ladd and
Yvonne DeCarlo and trading mock grips with former
heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis.
Lou Thesz, a pioneer in professional wrestling who
grappled for more than 55 years and helped carry the
spectacle into the era of television, died Sunday.
He was 86. Thesz started wrestling professionally in the
mid-1930s at age 17 and took part in a match in Japan
when he was 73. Thesz was among wrestling's most
visible performers in the 1940s and 1950s, according
to Kit Bauman, co-author of Thesz's autobiography,
"Hooker: An Authentic Wrestler's Adventures Inside the
Bizarre World of Professional Wrestling." A good-looking,
lithe man at 6-2, 225-pounds, Thesz began wrestling in
St. Louis and was first named world champion at age 21.
He regularly fulfilled between 200 and 250 wrestling dates
per year and performed all over the world, according
to his official Web site. Thesz received some mainstream
celebrity, posing with movie stars like Alan Ladd and
Yvonne DeCarlo and trading mock grips with former
heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis.
That's sad to hear, but it's life.
Austin hasn't used his Thesz Press Knuckle in ages.
Austin hasn't used his Thesz Press Knuckle in ages.
Austin used it last week on Raw.
I heard about this yesterday. In Lou Thesz' days wrestlers did far more than they do now for far less money.
I heard about this yesterday. In Lou Thesz' days wrestlers did far more than they do now for far less money.