![]() Hungarian was also spoken in the Thesz household but the children did not learn it. Thesz and his three sisters grew up speaking German at home and he did not start learning English until he entered kindergarten at age five. Louis in Missouri when he was a young boy. His father, Martin, was a working-class shoemaker of Hungarian and German descent his mother, Katherine ( née Schultz), also of German descent, hailed from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Ī successful amateur wrestler in his youth and an ardent supporter of the sport in his later years, he helped establish, in addition to being a member of its inaugural class, the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, which honors successful professional wrestlers with a strong amateur wrestling background, and is a charter member of several other halls of fame, including: WCW, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Professional Wrestling and WWE's Legacy Wing.Īlonysius Martin Thesz was born in Banat, Michigan on April 24, 1916. Alongside Karl Gotch and Billy Robinson, Thesz later helped train young Japanese wrestlers and mixed martial artists in catch wrestling. ![]() In Japan, Thesz was known as the " God of Wrestling'" (like his Belgian- German counterpart, Karl Gotch) and was called " Tetsujin", which means "Ironman", in respect for his speed, conditioning and expertise in catch wrestling. Thesz was a three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion and held the championship for a combined total of ten years, three months and nine days (3,749 days) – longer than anyone else in history. Considered to be one of the last true shooters ( shoot fighters) in professional wrestling and described as the "quintessential athlete" and a "polished warrior who could break a man in two if pushed the wrong way", Thesz is widely regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time and the single greatest wrestling world champion in history, and probably the last globally accepted world champion. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Bahamas, Viet nam.Aloysius Martin Thesz (Ap– April 28, 2002), known by the ring name Lou Thesz, was an American professional wrestler. The seller is “haiosports” and is located in Kansas City, Missouri. This item is in the category “Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Fan Apparel & Souvenirs\Wrestling”. The item “AWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship Replica Belt” is in sale since Monday, November 27, 2017. The belt is handcrafted by skilled craftsmen using original artwork. Adult size belt, fits up to a 46 inch waist. 4mm thick plates with real leather strap. EXCELLENT Quality Wrestling Replica Belts. ![]() AWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship Replica Belt.
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