Lou Thesz was the perfect wrestler. Elite conditioning, knowledge of all aspects of amateur and submission wrestling, speed, agility, mental toughness. He had it all. Even at 86 years old I still feel he left us too soon.
It's 2020 and Lou was right. Fans got accustomed to people being hit with trash cans and chairs. Now we don't have wrestling anymore. We have "sports entertainment". Well I hate sports entertainment. I want wrestling back.
Though I do enjoy the "entertainment" aspect of wrestling, I do also enjoy this style of the sport and wish it would return. I appreciate the action on the mat
having a ranch and family and also having an apartment place to surf and have other families chill and grill. Thats all men really wan. what a guy. Need more people like him again.
Lou was *THE* best; he signed his book when I bought it, & he sent me a rare copy of the manuscript too. Unparalleled, the best wrestler & man I ever knew.
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The greatest wrestler of all time. Lou could have beaten most UFC champions now in a MMA match. His conditioning was incredible, watch the world championship match with him and Buddy Rogers, he out worked Buddy. Made $300,000 a year in the 50s, as high paid as any sportsman in the world. Served his country in WW2, didn't take the easy way out, he enlisted as a normal army recruit. Imagine all the matches he had, the places he saw, the endless stories he had. Wish I could have heard them all.
After I left this video I came back to thank you for uploading this. Times are tough for me and Mr.Thesz is very inspirational. This definitely made my day. thank you
I agree Kevin times are tough, Lou's video is very inspirational. Never saw him live but was fortunate to see matches in the Houston Coliseum in the late 60's thru early 80's when it was more exciting and entertaining. I still have about 4 boxes of programs of not only of Houston but also matches in major U.S. cities. At this moment I can only recall one of my pen pals, Bill Woodall of the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. Bill, If you happen see this post, I hope you are doing well.
“If it is to be, it is up to me.” … These words were painted in varsity locker room over the door exiting to the football field Salisbury High School in my home town. I didn’t play football there, I was a wrestler. I still carry these words 30+ years later, and repeat them to myself and my students (as a school teacher and their wrestling coach) anytime they’re needed. I entered the world of professional wrestling this year at the age of 48… and the words ring as true now as they did to me as a teenager. “If it is to be, it is up to me.” Thank you Mr. Thesz.
You look up the word Wrestler or the phrase Pro Wrestling Legend, and it should be a picture of Lou Thesz! A true all time great that was in a league all of his own! 🤼♂️🥇
I've had 9 concussions. The last one I lost over a week of memory. It's to be taken very serious. You only get one body so take damn good care of it. Good call.
@@mskidi I have trouble with the simple concept of time. Being disabled from an industrial accident and being home 95% of the time I seldom know what day it is. Not having a point of reference doesn't help. I had a traumatic brain injury 3 years ago from a bad fall and lost 9 days of memory. It was terrifying to learn at first then parts of it all slowly came back. Back when I played football coaches would shame you if complained about pain and I am sure they still do. At my level memory is affected short term thank God.
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"They're using....things that aren't related to wrestling....Once they get used to seeing that (weapons), they're never gonna want to see a wrestling match again." How prophetic those words were.
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Any chance of one for Ed "The Strangler" Lewis? Gene Kiniski and Harley Race would make great topics as well. El Santo would make for a great watch. Loving these so far. Thanks!
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Just as it is today, even in Thesz's time, the promoters decided the outcomes of the matches, including who would be world champion. One reason Thesz was champion so long was that he could legitimately beat any challenger. So, the promoters in those days demanded that a champ be the best wrester to protect the title against a challenger going rogue during a match and pinning the champ when he wasn't supposed to. No one could pin Lou if he didn't want to be pinned.
My Asshole Explodes When I Eat Hot Peppers Nah, wrestling had predetermined finishes since the 20's. The public had even suspected Gotch vs Hack 2 was fixed. It's just that the wrestlers and bookers and promoters were so good at what they did the public couldn't tell most the time who was going to win. And they never questioned whether what they saw was real or not. If a wrestler applied a submission people thought it was real. If they threw a closed fist they thought it was real. Shoots through double crosses were still very common though. Thesz had several over them.
Kfowlkes09 You are right. Kayfabe was absolute, but since so many wrestlers are now writing a shoot about the business, we are learning just how far back booking finishes went. One reason people may think scripting started in the 1950s is because during that time outlandish wrestlers like Gorgeous George came along, and it became difficult for many to believe these cartoon characters really existed outside the ring. Thesz was an interesting case. Here was an excellent wrestler who came along as showmanship was replacing straight wrestling in the ring. To make good money, he had to go along with wrestling outsized villains who may not have had any wrestling skills. He even drew heat in some territories, refusing to break cleanly and delivering pops on the referee's blind side. But he always kept his wrestling skills. His Greco-Roman back body drop really wowed the fans. By the way, I was an eyewitness. I have a few years on me ;)
Lord E-Vyl I amazed at that belief. Do some research. there were plenty of men who were gimmicks in wrestling well before the 50's. Man Mountain Dean was a shooter? Bronko Nagurski, mentioned by Thesz, was simply not a wrestler, but a gimmick. My grandfather was a pro (his prime was around 1900-15...Longggg time ago) and my Dad did some promotion. Gus Sonnenberg, who had been a college and pro football player, beat the immortal Ed "Strangler" Lewis (who both trained and promoted Lou) in 1929. I remember my Dad saying back in the early 60's, "Do you think that Sonnenberg could just perform a flying tackle across the ring against Lewis and Lewis couldn't stop him?" Yes, Lou's matches were pre-determined.BUT, everyone knew that Lou as a true Shooter could beat them all any time and as a true Hooker, could hurt them, badly. True shoots? Pre-1920 most likely.
A dignified, insightful portrait. If I had one complaint it would be that there was too little footage of the infinitely varied wrestling holds Thesz could suddenly unleash in the blink of an eye, like a string of firecrackers going off. But on second thought, it wouldn't do to make other profiles in the "Wrestling Icon" series look bad by comparison. :)
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+Stephen Bianchi His matches with Verne Gagne, Antonio Inoki, and Edouard Carpentier were some of my favorites. I also saw a match he had with Bruno Sammartino on tape but I don't think that one is on RUclips. If it is watch that too.
There are what Lou himself described as mini shoots in some of his matches with other real wrestlers. You can see some competitive heat in his matches against Verne Gagne and Ralph Silverstein.
I'm not reaching here to say that there aren't more than a couple of workers today that could teach hand to hand combat. I'm not even sure guys like Kurt Angle or Brock Lesnar, with superb amateur credentials, have the hooker skills like Lou had.
"If it is to be, it is up to me," is a quote that is credited to William Johnson, but I know nothing more of that man. My dad used to tell stories of seeing Thesz wrestle near our hometown back in the fifties, and named names of people he faced, some known and others not so much. Dad had a lot of respect for Thesz, as a wrestler and a man. That told me a lot as a kid; and I see it in watching the old matches and this documentary.
Would love to see a 21-year-old Lou Thesz wrestle a 21 year old Kurt Angle in a shoot match. Kurt was an Olympic champion and he might get the best of Lou, but it would be a heck of a match.
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One of the greatest of all time. My top: 1. Ed Lewis 2. Frank Gotch 3. Lou Thesz 4. Hulk Hogan 5. Verne Gagne 6. Billy Robinson 7. Jim Londos 8. Billy Graham 9. Antonio Inoki 10. Ric Flair
He is in real halls of fame including one that's named after him the Thesz/Tragos hall of fame his name and legacy should not be tarnished by wwe hall of shame which only exist on DVD's and Mcmorons bank account.
You are right.You have heard that WWE is building a Hall of Fame.Why I do not know. WWE has taken wrestling to a direction that the old fans don't like and It will really change when they go with WWE TV.It's not gonna be what the fans want it is gonna start to hit another market that is not about catering to the wrestling fan.Which who really cares about WWE I don't even watch the product of today.It saddens me to go to Utube and see that WWE has the rights to Mid Atlantic Wrestling.That I growed up and liked watching.Just glad I can come on here and watch it.
He's a shoe in. The only reason why he hasn't gone in already is that he's no longer with us. If he were alive in 2014 then he'd very likely be a marque draw and treated like a living legend like Bruno.
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+Mr Keon Keon (Mr Keon1414) My philosophy is: Respect for that style of wrestling and that era, for me and for everyone else who knows the minimum, Lou Thesz is among the 10 greatest ever, FOREVER! Now, we have to respect also todays industry of wrestling and the Mcmahons - We have to respect Roderick Mcmahon, Vince J. Mcmahon and Vince K. Mcmahon and those who will come after him! The late XX Century and early XXI also as awesome MODERN wrestlers - It's all about different times and evolution, like everything else!
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I think Bruno Sammartino would be #2 followed by Harley Race #3. Flair's longest title reign didn't last as long as that of these two old-timers. Flair's longest title reign lasted almost 2 years, give or take 1-2 mos.. Harley Race's longest title reign lasted over 2 1/2 years and Bruno was champion for 11 years. Bruno's second title reign lasted even longer than Race's longest title reign. Yes, I'm basing this on how long these wrestlers held the title. Flair would win the title and then lose it, then regain it and then, 3-5 months down the road, would lose it again.
It wasn't too far removed from the modern day product though. Wrestlers did all sorts of maneuvers that you wouldn't think would be around. Bodyslams, piledrivers, suplexes, flying tackles, flying body scissors, somersaults, and even top rope acrobatics. But everything was done for the sake of realism. Today, wrestling is considered just entertainment; so wrestlers don't necessarily have to worry about the realism.
A story I heard involves Lou and Buddy Rogers. Rogers was supposed to drop the belt to Lou, but was having second thoughts, wanting to remain Champion. Before the match, Lou told Buddy, that he (Lou) was going to be the new Champion. He told Buddy, they could do it the easy way or the hard way, but either way, Lou was going to win....and he did.
Unfortunately, Lou Thesz's style of wrestling would've been boring to watch by most of today's wrestling fans. Times have changed. Most of today's fans simply have no patience to watch a real wrestling match that's devoid of aerial and acrobatic maneuvers. That's just the way it is. I truly wish it were the opposite. Looking forward to see you wrestle in another dimension, Lou.
It wasn't a style really , he faked real shooting very convincingly . Because shoot wrestling was popular people had a knowledge of what real combat looked like and liked it . Today if people want that , the closest they can get is MMA .
Actually the more things change, the more they stay the same. There are MANY amateur wrestlers in todays wrestling, and plenty of guys that do stuff that Thesz did. He would have adjusted his style just fine. He may not have fit in the Attitude Era, But I could see a modern Lou Thesz fitting in just fine in NJPW, ROH or NXT today.
If it was a shoot against those 2, suzuki would be the better match. Kurt would do ok but Kurt doesn't know hooking as far as I know, Lou would torture him.
Darn, he broke more of his bones during his long wrestling career than Evel Knievel did of his own during his career as a motorcycle daredevil and stuntman. I don't think Thesz could've transitioned to full-time acting like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson & "Stone Cold" Steve Austin did. That career switch just wasn't available to Thesz during his heyday, I believe.
Lou Thesz was the perfect wrestler. Elite conditioning, knowledge of all aspects of amateur and submission wrestling, speed, agility, mental toughness. He had it all. Even at 86 years old I still feel he left us too soon.
Yes. He was incredible. Such an honour to meet him. Thanks for watching Sean
Yeah dude 😎. You are so right. What is up? Man on man action 🔥 R U man enough?
this show is way better than most of WWE documentaries.
Felmo Gilbaliga thanks for that comment. And thanks for watching.
Felmo Gilbaliga yes it's true.
W.W.E. is Nothing but Crap now.
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It's 2020 and Lou was right. Fans got accustomed to people being hit with trash cans and chairs. Now we don't have wrestling anymore. We have "sports entertainment". Well I hate sports entertainment. I want wrestling back.
We agree. Thanks for watching
Fuck that. Devon….!
Though I do enjoy the "entertainment" aspect of wrestling, I do also enjoy this style of the sport and wish it would return. I appreciate the action on the mat
I wish Lou Thesz made more interviews before he had died. Such a super guy!
This movie is amazing! I am a huge fan of Lou Thesz.For me he is the best wrestler in the world! R.I.P. Lou Thesz!
+Dimitar Mishonov Thanks for watching.
having a ranch and family and also having an apartment place to surf and have other families chill and grill. Thats all men really wan. what a guy. Need more people like him again.
He was a great one
I like how he's a wrestling purist. The head shots with trash can lids is goofy to him, rather than cool. I respect that.
Lou was everything wrestling should be about. This is a very classy man
thanks for watching Len
Lou was *THE* best; he signed his book when I bought it, & he sent me a rare copy of the manuscript too. Unparalleled, the best wrestler & man I ever knew.
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I'd love to buy the manuscript off you
Lou Thesz vs Helio Gracie would of been something.
Sure would be. Thanks for watching
The greatest wrestler of all time. Lou could have beaten most UFC champions now in a MMA match. His conditioning was incredible, watch the world championship match with him and Buddy Rogers, he out worked Buddy. Made $300,000 a year in the 50s, as high paid as any sportsman in the world. Served his country in WW2, didn't take the easy way out, he enlisted as a normal army recruit. Imagine all the matches he had, the places he saw, the endless stories he had. Wish I could have heard them all.
A true icon and legend of wrestling for sure. Thank for watching
we gotta calm down lol he was not beating fedor or cain. maybe brock.
Amazing man and wrestler. Thank you for the documentary.
The greatest professional wrestler of all time.
Back when Wrestling was taken as serious as Boxing
Because they were tougher than boxers
Lou, an icon? Definitely.
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After I left this video I came back to thank you for uploading this. Times are tough for me and Mr.Thesz is very inspirational. This definitely made my day. thank you
+Kevin Conley thanks for the comment Kevin. Yes Mr Thesz was a good man. Best wishes.
I agree Kevin times are tough, Lou's video is very inspirational. Never saw him live but was fortunate to see matches in the Houston Coliseum in the late 60's thru early 80's when it was more exciting and entertaining.
I still have about 4 boxes of programs of not only of Houston but also matches in major U.S. cities. At this moment I can only recall one of my pen pals, Bill Woodall of the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. Bill, If you happen see this post, I hope you are doing well.
Wow, what good work. An excellent documentary. This was the most professionally produced wrestling piece done. Great narration, and editing.
ルーテーズさんのインタビューに猪木さんが出ているんですね。
正統派のプロレスを追求していたお二方。
“If it is to be, it is up to me.” … These words were painted in varsity locker room over the door exiting to the football field Salisbury High School in my home town. I didn’t play football there, I was a wrestler. I still carry these words 30+ years later, and repeat them to myself and my students (as a school teacher and their wrestling coach) anytime they’re needed. I entered the world of professional wrestling this year at the age of 48… and the words ring as true now as they did to me as a teenager. “If it is to be, it is up to me.”
Thank you Mr. Thesz.
Great story. Thanks for that. and thank you for watching coach!
You look up the word Wrestler or the phrase Pro Wrestling Legend, and it should be a picture of Lou Thesz! A true all time great that was in a league all of his own! 🤼♂️🥇
thanks for watching
I wonder if Lou and Billy Robinson ever faced? Now that would be a match for the ages.
good question. thanks for watching
I know Lou's matches with Pat O'Connor, Gagne, Carpontier & others were classice as they were real shooters
He made Missouri proud. God bless you Lou.
he was the best. thanks for watching
Legendary YT vid...wish I could give it a million likes
thanks a lot for the comment. we appreciate it.
14:18 he was waaaay ahead of his time on knowing the dangers of concussions
I've had 9 concussions. The last one I lost over a week of memory. It's to be taken very serious. You only get one body so take damn good care of it. Good call.
@@mattyancick599 I always wondered how is it, losing memory, how does it feel.
@@mskidi I have trouble with the simple concept of time. Being disabled from an industrial accident and being home 95% of the time I seldom know what day it is. Not having a point of reference doesn't help. I had a traumatic brain injury 3 years ago from a bad fall and lost 9 days of memory. It was terrifying to learn at first then parts of it all slowly came back. Back when I played football coaches would shame you if complained about pain and I am sure they still do. At my level memory is affected short term thank God.
i wish I could have met Lou thesz.
thanks for watching
Great video. I love reading and learning about real legendary wrestlers.
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+Keep it in the family productions .Channel
Awesome
all i can hear is Jim Ross calling a Stone Cold match and saying "Lou Thesz press" haha
Thanks for watching
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These documentaries are amazing. Awesome job on this one on Lou Thez!
Thanks again. Glad you're watching
"They're using....things that aren't related to wrestling....Once they get used to seeing that (weapons), they're never gonna want to see a wrestling match again." How prophetic those words were.
Joe Mark Angelo-Gallegos thanks for watching
He brought class to a sport with characters such as Nature Boy Buddy Rogers and Gorgeous George.
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Any chance of one for Ed "The Strangler" Lewis?
Gene Kiniski and Harley Race would make great topics as well. El Santo would make for a great watch.
Loving these so far. Thanks!
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Keep it in the family productions .Channel anything in the works for my old buddy Verne Gagne ?
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Wow I’m watching this 7 years later😂 Lou is one of the greatest of all time
He sure was...it was a honour to meet him. Thanks for watching
You know you're one legit, bad ass dude, when the Army has you teaching their troops how to fight, 😂 💪
no one filled out a pair of wrestling trunks like Thesz.. best wrestler of all time…
gave and took it like champ… 100% testosterone...
Thanks for the comment Max.
my pleasure: your productions show a time when men were men and no need of anything but skill and balls to show an opponent whose best MAN
Agreed. Thesz was hot as can be seen in the wrestling clips available. Classic wrestler in all aspects.
Max Davis and all this time I had thought The Giant Gonzales was the greatest wrestler of all time. Thanks for clearing that up :)
Giant was greatest MAN, but lacked the technical skill of greatest wrestler
I didn't know Lou Thesz was born in my city. Great video
Thanks for watching. he was a great man. Honour to meet him.
This is great.
Just as it is today, even in Thesz's time, the promoters decided the outcomes of the matches, including who would be world champion. One reason Thesz was champion so long was that he could legitimately beat any challenger. So, the promoters in those days demanded that a champ be the best wrester to protect the title against a challenger going rogue during a match and pinning the champ when he wasn't supposed to. No one could pin Lou if he didn't want to be pinned.
Bullshit, Pro wrestling didn't become scripted until the early 1950s, up until then, they had legit SHOOTS
My Asshole Explodes When I Eat Hot Peppers Nah, wrestling had predetermined finishes since the 20's. The public had even suspected Gotch vs Hack 2 was fixed. It's just that the wrestlers and bookers and promoters were so good at what they did the public couldn't tell most the time who was going to win. And they never questioned whether what they saw was real or not. If a wrestler applied a submission people thought it was real. If they threw a closed fist they thought it was real.
Shoots through double crosses were still very common though. Thesz had several over them.
Kfowlkes09 You are right. Kayfabe was absolute, but since so many wrestlers are now writing a shoot about the business, we are learning just how far back booking finishes went. One reason people may think scripting started in the 1950s is because during that time outlandish wrestlers like Gorgeous George came along, and it became difficult for many to believe these cartoon characters really existed outside the ring.
Thesz was an interesting case. Here was an excellent wrestler who came along as showmanship was replacing straight wrestling in the ring. To make good money, he had to go along with wrestling outsized villains who may not have had any wrestling skills. He even drew heat in some territories, refusing to break cleanly and delivering pops on the referee's blind side. But he always kept his wrestling skills. His Greco-Roman back body drop really wowed the fans. By the way, I was an eyewitness. I have a few years on me ;)
scribe570 I'm a youngster. I just enjoy wrestling history. Though I get a kick seeing the similarities and differences between then and now.
Lord E-Vyl I amazed at that belief. Do some research. there were plenty of men who were gimmicks in wrestling well before the 50's. Man Mountain Dean was a shooter? Bronko Nagurski, mentioned by Thesz, was simply not a wrestler, but a gimmick. My grandfather was a pro (his prime was around 1900-15...Longggg time ago) and my Dad did some promotion. Gus Sonnenberg, who had been a college and pro football player, beat the immortal Ed "Strangler" Lewis (who both trained and promoted Lou) in 1929. I remember my Dad saying back in the early 60's, "Do you think that Sonnenberg could just perform a flying tackle across the ring against Lewis and Lewis couldn't stop him?" Yes, Lou's matches were pre-determined.BUT, everyone knew that Lou as a true Shooter could beat them all any time and as a true Hooker, could hurt them, badly. True shoots? Pre-1920 most likely.
Lou was the MAN
He sure was
A dignified, insightful portrait. If I had one complaint it would be that there was too little footage of the infinitely varied wrestling holds Thesz could suddenly unleash in the blink of an eye, like a string of firecrackers going off. But on second thought, it wouldn't do to make other profiles in the "Wrestling Icon" series look bad by comparison. :)
Thank you for watching Dave
A champion and class act through and through.
thanks for watching
Now I know where my Dad got that saying "If it is to be, it is up to me"
I've never seen so many two letter words combined.
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Lou Theis a thinker in the ring. What athele !
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Lou thesz vs Bruno Sammartino book it Vince Sr. (Or atleast he shouldve. ).
"The only gimmick that i had in wrestling was wrestling" wow the best thing I ve ever heard from a wrestler
The Danny Hodge respinse too , though Hodge was also a champion boxer .
Mrs Thesz was incredible.
11:35 Vince McMahon on the other end of that phone call I presume 🤔 📞
thanks for watching
I always wondered about Lou Thesz vs Billy Robinson in a shoot. Both being in young condition and Billy not being drunk.
Legendary
he sure was
14:45 "This guy's not a wrestler, I'm gonna get him!" Classic badass.
What are some good matches to see Lou hooking, shooting, and stretching?
Stephen Bianchi highly doubt any of them are on youtube
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+Stephen Bianchi His matches with Verne Gagne, Antonio Inoki, and Edouard Carpentier were some of my favorites. I also saw a match he had with Bruno Sammartino on tape but I don't think that one is on RUclips. If it is watch that too.
I love his matches with Buddy Rodgers, even tho he was older then
There are what Lou himself described as mini shoots in some of his matches with other real wrestlers. You can see some competitive heat in his matches against Verne Gagne and Ralph Silverstein.
Why does the early 50’s and 60’s look so nice compared to now? I wonder
thanks for watching
I'm not reaching here to say that there aren't more than a couple of workers today that could teach hand to hand combat. I'm not even sure guys like Kurt Angle or Brock Lesnar, with superb amateur credentials, have the hooker skills like Lou had.
+Louden Kliehr Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.
They didn't. Not even close. You'd have to look at a Ken Shamrock or a Dan Severn for a closer comparison.
That's why the style "Hooking" or Catch Wrestling is a lost art, because hardly anybody teaches it anymore.
Dan Severn is probably the closest to Lou in terms of style.
"If it is to be, it is up to me," is a quote that is credited to William Johnson, but I know nothing more of that man. My dad used to tell stories of seeing Thesz wrestle near our hometown back in the fifties, and named names of people he faced, some known and others not so much. Dad had a lot of respect for Thesz, as a wrestler and a man. That told me a lot as a kid; and I see it in watching the old matches and this documentary.
Would love to see a 21-year-old Lou Thesz wrestle a 21 year old Kurt Angle in a shoot match. Kurt was an Olympic champion and he might get the best of Lou, but it would be a heck of a match.
Yeah dude 😎. You are so right. What is up? Man on man action 🔥. R U man enough?
テーズとゴッチは日本のプロレスに多大な影響を与えた偉大なレスラーである。
In 1968 in Calcutta now (Kolkata) India Lou thesz was defeated rustam e hind "Dara Singh"
great story. Thanks for watching
テーズの試合を動画で何本か見ましたが相手は息が上がっているのにテーズは余裕綽々というものがほとんど。
この映像でランニングしている姿がありましたが、スタミナ源はこの辺りにあるのかなと勝手に思いました。
素晴らしいレスラーだと思います。
A lot of the old schoolers had a interesting CACC style.. dangerous people
They were incredible. Thanks for watching
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Fantastic video of a fantastic wrestler.
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One of the greatest of all time.
My top: 1. Ed Lewis 2. Frank Gotch 3. Lou Thesz 4. Hulk Hogan 5. Verne Gagne 6. Billy Robinson 7. Jim Londos 8. Billy Graham 9. Antonio Inoki 10. Ric Flair
when I didn't see BRUNO on the list you made I disregarded it.
Hulk Hogan 😂 give me a break
No Kurt Angle?
@@devriestown All Hogan can do is Act , either in the Ring or in movies.
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Belongs in the WWE Hall of Fame
He is in real halls of fame including one that's named after him the Thesz/Tragos hall of fame his name and legacy should not be tarnished by wwe hall of shame which only exist on DVD's and Mcmorons bank account.
You are right.You have heard that WWE is building a Hall of Fame.Why I do not know.
WWE has taken wrestling to a direction that the old fans don't like and It will really change when they go with WWE TV.It's not gonna be what the fans want it is gonna start to hit another market that is not about catering to the wrestling fan.Which who really cares about WWE I don't even watch the product of today.It saddens me to go to Utube and see that WWE has the rights to Mid Atlantic Wrestling.That I growed up and liked watching.Just glad I can come on here and watch it.
He's a shoe in. The only reason why he hasn't gone in already is that he's no longer with us. If he were alive in 2014 then he'd very likely be a marque draw and treated like a living legend like Bruno.
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+Mr Keon Keon (Mr Keon1414) My philosophy is: Respect for that style of wrestling and that era, for me and for everyone else who knows the minimum, Lou Thesz is among the 10 greatest ever, FOREVER! Now, we have to respect also todays industry of wrestling and the Mcmahons - We have to respect Roderick Mcmahon, Vince J. Mcmahon and Vince K. Mcmahon and those who will come after him! The late XX Century and early XXI also as awesome MODERN wrestlers - It's all about different times and evolution, like everything else!
wow thanks heaps for this video man it's awesome!
thanks for watching it
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Easily the greatest wrestler ever
Only got to see him wrestle once, in West Palm Beach wrestle Danny Miller.
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BEST OF ALL TIME!! FLAIR IS NO 2
I think Bruno Sammartino would be #2 followed by Harley Race #3. Flair's longest title reign didn't last as long as that of these two old-timers.
Flair's longest title reign lasted almost 2 years, give or take 1-2 mos.. Harley Race's longest title reign lasted over 2 1/2 years and Bruno was champion for 11 years. Bruno's second title reign lasted even longer than Race's longest title reign.
Yes, I'm basing this on how long these wrestlers held the title. Flair would win the title and then lose it, then regain it and then, 3-5 months down the road, would lose it again.
Amazing
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Narrator said Lou waved goodbye to us in August 28 2002 even though he was dead at that point
Wrestling back then was different when wrestling was more amateur like college or high school but with a few dropkicks and a couple of clotheslines.
It wasn't too far removed from the modern day product though. Wrestlers did all sorts of maneuvers that you wouldn't think would be around. Bodyslams, piledrivers, suplexes, flying tackles, flying body scissors, somersaults, and even top rope acrobatics. But everything was done for the sake of realism. Today, wrestling is considered just entertainment; so wrestlers don't necessarily have to worry about the realism.
@@Aphelion_k9f Thats why it sucks
A true inspiration. ✌
(1) Frank Gouch
(2) Lou Thesz
(3) Vern Gange
(4) Harley Race
(5) Bruno
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Hey David Murray respect but this list is bad frank gotch is a literal cheater
Lou thesz is a 18 time world champ , beat a boxer and one of the Gracies
He held the champ for 7 years
Wrestled for 60 years
If you can get a copy, read his autibio, "Hooker." One of the best.
14:19 wow even back then Lou knew about concussions and how serious they where :o
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El Santo next.
A story I heard involves Lou and Buddy Rogers. Rogers was supposed to drop the belt to Lou, but was having second thoughts, wanting to remain Champion. Before the match, Lou told Buddy, that he (Lou) was going to be the new Champion. He told Buddy, they could do it the easy way or the hard way, but either way, Lou was going to win....and he did.
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that was a quote from BRUNO SAMMARTINO not lou.
Unfortunately, Lou Thesz's style of wrestling would've been boring to watch by most of today's wrestling fans. Times have changed.
Most of today's fans simply have no patience to watch a real wrestling match that's devoid of aerial and acrobatic maneuvers. That's just the way it is. I truly wish it were the opposite.
Looking forward to see you wrestle in another dimension, Lou.
It wasn't a style really , he faked real shooting very convincingly . Because shoot wrestling was popular people had a knowledge of what real combat looked like and liked it . Today if people want that , the closest they can get is MMA .
I prefer Japan style wrestling. Its like a mix of old school wrestling for the first 10-20 minutes and explosive stuff near the end
Actually the more things change, the more they stay the same. There are MANY amateur wrestlers in todays wrestling, and plenty of guys that do stuff that Thesz did. He would have adjusted his style just fine. He may not have fit in the Attitude Era, But I could see a modern Lou Thesz fitting in just fine in NJPW, ROH or NXT today.
Also Thesz's best. Matches often came when he was going up against unorthodox wrestlers who were doing the high flying stuff. Opposites attract
Fans can be taught. Let the ground-and-pound guys win and they'll start cheering the winners.
Austin with the Lou Thesz press
(1)Frank Goch 84-0. (2) Lou Thesz (3) Jim Londos (4) Vern Gange (5) Burno (6) Harley Race (7) Ed Lewis (8) Nick Bockwinkle (9) Ric Flair (10) Jack Briscoe (11) Dory Funk (12) Bob Backlund (13) Bret Hart
Danny Hodge in the conversation
Karl Gotch
I loved this informative video.
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Imagine Lou Thesz vs Minoru Suzuki...or Thesz vs Kurt Angle 🤼♂️
If it was a shoot against those 2, suzuki would be the better match. Kurt would do ok but Kurt doesn't know hooking as far as I know, Lou would torture him.
Angle would outwrestle Thesz easily in amateur wrestling but if they were shooting Thesz would end up catching him with a sub.
A real man.
Indeed he was
That was Waldo not Fritz Von Erich
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Great story!
Thank you James
My dad said Lou Thesz was the greatest wrestler he ever saw and that is good enough for me,end of story.
Your Dad knew what he was talking about!! Thanks for watching
Lou was 74 for his last match that is not "late 70s"
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Yeah dude 😎 good post 📯. Now we are talking wrestling 🔥 R U man enough?
Darn, he broke more of his bones during his long wrestling career than Evel Knievel did of his own during his career as a motorcycle daredevil and stuntman. I don't think Thesz could've transitioned to full-time acting like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson & "Stone Cold" Steve Austin did. That career switch just wasn't available to Thesz during his heyday, I believe.
It was a honour to meet him. Thanks for watching
Yeah dude 😎. You are so right. What is up? Man on man action 🔥. R U man y?
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1:07の対戦相手は誰？
8:01 thats actually fritz von goering not fritz von erich
sorry to have missed his prime
What year was this released in?
I should know the answer to that since I produced it LOL...I think it was 2001
TAP OUT @1:41
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Didnt Theeze wrestle until he was 72
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誰か！訳して〜♪
11:45 Vince Sr.😊😊😊.
Lou these ko