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How did Lou Thesz die?

How did Lou Thesz die?

triple bypass

Lou Thesz
Birth name Aloysius Martin Thesz
Born April 24, 1916 Banat, Michigan, U.S.
Died April 28, 2002 (aged 86) Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Cause of death Complications from triple bypass

Is Lou Thesz still alive?

Deceased (1916–2002)
Lou Thesz/Living or Deceased

Did Lou Thesz ever wrestle Bruno Sammartino?

Lou Thesz was very, very tough. At the same time, Bruno Sammartino was a very strong guy. Editor’s note: Despite having an NWA title match at the Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens in ’63 with Thesz defeating Sammartino with a top spread in 25:44, the two legends never had a proper feud.

Is Lou Thesz in the wwe Hall of Fame?

Lou Thesz. Member of the International Wrestling Institute Hall of Fame, the NWA Hall of Fame, the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, the Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame, the St. However, despite all of these honors , Lou Thesz is not a member of the WWE Hall of Fame.

How old is Lou Thesz?

86 years (1916–2002)
Lou Thesz/Age at death
Lou Thesz, the most celebrated professional wrestler of the mid-20th century and one of the last who relied on physical skills rather than show business gimmicks, died on April 28 in a hospital in Orlando, Fla. He was 86 and had undergone triple-bypass surgery and aortic valve replacement three weeks before.

How many fights Dara Singh lost?

Surprisingly, he never lost a match during his career. In 1996 he was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. Later in 2018, 6 years after his death, the WWE inducted him into the Hall of Fame.

How old is Superstar Billy Graham?

78 years (June 7, 1943)
Superstar Billy Graham/Age

When was Lou Thesz born?

April 24, 1916
Lou Thesz/Date of birth

Who is Vindu Dara Singh father?

Dara Singh
Vindu Dara Singh/Fathers

How old is Ivan putski?

80 years (January 21, 1941)
Ivan Putski/Age

How old was Lou Thesz when he started wrestling?

Thesz made his professional wrestling debut in 1932, at the age of 16, whilst continuing to train in competitive catch wrestling under Tragos and Steele. Thesz initially competed in the ‘semi-pro’ circuit for the first couple of years of his career.

How many times did Lou Thesz hold the World Championship?

Lou Thesz. Aloysius Martin “Lou” Thesz (April 24, 1916 – April 28, 2002) was an American professional wrestler. A fifteen-time world champion, he held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship three times for a combined total of 10 years, three months and nine days (3,749 days) – longer than anyone else in history.

When did Lou Thesz get into the Hall of Fame?

In 1999, his name was given to the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame for professional wrestling stars with a successful amateur background at the International Wrestling Institute and Museum in Waterloo, Iowa, where he was an inaugural inductee.

Where did Lou Thesz’s parents come from?

His family moved to St. Louis when he was a young boy. His working-class immigrant parents Martin, a shoemaker of Hungarian and German descent, and Katherine Schultz, also of German descent, hailed from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.