Antonio inoki vs lou thesz book

Why lou thesz never liked buddy rogers by lou thesz it has been no secret over the years that there was a great deal of animosity between buddy rogers and lou thesz. The commentators are trying to be funny but theyre just horrible but its worth sitting through these brainless idiots. Louis, at the age of 21 and held the title on six occasions for a total of years, longer than any other wrestler in nwa history. This is a book for everyone with an interest in professional wrestling. Louis between orville brown and lou thesz but brown was injured in the car accident.

Lou thesz world title x 1 840 total days gcw wrestler of the year x 3 1963, 1964, 1965 gcw match of the y. Boxing ticket stubs leon spinks vs antonio inoki mixed match 1986. Lou theszs biography, hooker, crafted in association with kit bauman, is available in a 260 page manuscript form. Lou thesz vs rikidozan nwa championship 1057 jwa youtube. Rogers has passed away, so theres no way to get his side of the story, but in his book hooker this is how lou thesz says it all started. Certainly, that lofty accolade could be backed up by his superior athletic skills, knowledge of wrestling and his championship history, plus the worldwide fame and popularity he enjoyed throughout his prime and the universal respect he commanded during his lengthy career. I wish inoki would just go to their homes and kick them repeatedly in the head like he did to the great antonio. Inoki pinned gotch for the win and gained the adulation and publicity necessary to get new japan over with the. Pro wrestling in japan was put on the map by rikidozan right after ww11 and into the fifties. Bruno sammartino on dream fued with killar kowalski. Lou thesz professional wrestling ring record page 1. The nwa would never have developed the way it did without thesz, said molinaro, referring to one of the nations top promotions from the 1950s until wwes rise to power in the mid1980s. Rogers has passed away, so theres no way to get his side of the story, but in his book hooker this is.

Louis orville brown nwa vs nwa title no show injury a title unification match was scheduled in st. The forgotten fight that inspired mixed martial arts and. Lou thesz vs isamu teranishi iwe october 3rd, 1979 youtube. A 22 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. Tournaments entourage awards themes books wrestling games ratings comments. Dusty rhodes antonio inoki angelo poffo terry funk big john studd gordon. The match that took place in japan in 1976 pitted the greatest, muhammed ali, against a legendary japanese fighter, antonio inoki. He worked japan a lot in the early js for jwa, and was involved with training the younger wrestlers, including inoki, but always played second fiddle in fans eyes to lou thesz, similar to inoki years later to baba, as the foreign scientific master and as later nicknamed in japan, status as the god of pro wrestling. Apr 09, 2015 lou thesz is the only wrestler ever to compete in 7 different decades besides mae young. I heard about this book years ago and was excited to see it finally released as an expanded ebook. Aloysius martin lou thesz april 24, 1916 april 28, 2002 was an american professional. Aloysius martin lou thesz april 24, 1916 april 28, 2002 was an american. Matches lou thesz wrestlers database cagematch the. Its more of a brawl than anything else leaving realistic catchinspired wrestling behind.

History of wrestling 1963 when it was cool retro pop. For nearly four decades, lou thesz was one of the biggest names in all of professional sports. I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting to know more about pro wrestling in general or lou thesz specifically. Lou thesz vs antonino rocca steel belt wrestling buffalo, ny. But it was a tag match with gotch and thesz facing inoki and seiji sakaguchi that made the bones of the new promotion. Antonio inoki 1740 blockbuster hold lou thesz impressed by inoki s match against gotch, thesz returned to the ring to challenge inoki. Antonio inoki is one of the biggest names in the history of professional wrestling.

Because most people here seem to devour wrestling books, even. Nelson royal vs ashura hara iwe october 5th, 1979 duration. Bill burr the great antonio vs antonio inoki duration. Mar 10, 2011 lou thesz s offence was impactful enough to pin legends of the industry and some of the most famously resilient names in wrestling history. Renzo gracie was a professional wrestling match that took place at inoki bombaye 2000 against mixed martial artist renzo gracie. Mar 14, 2017 a legendary match between two pro wrestling greats, lou thesz and antonio inoki, held in japan. Would a lou thesz bruno sammartino feud have worked. Antonio barichievich october 10, 1925 september 7, 2003, was a croatiancanadian strongman, professional wrestler, and eccentric, better known by his ring name the great antonio. My life in catchascatchcan wrestling ebook download. Verne gagne defeats the crusher for the awa and omaha versions of the world title in minneapolis, mn. The lategreat killer kowalski on the dream feud that never was lou thesz vs. Joe louis and lou thesz the list of boxers who did appearances as guest referees is even more impressive with legendary fighters l ike jack dempsey, muhammad ali, mike tyson and rocky marciano picking up that paycheck on several occasions. He worked japan a lot in the early js for jwa, and was involved with training the younger wrestlers, including inoki, but always played second fiddle in fans eyes to lou thesz, similar to inoki years later to baba, as the foreign scientific master and as later nicknamed in. Lou thesz is the only wrestler ever to compete in 7 different decades besides mae young.

I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting to know more. We look back at the time antonio inoki retired the great antonio from. Its a brilliant look at the fight some want to forget but no one ever will, a turning point in the career of muhammed ali who never was the same after the bruising his legs took during the bout, and a groundbreaking matchup that inspired a new wave. He is best known for his six reigns as nwa world heavyweight champion and for inventing such moves as the lou thesz press, later used by everyone from stone cold steve austin to mickie james, the stf, popularized by masahiro chono, who in turn came up with the sts variation used by john cena. Inoki is a must read for any fight sports fan and a must have for wrestling book collectors. Yoshiaki fujiwara january 1, 1974 nwf title match, special referee antonino rocca antonio inoki vs. Old fans were also happy with antonio rocca assigned as a special referee. Aug 02, 2007 gotchs first match for new japan was also the promotions first card, and he went over inoki in the main event. He was becoming an emerging superstar, often facing such legends and world champions as lou thesz and canadas own whipper billy watson. Antonio inoki and seiji sakaguchi vs shinya hashimoto and masahiro chono. To put the importance of dara singh into context for a north american audience is difficult. Aug 04, 2017 inoki is a must read for any fight sports fan and a must have for wrestling book collectors. Lou thesz, where gotch breaks theszs ribs countering the german suplex and thesz then goes all out and taps him with a kimura happened in detroit, never seen the match, only heard and read about itsayama versus maeda, where maeda nails sayama with a low blow and then walks out on the match.

Muhammad hussain antonio inoki is a member of the w. Prowrestling match results of antonio inoki, a japanese legend, from 1975. A legendary match between two pro wrestling greats, lou thesz and antonio inoki, held in japan. The great antonio started off normal enough but didnt stay that way for long. Lou thesz, where gotch breaks thesz s ribs countering the german suplex and thesz then goes all out and taps him with a kimura happened in detroit, never seen the match, only heard and read about itsayama versus maeda, where maeda nails sayama with a low blow and then walks out on the match. Antonio inoki roy nelsons doppleganger starts going a little too hard with some hits to the back of the head and the spine around the 4. In 1960, he jumped to the awa and in 1961, beat verne gagne for the awa world championship. The japanese wrestler found fame around the world, while working primarily in his native country for the japan wrestling association, tokyo pro. The indian star, who died thursday at age 83, was the bestknown professional wrestler in the history.

Lou thesz is considered by many knowledgeable sources to be the single greatest professional wrestling champion of all time. I heard about this book years ago and was excited to see it finally released as an expanded e book. Renzo gracie was a professional wrestling match that took place at. A 22 time world champion, he held the nwa world heavyweight. Antonio inoki 1740 blockbuster hold lou thesz impressed by inokis match against gotch, thesz returned to the ring to challenge inoki. George tragoslou thesz professional wrestling hall of fame. Go to page 2 of ring record 1916 april 24 banat aloysius martin lou thesz is born in a log cabin. I wrestled bruno sammartino all along the northeast and i really enjoyed working with. Antonio inoki shoot match that almost proved deadly. The debate is a real one among those who seriously study the history of this american popculture creation. Lou thesz, with his wife charlie, resides in norfolk, virginia, on the shores of chesapeake bay.

Aside from being a very indepth autobiography of a legend of the sport, this is an outstanding book on the overall history of professional wrestling from the turn of the 20th century to the late 1980s. Thesz won the nwa world title from everett marshall in 1937 in st. New japan pro wrestling dvd 197284 quebrada puroresu. Bruno sammartino and lou thesz have both played a major part in my own wrestling career.

The blowoff match, also called a rubber match, was on december 8th, 1977. The power bomb, bellytoback waistlock suplexthe suplex the popular name german suplex comes from the mistaken belief karl gotch wrestlingkarlgotch invented it, though it is said that it is a legit grecoroman wrestling suplex that was developed in finland and was called the finnish overthrow for a time, thesz only introduced it to pro. See more ideas about wrestling, professional wrestling and catch wrestling. Inoki was also the ambassador for the international fight league s tokyo entry before that promotions demise. Thesz showed a good fight which didnt make you think of theszs age and long break. Thesz showed a good fight which didnt make you think of thesz s age and long break. I know both well and have had many insidethering and outsidethering experiences with them over the years. He returned to the nwa territories shortly after that and in 1966, defeated lou thesz for the nwa world title. May 27, 2007 bill burr the great antonio vs antonio inoki duration. Inoki even lost to antonio by getting disqualified on november 29th, 1977 in hiroshima, japan.

Major wrestlers giant baba, antonio inoki, toyonobori, michiaki yoshimura guests lou thesz, the destroyer, karl gotch, freddie blassie njpw 1972owner antonio inoki style featured mostly the same hard hitting japan vs evil gaijin style made famous by rikidozan. He was a popular local figure in montreal until his death. Lou theszs offence was impactful enough to pin legends of the industry and some of the most famously resilient names in wrestling history. Lou thesz has put on great matches, one of the original hookers so to say, and. Inoki trained with legends like karl gotch and rikidozan. Japan gong magazine special number wrestler autograph book.