Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} HOOKER by HOOKER by Lou Thesz. Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property. What can I do to prevent this in the future? If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware. If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or infected devices. Another way to prevent getting this page in the future is to use Privacy Pass. You may need to download version 2.0 now from the Chrome Web Store. Cloudflare Ray ID: 6566f25e68f7f16a • Your IP : 188.246.226.140 • Performance & security by Cloudflare. Lou Thesz. Lou Thesz (born April 24, 1916 in Banat , Michigan as Lajos Tiza , † April 28, 2002 in Orlando , Florida ) was an American wrestler . Thesz was the first holder of the combined NWA World Heavyweight title and one of the last true representatives of the Hooker wrestling style. He was the only male wrestler to have appeared actively in the ring in seven different decades and has been accepted in numerous halls of fame to this day. contents. Thesz, who was originally called Lajos Tiza , was born to parents of Hungarian origin who changed his name to Aloysius Martin Thesz when they moved to St. Louis . Since his father was a wrestler, Lou learned a number of handholds as a child. Through his father, he also got into the high school wrestling team without attending it. Finally, at the age of 16, he was discovered by wrestler John Zastro and hired as a sparring partner. Thesz met promoter Joe Sanderson through him and played his first match in early 1933. At that time there were already agreed matches, but the events in the ring were still largely real, so Thesz had to take a lot in the first few years. But he learned a lot from successful men like Ad Santel , Ray Steele and Ed "Strangler" Lewis, who dominated everything at the time . Eventually he was trained to be a hooker by George Tragos . Since in addition to wrestling skills, appearance and physique were right, nothing stood in the way of a great career, and so Thesz was able to secure the Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title on December 29, 1937 when he was able to defeat Everett Marshall. This makes him the youngest wrestler ever to secure World Heavyweight Gold. Over the next few years, a few titles were added and when the National Wrestling Alliance was founded in 1947 , Thesz was to compete with his National Wrestling Association title against their champion in a title association match . After Brown was seriously injured in a car accident shortly before, however, he received the title without a fight. After defeating the American Wrestling Association champion Georgeous George in 1950 and winning the World Heavyweight Title ( Los Angeles version) in 1952 , he was considered the first true world wrestling champion since Frank Gotch . Thesz was a hard working champion and defended his title about 250 times a year. This of course took its toll and so he lost the title on March 15, 1956 to "Whipper Billy" Watson . But Thesz was champion again in November. The following year he defended the title in Japan against Rikidozan , which laid the foundation for Japanese wrestling. He also competed in Australia and Singapore . But that year came the end for the united wrestling world championship after he lost the title to Edouard Carpentier on June 14th . He won the title back a month later, but Carpentier continued to be recognized as a champion in Los Angeles , Boston and Omaha . When he finally refused to lose the title to the wrestlingly limited but on the east coast very popular because he did not consider him worthy, he had to lose the title for good. Since he also refused to lose to the "Nature Boy" , he finally gave the title to former Olympian . When Rogers refused to defend the title outside of the Capitol Wrestling Federation in 1963 , Thesz once again showed all his hook talent and defeated the "Nature Boy" at the age of 48 against his will. Incidentally, this also laid the foundation stone for World Wrestling Entertainment , because the Capitol Wrestling Federation around Vincent J. McMahon broke away from the NWA and renamed itself the Worldwide Wrestling Federation. In his fourth title reign, Thesz managed to once again integrate the AWA World Championship title (Ohio version) into the NWA title, but the unity of the wrestling world championship title was never achieved again. However, as in his first title reign, Thesz defended the title almost every day against people like Dick the Bruiser , , Pat O'Connor (wrestler) or . Finally, at the age of 50, he finally lost the title to on January 7, 1966 . He got into the ring regularly for another thirteen years and won several regional titles. Lou Thesz played his last match on December 26, 1990, when he faced Masahiro Chono in Tokyo . At this point he was already 74 years old. This makes Lou Thesz the only male wrestler who has been active in the ring in seven decades. In April 2002 Lou Thesz had to undergo bypass surgery. This resulted in complications and Thesz died on April 28, 2002 at the age of 86. His body was cremated and scattered in the Missouri River . Thesz made up all of his finishing moves. successes. title. Date of title win title won against . Date of loss of title lost at December 29, 1937 Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title Everett Marshall . . December 29, 1937 AWA World Heavyweight Title (Boston Version) got the title ( refused to run against him) February 11, 1938 Steve Casey February 23, 1939 NWA (Association) Everett Marshall June 23, 1939 Bronko Nagurski June 12, 1940 World Heavyweight Title (Montreal Version) Leo Numa October 23, 1940 Yvon Robert July 16, 1941 World Heavyweight Title (Montreal Version) Yvon Robert September 17, 1941 Yvon Robert May 12, 1944 Texas Heavyweight Title Hans Schnabel June 30, 1944 Ernie Dusek August 18, 1944 Texas Heavyweight Title Ernie Dusek December 8, 1944 Olaf Olson May 3, 1946 Texas Heavyweight Title Buddy Rogers May 10, 1944 Buddy Rogers September 11, 1946 World Heavyweight Title (Montreal Version) Bobby Managoff February 20, 1947 Bobby Managoff April 16, 1947 World Heavyweight Title (Montreal Version) Bobby Managoff November 26, 1947 Yvon Robert April 25, 1947 NWA (Association) World Heavyweight Title "Whipper Billy" Watson November 21, 1947 Bill Longson July 20, 1948 NWA (Association) World Heavyweight Title Bill Longson November 27, 1949 Has been incorporated into NWA World Heavyweight Title November 27, 1949 NWA World Heavyweight Title was awarded a title March 15, 1956 "Whipper Billy" Watson May 21, 1952 World Heavyweight Title (Los Angeles Version) Baron Michele Leone May 21, 1952 Title was incorporated into NWA World Heavyweight Title November 9, 1956 NWA World Heavyweight Title "Whipper Billy" Watson June 14, 1957 Edouard Carpentier July 24, 1957 NWA World Heavyweight Title Edouard Carpentier November 14, 1957 Dick Hutton Early 1961 NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Title (with The Outlaw ) New title introduced February 1961 Title became vacant January 24, 1963 NWA World Heavyweight Title Buddy Rogers 7th January 1966 Gene Kiniski September 7, 1964 AWA (Alliance) World Heavyweight Title Karl Krauser September 7, 1964 Title was incorporated into NWA World Heavyweight Title October 14, 1966 WWA World Heavyweight Title Buddy Austin September 7, 1964 August 13, 1968 NWA Southern Tag Team Title (Mid America Version, with Jackie Fargo ) Don Carson & Red Shadow 20th August 1968 Don Carson & Red Shadow 1973 NWA Southern Jr. Heavyweight Title Tommy Gilbert 1973 Tommy Gilbert 1973 United States Jr. Heavyweight Title Don Greene May 1973 Don Greene March 27, 1974 NWA Southern Jr. Heavyweight Title Tommy Gilbert April 10, 1974 Tommy Gilbert 15th August 1977 UWA World Heavyweight Title Title was newly introduced August 27, 1978 Canek. Hall of Fame. Thesz is a member of: Hall of Fame WCW Hall of Fame RSPW Hall of Fame Puroresu Hall of Fame Tragos & Thesz Hall of Fame Wrestling Museum Hall of Fame Slam Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Others. Thesz was honored in 1997 by the World Wrestling Federation for being both the youngest and the oldest world champion (21 and 50 years old, respectively). Two years later, WWF owner Vince McMahon became champion at the age of 54. After Lou Thesz, the Lou Thesz Press is also known, a move in which a wrestler jumps at his opponent head-on, so that the opponent falls to the ground and takes a series of blows. He is best known to younger audiences through Stone Cold Steve Austin , who used the Move as a trademark. He also invented the Powerbomb , through a banned Piledriver . Lou thesz hooker, So theres no way to get his side - Lou thesz used books. 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Who was the greatest pro wrestler of the 20th century? The debate is a real one among those who seriously study the history of this American pop-culture creation. Like the arguments over any effort to crown "the greatest," "the best," or "the worst," that answer is unlikely to ever be resolved to everyone's satisfaction. One fact is indisputable, though. For those who watched wrestling before it became "sports entertainment," there is only one answer — Lou Thesz. The son of European immigrants, Thesz discovered his love of amateur wrestling as a shy eight-year-old, scuffling with his father at night on the linoleum floor of the family's kitchen in south St. Louis. He was a natural at the sport, blessed with lightning-fast reflexes and a determination to succeed. He was obsessive about conditioning and hungry to learn, and those qualities eventually led him, as a teenager, into the closed and secretive world of pro wrestling, the only place where he could continue to compete on the mat. This is Thesz' story — an adventure that took him to the heights of his chosen profession at a very young age and eventually into rings throughout the world. A devoted fan of pro wrestling, he won the respect and friendship of many of the legends. In the 1940s, when television demanded more action and a flashier style of wrestling, he became the transitional figure, the link to the past. Thesz decried the rise of "gimmick" performers like and Buddy Rogers, who diminished the importance of the authentic style of wrestling he loved and practiced, but he adjusted because the bottom line of pro wrestling, as with any pro endeavor, was making money, and he could see where the future lay. In the late 1940s and well into the 1950s, he was the world heavyweight champion of the National Wrestling Alliance, its standard-bearer, and he carried those colors with dignity and class. "My gimmick was wrestling," he said, and it was evident to anyone who ever bought a ticket to see Lou Thesz that he was the real thing. "Hooker" was something of a sensation among wrestling fans when it was first published in the 1990s because it was among the first accounts ever published by a major wrestling star that discussed the business with candor from the inside. Academics praised the book, too, for its clear depiction of an era and the rise of a cultural phenomenon. This is a book for everyone with an interest in . It contains pages and pages of new material — stories, anecdotes, and 215 classic photos — none of which has been published in any previous edition and all in the voice of one of the legendary figures of the game. Every sentence has been thoroughly combed over and vetted in order to answer any questions previously asked by readers, or to correct and/or re- order the "facts" as Lou recalled them, and each chapter now has detailed endnotes to further supplement the text. Combine all those ingredients with all-new, spellbinding forewords by Charlie Thesz and Kit Bauman (comprising 26 pages), an extensive 32-page "addendum" in Lou's own words, and a comprehensive name-and-subject index, and you have the definitive tome devoted to wrestling's golden era. This is "no holds barred" material — far more open and truthful than anything ever written about professional wrestling. The Blog For Truth, Justice, & The Josh Way. Mick Foley kick-started a genre of books nearly 11 years ago with his autobiography “Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks.” It was the first in-depth autobiography on a modern-day professional wrestler (or “sports entertainer” if you prefer), and a damn good one. Succeeding books have been written by the likes of Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, , Chris Jericho, and Bret Hart (to name a few). But wrestling has a long history. For my money, professional wrestling during the first half of the 20th century has a much more intriguing story to tell than modern day wrestling. There have been quite a few books published about that era of wrestling. One is “Fall Guys,” the first book to expose pro wrestling for being “fake,” which was published in 1937. However, only one of these books about early 20th century pro wrestling is an autobiography. Out of print for years, “Hooker” by the legendary world champion Lou Thesz (who passed away in 2002) has recently been republished. Lou tells of his childhood, growing up in St. Louis, which was one of the central wrestling territories in the US. Thesz got involved in freestyle wrestling as a teenager, and it was through these competitions that he attracted the attention of some professionals. The old pros took him under their wing, trained him to be a professional, and later trained him on the art of “hooking,” the ability to apply match-ending holds that could seriously cripple an opponent. From there, it’s the story of Lou’s career. He builds a name for himself, traveling around the country gaining experience, eventually becoming world champion, a recognizable star during the advent of television, and a worldwide attraction. While pro wrestling was already a “work” when Thesz started, he is present for wrestling’s transition from the days of legitimate shooters being at the top of the card to the television era when “performers” like Gorgeous George and “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers become the main draws. Thesz is very outspoken in the book. It doesn’t take long to see Lou’s disdain for most wrestling promoters, which is understandable as Thesz talks about small payoffs, double-crosses, and outright lies he was fed by those he worked for. Also a target for criticism are the performers without legitimate skills. In this regard, Lou’s sharpest dagger is aimed at Antonio Rocca. Thesz also goes into fascinating detail about the proposed ‘title-for-title’ match with Bruno Sammartino, which in the end never transpired. For me, the book is at its best when Lou talks about having workouts with the hookers who trained him, along with legends like and Joe Stecher. Equally as entertaining are the stories Lou tells when his opponents aren’t cooperating, and the matches turn (temporarily) into legit contests. There aren’t any glaring weaknesses in the book. My only disappointment is that Thesz doesn’t give detailed blow-by-blow accounts of his matches like you find in the books written by Foley. Considering that Thesz was going off of memory to recount his long involvement in wrestling (and didn’t have the luxury of an audio diary like Bret Hart did), the amount of detail in this book is actually quite extraordinary. Each chapter includes end notes to help expand on certain facts (or in a few instances, to correct some inaccuracies). The end of the book contains a collection of outtakes that did not fit into the original manuscript. Probably a book more for serious wrestling fans than the casual Monday night viewer. Nevertheless, for those diehard fans, and for anyone interested in a segment of historic American pop culture, this book gets my highest recommendation. The Blog For Truth, Justice, & The Josh Way. Mick Foley kick-started a genre of books nearly 11 years ago with his autobiography “Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks.” It was the first in-depth autobiography on a modern-day professional wrestler (or “sports entertainer” if you prefer), and a damn good one. Succeeding books have been written by the likes of Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Ric Flair, Chris Jericho, and Bret Hart (to name a few). But wrestling has a long history. For my money, professional wrestling during the first half of the 20th century has a much more intriguing story to tell than modern day wrestling. There have been quite a few books published about that era of wrestling. One is “Fall Guys,” the first book to expose pro wrestling for being “fake,” which was published in 1937. However, only one of these books about early 20th century pro wrestling is an autobiography. Out of print for years, “Hooker” by the legendary world champion Lou Thesz (who passed away in 2002) has recently been republished. Lou tells of his childhood, growing up in St. Louis, which was one of the central wrestling territories in the US. Thesz got involved in freestyle wrestling as a teenager, and it was through these competitions that he attracted the attention of some professionals. The old pros took him under their wing, trained him to be a professional, and later trained him on the art of “hooking,” the ability to apply match-ending holds that could seriously cripple an opponent. From there, it’s the story of Lou’s career. He builds a name for himself, traveling around the country gaining experience, eventually becoming world champion, a recognizable star during the advent of television, and a worldwide attraction. While pro wrestling was already a “work” when Thesz started, he is present for wrestling’s transition from the days of legitimate shooters being at the top of the card to the television era when “performers” like Gorgeous George and “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers become the main draws. Thesz is very outspoken in the book. It doesn’t take long to see Lou’s disdain for most wrestling promoters, which is understandable as Thesz talks about small payoffs, double-crosses, and outright lies he was fed by those he worked for. Also a target for criticism are the performers without legitimate skills. In this regard, Lou’s sharpest dagger is aimed at Antonio Rocca. Thesz also goes into fascinating detail about the proposed ‘title-for-title’ match with Bruno Sammartino, which in the end never transpired. For me, the book is at its best when Lou talks about having workouts with the hookers who trained him, along with legends like Ed Lewis and Joe Stecher. Equally as entertaining are the stories Lou tells when his opponents aren’t cooperating, and the matches turn (temporarily) into legit contests. There aren’t any glaring weaknesses in the book. My only disappointment is that Thesz doesn’t give detailed blow-by-blow accounts of his matches like you find in the books written by Foley. Considering that Thesz was going off of memory to recount his long involvement in wrestling (and didn’t have the luxury of an audio diary like Bret Hart did), the amount of detail in this book is actually quite extraordinary. Each chapter includes end notes to help expand on certain facts (or in a few instances, to correct some inaccuracies). The end of the book contains a collection of outtakes that did not fit into the original manuscript. Probably a book more for serious wrestling fans than the casual Monday night viewer. Nevertheless, for those diehard fans, and for anyone interested in a segment of historic American pop culture, this book gets my highest recommendation.