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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lou_TheszLou Thesz - Wikipedia

    Realizing he could make more money in the land of the rising sun, Thesz petitioned to the NWA promoters to regularly defend the championship belt in Japan, but his request was turned down, and Thesz asked to drop the title to his own hand picked champion, Dick Hutton, rather than Thesz's real-life rival and the more popular choice, Buddy Rogers.

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › NWA_Worlds_HeavyweightNWA World's Heavyweight Championship - Wikipedia

    1949–1959: The second design is often referred to as the "Lou Thesz Belt." The championship belt, which was a holdover from Thesz's reign as the National Wrestling Association's champion, consisted of seven plates and a leather strap. The main plate had a royal crown, a wrestling ring, and a five-pointed star in a vertical alignment, top to ...

  4. www.ewrestlingnews.com › editorial › history-of-theHistory Of The WWWF/WWF/WWE World Heavyweight Championship

    Jul 16, 2015 · Lou Thesz unified three championships to become the Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion. He achieved this by winning three prestigious titles between 1948-1952, and they became part of the Original World Championship. Thesz lost and regained the belt in 1956.

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  6. www.midatlanticgateway.com › 1937-thesz-beltMid-Atlantic Gateway Archive: The Thesz Belt, Awarded in 1937

    Tuesday, January 11, 2022. The Thesz Belt, Awarded in 1937. Image from Japanese magazine. Courtesy Bill Murdock. Above: St. Louis promoter Tom Packs (at right) presents new World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz with a new championship belt the morning after Thesz defeated Everett Marshall for the title in December 1937.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_NWA_WorldList of NWA World Heavyweight Champions - Wikipedia

    The longest reigning champion is Lou Thesz, who held the title from November 27, 1949 to March 15, 1956, for a total of 2,300 days (6 years, 3 months, and 16 days); Thesz also holds the record for longest combined reigns at 3,749 days.

  8. lastwordonsports.com › prowrestling › 2017/12/10The History of the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship

    Dec 10, 2017 · Four tied with 3 (Lou Thesz, AJ Styles, Dusty Rhodes, Giant Baba) Longest Consecutive Title Reign: 1. Lou Thesz (1st reign), 1,934 days; 2. Dory Funk Jr., 1,563; 3. Dan Severn (1st reign), 1,479; 4. Gene Kiniski, 1,131; 5. Lou Thesz (3rd reign), 1,079 days; Most Combined Days As Champion: 1. Lou Thesz, 3,749 days; 2.

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  10. www.wwe.com › superstars › lou-theszLou Thesz | WWE

    225. lbs. Hometown. St. Louis. Signature Move. The Thesz Press. Career Highlights. NWA Champion; AWA Champion; WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2016 Inductee. Lou Thesz: Bio. Lou Thesz, heralded as one of wrestling’s truest and first pioneers, will now be recognized beside fellow sports-entertainment royalty as a WWE Hall of Fame Legacy inductee.

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