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- 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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In light of having unified three of the major world heavyweight championships of his time (as well as numerous other lesser-prestige titles) and defeating the reigning AWA World Heavyweight Champion in a non-title match (a major title that was abandoned soon after), Thesz became the Undisputed Champion for some time. From that point onward, the ...
1957 was an important year for Thesz; on June 14, the first taint to Thesz' claim of undisputed champion occurred in a match with gymnast-turned-wrestling star, Edouard Carpentier.
- Aloysius Martin Thesz
- Complications caused by Triple bypass surgery
- April 24, 1916, Banat, Michigan, U.S.
- April 28, 2002 (aged 86), Orlando, Florida, U.S.
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.
- Kyle Dunning
- Chris Jericho. Following the WCW/ECW invasion of 2001, the WCW World Heavyweight Title remained active in WWE with Superstars like Booker T and Kurt Angle carrying the championship.
- Triple H. WrestleMania X-8 will long be remembered as the site of the “Icon vs. Icon” encounter between The Rock and “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan, but the main event in Toronto’s SkyDome pitted Undisputed Champion Chris Jericho against Triple H.
- Hulk Hogan. A month after the WWE Universe witnessed the dream match between The Rock and “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania X-8, they were treated to another seemingly unimaginable bout when Triple H defended the WWE Undisputed Championship against Hulk Hogan at Backlash.
- The Undertaker. The Undertaker looks to become the only man to defeat Hulk Hogan for two WWE Championships. Hulk Hogan’s victory at Backlash ensured that The Undertaker would have an opportunity to challenge for the Undisputed WWE Championship.
Jul 30, 2020 · i. Undisputed Champions. After the demise of World Championship Wrestling, the WCW Championship was renamed the “World Championship” following the WCW/ECW invasion. When Chris Jericho defeated The Rock & Steve Austin at Vengeance 2001, he became the Undisputed WWF Champion.
- Kyle Dunning
Often regarded as the greatest wrestler who ever lived, Lou Thesz was an enduring champion during a time that the business was changing. Overcoming an initially contentious relationship with the National Wrestling Alliance to become its flagship champion, he would win three world heavyweight titles with the organisation, with an unparalleled ...
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS. NWA Champion. AWA Champion. WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2016 Inductee. BIOGRAPHY. Lou Thesz, heralded as one of wrestling’s truest and first pioneers, will now be...
