Antonio inoki vs lou thesz book

Seiji sakaguchi, akira maeda, anotnio inoki, and yoshiaki fujiwara at the new japan prowrestling 20th anniversary party. Japan gong magazine special number wrestler autograph book. In pensacola, fl, lou thesz battles the outlaw mike paidousis to a draw. May 27, 2007 bill burr the great antonio vs antonio inoki duration. Bruno sammartino on dream fued with killar kowalski.

Muhammad hussain inoki is a japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. Bill burr the great antonio vs antonio inoki duration. Gotchs first match for new japan was also the promotions first card, and he went over inoki in the main event. Old fans were also happy with antonio rocca assigned as a special referee. I heard about this book years ago and was excited to see it finally released as an expanded ebook.

Boxing ticket stubs leon spinks vs antonio inoki mixed match 1986. Aloysius martin lou thesz april 24, 1916 april 28, 2002 was an american professional wrestler. Lou thesz has put on great matches, one of the original hookers so to say, and. Nwa world champion lou thesz defeated dick the bruiser in atlanta, ga. Aloysius martin lou thesz april 24, 1916 april 28, 2002 was an american professional. Lou thesz vs antonino rocca steel belt wrestling buffalo, ny. The japanese wrestler found fame around the world, while working primarily in his native country for the japan wrestling association, tokyo pro. Lou thesz world title x 1 840 total days gcw wrestler of the year x 3 1963, 1964, 1965 gcw match of the y. Yoshiaki fujiwara january 1, 1974 nwf title match, special referee antonino rocca antonio inoki vs. Lou thesz is considered by many knowledgeable sources to be the single greatest professional wrestling champion of all time. Aug 04, 2017 inoki is a must read for any fight sports fan and a must have for wrestling book collectors. Muhammad hussain antonio inoki is a member of the w. 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.

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. Lou thesz vs isamu teranishi iwe october 3rd, 1979 youtube. See more ideas about wrestling, professional wrestling and catch wrestling. Antonio inoki is one of the biggest names in the history of professional wrestling.

Nelson royal vs ashura hara iwe october 5th, 1979 duration. Apr 12, 2020 muhammad hussain antonio inoki is a member of the w. New japan pro wrestling dvd 197284 quebrada puroresu. Would a lou thesz bruno sammartino feud have worked. Lou thesz professional wrestling ring record page 1. But it was a tag match with gotch and thesz facing inoki and seiji sakaguchi that made the bones of the new promotion. Thesz showed a good fight which didnt make you think of thesz s age and long break.

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. Renzo gracie was a professional wrestling match that took place at. The match that took place in japan in 1976 pitted the greatest, muhammed ali, against a legendary japanese fighter, antonio inoki. Verne gagne defeats the crusher for the awa and omaha versions of the world title in minneapolis, mn. 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. 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. Louis orville brown nwa vs nwa title no show injury a title unification match was scheduled in st. Tournaments entourage awards themes books wrestling games ratings comments. The blowoff match, also called a rubber match, was on december 8th, 1977. The indian star, who died thursday at age 83, was the bestknown professional wrestler in the history. 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. Lou thesz is the only wrestler ever to compete in 7 different decades besides mae young.

The forgotten fight that inspired mixed martial arts and. Thesz showed a good fight which didnt make you think of theszs age and long break. He was a popular local figure in montreal until his death. He was becoming an emerging superstar, often facing such legends and world champions as lou thesz and canadas own whipper billy watson. The lategreat killer kowalski on the dream feud that never was lou thesz vs. Matches lou thesz wrestlers database cagematch the. The great antonio started off normal enough but didnt stay that way for long.

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. Bruno sammartino and lou thesz have both played a major part in my own wrestling career. A legendary match between two pro wrestling greats, lou thesz and antonio inoki, held in japan. In 1960, he jumped to the awa and in 1961, beat verne gagne for the awa world championship. Antonio inoki and seiji sakaguchi vs shinya hashimoto and masahiro chono. 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. Inoki is a must read for any fight sports fan and a must have for wrestling book collectors. Thesz won the nwa world title from everett marshall in 1937 in st.

For nearly four decades, lou thesz was one of the biggest names in all of professional sports. Inoki was also the ambassador for the international fight league s tokyo entry before that promotions demise. Names like antonio inoki, buddy rogers, bruno sammartino and terry funk. I wish inoki would just go to their homes and kick them repeatedly in the head like he did to the great antonio.

We look back at the time antonio inoki retired the great antonio from. I wrestled bruno sammartino all along the northeast and i really enjoyed working with. 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. 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. To put the importance of dara singh into context for a north american audience is difficult.

I heard about this book years ago and was excited to see it finally released as an expanded e book. A 22 time world champion, he held the nwa world heavyweight. I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting to know more about pro wrestling in general or lou thesz specifically. Go to page 2 of ring record 1916 april 24 banat aloysius martin lou thesz is born in a log cabin. The debate is a real one among those who seriously study the history of this american popculture creation. Lou thesz vs rikidozan nwa championship 1057 jwa youtube. 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. Inoki trained with legends like karl gotch and rikidozan. Louis between orville brown and lou thesz but brown was injured in the car accident. Its amazing what a high level thesz could still work at despite being almost 60yearsold, especially when you consider this isnt any kind of a nostalgia match, its just as serious as the shoot matches he was doing in his 20s or 30s. Antonio inoki shoot match that almost proved deadly.

Its more of a brawl than anything else leaving realistic catchinspired wrestling behind. Antonio inoki 1740 blockbuster hold lou thesz impressed by inokis match against gotch, thesz returned to the ring to challenge inoki. Lou theszs biography, hooker, crafted in association with kit bauman, is available in a 260 page manuscript form. Aloysius martin lou thesz april 24, 1916 april 28, 2002 was an american. Lou thesz, with his wife charlie, resides in norfolk, virginia, on the shores of chesapeake bay. This is a book for everyone with an interest in professional wrestling. Renzo gracie was a professional wrestling match that took place at inoki bombaye 2000 against mixed martial artist renzo gracie. I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting to know more. 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. George tragoslou thesz professional wrestling hall of fame. Apr 09, 2015 lou thesz is the only wrestler ever to compete in 7 different decades besides mae young. 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.

Prowrestling match results of antonio inoki, a japanese legend, from 1975. 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. He returned to the nwa territories shortly after that and in 1966, defeated lou thesz for the nwa world title. I know both well and have had many insidethering and outsidethering experiences with them over the years. Inoki even lost to antonio by getting disqualified on november 29th, 1977 in hiroshima, japan. Mar 14, 2017 a legendary match between two pro wrestling greats, lou thesz and antonio inoki, held in japan. 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. Lou theszs offence was impactful enough to pin legends of the industry and some of the most famously resilient names in wrestling history. 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.

History of wrestling 1963 when it was cool retro pop. 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. 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. 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. Pro wrestling in japan was put on the map by rikidozan right after ww11 and into the fifties. Antonio inoki 1740 blockbuster hold lou thesz impressed by inoki s match against gotch, thesz returned to the ring to challenge inoki. Rogers has passed away, so theres no way to get his side of the story, but in his book hooker this is. Because most people here seem to devour wrestling books, even. Inoki pinned gotch for the win and gained the adulation and publicity necessary to get new japan over with the. Dusty rhodes antonio inoki angelo poffo terry funk big john studd gordon. My life in catchascatchcan wrestling ebook download. Aug 02, 2007 gotchs first match for new japan was also the promotions first card, and he went over inoki in the main event.