Whipper billy watsonyukon eric vs gene kiniskidick hutton 15,000. He was even supposed to wrestle lou thesz one time for the nwa world title but thesz had a penchant for exposing and humiliating gimmick wrestlers so the sheik bolted from the ring and hid under a bus. I wont bother to summarize the plot because others here already have. Bored by the eligible bachelors and endless parties of the english aristocracy, she arranges for a horseback trek through the algerian desert.
This is the original virgin ravished by sheik romance, with all the required alpha male swagger and. 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. Aug 15, 2006 sheik would still find a dastardly way out. The debate is a real one among those who seriously study the history of this american popculture creation.
A fifteentime world champion, he held the nwa world heavyweight championship three times for a combined total of 10 years, three months and nine. Intelligent biography series of famous icons of wrestling. Unfollow lou thesz book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. If you like this site, please consider a small donation that will keep the site alive and advertisingfree in the future. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The book is so well written that it is hard not to enjoy even while being disgusted. Edward george farhat june 7, 1926 january 18, 2003 was an american professional. Wowbb forums sports and wrestling the clawmasters archives dick the bruiser record book. A fifteentime 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. In his book, i was a teenage professional wrestler, wrestlerturnedartist ted lewin tried to explain kowalskis dualness. The sheik of araby edward george farhat faces bill melby in a 1 fall match with a 30 minute time limit. Horrifying story from hooker, the autobiography of lou.
October 11, 1969 former nwa and wwwf wwe world champion nature boy buddy rogers faced mr wrestling gordon nelson at the cobo arena in detroit michigan. Louis, mo beat billy watson 0311 akron, oh lost to billy red. Tragos, the hero of this tale, is such an old school wrestler he was old. On this date october 11, 1969 nature boy buddy rogers defeated gordon nelson with the figurefour grapevine leglock as part of his comeback tour. Lou thesz was born in a log cabin on april 24, 1916 in banat, michigan. An authentic wrestlers adventures inside the bizarre world of, on librarything. Imagine, thered have been no the playboy sheikhs virgin stablegirl if not for edith maude hulls 1918 bodice ripper, which turned sheiks into literary catnip forever, for all time, and im pretty confident into infinity and beyond. Lou spandle disqualified him in the third and deciding fall at the 3. The 76 best professional wrestling books recommended by pectacular, eric. Ive been reading hooker, and its at times incredible to realize how far the business has come.
From bruno sammartino and the great american bash to mcmahon vs. He was born on april 24, 1916 in banat, michigan and died on april 28, 2002 aged 86 in orlando, florida. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Gene kiniski was a gridiron star for edmonton eskimos of the cfl when a knee injury in 1953 forced him out of football, and somehow, into pro wrestling. Southern junior heavyweight champ jerry lawler defeated ricky gibson.
So when i read a story about the sheik being the book that scandalized the world in the 1920s when it was released was even banned in certain areas. There are two problems with this list 1 not all cards had an attendance figure reported and 2 the reported numbers werent always accurate. Thesz is regarded as one of, if not the, greatest wrestler of all time. Ah yes, the book that launched a million harlequins.
He had been wrestling for years before coming to the gardens, including a good midcard run in quebec. The sheik of araby edward george farhat faces harry lewis harry finkelstein in a 1 fall match with a 30 minute time limit. I can see the higlights, sheik pushes thesz into the ropes and pulls out the pencil, but thesz grabs sheiks arm into an arm bar and twists it. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the launch of weekly professional wrestling shows in toronto in 1929, and the citys wrestling heritage extends many years earlier. Aug 8 1976 the sheik vs gene kiniski special ref andre the giant. This is a book for everyone with an interest in professional wrestling. He held the world title for more than years, more than any other wrestler in history, with his eightyear reign from 1948 to 1956 ranking as the longest title run of all time. This can be seen in an additional twisted element from the book that really makes my skin crawl. The sheik gcw tag team titles x 1 wgene kiniski total 196 days gcw us title x 1 182 total days gcw match of the year x 1 1965 5 star matches x 1 vs. The sheik was a 1 time wwwf united states champion and wwe hall of famer since 2007. The following press release was issued to on tuesday to announce the iron sheiks induction into the george tragoslou thesz professional wrestling hall of fame.
It is similar to many of her other books, but it was her most popular and was the basis for the film of the same name starring rudolph valentino in the title role. Iron sheik khosrow vaziri has been named the final inductee for the 2016 tragosthesz pro wrestling hall of fame. The card would also feature the sheik vs whipper billy watson, haystacks calhoun and lou thesz. Visit and like our facebook page for more great nature boy buddy rogers moments. Matches lou thesz wrestlers database cagematch the. Sheik will join his 1980s counterpart bob backlund as the two living inductees to be honored this year. Dick the bruiser record book the clawmasters archives. Buddy rogers defeated the sheik in a best 23 falls match at the cincinnati gardens. Told in an honest and straight forward manner, lou thesz talks indepth about being a legitimate wrestler skilled in submissions hooks, hence the title of the book.
Lou thesz, heralded as one of wrestlings truest and first pioneers, will now be recognized beside fellow sportsentertainment royalty as a wwe hall of fame legacy inductee. Nov 19, 2018 these are the main events of the cards reported to have been the largest draw each year from 1929 to 1977. Jul 29, 2017 aug 8 1976 the sheik vs gene kiniski special ref andre the giant. Louis orville brown nwa vs nwa title no show injury a title unification match was scheduled in st. This episode features one of the most important wrestlers of all time. Thesz won his first world heavyweight title in the 1930s, and went on to become a 6time world heavyweight champion, many of those reigns as the nwa national wrestling. Horrifying story from hooker, the autobiography of lou thesz. But if youd like to understand the crazy business of professional wrestling better than you already think you do, this book will explain things better than any other wrestling book with the exception of maybe lou theszs book, hooker. The panther and the pearl by doreen owens malek, climax of passion by emma darcy, desert justice by valerie parv, hot saha. I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting to know more about pro wrestling in general or lou thesz specifically. I so had to take a trip down memory land and read it now, 36 years later, i can honestly say that im still in love with barbara cartland. Buddy rogers match results the clawmasters archives.
Lou thesz, a professional wrestler who actually wrestled and was a champion at it for more than three decades, died april 28 in winter park, fla. The sheik is not realistic or politically correct in any way, but it is a lot of fun. The sheik was the reigning midatlantic heavyweight champion, and he also held the canadian heavyweight championship. Cactus jack, royal rumble 2000 triple h was solidified as a main eventer, and. Originally written for the program for the titans in toronto pro wrestling hall of fame dinner held september 18, 2004. A staple of the national wrestling alliance from its inception to the mid1900s, thesz is perhaps best remembered for his three historic nwa championship reigns that. He was set to face nwa world heavyweight champion lou thesz in. Lou thesz aloysius martin thesz faces verne gagne laverne clarence gagne in a best 2 of 3 falls match with a 30 minute time limit. Friday, march 5th, 1954 at the chicago international amphitheatre. Sheik feuded with a whos who of professional wrestling, and won most of the time. Dick the bruiser entered into a memorable feud with nfl defensive tackle, alex karras. Yorkston was a prelim wrestler for frank tunney in the 1970s who went on to be a referee for maple leaf wrestling.
Thesz started wrestling in the 1930s, and from the 1930s to the 1960s, he was one of the most dominant figures in the business. Edouard carpentier 0721 montreal, qc beat lou thesz. Buddy rogers took the deciding third fall by using his figurefour leglock on the challenger to retain the nwa title. Lou thesz nwa world 0405 providence, ri no contest vs.
His opponents included andre the giant, giant baba, harley race, dusty rhodes, terry funk, dory funk, jr. The sheik the wrestler the sheik all the wwe wrestlers. Most notably, he trained boxer muhammad ali before alis famous boxer vs. In this edition of the wade keller hotline, pwtorch editor wade keller is joined by torch senior columnist bruce mitchell for a recap of the george tragoslou thesz pro wrestling hall of fame vip audio 722 wkh with bruce mitchell.
Combined, he held the nwa championship for 10 years, three months and nine days 3,749 days total, longer than anyone else in history. Lou thesz bio, wiki, facts, age, weight, height, net worth. It was finally a match with andre that the streak ended. Aloysius martin lou thesz 1 born lajos tiza 3 april 24, 1916 april 28, 2002 was an american professional wrestler and sixtime 4 world champion, most notably holding the nwa world heavyweight championship three times. The sheik was a wonderful, sweet and exciting story. Bobo brazil, the firecrackers, dick the bruiser and the crusher, gene kiniski, chief jay strongbow, wahoo mcdaniel, nick bockwinkel. The son of a middleweight amateur wrestling champion in hungary, lou thesz was a oneman dynasty whose records will stand the test of time. Posters from the golden age of wrestling crowbar press. Chicago film archives presents wrestling from chicago. The sheik is a book by edith maude hull, an english novelist of the early twentieth century.
Edward george farhat was born june 9th 1926 in lansing, michigan and died january 18th 2003 in williamston, michigan. Discover information about lou thesz and view their match history at the internet wrestling database. Looking back on lebell photos and text by dr mike lano i just received a ton of sad phone calls that my former longtime promoter boss from 66 to 82, and our area prowrestling promoter for the entire so. Gorilla monsoon was supposed to wrestle baba, but noshowed, so the sheik. What are matches that made a lasting change in wrestling. I had the honor of photographing and covering him in bruisers wwa, vs bruiser brody in honolulu. The sheik by edith maude hull goodreads share book. He held the world title for more than years, more than any other wrestler in history, with his eightyear reign from 1948. Louis between orville brown and lou thesz but brown was injured in the car accident. A twentysixtime world champion, he held the nwa world. Dick regained his standing in the match by taking the second in 6.
The main even featured us champion the sheik vs whipper billy watson for the united states championship. Bookwatchdiana mayo is young, beautiful, wealthyand independent. The publicity from the event helped push the sheik character to a more prominent level. Part of what makes the sheik so fascinating is to watch dianas painful and rather revolting transformation. Whipper billy watson vs the beastmartino angelo 11,000. Thesz is widely regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. This card also featured lou thesz, fred curry and haystacks calhoun. When lou was 2 years old his family moved back to st. Lou thesz, the most celebrated professional wrestler of the mid20th century and one of the last who relied on physical skills rather than show business gimmicks, died. He was set to face nwa world heavyweight champion lou thesz in chicago. Bobo brazil defeated buddy rogers to win the nwa world heavyweight title when rogers was injured. Aloysius martin lou thesz april 24, 1916 april 28, 2002 was an american professional wrestler. Lou thesz one of the lengendary nwa heavy weights d.
I come from oldest country in the world tehran, iran to i come to the america, said the iron sheik. Lou thesz, a professional wrestler who actually wrestled and was a champion at it for more than three decades, has died. Brilliant book i really enjoyed, this was the first novel i had read by connie mason, but i know it will not be the last,good story mixing actual historical fact with the story of our hero and heroine,the only downside to the book was it finished to abruptly, i thought another chapter or so would have ended the book a. Midatlantic gateway when the autumn of 1980 arrived in midatlantic championship wrestling hossein the arab, the iron sheik, was riding high in the territory.
He was set to face nwa world heavyweight champion lou thesz in chicago for his title but thesz had a reputation for embarrassing gimmick wrestlers so the sheik bailed from the ring and hid under a bus. A photo journey through the career of wrestlings greatest villain. I was able to gain a lot of information from hooker, the biography of lou thesz, and from the lou thesz forum. Chicago film archives presents wrestling from chicago uploaded a video 5 years ago 23.
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