Go back to Page 1 of Lou Thesz Record 1972 FEB. 12 PHOENIX JERRY KOZAK ? FEB. 27 PHOENIX JERRY KOZAK WON JUNE 11 ST LOUIS JOSEPH “TOOTS” MONDT DIED AT AGE 82 FROM PNEUMONIA JULY 30 ALBUQUERQUE REFEREE FOR TERRY FUNK VS DICK MURDOCH AUG. 30 LUBBOCK CYCLON NEGRO WON (DQ) OCT. 4 TOKYO, JAPAN REFEREE FOR INOKI WORLD TITLE WIN OVER KARL GOTCH OCT. 9 HIROSHIMA REFEREE FOR INOKI VS RED PINNPANEL (ABE JACOBS) OCT. 10 OSAKA, JAPAN REFEREE FOR KARL GOTCH’S WORLD TITLE WIN OVER INOKI DEC. 29 DENVER JERRY KOZAK WON 1973 MARCH 8 AUGUSTA BUTCHER BRANIGAN ? MARCH 9 ATLANTA & BOB ARMSTRONG & BILL DROMO VS BOBBY SHANE & YASU FUJI & CHATI YOKOUCHI WON MARCH 10 ATLANTA (TV) YASU FUJI WON MARCH 15 AUGUSTA MR WRESTLING ? MARCH 16 ATLANTA BOBBY SHANE ? MARCH 23 ATLANTA MR WRESTLING (TIM WOODS) ? MARCH 30 ATLANTA BOBBY SHANE WON MAY 24 KANSAS CITY HARLEY RACE DEFEATS DORY FUNK JR FOR NWA WC MAY LOU TOURED INDIA FOR DARA SING MAY 12 BOMBAY THESZ BEAT TWO PROTÉGÉ OF DARA SING MAY 19 BOMBAY DARA SING DRAW MAY 26 BOMBAY DARA SING LOST (0-1) JUNE 18 MEMPHIS & PAT O’CONNOR VS FRANKIE & BILLY LAINE ? JUNE 20 NASHVILLE REFEREE FOR FARGO/YAMAMOTO VS NOVACK BROTHER JUNE 27 NASHVILLE & JACKIE FARGO & TOJO YAMAMOTO VS JERRY & DAVID NOVAK & JIM KENT ? JUNE 30 CHATANOOGA SIR CLEMENTS WON JULY 4 MIAMI BEACH CHRIS MARKOFF WON JULY 7 ATLANTA BOBBY SHANE ?. JULY 9 BIRMINGHAM LORENZO PARENTE DRAW JULY 20 HOUSTON JACK BRISCO DEFEATS HARLEY RACE FOR THE NWA WC JULY 23 ORLANDO JACK BRISCO (NWA WC?) LOST JULY 24 TAMPA JACK BRISCO (NWA WC?) LOST JULY 25 MIAMI BEACH JOHNNY VALENTINE WON JULY 31 TAMPA JOHNNY VALENTINE ? AUG. 1 MIAMI BEACH & PAUL JONES VS BUDDY COLT & JOHNNY VALENTINE ? AUG. 2 JACKSONVILLE BUDDY COLT WON AUG. 13 MEMPHIS & JERRY JARRETT VS JERRY & DAVID NOVAK WON AUG. 15 NASHVILLE DUKE MYERS ? AUG. 20 BRIMINGHAM JERRY JARRETT ? AUG. 21 MEMPHIS BEARCAT BROWN WON AUG. 27 MEMPHIS TERRY GARVIN LOST AUG. 31 HOUSTON BLACK JACK MULLIGAN WON SEPT. 1 ST PETERSBURGH JOHNNY VALENTINE WON SEPT. 4 TAMPA BOBBY SHANE WON SEPT. 5 MIAMI BEACH & JIM GOLDEN & MIKE GRAHAM & KEVIN SULLIVAN VS THE SAMOANS (TIO &TAP) & THE SAINT & DICK SLATER DRAW SEPT. 10 MEMPHIS PAT PATTERSON ? WON (THE PRE-MATCH CLIP HAS THESZ MEETING KARL GOTCH?) SEPT. 11 TAMPA JACK BRISCO (NWA WC?) LOST SEPT. 14 HOUSTON GEORGE SCOTT ? SEPT. 28 HOUSTON REFEREE FOR DORY FUNK VS JACK BRISCO SEPT. 30 LOUISVILLE & JOHNNY MARLIN (EAGLES) VS FRANK MORREL & CHARLIE FULTON ? OCT. 8 MEMPHIS JACK BRISCO (NWA WC) LOST --------------------------------------JAPANESE TOUR #5------------------------------------------------------- OCT. 14 TOKYO (TV) & KARL GOTCH VS ANTONIO INOKI & SEIJI SAKAGUCHI LOST ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- OCT. 29 MEMPHIS & JERRY JARRETT VS RONNIR & TERRY GARVIN WON OCT. 31 MIAMI BEACH BILL WATTS WON (DQ) NOV. 13 MACON & TIM WOODS VS GORGEOUS GEORGE JR & BOBBY SHANE ? NOV. 15 JACKSONVILLE JOHNNY WALKER WON NOV. 16 ATLANTA (TV) BOBBY SHANE ? NOV. 19 MEMPHIS & JACKIE FARGO & COWBOY LANG VS SAM BASS & AL GREENE & BILLY THE KID WON NOV. 21 ATLANTA LUKE GRAHAM WON. NOV. 26 MEMPHIS TERRY GARVIN LOST DEC. 3 MEMPHIS TERRY GARVIN WON (ATT: 3,627) DEC. 17 WEST PALM BEACH BIG MAC WON DEC. 18 TAMPA DUSTY RHODES LOST DEC. 19 MIAMI BEACH LES THORNTON WON DEC. 20 JACKSONVILLE JACK BRISCO (NWA WC) LOST 1974 JAN. 5 GRIFFIN JERRY LAWLER WON JAN. 7 SAVANNAH BLACK ANGUS ? JAN. 9 COLUMBUS & MR WRESTLING II (JOHNNY WALKER) VS THE SAMOANS ? JAN. 11 ATLANTA & ROBERTO SOTO VS TERRY & RONNIE GARVIN LOST JAN. 16 COLUMBUS MR WRESTLING II ? JAN. 18 ATLANTA & ALI VAZIRI VS TERRY & RON GARVIN LOST (COIN TOSS DEC) JAN. 21 MEMPHIS JACKIE FARGO DRAW JAN. 30 COLUMBUS MR WRESTLING II ? FEB. 1 ATLANTA ALI VAZIRI (IRON SHEIK) DRAW FEB. 18 MEMPHIS JERRY NOVAC WON MARCH 14 CLEVELAND MICKY DOYLE WON BATTLE ROYAL (WINNER BULLDOG BROWER) MARCH 18 MEMPHIS TOMMY GILBERT (SOUTHERN JHC WIN) WON MARCH 25 MEMPHIS TOMMY GILBERT (SOUTHERN JHC) WON (DQ) APRIL 1 MEMPHIS TOMMY GILBERT (SOUTHER JHC LOSS?) LOST & JERRY LAWLER VS TOMMY GILBERT & MIKE JACKSON WON APRIL 8 MEMPHIS & JERRY LAWLER VS SONNY & ROUGHOUSE FARGO WON APRIL 15 MEMPHIS DON GREENE DRAW APRIL 22 MEMPHIS DON GREENE WON APRIL 29 NEMPHIS RICK GIBSON DRAW MAY 6 MEMPHIS & SAM BASS & JERRY LAWLER VS TOMMY GILBERT & RICKY GIBSON & EDDIE MARLIN LOST MAY 13 MEMPHIS & JERRY LAWLER & SAM BASS VS TOMMY GILBERT & JIM KENT & EDDIE MARLIN LOST MAY 20 MEMPHIS TOMMY GILBERT ? MAY 27 MEMPHIS PEPE LOPEZ WON JUNE 3 MEMPHIS MELVIN KIMBLE WON JUNE 12 LUBBOCK DORY FUNK JR LOST JUNE 14 HOUSTON KEN PATERA LOST JUNE 17 MEMPHIS RICK RENALDO ? JUNE 19 EVANSVILLE TOMMY GILBERT ? JUNE 24 MEMPHIS JOEY LOSSI ? AUG. 1 OSAKA JAPAN REFEREE FOR ANTONIO INOKI VS KARL GOTCH AUG. 8 NICHIDAI, JAPAN REFEREE FOR INOKI VS GOTCH-----BACKSTAGE LOU MEETS FUTURE MANAGER KOJI MIYAMOTO FOR FIRST TIME AUG. 27 MEMPHIS BEARCAT BROWN LOST SEPT. 2 MEMPHIS JOEY ROSSI WON SEPT. 16 MEMPHIS DON GREENE DRAW SEPT. 18 NASHVILLE DON GREENE ? OCT. 7 MEMPHIS JIM LANCASTER WON NOV. 15 ST LOUIS GEORGE STEELE WON NOV. 19 TAMPA BILL WATTS LOST NOV. 20 MIAMI BOB ARMSTRONG LOST NOV. 21 JACKSONVILLE REFEREE FOR BRISCO/RHODES VS SLATER/WATTS NOV. 24 TORONTO BUTCHER VACHON WON DEC. 7 HOUSTON ANGELO MOSCA WON (DQ) DEC. 2 KAGOSHIMI, JAPAN SHOHEI BABA DEFEATED JACK BRISCO FOR NWA WC DEC. 9 TOKYO JAPAN JACK BRISCO DEFEATED SHOHEI BABA FOR NWA WC 1975 JAN. 1 LUBBOCK MR OKUMA WON JAN. 2 AMARILLO KILLER KARL KOX WON JAN. 21 TAMPA LARRY SHARPE WON JAN. 22 MIAMI BILL WATTS N. C. JAN. 31 ATLANTA BUDDY COLT LOST FEB. 4 FT MYERS VS (HANDICAP MATCH) BEAUTIFUL BRUCE & BEAUREGARD WON FEB. 16 MEMPHIS BATTLE ROYAL FEB. ? INDIANAPOLIS LOU MOVES TO INDIANAPOLIS FOR A SHORT PERIOD TO BE NEAR HIS MOTHER MARCH 15 INDIANAPOLIS JIM LANCASTER WON APRIL 11 TERRE HAUTE & WILBUR SNYDER VS MITSU ARAKAWA & YUGO BABICH WON APRIL 19 INDIANAPOLIS BILL MILLER WON MAY 16 MUNCIE JOHNNY STARR ? MAY 17 INDIANAPOLIS MITSU ARAKAWA WON MAY 23 TERRE HAUTE & WILBUR SNYDER VS JACQUES GOULET & ZARINOFF LEBOEUF LOST MAY 31 CHICAGO BILL MILLER WON JUNE 7 INDIANAPOLIS OX BAKER (WWA WC?) LOST JUNE 11 LAFAYETTE CHUCK O’CONNOR (JOHN STUDD) DCOR JUNE 26 TERRE HAUTE OX BAKER (WWA WC?) LOST JUNE 29 TOLEDO & PEZ WHATLEY VS THE INVADERS ? JULY 5 DETROIT & GEORGE GOLDBERG VS THE LEGIONARRIES LOST JULY 10 JERSEY CITY REFEREE FOR MCKENZIE VS ERIC THE RED JULY 19 INDIANAPOLIS JOHNNY STARR WON JULY 26 MEXICO CITY, MEXICO MIL MASCARAS (IWA WC) LOST (THIS MATCH HAS BEEN LISTED AS A DRAW OR DCOR, BUT THESZ REMEMBERED IT AS A LOSS TAKING PLACE IN A RAIN STORM.) AUG. THESZ SIGNS TO WRESTLE IN IWA AUG. 2 ? (TV) JOE TURCO WON AUG. 7 JERSEY CITY ERIC THE RED WON (DQ) (THESZ IS INTERVIEWED BY MIKE LANO IN DRESSING ROOM) AUG. 8 NEW YORK LOU PICKED UP HIS TWO BOYS AT KENNEDY AIRPORT FOR A TWO WEEK FISHING TRIP TO NOVA SCOTIA, AUG. 19 HALIFAX LEO BURKE ? AUG. 26 HALIFAX JOHNNY WEAVER ? ------------------------------------------JAPANESE TOUR #6---------------------------------------------- OCT. 9 TOYKO (TV) ANTONIO INOKI LOST ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEC. 10 MIAMI BEACH TERRY FUNK DEFEATS JACK BRISCO FOR NWA WC DEC. 11 JAPAN RINGSIDE FOR INOKI VS ROBINSON MATCH 1976 APRIL 2 ? LOU MARRIES CHARLIE THESZ JUNE 6 TORONTO CRUSHER CORTEZ WON (DQ) OCT. 15 MIAMI BEACH REFEREE FOR EDDIE GRAHAM’S GLOBAL WRESTLING FEDERATION. 1977 FEB. 6 TORONTO HARLEY RACE DEFEATS TERRY FUNK FOR NWA WC FEB. 19 TAMPA MARTIAL ARTS BOUT MARCH 3 LEXINGTON & ED PUES VS BRUCE SWAYZE & GREAT KEAMOOKO ? MARCH 31 JAPAN REFEREE FOR INOKI VS JOHNNY POWERS APRIL 1 JAPAN REFEREE FOR INOKI/SAKAGUCHI VS SINGH/UEDA APRIL 30 BALTIMORE BILLY GRAHAM DEFEATS BRUNO SAMMARTINO FOR WWF WC MAY 28 CHATANOOGA THE GRAPPLER WON OR DRAW JUNE 1 LOUISVILLE OX BAKER ? JUNE 9 VERA CRUZ, MEXICO & ESTRELLA BLANCA & ALBERT MUNOS VS ANGEL BLANCO & EL BELLO GRECO & SERGIO EL HERMOSO ? JULY 7 CALGARY REFEREE HARLEY RACE VS DORY FUNK JR. AUG. 8 GUADALAJARA ANGEL BLANCO WON AUG. 15 MEXICO THESZ IS RECOGNIZED BY THE UWA OF MEXICO AS WORLD CHAMPION SEPT. 5 MEXICO CITY & EL SOLITARIO & JOSE ESTRADA VS BABE FACE & RENE GUAJARDO & CESAR VALENTINO ? SEPT. 25 VILLA HERMOSA CANEK (UWA WORLD TITLE?) ? 1978 JAN. 1 TOLEDO BLACK JACK COLEMAN WON FEB. 20 MSG, NYC BOB BACKLUND DEFEATED BILLY GRAHAM FOR WWF WC APRIL 10 BIRMINGHAM OX BAKER WON APRIL 17 BIRMING HAM LEROY ROCHESTER WON APRIL 22 CHATTANOOGA LEROY ROCHESTER WON APRIL 25 BILOXI THE SCORPION ? APRIL 30 CHATTANOOGA OX BAKER WON MAY 7 CHATTANOOGA THE BEAST WON MAY 10 JACKSON JIM STARR WON MAY 14 CHATTANOOGA RON GARFIELD WON MAY 15 BIRMINGHAM THE BEAST WON MAY 21 LEXINGTON TOJO YAMAMOTO ? MAY 25 LOUISVILLE THE VIKING WON JUNE 3 BIRMINGHAM (TV) BILL SMITH WON JUNE 4 LOUISVILLE & BOBBY EATON VS OX BAKER & HANS SCHROEDER WON JUNE 5 BIRMINGHAM THE MEXICAN ANGEL WON JUNE 21 JACKSON NIKITA ALEXEEF ? JUNE 28 NASHVILLE THE MEXICAN ANGEL WON JULY 1 CHATTANOOGA HARLEY RACE (NWA WC?) DRAW JULY 5 NASHVILLE KING KONG GORDON WON JOE POLARDY WON JULY 12 NASHVILLE JOE POLARDY WON JULY 15 BIRMINGHAM (TV) THE BEAST WON JULY 16 LOUISVILLE THE MEXICAN ANGEL WON JULY 22 CHATTANOOGA THE MEXICAN ANGEL WON JULY 27 LOUISVILLE THE MEXICAN ANGEL ? AUG. 3 LOUISVILLE TAMAYO SOTO WON AUG. 7 MEMPHIS THE BOUNTY HUNTER WON AUG. 8 CHATTANOOGA BOB ROOP ? AUG. 13 CHATTANOOGA ABDUL ZAATAR ? AUG. 26 XOCHIMILCO & TAMBA VS TNT & EL MONGOL WON AUG. 27 MEXICO CITY CANEK (UWA WORLD TITLE LOSS) LOST SEPT. 4 MEMPHIS MR WRESTLING (TIM WOODS) DRAW SEPT. 9 JONESBORO DON BASS WON SEPT. 18 MEMPHIS TOMMY GILBERT DRAW SEPT. 19 WATERVALLEY JIMMY VALIANT WON SEPT. 20 LEXINGTON & FRANKIE LAINE & NELSON ROYAL VS BILL DUNDEE & TOMMY GILBERT & JIMMY VALIANT LOST SEPT. 21 TUPELO BILL DUNDEE ? SEPT. 23 JONESBORO & JEAN LOUIE VS TOMMY GILBERT & EDDIE MARLIN LOST SEPT. 25 MEMPHIS & BOBO BRAZIL & TOMMY GILBERT & JACKIE WELCH & STEVE KYLE VS ? (10 MAN TAG) OCT. 4 EVANSVILLE TERRY SAWYER ? OCT. 8 LOUISVILLE TOMMY GILBERT DRAW OCT. 9 MEMPHIS & TERRY SAWYER VS THE BOUNTY HUNTERS LOST OCT. 15 LOUISVULLE TOMMY GILBERT ? OCT. 16 MEMPHIS TERRY SAWYER DRAW OCT. 29 LOUISVILLE INCA PERU WON OCT. 30 MEMPHIS BILL DROMO LOST NOV. 6 MEMPHIS & TOMMY GILBERT VS PAT & MIKE KELLY LOST NOV. 7 FRANKFORT INCA PERU WON NOV. 11 JONESBORO & KOKO B. WARE VS PAT & MIKE KELLY ? NOV. 12 LOUISVILLE THE BOUNTY HUNTER #1 DRAW NOV. 13 MEMPHIS TERRY SAWYER LOST NOV. 15 EVANSVILLE TERRY SAWYER ? NOV. 19 LOUISVILLE TERRY SAWYER LOST NOV. 20 MEMPHIS TERRY SAWYER WON NOV. 25 CENTRAL CITY & TOMMY GILBERT VS THE DESTROYERS WON NOV. 26 LOUISVILLE TERRY SAWYER WON NOV. 27 MEMPHIS & BEARCAT BROWN VS PAT & MIKE KELLY LOST NOV. 29 EVANSVILLE & BEARCAT BROWN VS PAT & MIKE KELLY ? NOV. 30 ALAMO & ROBERT GIBSON & KOKO B. WARE VS BILL DROMO & WAYNE FARRIS & TERRY SAWYER ? DEC. 4 MEMPHIS & BEARCAT BROWN VS PAT & MIKE KELLY LOST DEC. 6 EVANSVILLE TERRY SAWYER ? DEC. 7 LEXINGTON & JACKIE WELCH VS JERRY & DAVID NOVAC ? DEC. 9 MADISONVILLE TERRY SAWYER ? DEC. 11 MEMPHIS TERRY SAWYER LOST DEC. 12 LOUISVILLE & BEARCAT BROWN VS JERRY & DAVID NOVAC WON DEC. 13 EVANSVILLE TERRY SAWYER DRAW 1979 MAY 18 ATLANTA LUKE GRAHAM WON (RETIREMENT MATCH) SEPT. ? JAPAN FRIEND KOJI MIYAMOTO BECOMES THESZ’S MANAGER IN JAPAN SEPT. 29 YOKOHAMA REFEREE FOR BOCKWINKEL VS UEDA OCT. 3 KUROISHI (TV) ISAMU TERANISHI (EXHIBITION MATCH) REFEREE KIMURA VS JOE LEDUC MATCH OCT. 4 AKITA (TV) GORO TSURUMI (EXHIBITION MATCH) OCT. 5 TOKYO REFEREE BOCKWINKEL VS KIMURA OCT. 6 NUMAZU (TV) & NICK BOCKWINKEL VS RUSHER KIMURA & GREAT KUSATSU N. C. 1980 MARCH 6 DALLAS REFEREE HARLEY RACE VS BRUISER BRODY MARCH 14 HOUSTON REFEREE HARLEY RACE VS TONY ATLAS MARCH 31 TOKYO REFEREE NICK BOCKWINKEL VS KINTARO OKI MATCH AUG. 1 HOUSTON REFEREE HARLEY RACE VS TONY ATLAS MATCH AUG. 8 ST LOUIS REFEREE HARLEY RACE VS KEN PATERA SEPT. 8 LOUISVILLE BILLY ROBINSON (CWA WORLD TITLE) LOST SEPT. 9 MEMPHIS BILLY ROBINSON (CWA WORLD TITLE) LOST SEPT. 13 JONESBORO FRANK SAVAGE WON SEPT. 30 LOUISVILLE MR WRESTLING (TIM WOODS) ? OCT. 1 NASHVILLE DICK STEINBORN ? OCT. 10 OHMIHACHIMAN REFEREE KIMURA VS JOHN QUIN REFEREE INOUE & HAMAGUCHI VS SMIRNOFF & USSR OCT. 26 MEXICO CITY REFEREE PERRO AGUAYO VS KOBAYASHI REFEREE EL SOLITARO VS FISHMAN 1981 JAN. 1 TOKYO, JAPAN APPEARS RINGSIDE FOR “LOU THESZ CUP” FOR IWA FOR WHOLE MONTH OF JAN. APRIL 19 MEXICO CITY & BILLY ROBINSON & KUNIAKI KOBAYASHI VS STRONG KOBAYASHI & BUFALLO ALLEN & SCORPIO ? JUNE 16 PORTLAND GENE KINISKI DRAW (A NO SHOW FORCE THESZ TO SWITCH FROM REFEREE TO WRESTLER) JUNE 21 ATLANTA DUSTY RHODES DEFEATS HARLEY RACE FOR NWA WC JULY 10 CALGARY JOHN FOLEY WON JULY 23 PORT ARTHUR & NICK KOZAK VS LARRY LANE & KERRY KINISKI WON JULY 24 HOUSTON REFEREE FOR NICK BOCKWINKEL VS TONY ATLAS JULY 25 BEAUMONT KELLY KINISKI WON AUG. 3 TULSA SCANDOR AKBAR LOST AUG. 10 TULSA & STEVE LAWLER VS MIKE GEORGE & PORK CHOP CASH DRAW AUG. 12 SPRINGFIELD MIKE GEORGE WON AUG. 13 JOPLIN MIKE GEORGE WON AUG. 14 HOUSTON REFEREE FOR BOCKWINKEL VS MCDANIEL AUG. 17 TULSA MIKE GEORGE LOST AUG. 19 SPRINGFIELD MIKE GEORGE WON AUG. 22 LITTLE ROCK MIKE GEORGE ? SEPT. 7 TULSA & TOM JONES VS PORK CHOP CASH & SIEGFRIED STEINKE LOST SEPT. 9 OKLAHOMA CITY & TOM JONES VS PORK CHOP CASH & SIEGFRIED STEINKE ? SEPT. 12 LEBANON SCANDOR AKBAR WON SEPT. 14 TULSA SIEGFRIED STEINKE WON SEPT. 15 SPRINGFIELD SIEGFRIED STEINKE WON SEPT. 17 KANSAS CITY REFEREE THESZ COUNTS PIN AS RIC FLAIR DEFEATES DUSTY RHODES FOR THE NWA WC SEPT. 21 TULSA SIEGFRIED STEINKE ? SEPT. 23 SPRINGFIELD SIEGFRIED STEINKE ?. 1982 FEB. 14 MEXICO CITY REFEREE FOR GRAN HAMADA VS CENTURION HEGRO REFEREE FOR CANEK VS DON CORLEONE MARCH 5 HOUSTON REFEREE FOR BRODY VS DUGGAN APRIL 17 OITA NOBUYOSHI SUGAWARA WON APRIL 18 TOKUYAMA SHIRO KOSHINAKA WON APRIL 19 HIROSHIMA NOBUYOSHI SUGAWARA WON APRIL 20 NAGOYA SHIRO KOSHINAKA WON APRIL 21 OSAKA NOBUYOSHI SUGAWARA WON APRIL 22 TOYKO SHIRO HOSHINAKA WON REFEREE JUMBO TSURUTA VS HARLEY RACE ----TOURS WITH ALL JAPAN WRESTLING AS A SPECIAL REFEREE DURING THE REAL WORLD TAG LEAGUE-- NOV. 26 TOYKO (TV) TOURNAMENT STARTS DEC. 9 ? REFEREES FUNKS VS RACE & SLATER DEC. 13 TOYKO (TV) REFEREE BABA & TSURUTA VS RACE & SLATER LOU DQ’S THE TEAM OF HANSEN & BRODY MAKING DORY & TERRY FUNK THE TOURNAMENT WINNERS. 1983 APRIL ? JAPAN REFEREE FOR “LOU THESZ CUP” IN AJW WHICH HAD A FINAL OF MISAWA VS KOSHINAKA 1984 SEPT. 7 WACO JUAN REYNOSA WON 1985 FEB. ? EDEN MIKE “IRON MAN” THUNDER ? MARCH 5 HOUSTON REFEREE FOR BRUISER BRODY VS DUGGAN SEPT. 19 JAPAN REFEREE FOR INOKI VS FUJINAMI 1986 APRIL ? JAPAN ATTENDED THE WEDDING OF MANAGER KOJI MIYAMOTO 1987 NOV. 16 EAST RUTHERFORD WWF BATTLE ROYAL (WON OVER PAT O’ CONNOR) 1988 APRIL 8 NORFOLK IRON HORSE HENRY WON (DQ) 1989 MARCH 31 ? APPEARED ON WCW CLASH APRIL 24 TOKYO DOME REFEREED HASHIMOTO VS VADER MAY 7 NASHVILE JUDGE FOR STEAMBOAT/FLAIR MATCH IN WHICH FLAIR WON THE NWA WORLD TITLE FOR THE 6TH TIME 1990 FEB. 10 JAPAN REFEREE OF INOKI/SAKAGUCHI VS CHONO/HASHIMOTO FEB. 10? ? WHIPPER BILLY WATSON DIES AT AGE 74 SEPT. 30 YOKOHAMA GUEST AT ANTONIO INOKI’S 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW DEC. 26 TOKYO DOME MASA CHONO LOST . 1991 MARCH ?? HOLLYWOOD LOU IS HONORED BY THE CAC AT ITS ANNUAL REUNION OCT. HOLLYWOOD LOU ACCEPTS PRESIDENCY OF THE CAULIFLOWER ALLEY CLUB FOLLOWING PRESIDENT EMERITUS ARCHIE MOORE DEC. 22 JAPAN THESZ MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE FOR UWFI & WAS RINGSIDE AT THE NOBUHIKO TAKADA/TREVOR BERBICK MATCH 1992 FEB. ? TOKYO RINGSIDE FOR TAKADA/FLEMING MATCH MARCH 21 HOLLYWOOD LOU ATTENDS ANNUAL CAC REUNION CELEBRATING THE 25 ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLUB MAY 8 ? RINGSIDE FOR TAKADA/ALBRIGHT MATCH SEPT. 2 TOKYO RINGSIDE FOR TAKADA’S UWFI TITLE WIN OVER ALBRIGHT OCT. 23 TOKYO RINDSIDE FOR TAKADA VS KOJI KITAO DEC. ? JAPAN RINGSIDE FOR TAKADA VS DENNIS KOSLOWSKI 1993 FEB. ? JAPAN RINGSIDE FOR TAKADA VS TAMURA & TAKADA VS SEVERN MAY 6 TOKYO RINGSIDE FOR VADER VS NAKANO JULY 18 TOKYO ? RINGSIDE TO SEE TAKADA DEFEND UWFI WC VS SHINYA HASHIMOTO AUG. ? ? RINGSIDE FOR VADER VS YAMAZAKI OCT. ? ? LOU DID COLOR ON AMERICAN PPV OF VADER VS SANO DEC. 5 TOKYO RINGSIDE FOR 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 MARCH 14 HOLLYWOOD CAC HOLD A ROAST FOR LOU AT ANNUAL REUNION 1999 2000 2001 2002 APRIL 28 WINTER PARK FL LOU THESZ DIED FROM COMPLICATIONS FROM OPEN HEART SURGERY AT AGE 86. |
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