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The George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (TNTHOF) [ 1 ] is a professional wrestling hall of fame and museum located within the National Wrestling Hall of Fame 's Dan Gable Museum. The hall of fame is named after Lou Thesz, who helped create it, [ 2 ] and his trainer George Tragos. [ 3 ]
George Tragos (Greek: Γεώργιος Τράγος; 14 March 1897 – 5 September 1955) was a Greek-American amateur wrestler, professional wrestler and wrestling coach. Tragos notably trained three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz , and the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame is named in their honor.
Thesz is an inaugural member of several professional wrestling halls of fame, including the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, NWA Hall of Fame, WCW Hall of Fame, and the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame which is subsequently named after both one of his trainers along ...
Independent Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame — 2005– Yes: Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Cutting Room: 2022- Manhattan: No George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame: Mike Chapman — 1999– Waterloo, Iowa: No Became part of the Dan Gable International Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007. [13] Women's Wrestling Hall of ...
Ray Gunkel was posthumously inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Hall of Fame in 2008. His daughter Pam accepted the award on his behalf. [7]
George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Class of 2004 [2] Pro Wrestling America. PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Baron von Raschke; Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Rookie of the Year (1981) shared with Brad Armstrong
Gotch was among the first elected to the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame (1951), and was the first inductee to both the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum (2002) in Amsterdam, New York and the George Tragos & Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame (1999) in Waterloo, Iowa.
On September 3, 2021, the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame announced that Rotunda will be inducted into its 2022 Class, along with announcer Jim Ross and Trish Stratus. The induction ceremony took place July 21–23, 2022.