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00:00There have been a few, at least, legends in professional wrestling,

00:04but I would suggest none any more legendary than our current guest, Mr. Lou Thez.

00:10Lou, welcome to Tuesday Night Titans.

00:12Thank you very much, Vince. I'm really happy to be here. It's my privilege.

00:16Lou, your wrestling career spans an extraordinary number of years.

00:22When did you begin wrestling professionally?

00:24I started wrestling professionally in 1936.

00:28That's incredible.

00:30Several years ago.

00:31Several years ago, you looked like you could walk into the ring right now.

00:34You look in great shape.

00:35I still train, Vince, and I work out constantly,

00:37and I go to Japan and coach and wrestle in Mexico and pretty well around the world,

00:41and I still enjoy what I'm doing.

00:43Also, as I know for a fact, one of the most sought-after guest referees also.

00:50I enjoy that.

00:51Of course, having spent all these years, you know, 50 years as a professional wrestler in the thing,

00:55I should know a couple things about the rules.

00:57As a matter of fact, I even helped write a couple of them.

00:59I'm sure you did.

01:01Who do you feel were some of the more formidable opponents you've had through the years?

01:07Let's begin, if we may, back when you first started in professional wrestling.

01:11Well, when I first started, just prior to my getting into the professional ranks,

01:15I worked out with a fantastic wrestler, a man by the name of Ed Stranger Lewis,

01:18and I got a lesson real quick from him.

01:21You know, they told me that I wouldn't have any problem with him, but they lied to me.

01:27I had more than a problem, you know, but nevertheless, he ended up as my manager later,

01:31and my mentor and coach and a fantastic person.

01:34But there were many other great wrestlers down the pike.

01:37We had fellows like Jim Landis and Ray Steele.

01:40He helped me quite a lot.

01:42And John Pesick and many other really greats, and they devoted their entire lives to wrestling.

01:47That's all they did.

01:47Sure.

01:48And I mean seven days a week.

01:50And I guess when you get fairly good or better at a particular sport than most people,

01:55you devote most of your time to it.

01:57It's a labor of love is what it is.