Ed "Strangler" Lewis

United States
Born 1891-06-30
Died 1966-08-08

Also known as

Ed Lewis · Robert Herman Julius Friedrich

Description

American catch wrestler and world champion, a pioneer of the staged "slam bang" style with Billy Sandow and Toots Mondt (the Gold Dust Trio). He trained many champions, among them Lou Thesz, whose manager he later became.

Students (1)

  • Lou Thesz
    sports_martial_artsCatch Wrestling Probable
    Probable
    Wikipedia only.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    “Although Thesz lost the 15-minute contest, Lewis was impressed by Thesz's skills and later became his manager and trainer.”
    — Lou Thesz - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info
    “Lewis was known for his catch wrestling prowess and trained many future champions, most notably Lou Thesz, Danny Hodge, Dick Hutton and Gene LeBell.”
    — Ed Lewis (wrestler) - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

Sources

“Pioneers of this style included Joseph “Toots” Mondt (1894–1976), Billy Sandow (ca. 1884–1972), and Ed “Strangler” Lewis (born Robert Friedrich, 1891–1966).”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info
Ed Lewis (wrestler) - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English) link history info

Identifiers

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Ed "Strangler" Lewis. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JVVMHM2S2WCRYFM2D56Q1H - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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