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Les Thornton
Nickname: The Man of 1000 Holds
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 213 lbs.
From: Manchester, England
Birthday: Apr 9th
Pro Debut: 1957
Aliases: Henri Pierlot, The Professional
Feds Worked For: NWA-West, TSW, WCCW, NWA, WWF, WWWF, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), All Star Wrestling (Canada), Big Time Wrestling (MI/OH), Canadian National Wrestling Alliance (Canada), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (Mexico), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), International Wrestling Enterprise (Japan), Internationale Berufsringkämpfer Verband (Germany), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), New Zealand, Northwest Wrestling Promotions (Canada), NWA Big Time Wrestling (CA), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Hollywood (CA), Pacific Coast Athletic Club (CA), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Southeast Championship Wrestling (AL/FL), Southern Championship Wrestling (VA), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), Verband der Berufsringer Top Catch (Germany), World Championship Wrestling (Australia), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico)
Career Highlights: -NWA Florida Junior Champion
-NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (w/ Tony Charles)
-NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Champion
-NWA (New Zealand) British Empire/Commonwealth Champion
-NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Moondog Mayne)
-NWA Texas Tag Team Champion (w/ Tony Charles)
-NWA Western States Tag Team Champion (w/ Jerry Kozak)
-NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion (4x)
-Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Champion
-Stampede International Tag Team Champion (w/ Frankie Laine)
-Stampede North American Champion (2x)
-WWC Junior Heavyweight Champion (2x)
-WWF World Light Heavyweight Champion
Affiliates: Tony Charles, Moondog Mayne, Frankie Laine, Jerry Kozak, Alfred Hayes, J. R. Foley
Notable Feuds: Tommy Rogers, Karl Von Steiger, Scott McGhee, Jerry Brisco, Tim Horner, Tony Charles, Don Fargo, Frank Hoy, John Quinn, Mr. Wrestling II, Rene Goulet, Moose Morowski, Greg Valentine, Brad Armstrong, Gil Hayes, Bob Sweetan, Skip Young, Geoff Portz, Hank James, Katsuji Adachi
Other Facts: -Ranked #339 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked #358 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Passed away February 1, 2019 at the age of 84.
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