Widow of Lou Thesz attends AEW WrestleDream
Tony Khan mentioned during Thursday’s AEW WrestleDream media call that he hoped Charlie Thesz, the wdow of the late Lou Thesz, would attend Saturday’s pay-per-view in St. Louis, Missouri.
That hope became a reality as she was in attendance at the show, taking a picture with Khan backstage and later being interviewed by Tony Schiavone during the pay-per-view (seen below). She even offered a hand to Thekla during the PPV opener, but the heel pulled her hand away instead.
On the aforementioned call, Khan said he was AOL chat friends with Lou as a 12-year-old and would talk wrestling with him.
In April 2002, Lou passed away at the age of 86 in Orlando, Florida, due to complications from triple bypass surgery. He and Charlie first met more than 50 years ago and she was his third wife. They settled down in Norfolk, Virginia, before eventually moving to Florida.
Lou’s final match came in 1999 against Masahiro Chono in NJPW.
