Chavo. Mando. Héctor. Eddie. Guerrero. A family name long associated with professional wrestling. But before each made their mark on this sport, it was their father, Gory Guerrero, paving the way for generations to come. In Mexico in 1954, to shouts of "Gory! Gory! Gory!" the patriarch of the Guerrero wrestling dynasty nearly dethroned long-reigning NWA Champion Lou Thesz.

Gory Guerrero and the Story of Lou Thesz’s Near-Dethroning

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Guerrero. A name long associated with wrestling. Before Eddie and his brothers, their father Gory Guerrero paved the way in an exciting way.

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Like his youngest son Eddie, Gory Guerrero, too, had an exciting brush with world championship gold against a formidable opponent of his day: Lou Thesz! The crowd was supposed to boo him, for he was the hated heel, yet Gory got resounding cheers from the fans on this night in 1954, stealing their hearts like his son would do years later.

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