The Lou Thesz-Edouard Carpentier situation was an extremely controversial moment in the history of the National Wrestling Alliance. It was initially a ploy by the organization to make money, similar in many ways to the Thesz-Leo Nomellini deal in 1955, and backfired causing a measure of damage to the Alliance. |
Lou Thesz vs. Edouard Carpentier, Chicago, 1957 |