Theodore Thye (August 26, 1890 – March 22, 1966) was an American wrestler, promotor and manager in the United States.

Professional wrestling career

During his career he worked with Emile Czaja and

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. Thye was a multiple time winner of the

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. He was also the

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by defeating Clarence Eklund. He also won the Pacific Coast Middleweight Championship in 1920 and the

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in 1922. He defeated

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in 1924. Thye wrestled under

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for a period of time.

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started in the early 1920s when Thye, a former world middleweight and world light-heavyweight (Australian version) wrestling champion, came to

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with plans to promote both

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and

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. Ted served as a booking agent for Lou Thesz at the

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Personal life

Thye was the brother of Edward John Thye

Championships and accomplishments

(2 times, inaugural) * Western Athletic Club ** World Light Heavyweight Championship (Pacific Coast version) (3 times) ** Pacific Coast Middleweight Championship (1 time, inaugural) ** Pacific Northwest Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ** Pacific Northwest Middleweight Championship (1 time) ** Pacific Northwest Welterweight Championship (1 time) * Other titles ** World Middleweight Championship (1 time) ** World Middleweight Championship (Los Angeles version) (1 time) **

(1 time)

References

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External links

Ted Thye at Cagematch.net

Ted Thye at Wrestlingdata.com
1890 births 1966 deaths 20th-century professional wrestlers American male professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from South Dakota People from Brown County, South Dakota