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 Ed "Strangler" Lewis. Thye was a multiple time winner of the

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. He was also the World Light Heavyweight Championship (Australian version) by defeating Clarence Eklund. He also won the Pacific Coast Middleweight Championship in 1920 and the Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Championship in 1922. He defeated Billy Meeske in 1924. Thye wrestled under Stadiums Limited 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

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at the

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Personal life

Thye was the brother of Edward John Thye.

Championships and accomplishments

* Stadiums Limited ** World Light Heavyweight Championship (Australian version) (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 male professional wrestlers 20th-century American professional wrestlers American male professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from South Dakota People from Brown County, South Dakota