WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Les Thornton Real Name: Les Thornton Birthday: Hometown: Originally from United Kingdom Retired in Calgary, Alberta Marital Status: Height & Weight: Trained by: Debut: 1971 Previous Gimmicks: Henri Pierlot (Europe) Checkmate (masked) Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds:
Stampede North American Heavyweight title defeating Abdullah the Butcher (April 23, 1971); Stampede North American Heavyweight title defeating John Quinn (December 6, 1974); Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Frankie Laine defeating Mike & Pat Kelly (January ??, 1975); NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Don Muraco (May 16, 1975); NWA Georgia Tag Team titles w/Tony Charles defeating Bob Backlund & Jerry Brisco (December ??, 1975); NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Tony Charles defeating Rocky Johnson & Jose Lothario (????, 1977); NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Moondog Mayne defeating Buddy Rose & Jesse Ventura (June 4, 1977); NWA (New Zealand) British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight title defeating ????????? (January ??, 1978); NWA World Junior Heavyweight title defeating Ron Starr via forfeit (March ??, 1980); NWA World Junior Heavyweight title defeating Jerry Stubbs (January 31, 1981); NWA World Junior Heavyweight title defeating Terry Taylor (June 20, 1981); NWA World Junior Heavyweight title defeating Jerry Brisco (October 16, 1981); WCCW (World Class) Television title (as Checkmate) defeating Bill Irwin (October 4, 1982); NWA World Junior Heavyweight title won a tournament (November ??, 1983); Stampede British Commonwealth Mid Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Smith (September 18, 1986);
Les Thornton was known as a shooter and a hooker and a very tough and reliable in-ring worker.. Les Thornton worked as a preliminary guy for the WWF in the mid 1980s..