Like many of the great wrestlers to come out of England, Les Thornton earned his stripes at the Snake Pit in Wigan, a legendary training facility that produced such exceptional grapplers as Billy ...

One of the finest junior heavyweights to come out of the British Isles, Les Thornton, has passed away at the age of 84. Thornton's wife Terry confirmed the news on Facebook: "It is with great ...

Former NWA and World Junior Heavyweight Champion Les Thornton passed away on February 1 at the age of 84, according to PWInsider. Originally from Manchester, England, Thornton would wrestle for ...

Englishman Les Thornton was a five-time NWA Champion throughout his illustrious, 32-year in-ring career. Regarded as one of the most rugged workers to ever come from the UK, Thornton made up for ...

"Les would have been thrilled to see all these people," the wife of former Griffith football coach Les Thornton said Saturday night. "I never expected this. He was my best friend, but I found out ...

Les Thornton was a British professional wrestler who competed in Great Britain, Japan, European and North American regional promotions throughout the 1970s and 1980s including Joint Promotions ...

GRIFFITH | Call it a history lesson in football, but Griffith coach Russ Radtke is making it a point this week to talk to his players about Les Thornton. "He's the one who got it started," Radtke ...

A FLOOD recovery project steered by Rotary Club of Ipswich North past president Les Thornton may well go down in club history as its most successful initiative. More than $450,000 has been ...