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Post by Steven Smith on Apr 22, 2004 8:04:50 GMT
I used to love watching this on a Saturday teatime. Does much still exist? And whatever happened to the Wrestling Channel that was mooted for digital TV?
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Post by Dale Rumbold on Apr 22, 2004 15:19:28 GMT
The Wrestling Channel has been up and running on Sky for a few weeks now. They are showing some old Kent Walton stuff, but the ones I saw seemed to be the dull midweek bouts rather than the Saturday World of Sport classics.
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Post by Lester on Apr 23, 2004 6:23:10 GMT
I used to watch that as a youngster....only when Les kellett was on....used to roll about in hysterics.....remember him?...i hope they all survive!!
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Post by Dale Rumbold on Apr 23, 2004 15:04:27 GMT
Indeed old Les was the best entertainment , and he must have been about 70 even then.
I always liked Alan Dennison too, and Johnny Kwango, who did some acting (albeit silently!) later.
Judo Pat Roach is also best known as an actor these days, along with the late Leon Arras (Brian Glover).
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Post by Lester on Apr 23, 2004 15:25:23 GMT
Dale...do you know if any of the Kellett bouts survive?
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Post by John Miller on Nov 16, 2004 20:51:18 GMT
Not Dale here, but I saw some of the stuff also used in snippets on terrestrial broadcasting recently. This seems to include some Les Kellett material probably 1974 - 76. I'm not very ggod with wrestlers names but seem to only be able to recall Les, Mick McManus & Big Daddy being regulars (though 'Daddy' may've been slightly later). Think Mick McManus was on ITV fights around 1968 too as I recall, which would've been Rediffusion.
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Post by Laurence Piper on Nov 17, 2004 9:20:30 GMT
In 1968, I think Wrestling would have been taken care of by ITV Sport, rather than Rediffusion, although the individual ITV companies did cover various sporting events sometimes.
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Post by Pippi Longstocking on Dec 12, 2004 15:16:23 GMT
I can remember Mick McManus and Giant Haystacks.
(Mick wearing the rather high waisted pants) HA HA HA
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Post by stephen doran on Dec 12, 2004 16:42:44 GMT
i recall jackie pallo. ;D
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Post by PhilipEno on Dec 12, 2004 17:13:48 GMT
Was Kendo Nagasaki ever un-masked?
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Post by DEREK on Dec 16, 2004 10:35:25 GMT
yes....I seem to recall something of that....his eyes were red!...
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Post by Dale Rumbold on Dec 16, 2004 10:49:00 GMT
As I recall, the rule for masked wrestlers was that they could only wear the mask until they lost : therefore, after a few years Nagasaki duly lost and from then on wrestled maskless (not a pretty sight). He also appeared to change from 'baddy' to 'pseudo-goody'. However, a few years on he re-appeared in mask, calling himself 'King Kendo', and was a 'baddy' again.
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Post by John Miller on Dec 16, 2004 11:35:32 GMT
Jackie Pallo was another regular I suddenly recalled. I'll have to dig out the sequence that appeared of clips on something in the '90s. There were some Fred Dineage clips, very early introducing, probably 1970 on mastertape. This may indicate how early any potential wrestling material existing may go back to. When I find the tape I've got I'll note down what was shown & post it on. I believe Pallo was featured, clips around 73 - 75.
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Post by PhilipEno on Dec 16, 2004 16:04:33 GMT
As I recall, the rule for masked wrestlers was that they could only wear the mask until they lost : therefore, after a few years Nagasaki duly lost and from then on wrestled maskless (not a pretty sight). He also appeared to change from 'baddy' to 'pseudo-goody'. However, a few years on he re-appeared in mask, calling himself 'King Kendo', and was a 'baddy' again. To add a further question, was his real name ever revealed? |
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Post by Andy Meredith on May 20, 2005 15:49:15 GMT
Late reply this one. I was told that the mysterious Kendo Nagasaki was one Peter Thornley from the Wolverhampton area. Apparently keeping his identity a secret, and I mean outside the ring too, was made a little easier by having a paid posse around him to do all his bidding. This was all financed by a number of properties he had inherited from his rather well to do family.
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