There are now several matches on You Tube from French TV with the wrestlers in a ring surrounded by a swimming pool.A rather unusual contraption is used to get to and from the ring. Was this ever tried in the UK?
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it happened in Australia, from the pages of The Wrestler:
If you don't like aquatic wrestling have a look at this:
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The Daily Mirror of 1st September, 1936 reported wrestlers were sought for a programme in New Brighton but must be able to swim. The contests were on a floating ring in the middle of the pool at New Brighton swimming bath
Here we go: from the planet that bought you Water Polo, Water Boarding and Water Fights, we bring you: WATER-WRESTLING !!!
No, this was a particular French thing. Oddly enough, when I was little in the late 70s, I once had a dream where they were holding "Water Wrestling" in next door's garden (which in real life didn't have a pool, but this was a dream so it did here.) exactly the same as those French shows.
FMW in Japan did some in the sea in thec1980s one of the biggest problems with the rings was the lack of give as the floating ring couldn't be sprung because of the lack of stability. WCW ring evidently wasn't floating but was on a structure beneath the water so maybe it was better and safer to work in.
These matches are on You Tube but unlisted.If you access the Segunda Caida Blogspot and go to the home page all these Aquatic Matches are downloaded every Tuesday as part of an ongoing project to download most French TV matches. It began in 1956 and has now reached 1974
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I saw this in Monti Carlo in the late 60's. It was truly dreadful. The wrestlers were rowed out to a ring floating in the middle of a swimming pool. It must have been pretty difficult to work as the ring rocked violently at the slightest movement. It was all milked for all it was worth. The only show that I have ever walked out of half way through.
I believe it was tried in the 1950s in Lowestoft but I cannot confirm it.
here on you tube can you find these matcvhes