The question of style is misleading. It was only acted out in one way but many towns had to have a toned down version as far as the advertising went. Some councils insisted that it could not be "all In"
Oakeley tried to have something different after the war in a fresh attempt to be the leading light in it all.
His venture failed.
You won't get much sense out of wrestling.
I don't accept that Britain had loads of styles of pro wrestling. It had numerous names for the same thing. Only my opinion of course.
My point is still the same, of course there were multiple British champions (even in the 50s), depending on which style (all-in, freestyle pro, modern or XX century cacc) or which promotion it was. Yes, it's now obvious Bert Assirati was Callaghan's champ way earlier before he became champ at Belle Vue which then was under the control of Rogers family (matchmakers), so I am assuming it was a Relwyskow owned British Title. The title Gregory previously held he in fact dropped to Baer, but again which title/promotion it was still remains the good question.
When it comes to title, we have to be specific, which wrestling style and which promotion it was, otherwise we are going to be eternally lost, and will never find any sense in anything. It will be just countless number of senseless statistic, this guy was a champ...look and another was, and that third one also kind of was. Though there was some sense to all of it. The thing is title is NOT an abstract idea, it is a very specific thing, it is a promoters property. I brought football as an example in the past, and I will say it again - are French national football team world champions? the answer is - I don't know, but I know that they are the FIFA World Cup Holders which they won in Moscow in 2018. Same with pro wrestling. Or at least I want it to be the same.
I think in the war era, everything was isolated from one another. I've read a newspaper article that had Gregory dropping the title to Toni Baer in Chester. Chester's a neat town, and for a while they had their very own British Champ. But at Belle Vue Gregory continued as champ until he dropped the title to Assirati. People weren't travelling. 'Holidays At Home' was the theme over summer.
The question of style is misleading. It was only acted out in one way but many towns had to have a toned down version as far as the advertising went. Some councils insisted that it could not be "all In"
Oakeley tried to have something different after the war in a fresh attempt to be the leading light in it all.
His venture failed.
You won't get much sense out of wrestling.
I don't accept that Britain had loads of styles of pro wrestling. It had numerous names for the same thing. Only my opinion of course.
My point is still the same, of course there were multiple British champions (even in the 50s), depending on which style (all-in, freestyle pro, modern or XX century cacc) or which promotion it was. Yes, it's now obvious Bert Assirati was Callaghan's champ way earlier before he became champ at Belle Vue which then was under the control of Rogers family (matchmakers), so I am assuming it was a Relwyskow owned British Title. The title Gregory previously held he in fact dropped to Baer, but again which title/promotion it was still remains the good question.
When it comes to title, we have to be specific, which wrestling style and which promotion it was, otherwise we are going to be eternally lost, and will never find any sense in anything. It will be just countless number of senseless statistic, this guy was a champ...look and another was, and that third one also kind of was. Though there was some sense to all of it. The thing is title is NOT an abstract idea, it is a very specific thing, it is a promoters property. I brought football as an example in the past, and I will say it again - are French national football team world champions? the answer is - I don't know, but I know that they are the FIFA World Cup Holders which they won in Moscow in 2018. Same with pro wrestling. Or at least I want it to be the same.
I think in the war era, everything was isolated from one another. I've read a newspaper article that had Gregory dropping the title to Toni Baer in Chester. Chester's a neat town, and for a while they had their very own British Champ. But at Belle Vue Gregory continued as champ until he dropped the title to Assirati. People weren't travelling. 'Holidays At Home' was the theme over summer.
That last bill. For 1935, the prices were very steep.
They tried it on. Have a look as far back as 1935 , but I don't think Bert ever beat Doug Clarke.
To start with Clark worked a lot for himself and also Rel senior.
Rel senior never employed Assirati.
So it becomes a bit like boxing belts today.
Of course Doug Clarke would not work for "The Ring" over the dispute with Oakeley for the title.
1942 RUSLAN-in 1945 7th DECEMBER was a FRIDAY!
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