Seems almost disrespectful to post a fairly mundane post here after hearing the sad news about Wayne Bridges yesterday but hopefully it’ll lighten the mood slightly. Following Romeo’s interesting post asking which promoters autobiography we’d be interested in I thought I’d ask the same question regarding which wrestlers would interest? I think the great Kendo would have been the obvious one but now that’s done who else would you like to read more about? I think I’d say Johnny Kwango. He came through at a time when racism and discrimination was rife in this country and particularly within sport. Love to hear Johnny’s side regarding this and of course his wrestling tales.
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Sams (Dwight) autobiog would be a very interesting and informative read.I totally agree with you Phil
I would go for Dwight J. Ingleburgh (Sam Betts). After listening to a talk with Hack given at the Blackpool reunion some years ago and having this on a DVD, I think an Autobiography would be a very interesting read.
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It was sort of an autobiography yes, the upbringing, entering the wrestling business, meeting his wife, etc.
Was Pallo’s book also an autobiography? I thought it was just a ‘tell all’ about the wrestling?. Agree Mick McManus would have been a great read. Lloyd Ryan told me a tale about JJ having to hide in the toilet after his Dads book came out as another wrestler was going to kill him. I think Jackie might have lost a few friends over that as did Banger Walsh when he broke the wrestling code.
Well, Pallo did it didn't he?, and McManus would have been fantastic, I said it many times, but he was old-school right up to the very end, it seems.
You don't need a book publishing deal, you just do an e-book/kindle version to start off with, sell it online on Amazon and if you sell enough, a publisher would be interested. With an e-Book, you get to keep more of the money as well, better for the wrestler.
You could also just find out who was the publisher for Kendo Nagasaki, Johnny Kincaid, Orig Williams, Dynamite Kid, Eddie Rose, Dale Storm, etc., and approach them?
They’d pretty much all be a good read but might be hard to get a publishing deal, unless you’re a big name guaranteed to sell. McManus or Pallo could have done it no problem.
Bert Royal is a good shout Ron.
As I have said on other threads, Tony St. Clair would be my choice.
Bobby Barnes would a good read.
Two Rivers might be interesting.
Otherwise Bert Royal could tell us a lot.
I seem to remember something about him wrestling in Japan in the mid-seventies but then again I imagine all kinds of things within my fuddled old brain. He did a fair bit of acting too.
For me, Steve Viedor. A mainstay on the home scene through the glory years, wrestling every heavyweight of worth.
He could tell us everything.
In fact, my impression is that he never wrestled abroad ...?