27th August 1963 is also a concern. Had he been on view then, the promoter would have had ample time to rearrange those autumn mis-matches.
What does all this tell us:
- international wrestlers got top-of-the-bill status based on their own fraudulent claims about size and weight. Flimsy screening.
- Torontos lied about his size and weight.
- he participated in numerous mismatches at top-of-the-bill. The audiences must have been outraged. How kind were the opponents in building up the "formidable new heavyweight?" (Was Streiger the kind type?)
- it beggars belief that he was seemingly absolved of his porkies and embraced as a DM regular for the following 17 years.
Unless we are wrong. Maybe he was indeed a stocky Assirati type with "shooting" background; who for injury or some other reason abandoned serious wrestling for his comedy routine? I really don't think so, but just trying to be objective.
Oh to have a first-hand report of his bout with Streiger! Adrian Street was there; I bet he and the others watched the main event.
Dales were wary of Nagasaki purely because of his stiff working and his origins very much Wryton at a time when a combined northern move to promote in London was muted,this prior to rumours Dales courted a Wryton takeover.Billy was a total promoters man,he was very likeable but bloody hard work to wrestle against.Regarding flat shares this was the soho penthouse Syd boasted about,as it was wrestling it was far from penthouse.Special relationship well perhaps Max needed looking after,earlier his wife drove him everywhere and organised his life so it was said.Max was a character who needed respect and recognition.Billy used to say he didn't need work permits ,work that one out.Both Max and Billy believed in premanition and other border line hocus pocus. Billy weeks prior to his untimely death was stating categorically he'd be next to die. Billy was a great cook and never frequented the dale Martin greasy spoons owned by Dales.My bouts with Billy were never classics and his lack of northern exposure was promoters choice although Billy appeared few times at Derby.
I am wincing at these bouts: Hans Streiger!
27th August 1963 is also a concern. Had he been on view then, the promoter would have had ample time to rearrange those autumn mis-matches.
What does all this tell us:
- international wrestlers got top-of-the-bill status based on their own fraudulent claims about size and weight. Flimsy screening.
- Torontos lied about his size and weight.
- he participated in numerous mismatches at top-of-the-bill. The audiences must have been outraged. How kind were the opponents in building up the "formidable new heavyweight?" (Was Streiger the kind type?)
- it beggars belief that he was seemingly absolved of his porkies and embraced as a DM regular for the following 17 years.
Unless we are wrong. Maybe he was indeed a stocky Assirati type with "shooting" background; who for injury or some other reason abandoned serious wrestling for his comedy routine? I really don't think so, but just trying to be objective.
Oh to have a first-hand report of his bout with Streiger! Adrian Street was there; I bet he and the others watched the main event.