Towards the end of the 1960's and for a very brief spell-a 'new' MASKED Tag Team
appeared in British Rings- THE WHITE PHANTOMS!!
It seems they had less than 30 Bouts before Losing and having to Unmask!!
In possibly their 1st Contest they came up against that Hardman Team of THE BLACK
DIAMONDS-Poster to follow!
It seems they were hoping to take-up where the MASKED WHITE ANGELS left off!
Did Anyone see THE WHITE PHANTOMS in Action in their short Career??
MAIN MASK
Looks like Devereux called them just Phantoms. Hardly life-changing stuff but it does show differences between the promoters. And them DM printed the programmes for them with White.
The real mystery is how two independents were brought into the bosom of DM and given such status...even beating McManus and Logan . Some trust. Some push.
In fact, it didn’t last long.
A whole story lies dormant for sure. At the same time, Wayne Bridges was serving a twelve-year apprenticeship on the back burner. Makes you wonder ....
Thanks Al. The White Phantoms have been a long term mystery for us.
Alan thank you for sharing these items from your collection. Really neat stuff.
No,your are welcome to have some of my spares if you email your address I will post them to you.
I live in surrey
Twice I saw The White Phantoms at Ventnor Winter Gardens on my native Isle of Wight, each time their opponent being Ed Wensor in the guise of Mr X.
The first time, The Phantoms won.
But they lost the return match.
G'day Alan
Great programmes/flyers!
Thanks very much for posting them, mate.
Cheers!
Ed
I hope you find these intresting ,I noticed sometimes they were called the phantoms .on the 18th April on the poster they were called the phantoms but on the program they were called white phantoms .alan
I have some spare ones of this one and some spares of other yellow flyers of Kingston Granada if you would like them,alan
They were indeed Mac
Weren’t Johnny Eagles and Terry Jowett the White Eagles?
I saw the white phantoms five times
Apr 68 v Joyce brothers at Wimbledon palias
May 68 v haggerty&rann at Wimbledon palias
July 68 v mcmanus& Logan at Kingston Granada
Feb 69 v Mr x&McGuire at Wimbledon palias
March 69 v Mr x(ed wensor) in a Alaskan tag match at Wimbledon palias
Losing and unmasking as gypsy Joe Smith & Bobby beirne
I have some handbills and programs of them
Alan
Also, refreshing to see Cameron, Diamonds and Jowett wrestling the Dale Martin men. Too often when wrestlers travelled they would be put on with safe opponents who they were used to working with.