The magazione throws up another delightful period piece showing the mindset of copycat promoters:
McManners is the benchmark. But look at the date - diminutive Bill Torontos was starting to appear on Dale Martin bills up against the top heavyweights of the day, including John Da Silva and The Outlaw. All mismatches,
This promoter must have seen this well in advance and decided to copy Toronos in advance of his arrival.
They even made him Canadian. Fascinating.
Makes me to wonder whether the promoter had some inside knowledge or connection at 313 Brixton Road.
And to think I saw the same main event of incredibly new ladies wrestling nearly twenty years later, thinking it was all new - and they had been doing the rounds since 1964!!!
In the litigious 21st century they wouldn't get away with mentioning ITV so explicitly, I imagine?
Not 1962 but certainly 1963.
Very diplomatic, Ron ☺
Can certainly see Torontos here in 1963 with Dale Martins.
Are you sure, Hack, that Torontos arrived in 1962? I say summer 1964.
Mitzi would have been 15
dearly beloved, when little billy was due at wembley for the first time he was due to fight john da silva but that did not happen, i forget who it was but was more his own size
It only says a grand tag team bout as seen on ITV. Doesn't mention a specific bout so that is truthful.
The question that springs to my mind is whether Mitzi was a genuine blond.
If she was then that's the only truthful bit of this advert.
Mitzi v Nancy was also the first of the ladies matches that I almost saw at Chorley Town Hall in 1965, until the council called it off.
Mick McManners is the standout rogue name. I saw him billed once. Did anyone actually see him? Interesting that he's a heavyweight here.
But what about Bull Torontos? Our resident conspiracy theorist Anglo Italian suspects insider skulduggery.
But why? Not why skulduggery. This was wrestling so skulduggery was never far away. But in August 1964 Billy Torontos had been here for a couple of years but hadn't been on tv.
Why would he be imitated if so few knew who he was?