Apologies to regular readers who may have had their fill of titles, trophies and tournaments. But I did want to make a post about this event which I have researched. The Colston Hall was a grand old venue that hosted wrestling, amongst other events, for many years. In the early 60's they had their own version of the famous RAH Trophy, known as the Colston Hall Trophy. Unlike other regional events, I have seen Charles Mascall mention this event in JP programmes (only as a minor story, but mentioned nonetheless). I believe it began in either 1959 or 1960, and ran for a few years. Like a lot of things in wrestling, it seems as though the promoters struggled to make it truly a regular event, as the month it was held shifts later and later in the year. Now, the most important thing - despite all the mentions I have found of this event, I have yet to find one image of the actual Trophy. Did it even exist? If you happen to have an image or went to wrestling in Bristol in this timeframe, please leave a comment.
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I can add a bit more to your Colston Hall Trophy research Ost.
The 1955 show mentioned was previewed in the paper and confirmed as for the Colston Hall Trophy.
There was also a Colston Hall Trophy in 1958, Thursday 19th June.
Taking part were Garfield/Hunter/Davies/Cornelius/Szakacs/Baldwin/Henri Bury/Verna.
Tibor Szakacs was the winner.