When JOINT PROMOTIONS were formed in 1952-the pretty much Exclusive Promoter
in the South of ENGLAND was DALE MARTIN!
DMs controlled Match-Making in virtually All the Halls/Arenas from then on to the Exclusion
of NORTHERN PROMOTERS!-Aside from a few INDEPENDENTS-PAUL LINCOLN a
Decade later for example and ATHOLL OAKELEY-the South was Ruled by DMs!
EXCEPT for a very Curious ENCLAVE- a Fortress bang in the middle of LONDON under
the Aegis of Northern PROMOTER-NORMAN MORRELL!!
This somewhat Curious Ambiguity lasted for at least 16 Years-1951-1967!-The Venue-
LIME GROVE! This was the Setting for the Infamous MICK MCMANUS vs. PETER PRESTON T.V. Match when MICK had to get himself Disqualified as he realised that
PRESTON had no intention of 'letting' him Win!! MCMANUS and DMs had NO SAY as to
Match Results at LIME GROVE-this was MORRELL Turf!
I wonder why this was a 'Situation' that came about?-It wasn't Mirrored in the North.......
To follow is a Rare 1951 Programme for EMPRESS HALL-EARLS COURT-LONDON-
yet another Venue where MORRELL Operated in 'Conjunction' with DALE MARTIN!!
On the Back Page we see an AD for LIME GROVE HALL-a MORRELL Promotion for
Wrestling the very NEXT Nite!!
MAIN MASK
Some say Morrell WAS Hitler.