I was Watching One of My DVD's the Other Day and came across a Bout I didn't Remember
I had!- 'Tis a Tag Match between The DANGERMEN- COLIN JOYNSON and STEVE
HAGGERTY and The HORNETS!- Comprising of a Young MARTY JONES and DANE CURTIS!!
JOYNSON was being Very 'Villainous'- HAGGERTY was being HAGGERTY!
Now even though The HORNETS Lost This Match- I was Really Impressed with The Wrestling
Skills of DANE CURTIS- a Wrestler I didn't Recall Ever Seeing Live!
Here he is Below On a Bill Dated for Tomorrow-27TH APRIL at DIGBETH CIVIC HALL in with
MARK ROCCO!!- Having just Seen This Tag Bout Featuring CURTIS- I Bet This Bout against
ROCCO would have been a 'Cracker'!!
Did Anyone See DANE CURTIS Wrestle Live then?-What were your Impressions?
MAIN MASK
After contributing that I only saw Dane Curtis wrestle live once, I now recall a second occasion involving The Broughton Rangers (Johnny South and Paul Mitchell) at The King's Hall, Belle Vue. I forget The Broughton Rangers' intended opponents although it was probably The Rochdale Hornets. Anyway, South and Mitchell ended up wrestling Dane Curtis and Jack Robinson in what I recall to be an entertaining contest. Robinson is another vastly under rated wrestler. He was a little wary about working for the independents as he was getting good regular work in the mid 70s from Max Crabtree but I did persuade him to turn out once for me. I promoted him against Woody Waldo in a fast-moving little encounter at The Champness Hall, Rochdale. Occasionally Conroy in particular used to match him against heavier opponents (Heath, Maxine, Martinelli, Conneely) and he always seemed to give a good account of himself.
I forget who was unable to turn up one Saturday night to wrestle Abe Ginsberg at a Morrell and Beresford show at The King's Hall, Belle Vue, but Jack Robinson showed up last minute as Ginsberg's opponent and the two of them made a credible fist of it.
I didn't eat fish and chips on the way home but I did tell Martin Conroy that my parents had a fish and chip shop in Handforth so he used to post a folded poster to me for each show in the mistaken belief that it was displayed in the window of a Handforth chippy.
I think that Wryton Stadium was the only venue where Kent Walton didn't sit at ringside but was perched in a little box above the ring. The venue had so much atmosphere which was missing in the sterile sports centre environments such as Newark and Worksop.
Martin Conroy used to use Dane Curtis a lot as referee. I believe he played some role in setting up the ring as well. He was not really a credible referee as the other wrestlers would throw him around the place. I recall one bit of nonsense at The Wryton Stadium when, at the end of the bout, Colin Joynson tore his shirt off him and ripped it in two before returning to the dressing-room. As Joynson left the ring, Curtis took the microphone to inform the departing Joynson that he had sneaked into the dressing-room after Joynson had changed for the ring and was wearing Joynson's own shirt. "You've torn your own shirt in two," yelled Curtis to the delight of the crowd whilst Joynson acted out his annoyance. Nonsensical really if you pause for a moment to think of the logistics of that occurrence.
I only saw him wrestle live once at The Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, where he lost to Catweazle but sold all Catweazle's stuff. I also recall a TV appearance where Hans Streiger made short work of him.
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