Can anyone say what happened to Dave Larsen. The A-Z has him disappearing after a short career with Paul Lincoln. Did he ever appear as one of Lincoln's White Angels? He certainly went to Paris as Batman and if my French is correct he was also the villainous Zarak in a string of bouts with Walter Bordes. There's one on this week's Caida. Anyone know any more ?
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Dave Larsen was still wrestling in Greece in 1981, as "Bordok", under a mask. This information was unearthed by Phil Lions when he researched the Greek pro-wrestling scene.
I thought that in 1967 Dave Larsen moved to France. He was a very good heavyweight who came across from the Lincoln stable in 1966.
Thanks Ron
I think I can take him a bit further. I believe he went back to Paris where he can be found as Zarak in 1979. Then an article in the Seattle Times says he retired in the 1980s and took up non-singing parts in Opera. He was working as the tavern keeper in Falstaff when he met the international opera star Stephanie Blythe. They married in 2002 and he now - when not touring - lives in Pennsylvania.
He made two films in France and the article says he started wrestling privately for a Maharaja in India before coming back to England where he had boxed a bit but cut too easily and working for Paul.
James , after Lincoln , Larsen certainly wrestled for joint up to 1967. He then goes missing but in 1974 somebody knew where to find him and he came out again in North Wales. I don't know my way round these promoters. Maybe Dixon , But maybe Street or Pallo or maybe Orig. But this bunch knew where to find him.