The Artful Dodger from Lewisham doesn't get much mention on Wrestling Heritage, but we can see his ongoing career from about 1960 over 15 years. See him wrestling as a villain or as a clown; or more often just to complement his opponent's style.
Versatile and professional, like so many.
So it was with some astonishment that we read Eddie Rose's latest and as usual fascinating instalment of north-western memories in this week's magazine. Eddie takes his usual swipe at a southern tag-team with a rather unsavoury reminiscence. We expect nothing less!
But nestling in his mini hall of fame this week as the wrestler with the best chat up line is, remarkably, Dick Conlon. I really wouldn't have imagined that Eddie and Dick would have ever shared the same dressing room, let alone had time for socialising.
Just goes to show how much we (well, I) still have to understand about how far and wide the guys travelled.
Can any of the Northern members recall seeing Dick Conlon at your local halls?
I saw the Artful Dodges loads, even though their run probably wasn't even two years. Their work was distinguished by how much they (openly) spoke to each other during the bout. This in fact seems normal; other teams seemed like two singles who remained mute.