Frank van Buyten stalwart of the European Tournaments has died in Brussels. He has some impressive matches on You Tube. He fought amongst others Terry Rudge,Dave Taylor,Haystacks and Jean Ferre.Not sure if he ever visited the UK.He was the father of international footballer Daniel van Buyten
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OK. He's now added.
Perhaps Franz should appear in " The Final Count "obits section. He did meet several big names from the UK in the ring
Steve Regal wrote Franz taught young wrestlers "to react not act". Robbie Brookside also left an online tribute
Thanks, Hack. It was nice to see Steve Regal’s praise for van Buyten.
His 1968 championship match when Andre the Giant won his first title is on You Tube replete with the Belgian and French National Anthems
Good to see you back Ohtani's jacket. We haven't heard from you for ages. Keep posting.
That's a shame. I'm a big fan of van Buyten. He is one of the more underappreciated European wrestlers out there. There was new footage of him unearthed recently as well.