ADRIAN STREET and BOBBY BARNES knew each other since the early 1960's!
In around MAY 1966 They started TAGGING Together!
However for at least the first 12 Months They had NO Team NAME and did not Wrestle
in Matching Gear-just being Billed by their Names!
So WHEN did HELLS ANGELS begin?-It was after MAY 1967!
WHEN was the ANGELS 1st Match with the Team Name/
And with the Departure of ADRIAN STREET around 9 years later-
WHEN was the LAST Bout to Feature THE HELLS ANGELS Tag Team?
Who knows?-Does RON know?
MAIN MASK
There was an American "Hells Angels" tag team at the same late 60's time period. One of the team was Chris Colt, the infamous wrestler who went on to tag with "Hells Angel" Adrian Street.
Small world.
Has Sonny Barger ever been told about Street and Barnes? The real Mafiosa famously took exception to Lou Albano and Tony Altomore's "Sicilians" tag team.
I seem to recall Barnes tagging with Magnificent Maurice after Adrian Street left.
I agree with 1967 as the debut for the name but have found them tagging a few times in 1966. They had various partners in 1966 but Adrian did quite a few with Tony Charles as The Welsh Wizards.
I just wanted to add this curio I found on a programme recently:
December 12th, 1963 – London, England
[Beckenham Baths]
Bobby Barnes vs Adrian Street
American Dream Machine = Chris Colt.