George DeRelwyskow Senior

It was great to see the news letter this week. As you all know I am keen on my history and Relwyskow along with William (Apollo) Bankier in my opinion did much more for wrestling than Oakeley whose own version of events was very London based.

Relwyskow started wrestling in most of Scotland's cities , drawing a blank in Glasgow against much council resistance , but Dundee , Aberdeen and Edinburgh he excelled. He was also to try his hand at places like Peterhead and Stonehaven and many more towns.

This week I have added three Aberdeen Galleries (The Music Hall). I had already wrote and researched Aberdeen grappling with I think the Music Hall starting in 1938 but now I have managed to produce bills from 1939-1946 for us. https://www.wrestlingheritage.co.uk/apps/photos/

I was given a tip that Bert Assiratti never got a days work out of Relwyskow senior and the bills covered the period when George Rel died in 1942. Immediately the family took over and Assirati was given the work from the word go.

Makes you wonder what the reason was all about.

My best guess is that George Rel and Assirati both had Music Hall backgrounds although not at the same time , George having been a champion in 1908 , the year Assirati had been born , but maybe in the 1920's their paths could have crossed when Assirati was working in the Tumbling Act Mello and Nello , or maybe more likely Assirati may have hurt some wrestlers in the early days or even had some wrong connections.

For sure the galleries for Aberdeen seem to confirm that George Rel would not entertain Assirati and are a chance to look at early the Relwyskow Roster.

And no longer a surprise to most of us , wrestling went on throughout the war years.