Just been discovered on a New Zealand site: https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/search-use-collection/search/F18094/ It's thought to be the oldest match on video that's near complete rather than just clips. It's Hackenschmidt vs Joe Rogers on 30 January 1908 in London. The venue isn't certain but appears to be a theatre stage (with the camera pointing towards the stage). Rather confusingly, there's another match (participants unknown) shown between the falls, possibly from the same venue but a different occasion. The film was then taken to New Zealand and shown to the audience before a live Hackenschmidt match in 1910.
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