Graham Brook and Eddie Rose Tag Team

A great find and a great story to hear again Graham.

Love it , we capture the smallest pieces of history on here. I remember now you telling the story recently Graham , but to find the matching bill and the date is great.

I nearly went to this venue once when I was on a role and doing 3 or more shows a week , but I judged in just a bit further than I wanted as I did not know the area at the time.

So , there was no Wrestling Board of Control , Just Graham Brook Controlling.

I have written about this previously. I was teaching at Broken Cross Secondary Modern School for Boys at the time and realised that a fair few of the pupils would turn up to my show at nearby Bollington if I put myself on the bill. I had no idea what I was doing of course and realise years later just how insulting it must have been to the professionals whom I booked. In reality the bout was largely Eddie Rose versus Kevin Cawley (The Outlaw) with myself and Charley the Gent playing very little part in the action. Outlaw and Charley won two-one with Outlaw getting the winning pin on myself. My advertising was truthful. Kevin had recently faced Daddy at Belle Vue; not as The Outlaw but in one of his other masked alter egos. Bobby Barron was the referee.

The opening (and best) bout of the night featured Lee Sharron versus Ian Wilson and was an excellent contest. Sharron was obviously appalled at my attempts to be a wrestler but generally kept his counsel.

Ron the clue to the Outlaw is the barbers chair.