It seems that Thornton used both these names sometimes within days of each other.Surely the fans in the Greater Manchester area must have realized he was the same wrestler therefore what was the point in using two names?
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Have you any specific examples Peter? I ask because it might well depend on the date and the places. It could be a case of moonlighting and using one name for Joint and another for independents. Many fans would go to a specific hall and a wrestler would be known by a particular name. I remember Maurice Hunter/Ian McKenzie working simultaneously at Preston Public Hall using both names. Harry Duval was Harry at the Public Hall and Paul Duval at the Baths. Our first sighting of Klondike Jake wasn't Jake, it was actually Bill.