One such wrestler who always stuck in my mind was Ragnor the viking. At about six feet three and approximately twenty stones was indeed an impressive man with a great gimmick.Great shame Joint never kept hold of him.
As an indies fan I like the idea of independent wrestlers "flirting" with Joint Promotions. To my mind this gives the impression of the wrestlers having the upper hand and playing with their bosses. In the real world this wasn't the case and with their tv contract Joint Promotions were able to exploit their workers. A few wrestlers seemed to hold out and refuse to bow to the demands of Joint Promotions, one being Dwight J Ingleburgh. Jack Cassidy, Jim Lewis and Harry Bennett ae others that popped over to Joint, but who was doing the flirting? In one of his books Eddie Rose mentions that Pete Curry seemed to be able to work for both sides simultaeneously without the usual wrath of being crossed off the JP books. Phil's friends Ian St John and Andreas both worked for Joint occasionally but whether they flirted or were discarded is open to question.
My old friend Andreas Svajick (with many other names) did have a spell with Joint promotions. It was funny, that although we at the gym were always very critical (in a negative sense) of JP, I can vividly remember when Andreas came in one evening and showed us his contract along with a photo of him signing it, we all, including Bob Bannister congratulated him!
As an indies fan I like the idea of independent wrestlers "flirting" with Joint Promotions. To my mind this gives the impression of the wrestlers having the upper hand and playing with their bosses. In the real world this wasn't the case and with their tv contract Joint Promotions were able to exploit their workers. A few wrestlers seemed to hold out and refuse to bow to the demands of Joint Promotions, one being Dwight J Ingleburgh. Jack Cassidy, Jim Lewis and Harry Bennett ae others that popped over to Joint, but who was doing the flirting? In one of his books Eddie Rose mentions that Pete Curry seemed to be able to work for both sides simultaeneously without the usual wrath of being crossed off the JP books. Phil's friends Ian St John and Andreas both worked for Joint occasionally but whether they flirted or were discarded is open to question.
My old friend Andreas Svajick (with many other names) did have a spell with Joint promotions. It was funny, that although we at the gym were always very critical (in a negative sense) of JP, I can vividly remember when Andreas came in one evening and showed us his contract along with a photo of him signing it, we all, including Bob Bannister congratulated him!
Cheers
The Undertakers and Les Diables Rouges, I believe, but I never got to see them, very regrettably.