Jackie Junior, R.I.P.

I Spoke to JACKIE JNR, at The 2018 KENT Reunion Briefly!

He Looked To Me Decidedly Unwell!!

Lovely Fella!!

MM

He was perhaps sometimes eclipsed by his more famous father, but JJ always gave wrestling followers great value for money. Such sad news to hear of his premature death. RIP

Sad to hear of the sudden passing of Jackie Pallo Junior. I remember a bout where JJ faced Dick Conlon and won with an impressive folding press. RIP.

I remember him maninly for his monir acting roles in things like Porridge. I know that some thought he was carried by his father and that led to resentment. As other have commented he looks older than his 64 years and seems to have been struggling with health for a while. R.I.P JJ.

Or perhaps he was over identified with his father whereas the others built up individual personalities and in the case of Dave Barrie did not use his illustrious connection at all

Seemed to have very few TV appearances compered with other famous sons of wrestlers Marc Rocco,Roy/Tony St.Clair and Dave Barrie to name but a few

I certainly agree with Saxonwolf. Sure JJ had a leg up into the business, but what an act to follow.

Very wisely he did things his own way and had a multi-staged career.

Seems to have been loved by all.

The real end of an era as the Pallo dynasty dies out.

Very sad news but JJ leaves equally very fond memories.

I saw Jackie Pallo Jnr many times, firstly on Joint Promotions shows then on independent bills and later, on one occasion, promoted him myself. When he first started I recall Morrell and Beresford shows at The Kings Hall, Belle Vue, where father and son faced The Black Diamonds (Abe Ginsberg and Eric Cutler), The Breakaways (Jim Breaks and Mick James), The Lapaque Brothers (Jon and Pete) , The Artful Dodgers (Chris Bailey and Dick Conlon) and The Barons (Ian Gilmour and Jeff Kaye), at The Ice Rink, Nottingham, where they faced The Royal Brothers (Bert Royal and Vic Faulkner) and at The De Montfort Hall,Leicester, where they faced Hells Angels (Adrian Street and Bobby Barnes).As ever, Max Crabtree had to be different, and instead of putting them on against an established tag team, he matched them at The Sports Centre, Newark, against the warring team of Bill Bennette and Terry Jowett. When they went over to the independents, I remember Brian Dixon putting them on in a theatre in Huddersfield against the unusual pairing of "Tug" Wilson and Lee Sharron.

My first attempt at promoting them as a tag team was at a show I did for the committee of The Halton British Legion in Runcorn where I had them billed against The Black Diamonds. At this stage of things, many promoters such as myself were just promoting Abe Ginsberg with any partner and calling the team The Black Diamonds. I paired Ginsberg with a Skelmersdale wrestler called Jimmy Munro. I recall Pallo telephoning me the day before the show to inform me that he had got his dates messed up and had his own show that night so he and Jackie Jnr would have to let me down. I told him that I was on a wage for the show and that if he and Jnr didn't show there was a very real possibility of me not being paid. After some brouhaha, he offered his son and stated that he needed to find him another partner. Again I argued that he was the main attraction and needed to be there so, after further brouhaha, he finally agreed that he would travel up to Runcorn to do my show allowing Jnr to run his show down south so I promoted Jackie Pallo and Jim Moser versus Abe Ginsberg and Jimmy Munro. Unfortunately Munro was totally out of his depth and got all the routines wrong. Luckily Ginsberg and Pallo saw the funny side and just collapsed laughing then, when they had steadied themselves, did the best they could to get through the bout as unscathed as possible.

I had more success at my second attempt and promoted them at The Gala Baths, West Bromwich, against Johnny Kincaid and a young lad whom Nicky Munroe had brought with her. I forget his name but I recall billing him as The Dropkick Kid (The Dynamite Kid was just beginning to appear on Crabtree bills and it seemed a good idea).

Jackie Junior and Adrian Street in the USA, late 80's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLFAgwIk8IE

Not sure whether having a famous dad was a help or a hindrance, but I seem to remember Jackie Junior saying, in "The Wrestling", that he enjoyed being a wrestler.

Sad news. R.I.P Jackie.

A very talented wrestler in both singles and tag with his dad. I remember a great tag match against Hells Angels at the City Hall. I watched JJ as he was billed against Street in the states again a couple of weeks back. A very decent match and stands the test of

time. R.I.P. Jackie

Sad news indeed. Although I didn’t know him personally it is always sad when one of the important personalities pass away.

I'm wondering how old he was?

R.I.P. Jackie Pallo Jr.

Sad news - I will always remember my young daughter, as a baby, waking up in the middle of the night, late 1980's, and I took her downstairs to walk around and rock her to sleep, I switched the TV on, to keep me company, and who should pop up but Jackie junior, facing Adrian Street, from a hotel ballroom in (i think) Florida. They had the best match on the show that night.

RIP Jackie Pallo Junior

R.I.P.