While you're contemplating if Mike Marino was over rated or not give me your top 5 wrestlers? Come on its just a bit of fun. Here's mine ...
1.Mark Rocco. Most exciting draw ever, guaranteed to set the hall alight every time
2. Kendo Nagasaki. Absolute legend
3. Fit Finlay. Hard as they come and a great worker
4. Dynamite kid. I don't usual enjoy the blue eyes too much but this guy was incredible.
5. John Quinn. He was about as badass as it gets, loved watching him!
Francis Sullivan, Geoff Portz, Dennis Mitchell, Albert Wall, Billy Howes
Iron Jaw Joe - good call Tom!
George Kidd, Bill Howes, The Zebra kid, Joe Murphy and Jo Kovacs.
Albert Wall, Adrian Street, Mark Rocco, Marty Jones, Jim Breaks all consistently good wrestlers who delivered thrills no matter who the opponent was.
Come on Frank, do your stuff.
You can compile an overall ranking by seeing which wrestlers get the most votes. Then your bit of fun gains value.
Ricki Starr,Kendo Nagasaki,Bill Howes,Jon Guildon,Adrian Street,Dynamite Kid.Oops,thats six.
Bert Royal, Billy Robinson, Barry Douglas, Steve Grey, Johnny Saint.
Alan Garfield
Clive Myers
Albert Wall
The Outlaw
Jon Guil Don
Jim Breaks
1. Les Kellett
2. "Romeo" Joe Critchley
3. Lord Bertie Topham
4. Maurice La Rue
5. Lee Sharron
Yes it is fun. Without criteria we can all be right! Nice one.
Billy Robinson
George Gordienko
Kendo Nagasaki
Billy Joyce
Jack Dempsey
Now, who is going to be the first to go for Mike Marino?
Yes! Absolutely agree. Marty Jones was/is an awesome wrestler!
Tough to single out five, but I do like your list.
From my younger days, big George Gordienko, Adrian Street, and you can't really have Rocco and Finlay without adding Marty Jones!
I will give you five oldish one , sixties and seventies.
Gordienko . Billy Robbo , Nagasaki . Rocky Wall and Bill Howes.
But by the same token I saw some guys start out later, many went to America and I loved watching them over here or over there. ( in fact technically they all did USA)
The Younger Guys I would choose , Finlay , Dynamite , Regal , Marty Jones and Rocco.
I make the distinction because in the case of the second batch wrestling had changed.
For me these five produced the ultimate style that should last and should today be copied rather than some of the ridiculous acrobatics.
I also could give you at least another twenty.