Very rare for "our" wrestlers and wrestling still to hit the headlines in 2024, but:
Sweet implication that he Kamikaze crashed Haystacks!
I find the language strange as written by someone who was no doubt born this century. Like World of Sport was a tv "show." Terrible to be so young and so out of touch.....
Looks like Kendo wants one more last go, but unlikely to be at the Victoria Hall
Hi Terry. You will get more replies if you tell us your personal memories. What did you think when you first saw Nagasaki. Did he look frightening? When was it? Do you remember the opponent? How did you feel as he got away with his villainy.
Kendo Nagasaki,The Masked Wrestler appeared on ITV World of Sport with his manager George Gillette who grapped the microphone of The MC's and he is always the winner and going strong today.
He Won The World Wrestling Championship Belt over Wayne Bridges in 1987 at Bradford,Yorkshire for All Star Promotions in Liverpool on ITV Sport.
Kendo Nagasaki is the great icon of Professional Wrestling for many years.
Terry Christie,Sunderland
The Count made an 'appearance' in Kendo's latest story about him and George.
The Count would turn in his grave if this were to happen .... can his cut be sent to him beyond the grave?
So now Kendo is trying to set up another match. Hold onto your hats. This time it'll be Kendo and the spiritual presence of Count Bartelli v Bagga and his Croydon referee. He wants it to be at the Victoria Hall, Hanley.
Anyone at the Dudley show on Dec 28? Kendo was due to be appearing.
I wonder if he wants to die in the ring, at his age it could happen
Well he has given an interview already on BBC Radio Stoke and made it clear that he wants a one-on-one match with Bagga. I just wish he'd get a manager and have them do the talking.
Thank you for sharing the official publicity. It's a chance to see up close the gauntlets and helmet I mentioned previously.
It's great that Kendo Nagasaki is doing this. He could easily just do an interview, but given the 100% openly staged and non-competitive nature of modern professional wrestling, why not adapt to the current day and get involved in what we old geezers would term a nonsense match?
As long as there are fans who want to fork out to see the show, I say good luck to all concerned. Without the demand there would be no supply.
We are fortunate in having seen sixties and early seventies Nagasaki in some humdinger bouts when he was at his peak. We mustn't let this good fortune turn into churlishness with disdainful comments about a spectacle that is taking place 50+ years later in a wholly different context.
Kendo has already mentioned that.
Kendo Nagasaki will be appearing the Dudley Town Hall on Saturday 28th December for a face to face confrontation with the LDN promoter Sanjay Bagga! This is far from over!
Interview on BBC Radio Stoke today and he's due to appear in Dudley next month continuing his feud with Bagga. He wants a one-on-one match with him. "I love it" he said. Still claims he's the oldest professional wrestler to have a matchh but he's not. Dispute going on with Guinness over whether it's the longest pro career because of his being retired a few times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNFyySZvtJ8
And Paul just wrote about Masambula's Yorkshire accent: which we never ever heard at the time. He grunted when signing autographs. I was happy enough to believe he didn't speak much English. But clearly he too was wise enough.
Is it me but why just why
Do you think Kendo would have been such a legend if he'd spoke as he does now? Mystery Samurai warrior with the thick midlands accent.
Thank you.
Great to see him loving the fans - we never got that openly in our day.
First Nagasaki match I've seen without the helmet and "gauntlets". And where he speaks.
Never would have thought I'd see this day when I first saw Nagasaki in 1967.
Looks like the result leaves the door open for a rematch....
Here's the match - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7r-L1clGio
Thanks Hack. The photo is captioned as Nagasaki being thrown around the ring. But he is performing the throw. I wonder if he took any bumps.
Kendo Nagasaki's record breaking achievement in The Sun.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/31941944/wrestling-legend-kendo-nagasaki-guinness-world-record-oldest/