Good grief, the Hack in that photo looks so young.
But then he is.
I read with some amazement the Wrestler report of Alf's success against Logan and all these years later wonder why? Why did Dale Martin allow such glory to a wrestler that they were to use s sparingly in the years to come?
I would have loved to have been at that show. I heard the story of a wrestling fan who tried to get there. A bus drew up at the stop where he was waiting and he called to the driver, "Is this the Tooting bus?" The driver wound down his window and replied, "No, it goes bib bib......bib bib..."
Similarly, there was the traveller in Liverpool who asked the driver, "is this bus going to Speke?" The driver replied, "No, it goes brum brum....brum brum..."
The variation of that I recall was that the passenger challenged the driver's response, pointing out that it said so on the front, prompting the response "It says India on the tyres, but it doesn't go there either".....
Here's the very poster you mention in Judo Al Marquette's house as he puts Hack in his Japanese hand tie:
Despite the pain, Hack obligingly points to the exact tag team you mentioned.
It does bring up the point we were discussing elsehwere of what becomes of wrestlers' collections when they pass away. Alf was clearly proud of his Tooting bill-topping ... I wonder what became of the poster after he died.
Nagasaki over rated. Yeah, and Big Daddy was borderline anorexic. Haystacks was a real speed merchant flying through the air like an Eagle in every bout and Johnny Kwango also wrestled as Count Bartelli.
as some of you know I feel Nagasaki was over rated. it was obvious from what was seen on television it was all a work, but he did put bums on seats. in later years as age caught up he needed tag partners to carry him. worth taking note he was 68 when last went into ring. stepping back, how many of the tag partners made him look good. blondie barratt made him look good and carried Nagasaki as he got older. mark Rocco would have made the bout exciting. the partners were carefully chosen
Perhaps I can make amends for my earlier contribution by recalling a poster included in Al Marquette's autobiography of a bumper eight match show at The Granada in Tooting in which he (Marquette) topped the bill against Mick Mc.Manus with Brian Maxine versus Johnny Kwango as main support plus a four man K.O. tournament featuring Ed Wensor, Johnny Kincaid, Bob Kirkwood and Johnny Czeslaw.
The relevance to this thread however is that the show also comprises a four team K.O. tournament and one of those teams is Kendo Nagasaki and Johnny Yearsley. Also competing are the combinations of Tibor Szakacs/Steve Veidor and "Sir" Alan Garfield/Bruno Elrington. The fourth team is The Black Knights
but I am unable to read the print underneath to determine who they are.
The Black Knights were usually either Ezzard Hart and Honey Boy Zimba, or later on, Honey Boy Zimba and Masambula. Not sure if there were any other combinations, so it would depend what year the poster was from.
Perhaps I can make amends for my earlier contribution by recalling a poster included in Al Marquette's autobiography of a bumper eight match show at The Granada in Tooting in which he (Marquette) topped the bill against Mick Mc.Manus with Brian Maxine versus Johnny Kwango as main support plus a four man K.O. tournament featuring Ed Wensor, Johnny Kincaid, Bob Kirkwood and Johnny Czeslaw.
The relevance to this thread however is that the show also comprises a four team K.O. tournament and one of those teams is Kendo Nagasaki and Johnny Yearsley. Also competing are the combinations of Tibor Szakacs/Steve Veidor and "Sir" Alan Garfield/Bruno Elrington. The fourth team is The Black Knights
but I am unable to read the print underneath to determine who they are.
That is a strange one Adrian! Not sure why Kendo was ever tagged up with him, I thought he only tagged with his equally nauseating brother. Im a broken man! And as for my beloved Kendo tagging with Daddy I can only guess it was when Big D was a heel and long before he became the Super hero in a giant babygrow.
I'd say so far The Count and The Rollerball were Kendos best partners.
I saw a poster earlier in the year from around 1976 in which Kendo was tagging with Mal Kirk against team Shirley & Haystacks. It quoted Shirley saying "They can fetch who they like (Meaning Kendo & George) we shall not be moved!"
he did about 16 tags with Gladys, the script was for kendo to have crapped being knocked out of him. Gladys would then come in and get the win with her famous bum drop
Where do you get so many posters??? You must live in a wear house Adrian! Tony St Clair? That is a surprise. And how did I forget Blondie Barrett? They only tagged together like a million times!
Vic Powers, Giant Haystacks, Drew McDonald, Mongolian Mauler (Peter Flowers), the Mad Axeman, George, Lloyd, the original Karl Kramer, ...
I think Alf was very hot property at that precise moment. The Jon Guil Don of the time.
Then Joint and especially DM realised he had a bit of a take-it-or-leave-it attitude. Making only limited appearances, he had to slide down the scale.
I think.
Good grief, the Hack in that photo looks so young.
But then he is.
I read with some amazement the Wrestler report of Alf's success against Logan and all these years later wonder why? Why did Dale Martin allow such glory to a wrestler that they were to use s sparingly in the years to come?
The mysteries of wrestling.
I would have loved to have been at that show. I heard the story of a wrestling fan who tried to get there. A bus drew up at the stop where he was waiting and he called to the driver, "Is this the Tooting bus?" The driver wound down his window and replied, "No, it goes bib bib......bib bib..."
Similarly, there was the traveller in Liverpool who asked the driver, "is this bus going to Speke?" The driver replied, "No, it goes brum brum....brum brum..."
Hi Graham
Here's the very poster you mention in Judo Al Marquette's house as he puts Hack in his Japanese hand tie:
Despite the pain, Hack obligingly points to the exact tag team you mentioned.
It does bring up the point we were discussing elsehwere of what becomes of wrestlers' collections when they pass away. Alf was clearly proud of his Tooting bill-topping ... I wonder what became of the poster after he died.
Nagasaki over rated. Yeah, and Big Daddy was borderline anorexic. Haystacks was a real speed merchant flying through the air like an Eagle in every bout and Johnny Kwango also wrestled as Count Bartelli.
as some of you know I feel Nagasaki was over rated. it was obvious from what was seen on television it was all a work, but he did put bums on seats. in later years as age caught up he needed tag partners to carry him. worth taking note he was 68 when last went into ring. stepping back, how many of the tag partners made him look good. blondie barratt made him look good and carried Nagasaki as he got older. mark Rocco would have made the bout exciting. the partners were carefully chosen
Interesting. Seems Kendo had more tag partners than I first thought. I don’t think he was really as suited to tag as he was to solo matches.
Perhaps I can make amends for my earlier contribution by recalling a poster included in Al Marquette's autobiography of a bumper eight match show at The Granada in Tooting in which he (Marquette) topped the bill against Mick Mc.Manus with Brian Maxine versus Johnny Kwango as main support plus a four man K.O. tournament featuring Ed Wensor, Johnny Kincaid, Bob Kirkwood and Johnny Czeslaw.
The relevance to this thread however is that the show also comprises a four team K.O. tournament and one of those teams is Kendo Nagasaki and Johnny Yearsley. Also competing are the combinations of Tibor Szakacs/Steve Veidor and "Sir" Alan Garfield/Bruno Elrington. The fourth team is The Black Knights
but I am unable to read the print underneath to determine who they are.
Perhaps I can make amends for my earlier contribution by recalling a poster included in Al Marquette's autobiography of a bumper eight match show at The Granada in Tooting in which he (Marquette) topped the bill against Mick Mc.Manus with Brian Maxine versus Johnny Kwango as main support plus a four man K.O. tournament featuring Ed Wensor, Johnny Kincaid, Bob Kirkwood and Johnny Czeslaw.
The relevance to this thread however is that the show also comprises a four team K.O. tournament and one of those teams is Kendo Nagasaki and Johnny Yearsley. Also competing are the combinations of Tibor Szakacs/Steve Veidor and "Sir" Alan Garfield/Bruno Elrington. The fourth team is The Black Knights
but I am unable to read the print underneath to determine who they are.
I seem to recall Nagasaki tagging with The Outlaw in 1967.
I'd guess that Nagasaki was maskless when tagging with Bert?
That is a strange one Adrian! Not sure why Kendo was ever tagged up with him, I thought he only tagged with his equally nauseating brother. Im a broken man! And as for my beloved Kendo tagging with Daddy I can only guess it was when Big D was a heel and long before he became the Super hero in a giant babygrow.
I'd say so far The Count and The Rollerball were Kendos best partners.
I saw a poster earlier in the year from around 1976 in which Kendo was tagging with Mal Kirk against team Shirley & Haystacks. It quoted Shirley saying "They can fetch who they like (Meaning Kendo & George) we shall not be moved!"
Even Shirley himself tagged with Nagasaki.
Graham, behave... 😁
Didn't he appear in some mixed tag matches with Gladys The Impaler?
(Sorry, lockdown is getting to me and I'm making mischief)
Indeed. I’d probably file that one under ‘best forgotten’ along with the Iron Fist ladder match. Cheers.
Shane Stevens. Good call.
On the televised tag bout against Mcmanus/Logan he was partnered by his manager George Gillette.
Rollerball Rocco, leading up to the falling out and feuding.
Psycho Shane Stevens
Where do you get so many posters??? You must live in a wear house Adrian! Tony St Clair? That is a surprise. And how did I forget Blondie Barrett? They only tagged together like a million times!
Thanx Guys.
Thanx FRANK!-All Well here!
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