Los Vaqueros Unmasked

Hack

Well, that's what it says here.

Yet not according to The Wrestler magazine.

So were they ever unmasked? Was the plan for an unmasking that didn't happen?

Has anyone the promised article inside?

Bernard Hughes

Hi Hack, Look at the price. All that information for 2 1/2 d I used to get the bus from Gosforth to Newcastle for 3d.

Those were the days !

Mad Mac

Those were the days !

Actually 2 1/2 p, which was a tanner. So my Dad told me. Honest.....

Hack

I remember paying my 6d begrudgingly. Extortinate.

Hack

Now look what you've done Bernard. We are way off topic. Only kidding.

Anglo Italian

We can surely track the report of the unmasking from The Wrestler ringside reports.

I must confess I am astounded because I thought I knew most of those RAH bouts off by heart and this would have jumped out at me.

Still trying to work out what was going on!

Bernard Hughes

Sorry folks, my fault, I mis- read it..Yes, 2 1/2 p was a tanner.

Hack

Russell said a win for the Judokas. Can we argue ?

Anglo Italian

Yeak, yeah, yeah, win for the Judoks. But the unmasking?

SaxonWolf

Has anyone the promised article inside?

Do we know who these guys were?, the only team I have seen with that name were actually Americans (Dutch Mantell and Frankie Laine), if it is the same guys then we can add them to the list of US wrestlers who visited these shores.

Mad Mac

I'd happily have parted with ten bob to see them v the Black Diamonds!

powerlock

Do we know who these guys were?, the only team I have seen with that name were actually Americans (Dutch Mantell and Frankie Laine), if it is the same guys then we can add them to the list of US wrestlers who visited these shores.

They were Los Vaqeros locos and were huge in Puerto Rico in the Late 1970s. Dutch Mantell made his pro debut in 1972. It could be that the team because they were masked changed members without the public realising. But have found bills on Google with both Mantell and Lane billed under their own names and without the masks for both lucha bills and a bill in I think Puerto Rico which confuses it even more although on lucha bills teams sometimes are billed individually rather than under team names

Ron Historyo

I was wondering if they were just part of Morrells imagination so I thought I would see if they did other big matches at big venues.

We have Belle Vue the same month , but of course the promoter at Belle Vue rotated so still looking deeper.

Ron Historyo

I have them in 1969 and 1970 in Scotland

powerlock

Almost certainly not Mantell who was born late November 1949. After high school hey was a year in University before serving a term in US army in Vietnam. Los Vaquiros means Cowboys could it be another tag team under a mask moonlighting

David Mantell

I'M NOT THAT OLD! lol!

Ron Historyo

Paul Mitchell should know , it's his era.

powerlock

We are gonna have to call you Dutch. Start growing that yosemite sam moustache David!

I Pringle heavy middleweight champion

LOS VAQUEROS unmasked. They worked nearly allways worked for Morrell and Bersesford prom. at exactly the same time as Manuel Pollman and Carlos Moll toured for M@B Prom. They never worked on seperate bills.It was either one way or another, which makes me think they were one and the same people.

powerlock

This could be the answer thanks Ian

SaxonWolf

Thanks Ian

Ron Historyo

Sounds right , I don't seem to be finding them with Wryton or Best.

Anglo Italian

Top work, Ian!

Hack

Excellent work. Well. Until we learn otherwise. Thanks Ian.

Bill Smith

Well done that man

paul mitchell

Hmmmm ok

Be good to check where Carlos was in sarf london

Hack

I've found half a dozen nights when Vaqueros worked on different bills than Molar and/or Moll, including the RAH night against the Judokas. I've also found a report of Los Vaqueros working in Scotland and Yorkshire on the same night. Of course all our results are unofficial, a long time ago and can rarely be verified. So it proves nothing but does cast a little doubt. Also opens up the possibility of there being more than one pairing of Los Vaqueros.

powerlock

I did suggest o possible team moonlighting under the masks before the present suggestions had been made. Masks can hide a lot especially if they haven't appeared on tv very often or venues were visited sporadically, I wonder how many wrestlers worked as a vaqueuros ?

maskedmummy

There was a bout at one of Jack Atherton shows possibly Nelson between Naggers and Los Vaqueros No.1