While Sorting Thru a Big Pile of Programmes Recently- I Came Across This One Below with SAM
BETTS On The Front Cover as DWIGHT J. INGLEBURGH- From NEW JERSEY U.S.A.-Via
BARNSLEY!!
But On The Bouts Page There are Several Wrestling Names which 'Don't Ring a Bell' with Me!
Of Course This is an Independent Show!- and I Hardly Saw any of these at all!!
Does Our 'Indy' Guru-MR. HACK?-or Anyone Recognise These Fellas or in fact See Them Wrestle
Live?
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Blimey,Main Mask, you've dredged them up this time. I reckon if this lot travelled outside Kent they must have assumed alternative identities.
Don Bardoe was indeed from Gravesend. He was mainly known as a cyclist but gave it up when he got married - wrestling must have been a safer life. He started out in 1966 and I don't think he did much other than locally. He died in 2018 having suffered from Motor Neurone Disease for many years.
Similarly, Karl Kruger I guess was another local lad. He was around in the mid sixties. The only other thought I have is that he could have been an early incarnation of Kurt or Karl Heinz, who were also from Gravesend.
Duke Cordell is another name I've heard of but no know nothing about. Often worked with the above two.
George Blewdon was from Tonbridge Wells and trained with Vince Randell, who you could talk to at the next Kent Reunion. Again doesn't seem to have done much out of Kent.
Boswell and Knight I've not heard of. Diamonds and Hawk could be anyone.
And The Bouts Page For This Show!
Of Particular Interest Would be The BLUE DIAMONDS??
Also GEORGE BLEWDON is a Heavyweight Billed from ANGEL ISLINGTON!!
Seems DON BARDOE is a Local Lad?!
This Venue is GRAVESEND in KENT!!
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