Everyone knows my Pet Genre' in the Sport is MASKED Wrestlers!-Most were 'Average'-'Short-Lived'
and 'Lack-Lustre'!-Some were Better down to the Skills and Talents of the Men beneath the Bonnets!
Only a small handful were Truly Great-Even Legendary! Hooded Men started to become Popular from
around 1935 onward and Notables included RED DEVIL-DARK OWL-GREEN ASP-Also available in
this Series-and GREY OWL! For me the Best was the Heavyweight BLUE MASK Who had an Unbeaten
10 Year Run before Retiring Undefeated in 1945!-And of course our Own JEFF 'CONDA' Returned from
SINGAPORE to assume the Mantle of COUNT BARTELLI!-in 1946!
Around this Time another MASKED Wrestler emerged to go on a 2+ Year Run building-up a string of
Victories!-The Man beneath the HOOD had Wrestled 'CONDA' in SINGAPORE for a Major Title and was now on a Rampage of 'Solid' Wrestling in EUROPE-meeting and beating Top Mat Men!
This was the 'Mysterious' RED SHADOW!-Many of the Best Wrestlers in this Country also came a
cropper against him-and he Managed to extend his All-Conquering Spree way down into 1949!
Until Finally it came to an abrupt end when he was Matched with the then World Junior HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion-MIKE DEMITRE! This Contest took place at the PUBLIC BATHS SHREWSBURY on 31ST
DECEMBER 1949!-Just prior to this Match his Last Victim was BEARDED MAN MOUNTAIN-See my
Programme Below for this Show!!
MAIN MASK
Well unmasked at Shrewsbury on Dec 31st 1949 must have been well practiced.
I have Red Shadow unmasked on the 28th Dec 1949 in Peterborough
Below Demitre and Con Balasis straight after the defeat of red Shadow.