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Two birthdays:
In 1933 the birth of Ivan Penzekoff
A rare TV defeat for Les against Lee Sharron.
Also one of his final appearances
Wrestling overseas today, Adrian Street defeated Scott McGhee (son of Geoff Portz), in Miami, Florida, on this day in 1983.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1974:-
Lee Sharron (2) v Les Kellett (1)
Tug Wilson v Terry Jowett (NC)
Zoltan Boscik (1) v Bobby Ryan (1)
On This Day-13TH APRIL at The EMPIRE in HACKNEY in 1963-it's a LINCOLN-
ALEXANDER Promotion Featuring Some of The Usual Suspects at The Time-
Including SKI HI LEE-'JUDO' AL HAYES- BOB ANTHONY and of course The 'Hated'
DOCTOR DEATH!!
As Previously discussed Here- The EMPIRE was somewhat of an ICONIC Venue
in The Early 1960's!!
MAIN MASK
Very early times and a rare bill from a hard worked for collection.
Back to Days of Yore at The HACKNEY EMPIRE On This Day-13TH APRIL-and a
'Sensational £100 Challenge Tournament' is The Name of The Game!!-And Look at
The Combatants!!- DOCTOR DEATH-SKI HI LEE-HAYSTACKS-and AL HAYES!!-
Well Worth ANGLO's 10/6!! ++ 4 Other Wrestlers On This Show!!
It's two-for-the-price-of-one today, with British lads working overseas; Billy Robinson beat Albert Wall in Wakuya, Japan, on this day back in 1969.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1966: -
Barry Douglas (Leeds) v Les Kellett (Bradford) (W)
Dave Morgan (Cardiff) (W) v Lee Sharron (Leeds)
A rare TV defeat for Les against Lee Sharron.
Wrestling overseas today, Adrian Street defeated Scott McGhee (son of Geoff Portz), in Miami, Florida, on this day in 1983.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1974:-
Lee Sharron (2) v Les Kellett (1)
Tug Wilson v Terry Jowett (NC)
Zoltan Boscik (1) v Bobby Ryan (1)
13 April 2007
Launch of Wrestling Heritage
Where It Started
Very early times and a rare bill from a hard worked for collection.
It's two-for-the-price-of-one today, with British lads working overseas; Billy Robinson beat Albert Wall in Wakuya, Japan, on this day back in 1969.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1966: -
Barry Douglas (Leeds) v Les Kellett (Bradford) (W)
Dave Morgan (Cardiff) (W) v Lee Sharron (Leeds)