Wrestling overseas today, Adrian Street, Esq., was in fine form, beating US Wrestler, Dusty Rhodes, in West Palm Beach, Florida, on this day in 1983.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1964: -
Joe Cornelius (W) v Earl Maynard
Modesto Aledo (Spanish lightweight champion) v Ted Hannan (W)
Peter Rann v Ken Joyce (W)
Monty Swann v Ray Fury (Southern area light-heavyweight champion) (W)
Wrestling overseas today, Judo Al Hayes (as Lord Alfred Hayes) and Les Thornton defeated Hank James and Don Fargo in Lubbock, Texas, on this day in 1973.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1970:-
Les Kellett (DQ) v Hans Streiger
Masambula (W) v Jack Martin
Pete Roberts v Steve Bell (1)
16 May 1960
Ernie Riley successfully defended his British light heavyweight championship against John Allan in York.
On this day the birth of Rex Gable
https://www.wrestlingheritage.co.uk/rex-gable
In 1947 the British Wrestling Board of Control, which had been formed to introduce the Lord Mountevans Rules was dissolved.