Johnny Rainbow was around quite a bit between August 1967 and February 1969. All his matches were in the North East (Tyneside, Teeside) and Scotland. Opponents included Alan Simpson (quite a few times), Mick McMichael (lost 2-0), Mir Zaffer Ealam, Tony Elsden, Ray Clarke and Dave Barrie. Dont know anything about him.
Our overseas Wrestler today is Anglo Italian's favourite, the one and only Alan Garfield, who faced Johnny Harmon at Niagra Falls, Canada, on this day in 1954.
This was from Preston and I was there. Kidd won with an agonising surfboard and the referee had to cradle lift Gilmour off the hold. I seem to recall Sands won 2-0, but am probably mistaken.
He only came out when the sun was shining.
Not a name I remember and I was a pretty regular attendee at the city hall
Johnny Rainbow was around quite a bit between August 1967 and February 1969. All his matches were in the North East (Tyneside, Teeside) and Scotland. Opponents included Alan Simpson (quite a few times), Mick McMichael (lost 2-0), Mir Zaffer Ealam, Tony Elsden, Ray Clarke and Dave Barrie. Dont know anything about him.
Tibor wrestling overseas, on this day in 1964
Working overseas today, Les Thornton defeated Tokyo Tom in Amarillo, Texas, on this day in 1973.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1975:-
Heavyweight: Mal Kirk v Steve Veidor (Croydon) (DQ)
Light-Heavyweight: Robby Baron (Sydenham) (0) v Johnny Kwango (Lagos) (F)
Middle-Heavyweight: Colin Bennett (Bradford) (F) v Mick McManus (New Cross) (KO)
1963. A win for Logan and McManus and a two falls to one win for Mancelli.
John Hall v Clive Myers did the rounds for 18 months before Clive started his rise. I can only imagine he had been a slow learner:
01 February 1951
Death of Douglas Clark
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At the Palais in 1968.
Three Visits to Coventry.
Our overseas Wrestler today is Anglo Italian's favourite, the one and only Alan Garfield, who faced Johnny Harmon at Niagra Falls, Canada, on this day in 1954.
On our TV's on this day in 1964: -
George Kidd (RSF) v Ian Gilmour
Eric Taylor (DQ) v Arthur Ricardo
Eric Sands (2) v Barry Cannon (1)