Very interesting to see Ken Shaw on the Hove programme.From memory he was a strong skilful wrestler who for whatever reason was never really promoted properly by Dale Martin and he gradually disappeared from the wrestling scene in the mid 1960's. I wonder why.
I am assuming that Big Jim Moran is the main event giant, although the terrible spelling of Gargantua makes me wonder.
Incredible line under his name as well, "...who claims he is not 7ft...", I thought Wrestling promotion was all about embellishing the facts, not toning them down!
On This Day-20TH JULY-They Tried to Blow-Up HITLER!!....Meanwhile....
Over at HOVE- We See CLAY THOMSON Tagging with STEVE VEIDOR against
FRANK HURLEY and JOHN HENRY YEARSLEY!!
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20 July 1937
Johanfesson challenged two Grantham clergymen to a wrestling match after they campaigned to get wrestling banned.
Guargantia? Too big a name to handle. Looks like a Wryton show but I think grahambrooks told us once that Conroy organised them.
Who was promoting in Rhyl in 1968?, Orig?
I am assuming that Big Jim Moran is the main event giant, although the terrible spelling of Gargantua makes me wonder.
Incredible line under his name as well, "...who claims he is not 7ft...", I thought Wrestling promotion was all about embellishing the facts, not toning them down!
Yesterday it was Pok Chop against Penzy. Today they're in tag together.
It had all got so sloppy.
Most fans would have been unaware. But those of us who were involved in the results swapping network discovered these things.
To The Day-TUESDAY-20TH JULY at The FESTIVAL PAVILION in SKEGGY-
We See a Cracking Bill Topper- WILD ANGUS versus BRITISH HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion- GWYN DAVIES!! ++ Big 'Scary and Wild' Photo of ANGUS!! ++
DYNAMITE KID and KING BEN Here too!!
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Wrestling certainly gave an opportunity for overseas travel before it became commonplace.
Wrestling overseas today, Vic Hessle was on the losing end of a match, against Rafael Blasco, in Cartagena, Spain, on this day in 1957.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1968: -
Tom Dowie v Colin Joynson
Chic Purvey v Jeff Kay
Andy Robbins v Jim Hussey