On this day seventy years ago the first wrestling show at the Wimbledon Palais.
Coming to Heritage next month further revelations about the greatest rivalry in wrestling, and here they are on this day in 1968
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On this day seventy years ago the first wrestling show at the Wimbledon Palais.
Coming to Heritage next month further revelations about the greatest rivalry in wrestling, and here they are on this day in 1968
How could anything repeated so often be "the fight of a lifetime"?
Wrestling overseas today, Billy Robinson defeated Joe Cornelius, in Shizuoka, Japan, on this day in 1969.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1969:-
Steve Veidor (1) v Josef Molnar (1)
Colin Joynson (W) v Pete Roberts
Billy Howes (W) v Albert Wall
25 January 1931
World middleweight champion claimant Johanfesson beat Van Geyzel to win the World Light Heavyweight Champion.
Our overseas Wrestler today is John Foley, who was on the losing end of a match with Leo Burke, in Saskatoon, Canada, on this day in 1978.
The furthest I had travelled in 1978 was Bournemouth!
On our TV screens on this day in 1975 -
Middleweight: John Naylor (Wigan) (0) v Vic Faulkner (Bolton) (F)
Lightweight: Jim Breaks (Bradford) (SS) v Bobby Ryan (Stoke-on-Trent) (S)
Tag Team: The Rockets (Tug Wilson and Mark Rocco)(FF) v The Barons (Jeff Kaye and Mick McMichael) (F)
Here's a programme with results, as well as another show from the same night in '68: