On this day 26th April
In 1923 the birth of Ken Joyce
In 1934 Promoters Jack and maurice Bodinetz were fined £25 for selling tickets to a show at Shepherd Bush without declaring the entertainment tax.
In 1935 Douglas Clark defeated Jack Pye to keep British heavyweght title at Bradford.
I bet he was too. We had a discussion about this some time ago. I think it was said at the time that on Dale Martin bills if a lower weight wrestler was matched with a heavyweight they billed that as heavyweight and not catchweight. But then Logan wasn't a heavyweight either, Casanova wasn't light heavy so looks like Catchweight to me.
Surprised that John Casanova is billed as a heavyweight versus Steve Logan
Wrestling overseas today, Tinker Todd (Ramon Napolitano) defeated Johnny Walker in Lexington, North Carolina, USA, on this day in 1958.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1972:-
Pat Roach (W) v Wayne Bridges (mid-week, late night TV show)
26 April 1924
Birth of Ray Apollon
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On This Day-26TH APRIL 1958 at HANLEY-We See BILL HOWES Taking-On
BERT ROYAL in The Main Bout!
Other Top Notables On This Show too Including ERNIE RILEY-ERIC TAYLOR
and JUMPIN' JIM HUSSEY!!
MAIN MASK
Wrestling overseas today, our own Geoff Portz was in winning ways, beating Chin Lee, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, in this day back in 1972.
On our TV screens, on this day back in 1969: -
Mick McManus/Steve Logan (W) v Vassilios Mantopolous/Armand Zarpanalian
George Kidd (W) v Leon Fortuna
Les Kellett (DQ) v Abe Ginsberg-DISQ