Plenty of snow and cold weather here today, and I imagine plenty of snow and cold weather in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, on this day, back in 1989, when Johnny Smith (John Hindley) beat Biff Wellington for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling promotion.
On our TV screens, on this day back in 1975: -
Caswell Martin (W. Indies) (F) v The Exorcist (FF)
Sid Cooper (Yorkshire) (0) v Clive Myers (W. Indies) (F)
Johnny Czeslaw (Poland) v Bob Kirkwood (Portsmouth) (submission)
Tag team champions of what exactly?
Wrestling overseas today, Giant Haystacks (as Loch Ness Monster) defeated Hiroshi Yagi, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on this day in 1980.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1975:-
Mid-Heavyweight: Caswell Martin (W. Indies) (F) v The Exorcist (FF)
Welterweight: Sid Cooper (Yorkshire) (0) v Clive Myers (W. Indies) (F)
Heavyweight: Johnny Czeslaw (Poland) v Bob Kirkwood.
08 February 1968
Death of Joe Reid
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The Lincoln poster has no venue possibly because it was so popular in this era everyone knew anyway?
1973 (I have a feeling MM posted one like this recently):
Plenty of snow and cold weather here today, and I imagine plenty of snow and cold weather in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, on this day, back in 1989, when Johnny Smith (John Hindley) beat Biff Wellington for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling promotion.
On our TV screens, on this day back in 1975: -
Caswell Martin (W. Indies) (F) v The Exorcist (FF)
Sid Cooper (Yorkshire) (0) v Clive Myers (W. Indies) (F)
Johnny Czeslaw (Poland) v Bob Kirkwood (Portsmouth) (submission)
Les Thornton and Pat Roach in North America.
Al Hayes too.
Wonder about Karl Von Steiger. German Gimmick , but was not aware that Hans Streiger was there in 1973.
Maybe someone knows otherwise.
Streiger and Thornton certainly worked together even in the late 1950's.
The Lincoln dressing shed(s) must have been a veritable United Nations of languages. Or of broken EnGrish!