Greetings grapple fans.
Here I am again, still going through my catalogue of wrestlers from the golden days.
Most of our contributors on this site will definitely remember the inimitable Peter Kaye, professional wrestler and showjumper from Lancashire.
With both his flamboyant and unpredictable wrestling style, Peter was an absolute favourite of mine, but where is he now?
Your comments please guys.
Steve.
When I was very young wrestling fan I did not like Peter 'Tally-Ho' Kaye because he wrestled as a villain and I always cheered for the 'good guys'. But then I saw him on the 1980 BBC TV show The Big Time, with Esther Rantzen, when he trained Rip Rawlinson for his Royal Albert Hall debut bout and he came across as a really likeable person.
When I watch old World of Sport bouts now I can see what a great act Peter Kaye put on as a villain and he is one of my favourite wrestlers to watch. His bouts are always entertaining and I love watching him to see how he wound up the crowd.
I am really pleased to hear that he is still with us and I hope that my best wishes could be passed on to him by Dana.
That's great Dana,
We are active here precisely for news like yours.
To be able to include Peter Kaye fully on our lists of Living Greats, as posted at the top of this forum board, we really need to know when his first paid bout was? Can you find out, please?
Hi Guys, he is still with us. I am just reading all your comments just now which has put a lovely smile on his face. I’m his daughter in law. So thanks for talking about him.
Tally Ho Kaye, was great in his time. He helped to train many wrestlers including Rip Rawlinson for his Royal Albert Hall match against Golden Ace, John Naylor.
Sadly Hack you are indeed correct, Peter has no interest at all in discussing his wrestling days. Another one along similar lines is Terry Rudge, approximately two years ago I got a phone number for Terry and Bill Bridges rang him up only to find that Terry had returned to the UK (he had been living in France) and was now living roughly 20 minutes from The Bridges pub. However, whilst Terry told Bill he absolutely loved every single minute of his wrestling career he did not wish to meet up with anyone from those days and despite Bills best efforts he could not persuade him otherwise.
I heard from someone in the last couple of years can't remember who that he is still living in Yorkshire but has no interest in talking about his wrestling days. Maybe he will pop up and prove us wrong.
There was a time that he never seemed to be away from Newcastle City Hall, we used to joke he slept under the ring, never a fan favourite, but was one of those trusted wrestlers who they could put in with anyone and make them look good. He does seem to have fallen of the face of the earth. Maybe when he retired he decided to close that chapter of his life and move on.