THE FIRST ROYAL BROS. TAG CONTESTS.
Hi all Re onfollowing the BLACK DIAMONDS write up recently especialy against The Royals ,could anyone tell me when the royals had there first bout as the royals. The first one i can find was at TROWELL Dec. 10th. 1963. Could someone find any earlier dates please .
Hope all of you are keeping well.
Ian P.
September 28th 1963 - Vic and Bert as "The Royals" beat Alan Colbeck and Ivan Penzekoff.
That is the earliest I have seen so far.
Great to see Vic Hesselle on the same bill with Bert and Vic.
Noticed along the way that Bert Royal tagged with Keith Williamson before Vic.
They were also quick to push the Faulkner name whilst Lew Faulkner was still wrestling , common knowledge in Bolton yet often questioned by others.
Many thanks for replying lads. It looks as if the Trowell bill was the earliest to be found.
Many thanks again. Keep well, Ian.
The first TV appearance as a tag team was 21 December 1963
1964 seems to be the boom year for tag with many halls not bothering in 1963.
However i did find a few and the earliest I can find at this point is this one.