Most Competitive Sports throw up 'Rivalries'-Many Times there is little to Separate the 2
Combatants often when Both are on Top of Their Game!-LEONARD-HEARNS in Boxing
for Example!-But it was always Exciting to see a 'Fierce' Rivalry between 2 Protagonists
of Different STYLES and SKILLS! Now THAT made for Some Explosive Encounters!
Two such Wrestlers-Both coming into The Professional Ranks in the Early 1970's-were
MARK ROLLERBALL ROCCO and The MASKED KUNG FU!!
The 100 m.p.h.'Master of Disaster' against the-Pretty Fast hinself- Master of the Martial
Arts!!-These Two Top Level Wrestlers Fought many Times!
Around 1974-1975-The MASKED KUNG FU was getting Wins and Draws over ROCCO-
But after ED HAMILL Lost his MASK-Verdicts Started going the other way!
Here's a Few Snapshot Moments from these Battles that raged up and down the Country!
Starting with an Encounter on a Solid Bill at CROYDON's FAIRFIELD HALLS!
ROCCO Hails from SALFORD!
MAIN MASK
I remember they were building to a big Rocco vs. Kung Fu showdown at the Royal Albert Hall in 1982, but Kung Fu jumped to Stampede. Rocco ended up facing Steve McHoy at the RAH, which was a strange replacement for Kung Fu, but Rocco made the most of it.