I saw this list of winners on another forum (http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=004781;p=0) and was interested to know mroe about the tourament, its prestigue and what it mean for the winners. I read (maybe on this forum/site) that Kendo was not invited to participate, was this to keep the tournament more legitiate and away from more flashy/gimmicky characters?
Finally were any of tournaments broadcast on World of Sport?
Many thanks.
YEAR -- WINNER -- DEFEATED
1956 DENNIS MITCHELL [GBR] Jim Olivera
1957 no tournament held
1958 TIBOR SZAKACS [HUN] Bill Verna
1959 TIBOR SZAKACS [HUN] unknown
1960 TIBOR SZAKACS [HUN] Ray Hunter
1961 BILLY ROBINSON [GBR] Joe Cornelius
1962 TIBOR SZAKACS [HUN] Bruno Elrington
1963 JOHN DA SILVA [NZL] Josef Zaranoff
1964 GORDON NELSON [CAN] Steve Veidor
1965 STEVE VEIDOR [GBR] Bruno Elrington
1966 STEVE VEIDOR [GBR] Ian Campbell
1966 (Dec) TIBOR SZAKACS [HUN] Bruno Elrington
1967 no tournament held
1968 WOLFGANG STARCK [GER] Jim Hussey
1969 BRUNO ELRINGTON [GBR] Tibor Szakacs
1970 GEORGE GORDIENKO [CAN] Bruno Elrington
1971 STEVE VEIDOR [GBR] Mal Kirk
HRH PRINCE PHILLIP TROPHY
1963 TIBOR SZAKACS [HUN] John Da Silva
Thank you so much for your replies.
Did any tournaments ever get televised?