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
Hi Chris, I think that was a listing I posted elsewhere. I managed to add a few more details. Here you go: ROYAL ALBERT HALL TROPHY
YEAR WINNER DEFEATED
1956 DENNIS MITCHELL [GBR] Jose Olivera 29th Feb
1957 no tournament held
1958 TIBOR SZAKACS [HUN] Bill Verna 21st May
1959 TIBOR SZAKACS [HUN] John Da Silva 27th May
1960 TIBOR SZAKACS [HUN] Ray Hunter or Ray Apollon 18th May
1961 BILLY ROBINSON [GBR] Joe Cornelius 24th May
1962 TIBOR SZAKACS [HUN] Bruno Elrington 10/20 Jun
1963 JOHN DA SILVA [NZL] Josef Zaranoff 17th April
1964 GORDON NELSON [CAN] Steve Veidor 17th June
1965 STEVE VEIDOR [GBR] Bruno Elrington 9th June
1966 STEVE VEIDOR [GBR] Ian Campbell 13th April
1966 (Dec) TIBOR SZAKACS [HUN] Bruno Elrington 14th Dec
1967 no tournament held
1968 WOLFGANG STARCK [GER] Jim Hussey 17th April
1969 BRUNO ELRINGTON [GBR] Tibor Szakacs 2nd April
1970 GEORGE GORDIENKO [CAN] Bruno Elrington 22nd April
1971 STEVE VEIDOR [GBR] Mal Kirk 28th April
HRH PRINCE PHILLIP TROPHY aka INTERNATIONAL WRESTLING TOURNAMENT TROPHY
1963 TIBOR SZAKACS [HUN] John Da Silva 22nd May
VIEWSPORT TROPHY
1972 STEVE VEIDOR [GBR] Tibor Szakacs 26th April
WORLD OF SPORT TAG TEAM TROPHY
1972 IGNATIUS BORG & TONY BORG Zoltan Boscik & Peter Szakacs 26th April
Other KO tournaments:
1954 also an 8-man tournament on April 28th with BERT ROYAL defeating STEVE LOGAN in the final (middleweights?)
1969 also a 4-man tournament on Dec 10th, with SEAN REGAN defeating BRUNO ELRINGTON in the final
1978 also a 6-man tournament on January 18th, with LEE BRONSON defeating JOHN WILSON in the final
1981 also a 4-man tournament on April 22nd, with MARK ROCCO defeating MARTY JONES in the final (1 fall)