Just before The book comes out I thought it would be interesting to get to Heritage roots and see what memories we have of pre-tv Nagasaki.
For my part I remember we were fascinated by his skirt. And we were unable to pronounce his name. When you went to a live show then and the wrestler hadn't been on tv, there were no Waltonisms in existence to tell us what to think.
I remember the move he favoured was the push back to the ropes and spring back into the crossed arms.
Oh, and by the way, in the sixties he WAS Japanese. There was no doubt about that. His skin was so pale. No doubt at all.
What other memories do you have of Sixties Nagasaki?
I had half expected Kendo to have fought Hussey most nights that first week. Just shows you never can tell.
As it happens he had fought Bengochea in Wales on the Wednesday so they should have had an understanding for that Wryton match on the Friday.
Other opponents that first week were Francis Sullivan and Terry O'Neil.