In the Times Obituary of Dickie Davies reference is made to Professional Wrestling coming from "Northern Venues and Working Mens Clubs".To take 1965 as just one example the venues listed in the excellent ITV Wrestling website demonstrate that if anything more of the venues were in the south and usually prestigious buildings within individual cities and towns
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There was certainly wrestling in clubs, working mens and others, but these were usually independent shows. Bouts were not widely publicised, sometimes limited to a handwritten notice board in the club. This anonymity enabled Joint wrestlers to moonlight in relative safety. It's very unlikely any of these venues would be televised.