PETER
Two very good matches on You Tube with Steve Casey from Boston Lincs.A very impressive Professional Wrestler who seems to have been overshadowed by the son of Wild Angus who started as Steve Mcoy and became Steve Casey after the Linconshire wrestler retired.
There is no A-Z entry for the wrestler from Boston but according to the commentary in his fights against King Ben and Liitle Prince he started wrestling,joined the army then appeared on TV in the 1980'S after leaving the army.Surely well worth an entry!
Hack
I haven't heard of this Steve Casey. On ITV wrestling he could certainly have a place in the A-Z if anyone can provide information. I looked at the You Tube match against Little Prince and thought he looked familiar.
Do you think he could be this fellah?
He was billed as Steve Stacey from Essex and was featured in The Wrestler magazine in 1972.
Graham Bawden
Steve Casey`s bouts versus Little Prince, and King Ben Boothman are both very good.
Hack
They are, but what do we know about him?
PETER
His match against King Ben is unusual because it seems to end in a legit knockout
Hack
We have people in this neck of the woods who must know about this fella who looked pretty decent.
PETER
Hope Steve is still alive and perhaps will one day take a look at this website
PETER
Noticed that his fight against King Ben has over 11,000 viewers on You Tube,alot more than some better known wrestlers
rasit huseyin
And how on earth did Steve McHoy become Steve Casey?
PETER
The promoters would not allow two wrestlers to use the same name but once this Steve Casey retired Mchoy was allowed to change his name.There was also at least one Steve Casey in the States.Very popular name for wrestlers!
Hack
I've just come across this thread again and would still like to learn about Steve Stacey.
The Ost
Would this 70s Steve Casey be the same as Steve Stracey (or Steve Stacey) who was billed as holding the Eastern Counties title in 1975?
PETER
Quite possibly as he was from Lincolnshire
Ruslan Pashayev
Boston Lincolnshire, that was HEART OF MEDIEVAL ENGLISH WRESTLING, collars style, shin kicking, one of the most brutal, no protection, real shoes, they had that kind of wrestling till 1930 in the areas around Boston. Yes that was "medieval wrestling" in the 1930's. hard to imagine but thats truth. They also were pushing Christian values that this kind of unmanly style of wrestling is pretty much cannibalism etc. Local preacher would have to make sure in their parish there was NO wrestlers who were doing it the way it was done in lets say 1500's. Benington, near Boston thats where medieval wrestling survived the longest. They told me they called it kickboxing or Lincolnshire Russling usually championships were held in early August every year. By the way there was very famous folk song/ballad from that area - The Lincolnshire Wrestler, it was about an actual person from the late 1700's early 1800's his name was Wm Scrimshaw, he was great undefeated wrestler.
To the best of my knowledge the only place in England where medieval wrestling survived was Lincolnshire, I would be happy to hear more on this subject...just imagine...its like a real time-machine.
Another important detail is that they didnt call it shin kicking like in many other places, they called it russlin...and thats accurate cause in shin kicking wrestling techniques arent allowed, only kicking is legit. But in medieval wrestling kicking was only one of few tactics which they had back then.
PETER
His 1981 match with King Ben now exceeds 14000 views on You Tube which is amazing for a wrestler no one seems to know anything about!
Peter Oct 23, 2019
Would be great if he does make contact
It's not looking good Peter. We last heard from nickij1971 about three or four weeks ago. She said she was going to phone Paul that night but since then we've heard nothing. It's a long time ago and maybe he wasn't interested. That happens, but it would be satisfying to know. I still they Stacey and Casey look alike and find it hard to believe his best friend Mick Collins was mistaken about the Paul Rudean name.
Any more news? We feel so close.
Example of Paul Rudean
nickij1971 1h
@Hack Steve Casey on the right is my godfather Paul Rudderham .. he still lives in Boston . I love watching the YouTube clips of him fight
Thanks nickij1971
Piecing together wrestling history is a bit like doing a jig saw puzzle, without a picture.
You've provided a bit more info to move us along, and find us another photo.
Paul Rudderham is a name I know. He was one of Jack Taylor's wrestlers. He was a friend of Ricky Wiseman, who told me about him years ago. They went to the same school, Kitwood Boys School. Paul and Ricky went to the wrestling together, helped out with setting up the ring and then started to learn to wrestle. He was only 16 when he made his debut, partnering Ricky at the Boston Old Drill Hall. This was 1967.
But Ricky said he was known as Paul Rudean, so now we have the possibility of a third name. I have found Paul Rudean and Steve Stacey wrestling in East Anglia as late as 1976. If you're in touch with your godfather Paul maybe you could ask him to clarify all this, and if we could get more information to give him his own little corner of Heritage that would be great.
Would be great if he does make contact
One of my friends who lives near Boston says his son is Steve Casey daughters boyfriend. Steve is alive and well still living in Lincolnshire. They are not sure of the first photo (Steve stacey) but they will see if they can get Steve to get in touch with wrestling heritage.
His King Ben match now exceeds 15,000 views. The entry in the A-Z is well deserved
I've just watched these two matches again. Kent says that Casey has been a pro for 11 years, which would fit in with Steve Stacey. Not that we've ever listened to Kent in the past.
Steve Casey is now in the A-Z.
I would say yes
OK let's bring this one back up in the hope that someone can provide some more information for an entry.
Question, are these two the same?
It is amazing that his match against King Ben now has over 14000 views and no one can remember him!
I took Ron's advice and asked Tony St Clair.
No luck there. He hadn't heard of Steve Stacey and didn't recollect any other Steve Casey than Steve McHoy.
Steve McHoy did not change his name until 1983 so this must be the missing Steve Casey
Would that not be Steve Casey the son of Angus? As Peter said at the outset his Steve Casey was overshadowed by Steve Casey/McHoy?