Steve Casey from Boston Missing from the A-Z

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!