The Immortal Les Kellett who made people laugh when he dodges against Leon Arras tried back handed chop is the great wrestling match when he smacks his man across the face and the following year with the late Alan Dennison and he punched Les also Joe D'Orazio sent Dennison back to the dressing room and Kellett is the winner in the spring of 1975.
The Great Battles alongside Jackie Pallo at The Royal Albert Hall London on Wednesday May 27th 1970 and he wrestled with Mick McManus in 1969 & His Sworn Enemy Steve Logan,The Iron Man of The South.
The Great Professional Wrestler Funny-Hard Nut is the immortal Les Kellett.
Terry Christie,Sunderland
Peter
"In his own way he had as much to do with the decline of British Wrestling as the dreaded Crabtree. Tired predictable routines which led many potential fans to turn off.'
But Kellett wasn't overused in the way Big Daddy was. He was genuinely popular with a cross section of audiences when he left JP. Kellett worked every night in the sixties when Joint were putting on 20 - 30 shows a night. Daddy was working every night when they put on 3 or 4.
Kellett may well be guilty of leaving Joint, going on way, way too long and becoming tired and predictable, but by then he was confined to small halls and clubs with no TV exposure. So I don't agree he turned as many people off as the Crabtrees.
In his own way he had as much to do with the decline of British Wrestling as the dreaded Crabtree. Tired predictable routines which led many potential fans to turn off
I always enjoyed him and remarkable that some wrestlers could stay injury free or carry the odd injury and maybe modify their style as they got older.
Not sure who the best opponent was for me. I think perhaps Abe Ginsberg would be my choice. A match like that would be on my wish list.
One thing I never found was that Les was boring. Yes, it was a well rehearsed routine but he always made me laugh. I don't think I saw him after leaving Joint and yet he went on for a good few years, probably quite a few too many. But then he's hardly the only one to be criticised for that.
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Les was a tough guy. He once hit me and I saw stars! I was not wrestling him but doing a sub reffing job! He disagreed with a warning I gave him! Eddie Rose (Manchester).
But he became such a bore. Same old routine every time. All of which, I gather, he nicked from Bernard Murray. Not a lot of originality.