Le Hippy as just mentioned was a very topical ring name in 1968. And on that same Paris bill, so was Batman.
So my mind wanders to think of UK wrestlers who took their names from current affairs or tv shows?
I started with seven of my own and am adding everybody's contributions:
Le Hippy
Batman
Catweazle
Kung Fu
The Exorcist
Liverpool Skinheads
Hells Angels
Spartacus
"Rollerball" Mark Rocco
Les Blousons Noirs/French Teddy Boys
The Rockers
Big Daddy
The Untouchables (Graham and Arras)
Les Incorruptables (The Untouchables in French, Kirkwood and Bridges)
Carver Doone
Jack Dempsey
King Kong (Emil Czaja and Mal Kirk)
Kojak Kirk
Quasimodo.
Scarface Laval.
The Ghoul
The Mighty Quinn
Power Rangers
Bullwhip Griffin (Hack knows a film; Hack knows a wrestler)
Elephant Boy
Ray Charles
Widespread use of probably genuine military ranks in wartime.
Wild Tarzan, Tarzan Johnny Wilson. And other Tarzans.
Dr Blood.
Bruce Welch of The Shadows. (Hack knows a wrestler)
Young Apollo and other Apollos
Stubby Kaye
Spiderman.
Tom Thumb.
Taras Bulba
Karate Kid
The Artful Dodgers
Johnny Saint.
Boston Blackie (Powerlock is Number One Fan)
The Barons
Robby Baron
Cheri Bibi
Hurricane Smith
Under review
Bert Royal
Can you think of any more?
"Black Knight in King Arthur.
Historic but Fiction."
Very good, Ron. He is now upgraded from limbo.
But he is on the HISTORICAL list because thas where the historic ones go.