(Sorry, no belts or titles in this niche topic)
So just a sideline, but it has always intrigued me and I'd be glad of any answers.
The wrestler goes to the ring is a state of almost total undress, all his belongings left behind in the dressing room. Wallet, car keys, documents. The lot.
Back in the dressing room we have at least six other guys. Some perhaps buddies, some perhaps unknowns. Maybe all are unknowns. Maybe our wrestler hasn't even hit it off with them - or maybe he "doesn't speak a word of English."
Are we expecting an excessive amount of communal honesty that over the years nobody's personal effects were ever tampered with or stolen?
As in any work scenario, there must have been some guys who were down on their luck and trying to make ends meet; perhaps ex-cons struggling to avoid temptation.
How did this aspect of the business work?
Thanks for your replies but I just cannot accept it was all so hunky-dory as you all say.
Only this week we have wrestlers swigging the raffle whisky.
Lots of wrestlers didn't get on, but just at a simple level of leaving your wallet, car keys, money, ID, even with local "Queens" - it just doesn't work. Every time McManus went in the ring, half of the other wrestlers or more would have wanted to "do" him.