Wrestling giants-were they box office or not?

Haystacks was always a draw for me, but on reflection, his matches were very samey and predictable. I am talking from a mid 80's onwards perspective. There is something David and Goliath about a really big guy and for centuries we have wanted the small man to take him down.

I disagree slightly.

There were so very many venues on the Joint Promotions circuit 1960 to 1975 that there wasn't much chance for over-exposure. Top wrestlers got shared around sparingly.

I certainly had more than my fill of Mick McManus but that was his own selfishness; and then of course Czeslaw and Torontos and Elijah and Holton, who just stayed south.

But the big names and the big guys moved around the country. I only saw Gargantua a couple of times and both were exciting. Magnificent Maurice put on a great show. Wild Ian Campbell made a great entrance. John Kowalski was always credible and a great scowling heel when necessary.

But to answer Sir's question: certainly big guys' big heights and weights added greatr appeal and drawing power to any poster, regardless of how they then performed in the ring,

it was common practice as you say Romeo for the big guys as well as the notorious heels , champions etc to do the round so to speak, 2-3 months in a territory then move on, they would head off and another would take his place and it would start again

Wrestling is/was full of larger than life characters, so giants fit in well. It's a bit like seeing the tall man at the circus when you are a kid.

Good at actually wrestling?, variable, I would say.

In the USA, Andre the Giant virtually never lost, so eventually it would hurt box office, promoters running out of people to put him in the ring with, so he moved from territory to territory, and country to country, quite frequently.

Haystacks was good box office over here, although his true height is debatable (and has been a subject of debate on here).