Journalist and wrestling enthusiast Thomas Brace produces the Headlock History podcast series, exploring the history of British professional wrestling from the golden era to the present day.
"After 1965, Hack? That's a bit harsh, don't you think?"
Okay, I didn't express myself well. I only remember "after 1965" and they were good years, quality starting to deteriorate around 1976 or 77 I would say. Maybe even a year or two later as I was happily paying my money until 77 or 78.
What I was referring to was that from when I started going in 1965 audiences were visibly reducing. Preston Joint shows went from fortnightly to every three weeks, to monthly. The listings on the back page of The Wrestler showed this was not isolated. Compare the number of shows in 1965 to 1972 to see just how they reduced. Then look back to 1962, and see that 1965 was already on a downward trend. Televised shows sometimes seemed to be less than capacity, I don't recall that being the case in 1965.
So it was not a comment on quality, but I definitely always thought the writing was on the wall.
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"After 1965, Hack? That's a bit harsh, don't you think?"
Okay, I didn't express myself well. I only remember "after 1965" and they were good years, quality starting to deteriorate around 1976 or 77 I would say. Maybe even a year or two later as I was happily paying my money until 77 or 78.
What I was referring to was that from when I started going in 1965 audiences were visibly reducing. Preston Joint shows went from fortnightly to every three weeks, to monthly. The listings on the back page of The Wrestler showed this was not isolated. Compare the number of shows in 1965 to 1972 to see just how they reduced. Then look back to 1962, and see that 1965 was already on a downward trend. Televised shows sometimes seemed to be less than capacity, I don't recall that being the case in 1965.
So it was not a comment on quality, but I definitely always thought the writing was on the wall.