WRYTON 1953

Thanks Ron, appreciate. So would you say that these four wrestlers were 12st weight limit, which I believe is the middleweight according the old system of weight divisions. And then we have a mwt KO. Another important detail is that Wryton advertised several matches for the world mwt championship at their locations in 1953 involving Chic Purvey, if I remember it right. Almost sure I saw him on the bill either as a contender or as a challenger cannot remember exactly what it was.

Dick and Jessie Rogers ran New Brighton but I don't believe that was until a few years later.

I agree with Ron about the main Wryton halls in 1953, but we can certainly add Willenhall where they started in 1946. Even in 1947 Wryton claimed to be the biggest promoters in the country, but I could never fathom that out. New Brighton has a Wryton look, but on the programme I've got they are not mentioned by name so I think probably not.

As for the weights question, weights in Britain were very fluid. Taylor was light heavyweight champion but would fight heavier men. Flynn was billed as a welterweight. I think Jack Keegan was more of a middleweight and don't know about Tommy Pye, but don't think him a big man.

From Circa 1944 to 1956 Wrestling at KINGS HALL-BELLE VUE-MANCHESTER

Was Run and Promoted by DICK (The DORMOUSE) and JESSIE ROGERS!!+

One of My Old Stomping Grounds-PARR HALL -WARRINGTON- Was Also Run

and Promoted by WRYTON!!

MAIN MASK

They were not big men so wrestled flexibly from maybe middleweight up. I think Eric Taylor could take on the heavies . Danny might have been the smallest.

Very specifically 1953 with certainty I think Chester Drill Hall , Levenshulme Ice Rink , both Fridays. And Victoria Hall Hanley , Saturdays.

Not sure of the exact arrangement at New Brighton , plenty of Bartelli and Conroy presence but don't seem to be spotting Bert Royal for example. Unsure if 1953 saw Wryton in Southport as they lost a venue there in 1950 and I have nothing for 1953. Unsure of Queens Hall Widnes as I have nothing quite that early. The Wryton Wrestlers featured weekly at Liverpool Stadium for Best so maybe a joint venture.

1953 still had many Promoters that never went into Joint , such as Jerry Jeery at Birmingham. Colne could look Wryton but was being run by Billy Riley and I doubt you could call it Wryton by any stretch. The real boom seems to start in the late 1950's with Wryton getting to many towns including most of North Wales but in 1953 I don't think it had popularity.

Not sure when Wryton went into Willenhall . 1953 possibly too early.

And for sure Not belle Vue which was Dick Rogers.

Non in Bolton until 1958.

Hope that helps and maybe Hack or others can add.