Firstly ANGLO-You are TOO Self Depracating in My View! Next-I Agree That after The 1970's Wrestling Wasn't as Good! I was Genuinely Heartbroken when KINGS HALL-BELLE VUE Finally Closed in 1981-and I Attended The Last Ever Show-and so did JACK PYE Making a Final Ever Ring Appearance!! KENDO NAGASAKI Retiring in SEPTEMBER 1978 was Another Blow for Me too! I think BRITISH Wrestling was Somewhat 'Reprieved' in The 1980's with ALL STAR getting Part of The T.V. Contract-Satellite Wrestling and also RESLO! Plus We still had a Handful of Highly Skilled Wrestlers left Such As The Likes Of MARK 'ROLLERBALL' ROCCO-DAVE 'FIT' FINLAY-FRANK 'CHIC' CULLEN 'MIGHTY' JOHN QUINN and MARTY JONES!-SKULL MURPHY and PETE ROBERTS! I was Thrilled when KENDO Returned -MASKED Again- in JANUARY 1986!-Although he did a Few Bouts for BRIAN DIXON in 1982! My Final Live Wrestling Show was at STOCKPORT TOWN HALL in 1990! KENDO Topped The Bill!-It was A great Nite Out! I took a Lot of People from Work-The Wives and Partners too! The Girls All thought Wrestling was 'Pat-a-Cake' Stuff! I Booked the WHOLE FRONT Row! They Soon Changed Their Tune when a Big Wrestler Came Over the Top Rope And Virtually Landed in Their Laps!-Ha,Ha!! ROCCO Tells Us in Detail how CRABTREE 'Imploded' The Rosters-Cut The Pay and Lost 'HOME-Grown' Talent!That's Why he Left for ALL STAR and JAPAN-Even Knowing That there was 'No Way Back' for him if it didn't Work Out! Of course Never in Doubt that it would! I too Watched a Great Deal of WWF and WCW in The 1990's! MAIN MASK

I Remember seeing him Live 2 or 3 Times!-I Recall he was 'Stocky' and 'Beefy'!- And didn't Particularly 'Sell' Opponent's Moves to 'Willingly'!! MAIN MASK

KATHLEEN LOOK Left BELLE VUE in Late 1939 and ATHOLL OAKELEY Left and Started Promoting at MANCHESTER's FREE TRADE HALL after her Departure! In 1940 Thru the First Half of 1941 TRAFFORD PARK was being Regularly Bombed by the GERMAN Luftwaffe-and the Risk of 'Stray' Bombs was High! Before JANUARY 1945-there doesn't seem to have been Continuous and Co-Ordinated under Any Aegis Wrestling Promotion(s) So while The ROGERS' might well have been Involved I Think it was More 'Sporadic' than 'Cohesive'! It may have Improved Later in the War Years when the GERMAN Threat to The Docks/Canal/Infrastructure 'Receded' as the Enemy was More and More Forced to Commit Resources to The EAST!! I Disagree with HACK Regarding Programme 'Annotations'-I have Hundreds of Same! On My DECEMBER 1956 Programme it Clearly States That DICK ROGERS is 'Opening Elsewhere in MANCHESTER'!-Obviously Involving Wrestling-Otherwise This 'Comment' would have been Irrelevant to the Programme Entirely!! Also Note The Original Owner's Annotation Regarding SONNY WALLIS'S Death- which was of course Accurate as to the Cause!! MM

But have you Anything for BELLE VUE in 1941 RON? This was the Year KATHLEEN LOOK's Husband Stopped Running The SPEEDWAY! MM

Why Thank You Great Scribe!! The Circus was Always On in the KINGS HALL in JANUARY Thru Early FEBRUARY! MM

Many Thanx RON!-This Saves Me a Job! Programmes started Appearing for JESSIE and DICK ROGERS in JANUARY 1945! Haven't seen ANY for them for The War Years! It Looks Like WRYTON Took Over in Early 1957 as MARTIN CONROY became The Referee!! MM

Doh!-HACK-You are a One! The DECEMBER 1956 Programme States That Wrestling will Return on 23RD FEBRUARY 1957!-It does NOT State with The ROGERS Promotion! Furthermore-in almost 60 Years of Collecting Wrestling Memorabilia I have NEVER seen a ROGERS Programme for 1957! Further Furthermore the DECEMBER 1956 Final ROGERS Programme CLEARLY States that DICK is 'Now Opening a Place in MANCHESTER'-Obviously Elsewhere! I Suppose-Just for you!-I'll have to Trawl Thru My Huge BELLE VUE Original Memorabilia to see if I have a JOINTS Programme for FEBRUARY/MARCH 1957! I merely Put-Up a 1957 DM Programme to Hi-Lite the Change in Format- Rather than Follow a Strict 'Timeline'! MM

Public Warning ANGLO!-For Non-Provision of ANY Evidence!! I'm not Doubting at all you saw NAGASAKI on a PAUL LINCOLN Bill of course! MM

There is very little Chance that KIM KENDO and KENDO NAGASAKI Ever Featured on the Same Bill! 1964-1969-NAGASAKI Campaigned Predominantly in The NORTH for WRYTON but did Venture into The MIDLANDS!-The Furthest NORTH I have KIM KENDO is DUDLEY and LEICESTER so far-See My Original Programmes Below:- MAIN MASK

It seems Sarah that your Grandfather WAS BILLED as Just 'KENDO'! But ALSO as 'KARATE KENDO'!! See Below for 1962 and 1963! Here...... MAIN MASK

You're Very Welcome Sarah!-I have Quite a Few 1960's Programmes-Flyers- Posters Featuring KIM KENDO!-I'll Post some more soon! MAIN MASK

Many Thanx OSTY! Yes!-Most Interesting Indeed! You will Know of course that KIM KENDO also Tagged with ZOLTAN BOSCIK! Here!.... MAIN MASK

GEORGE NUTTALL Definitely Wrestled as George for JOINTS! Here... MAIN MASK

It's Next SUNDAY-ANGLO!-24TH NOVEMBER at FAIRFIELD HALLS in CROYDON! MM

Hi SAX!-Yes-BOB KIRKWOOD told Me Personally that him and DAVE were Mainly the Two WHITE ANGELS! He said that he was also L'ANGE BLANC a Different Foil for DOCTOR DEATH! Regarding AL HAYES-After his Unmasking by DD in APRIL 1962 at GRANADA TOOTING-He Passed The WHITE ANGEL 'Mantle' to TONY CASSIO along with his Original WHITE ANGEL Robes!-As you Know TONY's Daughter is Very Good Friend of Mine and she STILL has 'JUDO' AL's Original ANGEL ROBES-I've Seen them-Except for The WHITE MASK which TONY gave away to a Fan in a Pub!!@?! MM

DAVE LARSON was a Very Good Wrestler and a Superb and Reliable Worker for PAUL LINCOLN!-Very Versatile-He was One Half of The WHITE ANGELS-with BOB KIRKWOOD and a Stable Stalwart!-As has been mentioned-One of his Other Incarnations was as BATMAN!-He was a Great Ambassador for The Sport!! MAIN MASK

Great Piece ANGLO! I have been a Serious Observer of The KENDO NAGASAKI Phenomenon from The Beginning in 1964! KENDO is Simply Unique! A Large Part of My Wrestling Experiences Spanning Many Decades always Revolved around him! And the Vehicle of KENDO NAGASAKI Works for Everyone because..... There is NO Face!-Ever Mysterious-Even Today-There is NO Sporting Character remotely like him!-ROCCO Describes him as a 'Genius'! We have All been Most Fortunate to Witness This Phenomenon! As he always does-he will make a Success of This-his Latest Incarnation! Next Time I see him-I will Mention your Sentiments ANGLO! The LEGEND Lives On-and as KENDO says-'Onwards'! MAIN MASK

I Think They are Mini Works of Art JOHN!!-The Amount of Care in Compilation- and Such a Wealth of Detail! I have a great Many from 1933 Onwards!! MM

RON!-ST.GEORGES was a District in MANCHESTER in the 1890s! I Know This as it is Stated on My Grandmother's BIRTH Certificate!! MAIN MASK

Yes! ANGLO-Let's not Lose Sight of what We can SEE!! PAUL LINCOLN was an Absolute Master Of Publicity and Promotional Skills! If he was using BOB ANTHONY as KAMIKAZE-he could have utilised OSTY's Image-or Similar on Dozens of GRANADA Leisure Wrestling Programmes- See Below!.....He DIDN'T!-As you say The Publicity Shot of KAMIKAZE with The Short Kaftan-Style Coat-Fancy and Oriental Appears! Also Supported By My Snippet from The Wrestler-Go to the Top here! Secondarily-THIS Photo is an Exact Match in Size and Stature for MODESTO ALEDO on My HULL Programme Cover!! Thirdly only Last AUGUST I was Personally with BOB ANTHONY-and I have a few of his Bouts on DVD!-He is TALLER than ALEDO-and 60 Years ago he was Probably 2" or so Taller than now-as most of Us 'Shrink' somewhat with Age! Fourthly ANTHONY was Wrestling at least 1 Stone Heavier than ALEDO- I believe you can see this in OSTY's Photo! So while BOB may have done a Few Matches as 'KAMIKAZE'-it's Pretty Conclusive-as ANGLO-Points out!-That he WASN'T THE KAMIKAZE!! Separately as a Matter of Connected Interest:-The Renowned Painter and Artist PETER BLAKE-of SGT. PEPPERS Fame- has been an Avid Wrestling Fan since 1947!-He Shares with Myself a Fascination and Fondness for Top MASKED Wrestlers!-So much so that he in fact did a Series of Paintings Depicting Hooded Combatants!!-These Include Famously KENDO NAGASAKI and ZEBRA KID!-He Thought that KAMIKAZE was Colourful and Interesting enough to Include in This Series!!-With his OWN Slant of course!! MAIN MASK