It didn't happen Very Often-but Just Once in a While JACKIE 'Mr. TV' PALLO was put in to Fight for a MOUNTEVANS Title and Belt! As he Mainly Wrestled at around 12 Stone 8 Pounds-this was Invariably MIDDLEWEIGHT Honours he was Wrestling for!! Here he is in a XMAS Spectacular at The GRANADA ADELPHI in SLOUGH on DECEMBER 20TH 1968 Challenging The Champion-CLAYTON THOMSON! It's a PAUL LINCOLN PROMOTION! We Know That JACKIE didn't Win The Belt-and Certainly NOT by PINFALL!..As THOMSON was at The Front End of a 3 Year Spell in which he didn't Concede a SINGLE Fall!-And We Know That CLAY didn't Lose his Championship until 1971 when he Came a Cropper against BRIAN 'GOLDBELT' MAXINE!! None of That Stopped PALLO 'Having a Go' Though! Below is My Original GRANADA SLOUGH Flyer and My Original GRANADA Programme For This Festive Event!! MAIN MASK

BRITISH Wrestling has Witnessed TWO 'HITLERS'-OR HAS IT?? Here is HANS HITLER 90 Years Ago-The Winner of 200 Contests??? But did he Die in The Bunker....Or...Did he Escape to ARGENTINA??- Like The Real Fuhrer???- Leaving a Disfigured Doppleganger in BERLIN!!?? MAIN MASK

Your Hero-BOSTON BLACKIE-Takes-On The Mighty HAYSTAX At TREORCHY!! See How I Look After you!! Here....... MAIN MASK

This SUNDAY-We are in The Twilight Weeks of ITV Wrestling!- Venue is The SPA ROYAL HALL in BRIDLINGTON-and The Event Programme is Kinda Curious?#!- NO Pre-Specified Bouts-More Like A 'Tournament'? It can only be Presumed That The 6 Pairings were to be Decided on The Night? Still Plenty of Good Wrestlers on This Bill! MAIN MASK

Here's Some Memorabilia for MARK 'ROLLERBALL' ROCCO Versus MARTY JONES Clashes! Includes a Top of The Bill Match-Up at My Beloved BELLE VUE!- Where ROCCO Challenges JONES for his BRITISH LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Title and Belt! And an Early Programme Photo of MARTY JONES! At OLDHAM Below-you can Bet ROCCO and JONES Contested The Final!! MAIN MASK

I can't Believe it's 5 Years Since We Lost MARK ROLLERBALL ROCCO!1##!! He was Revolutionary in Changing The Sport for the Better and 'Modernising' The Image of Wrestling still stuck in the 1950's/1960's!-With his 100 m.p.h. Hard Hitting Ring Style-His Complete Command of a Myriad Holds and Moves and his Portrayal Of A Great 'Villain'-He Brought Flambuoyance and Flair and Definitely Knew Just Exactly HOW to Raise The Ire of The Crowd! ROCCO was an Absolutely Fabulous Wrestler!!-When he Died-at Just Turned 69 Years of Age-Even Though We Knew he Was Very Poorly-For Me it was STILL The Biggest SHOCK I'd Felt in 21ST Wrestling! As My Homage to MARK Below-I'm Showing Some Memories of his Career from his Early Days to his Last Full Decade in The Sport! Even Today His Bouts Look Fantastic and his Peers have a Lot of Appreciation for His Contribution to The GOLDEN Age of Wrestling in This Country! MARTY JONES Describes him as 'Out of This World' and FRANK 'CHIC' CULLEN Told Me Personally That He gave ROCCO 100% for his Ring Skills and his Dedicated Input to The Business! A Very Tough Competitor-He could Certainly 'Dish it Out' AND Take it too! A BRITISH Champion and a WORLD Champion at HEAVY-MIDDLEWEIGHT- Died 30TH JULY 2020-He is Sadly Missed Indeed! MAIN MASK

Professional Wrestling was Renowned for having Weird and Wonderful Characters! In 1980 yet Another One Popped Up in Our Rings! This Wrestler was So Outrageous he was Banned from his First Scheduled T.V. Bout!-It WASN'T Televised!! This was The AMERICAN DREAM MACHINE! Below here he is at The CRYSTAL ROOMS in HEREFORD Taking-On FRANK 'CHIC' CULLEN! CRAZY CHRIS COLT was Billed as the '9TH Wonder of the World'-I don't Know what Was 'Wondrous' about him?? Not his PUNK Image with Chain Piercings Surely? Did Anyone see This Weird Wrestler Live?? He Wrestled for Both JOINTS and The Independents! MAIN MASK

In The Early 1940's in MANCHESTER-Professional Wrestling was Staged at The ARDWICK STADIUM-A Pugilist Arena Nicknamed 'The BLOOD TUB'!! This STADIUM Stood Opposite The NEW HIPPODROME on ARDWICK GREEN-Just SOUTH of The City Centre on LONDON ROAD! Top Wrestlers of The Time Appeared There including a Very Young BILLY JOYCE!-See Below My Original Flyers!-Dubbed The BLOOD TUB for its Guarantee of Plenty of Claret!-The Venue Was 'Eclipsed' for Wrestling When The Sport Returned to My Beloved KINGS HALL at BELLE VUE-Just Along HYDE ROAD from THE GREEN in 1945 Promoted Big Style Again by DICK and JESSE ROGERS!-Until 1956!-ARDWICK STADIUM is Now Long Since Demolished! On 29TH AUGUST 1938 a New Art Deco Style Building Opened on ARDWICK GREEN- Launched by The Famous Actress MARGARET LOCKWOOD! The Building's Frontage/Main Facade was in Glazed WHITE Terracotta and its Primary Purpose was for Cinema and Variety Shows! In The Early 1960's The Venue began to Host Pop Concerts-and The BEATLES Performed There Twice in 1963 and 1965!-Other Artists Who Appeared Included The ROLLING STONES and IKE and TINA TURNER!-It had a Capacity of 2693! In 1977 The Venue was Rebranded The MANCHESTER APOLLO and Cinema was Dropped From its Entertainment Roster! Which brings Us to 1982 and Our Good Friend BRIAN DIXON Who began Putting On Wrestling Shows at The APOLLO! Below MAIN MASK is Holding My Original Poster for a DIXON Event on SATURDAY 20TH MARCH!-This Show Features his Wife MITZI in The Ladies Tag Match and STEVE VEIDOR Taking-On The Sinister MASKED EXORCIST in The Double Main Event! JON CORTEZ is Still Going and Our Favourite COLIN JOYNSON is The Main Support! So 40 Years!! on from The BLOOD TUB-Thanx to BRIAN DIXON and ALL STAR!-We Still Could Enjoy Great Professional Wrestling at ARDWICK GREEN in MANCHESTER!! MAIN MASK

For This Weekend's Poster We Visit a Rare Venue to Stage Professional Wrestling- STEVENAGE F.C. in 1973!! There is a Double Main Event with MICK MCMANUS Taking-On JOHNNY SAINT and Father and Son Team JACKIE PALLO and JACKIE JUNIOR Battling That Crafty Duo- The ARTFUL DODGERS!! I Met JACKIE Junior at One of The KENT Reunions-Nice Fella but you could tell he was Ill by This Time Sadly!! MICK's Chauffeur ROBBY BARON in Attendance Fighting ALAN SERJEANT!! Plus TIBOR SZAKACS and 'BIG' BRUNO ELRINGTON must have Clashed Hundreds of Times?! All in All-Not a Bad Bill Really!! MAIN MASK

A Weekend Treat for Our Newsletter with 2!! Poster Offerings This Time!! We're at GRANADA KINGSTON on 5TH JULY 1968-and We can Witness The Mysterious WHITE PHANTOMS Taking-On The 'IRON MEN'-MCMANUS and LOGAN! ANGLO's Fave 'Turbulent' Sir ALAN GARFIELD is in with 'GOLDEN BOY?' MIKE MARINO! JACKIE PALLO is Featured As Well! Great YELLOW Flyer with Big Chunky BLACK and RED INKS! Also:- We're Visiting The EMPIRE in HACKNEY in 1963 for a LINCOLN-ALEXANDER Promotion 'A Sensational All Star Bill'!-Headlined with 'JUDO' AL HAYES Versus 'Golden Boy' MIKE MARINO!-In These Years This Pair must have Fought Dozens of Times?! 3 Other PAUL LINCOLN 'Stalwarts' Feature-and We have a Title 'Eliminator' for The BRITISH MIDDLEWEIGHT Belt!!-Involving the Excellent TONY CHARLES!! Such FAB Wrestling in The 1960's!! MAIN MASK

This Weekend's Poster is for The ROYAL ARENA-THEATRE ROYAL in PORTSMOUTH-in 1963! The Top Bout Features a Super Clash between The MASKED ZEBRA KID and The Future BRITISH HEAVYWEIGHT Champion-ALBERT WALL! Plus My Friend TONY CASSIO Who Takes-On JIM RAWLINGS! We also Have-For Me- a bit of a 'Mis-Match' Weight-Wise with BRIXTON's 'IRON MAN' STEVE LOGAN in with Mr. Universe JOHN LEES who is a Few Stone Heavier??? Finally One of ANGLO's Favourites-LEON FORTUNA tries to 'Out-Muscle' ALAN DENNISON! I Love The RED and BLUE INKS on These Posters!! Super Item!! MAIN MASK

It's Now Time Again to Climb Aboard Our Wrestling TARDIS and Visit Some Shows Over 90 Years Ago!! We're Setting The Calibration Dials to 1934-1935 and The Destination to BRADFORD in ENGLAND and The OLYMPIA Stadium!! ANGLO-HACK and The MAIN MASK will be Reviewing These Wrestling Evenings as We Hover Over These Two Years in The Mid 1930's!! So Off We Go Hurtling Back almost A Century to FRIDAY 9TH NOVEMBER 1934!! There's a Thick Smoky Atmosphere as We Arrive as GOLDEN HAWK Takes-On GENTLEMAN JIM In The HEADLINER!-The GREAT WHITE OWL is Here!-So too is WILD BOAR WILKIE!! Also CHICK ROLFE as We Witness 4 'Rough and Tumble' Bouts!-But We Don't have to Pay the 6 Shillings for Our Best Seats!! HACK Hands The SURFER of The SKYWAYS Our Souvenir Poster As We Must Travel On to The Next Show in The Next Year!! Staying Exactly Where We are In Space!-We Move Forward Just a Few Weeks In Time to FRIDAY 18TH JANUARY 1935! We Watch a 'Never Seen Before Here' Evening with MIKE DEMITRE in A SUPER Contest against MAURICE LITCHFORD! Well WILD BOAR WILKIE Certainly Likes it here at The OLYMPIA Stadium-He's back again! ANGLO Grabs Our Souvenir Poster ad We're Leaving a Lively Night's Wrestling-Moving Just a Few Months Forward!! In Only Seconds We're Materialising on FRIDAY 24TH MAY 1935 in The Noisy BRUNSWICK Stadium on a Warm SUMMER's Night for This RELWYSKOW Evening Of Professional Wrestling!-And you've Guessed it WILKIE's Appearing Yet Again Fighting The Exotically Named CANDY KID!!- He's The 'Million Dollar Wrestler'!This Show Features DEVALTO As Well! Maybe We Should get These Athletes of YesterYear to Autograph Our Event Poster??!! To and Fro We Go-Forward in Time 5 Months to 4TH OCTOBER 1935 as We Arrive to Witness 'Four Wonderful Bouts'!!-Well No WILD BOAR Tonight but We CAN See CYCLONE STOCKTON in with CHOCO CLAYTON-Looks Like There's to be a £25.00 A Side 'Side Stake' A Very Tidy Sum for These Times!-We Also have CHICK ROLFE Facing GERMAN Opposition in FRITZ SCHULTZE!! Doesn't Time Fly?-We Must Leave Already Clutching Our Special Poster!! Our TARDIS Whirrs Thru a Few More Days and Lands Us on FRIDAY 25TH OCTOBER 1935 Where 8 'International Wrestlers Meet On One Bill'!!-We Note We can See CANDY KID again and also Appreciate an Appearance by VAL CERINO!!-Top of The Bill is JIM BURNETT in a Match with BERT MANSFIELD!-HACK Passes The Poster to MM!-And we can Squeeze in One More Visit For This Trip!- Our Final Show for This Year of 1935 as We Arrive On FRIDAY 1ST NOVEMBER! Our Night of ALL-IN WRESTLING Features a Main Bout Between THE GOLDEN HAWK and RAY ST. BERNARD!! We can Check-Out The 'Karate Sounding' CHOPPER SIMS and MAURICE LITCHFORD Returns! ANGLO Collects Our YELLOW Souvenir Poster and After Another Great Night We Must Leave OLYMPIA! We Now Return to Our Own Time Zone and Head Home to 2025! Having Seen Some Hard and Tough Contests Over 90 Years Ago We can Salute All These Now Long Gone Wrestlers for Their Efforts to Keep The Wrestling Public Entertained!-Miraculously Our Precious Souvenir Poster Works of Art have Survived Almost a Century with Only Minimal Wear and Tear! So Until Our Next TARDIS Trip Back Thru The Mists of Time!........... MAIN MASK

We've Passed JUNE 21ST Already!!-Yikes!-Time is Just Zooming By! This Year's Longest Day has gone!!-To Mark its Passing-Here's 2 Great Posters from Yesteryear:- Starting with 1938!!-At The NEW STADIUM in MIDDLESBROUGH!- Headlining is That Evil ALI THE WICKED Taking-On BULL DAGNAS! BOB MCNAB is here-Plus The Great Named 'ROUGH HOUSE' BAKER!! I Love These 1930's/1940's RELWYSKOW Posters with Their Wealth of Detail! And This One has 7!!!!!!! Wrestler's Photos to Check-Out!! Now Fast Forward 28 Years!! to 1966-and We're at The SPA ROYAL HALL in BRIDLINGTON! The Top Bout Features The 'SENSATIONAL ' RICKI STARR Up Against The Excellent TONY CHARLES! Plus yet Another KELLETT Versus LOGAN 'IRON MAN' Encounter and JIM BREAKS 'Punching Above His Weight' Fighting Super Strong ALAN DENNISON! MIKE MARINO is in with SILENT ONE HARRY KENDALL in The 4TH Contest! Again I Love The RED and BLUE INKS on These 1960's Posters! SO Colourful!! BOTH These Posters are Mini 'Works of Art'!! MAIN MASK

Yet Another Match-Up That I Have Only seen Billed Once was Staged at MADELEY STREET BATHS In HULL in 1963! FRANCE's MASKED WHITE ANGEL Enjoyed an Undefeated Run for Several Years until he came to Our Shores in MAY 1962 to Face Our Own THE MASK in a MASK versus MASK Contest at LEEDS! The ANGEL was Finally Defeated and Revealed to be FRANCISCO PINA-In Reality a SPANIARD!! So by the Time he gets to HULL Eighteen MONTHS Later to Fight Our 'DONCASTER PANTHER'- His 'Mystique' had been Somewhat 'Diminished'! So I'm Pretty Sure That Our JACK would have been The Victor in This One! Can RON find any More Examples of This Bout?-I'm Assuming this WAS PINA?-Time Period fits- And I'm ALSO Assuming That IF PINA?-He Wrestled WITHOUT his Famous WHITE Mask!! Poster States 'L'ANGE BLANC' and RELWYSKOW Promoted the Above 1962 Mask versus Mask Collision at LEEDS! MAIN MASK

Back to The Ides of JUNE in 1957 We Hurtle and We are at NEW ST. JAMES HALL in NEWCASTLE! We Find SOUTH LONDON's MICK MCMANUS a Long Ways from Home-Travelling Far to The NORTH to Face HARRY FIELDS!-No Doubt He Journeyed Up with MIKE MARINO Who Takes-On SHIRLEY CRABTREE-Long Before his BATTLING GUARDSMAN and BIG DADDY Days! BERNARD's Favourite NORMAN WALSH has No Such Trekking from MIDDLESBROUGH to go Up Against DAI SULLIVAN! I Like The Design of These Mid-Fifties MAT REVIEWS-Bit of Artistic Style to them!! MAIN MASK

Here's Another Match-Up I Certainly Never saw Live or Even Billed at The Time!- We're at HARROW in 1970 where We are Presented with This Main Bout: Again We have The Man you Love to Hate- MICK MCMANUS and This Time he is up against... JUMPING JIM MOSER??!!##-What?#! MOSER would have been Heavier and MICK wasn't Known for Taking Too Many Drop Kicks!! There can't have been more than a 'Handful' of This Contest Surely? Can RON find More Examples of This Encounter Then? MAIN MASK

As We All Know Many Wrestlers Fought Each Other Hundreds Of Times! And Conversely Certain Wrestlers HARDLY EVER Found themselves in Opposite Corners!?-Many Reasons for the Latter are Often Mooted-a common one being 'It wouldn't 'Work' Well as a Sporting Spectacle due to 'Contrasting Styles' etc! But The Promoters DID Try putting in Virtually ALL Wrestlers with Each Other at least A 'Handful' of Times for a Myriad of Reasons!-'No Shows' on Bills and so on! Below is One Such Bout That I don't Immediately Recall having seen Staged before?! The Year is 1971 and We are at The GRANADA EAST HAM! The Top Bout is MICK MCMANUS versus BOB FRANCINI!!-Seldom seen Indeed?! FRANCINI-Billed here from NEW ZEALAND!-Wrestled Predominantly in The NORTH- While MCMANUS was Largely a SOUTHERN Fighter!-There was also a Weight Disparity-although NOT Huge! Don't think BOB was The Winner!?-Especially in LONDON? Can RON Find Any More Clashes between These Two? Incidentally around This Time FRANCINI had Just come off a Run as a Hooded Wrestler When his RED MASK Character was Finally Defeated and Unmasked by BLACK MASK At MALVERN in a MASK versus MASK Contest!! MAIN MASK

Incredible!-We're Starting the 6TH!!!!!! Month of the Year!-Scary!-For Our Poster This SUNDAY-We Travel back to 1970 to The Stage Wrestling at The GRANADA HARROW! The Headline Bout is a Fairly Seldom seen Match-Up with MICK MCMANUS Taking-On The AFRICAN WITCH DOCTOR-MASAMBULA!-I Never saw This Contest Live-Who did?- but I'm Not Sure How Well it would Work??? Also We have The Best Ever Tag Team-The Fabulous HELLS ANGELS-ADRIAN STREET and BOBBY BARNES up against KINCAID and KWANGO!-I bet The ANGELS Suffered more than a few Head Butts!! Plus a Well-Weighted Clash between 'IRON MAN' STEVE LOGAN and MIKE MARINO! I Love These YELLOW GRANADA FLYERS-and Collect Them Avidly! But NO 10/6 for ANGLO! MAIN MASK