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bjh99
Mar 20, 2024
In Memories of the Old Days
I remember, when I was much younger, seeing a poster for wrestling at Durham. Can anyone (Ron) please tell me roughly the period and length of time, that Durham Ice Rink had wrestling?
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bjh99
Jan 30, 2024
In Memories of the Old Days
Hi Ron, I re-read Kendo on stampede. Unusual for me as The US stuff doesn't interest me much. Anyway in your article the is a small picture of Ursus. I immediately thought it looked like the younger Bert Assirati that I saw in the late 1950's. Does anyone else see that likeness?
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bjh99
Jan 07, 2024
In Memories of the Old Days
Hi Ron. A continuation of your good work. Many wrestling historians will love this. You said that I must have seen George Pencheff. Well I haven't . The bill that you posted Newcastle 10th October 1953 showed Alf Rawlings v George.  That didn't happen. That night Alf ko-ed Dai Sullivan. I began to think that George had never been to Newcastle, then I found 19th September 1953, Ernie Baldwin Ko-ed George. But I didn't go and I can't remember why. Sorry.
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bjh99
Aug 06, 2023
In Memories of the Old Days
Did anyone else see handicap matches?We had Handicaps in team matches ,tag matches and single one v one matches at Newcastle in the 1950's. They never made sense to me. Anyone liked them?
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bjh99
Apr 18, 2023
In Memories of the Old Days
Page 4 16th April 1988 "Marty Jones K.oed John Quinn" for the World Mid heavyweight title. Did anyone else find this strange? I don't know much about these later years, but Quinn never looked less than a full heavyweight to me. Did he really lose a lot of weight?
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bjh99
Apr 17, 2023
In Memories of the Old Days
Hi Ruslan. I came across these articles and didn't know if you would be interested. You may have seen them before.
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bjh99
Apr 24, 2022
In Memories of the Old Days
Sorry folks, I'm back on this man again. I have re-read Norman's write up in the A-Z a few times. I just noticed that most of the other wrestlers have their date of death at the end of the tribute. He doesn't. Do we have a D. O. D. for Norman please?
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bjh99
Jan 22, 2022
In Memories of the Old Days
Please can someone tell me which promoter (s) Bad Bill Pye worked for? Does Ron have any bills with him on ?
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bjh99
Jan 11, 2022
In Memories of the Old Days
I have recently read of an accident where two wrestlers got injured. Does anyone have a report of the car accident that put Norman Walsh out of action for some time, please?
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bjh99
Mar 28, 2021
In Memories of the Old Days
We seem to still be getting duplicate posts. Perhaps it is time to remind people what we found out a little while ago. Log in first, before you make your first post, or it will be duplicated.
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bjh99
Mar 03, 2021
In Memories of the Old Days
I know it isn't just me ,because I have seen other posts duplicated lately. The last 3 posts that I have made have come up twice. Do we have a problem on posting?
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bjh99
Feb 27, 2021
In Memories of the Old Days
This article was in the Eastern Daily Press this morning. Some people, especially local fans will be interested.
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bjh99
Jan 27, 2021
In Memories of the Old Days
Following my request on a previous thread, can I please ask if anyone has information on the real name or place of birth of the above? Thank you.
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bjh99
Dec 24, 2020
In Memories of the Old Days
We have had many strange sights reported on this site, but how many of you have seen a Handicap Knock out tournament? We had 2 such bills at Newcastle in my early years, but I just wondered how widespread this type of evening was.
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bjh99
Sep 29, 2020
In Memories of the Old Days
This article was in the Eastern Daily Press yesterday. Those of you of a more modern persuasion may find it interesting. It looks like some of the Knight family of Norwich will be involved. They have done wrestling documentaries before.
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bjh99
Aug 10, 2020
In Memories of the Old Days
For the last few times, when I have gone to log in to post, my email address has not come up automatically, and when I type it in, it is rejected the first time and accepted on the second try. Anyone else had similar?
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bjh99
Jun 30, 2020
In Memories of the Old Days
Also whilst searching the Newcastle results, I came across 2 names that I thought were of interest. First one was a one off appearance on 4/8/1956 of one named Al Gutteridge.Any relation to you know who? Secondly for Main Mask. 4 appearances in 1956 of Masked Radak. Do who know anything of this wrestler?
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bjh99
Mar 26, 2020
In Memories of the Old Days
I am so thankful to members on this site that still try to include items of interest from the 1950's etc. You all know the people that bring up these long forgotten items, but I would like to mention especially Hack, Anglo, Ron, MM and then many more. Thank you all very much.
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bjh99
Jan 13, 2020
In Memories of the Old Days
Cocky Chick Knight I saw Chick Knight a few times at Newcastle in ,I think, 1948/9. A big bulky bustling sort of wrestler, never scientific, but strong and awkward to handle, and in the later years,always prone to heat up the audience a little before his usual disqualification. Nothing particularly stands out in my memory of Chick, regarding his wrestling style,favourite holds etc.except for the above. BUT the promoters must have thought well of him as a drawing card , because at Newcastle in 1948/9, (My first period of going there ), he faced the following top line regulars:- Jack Pye Bert Asiratti Ernest Baldwin Ken Davies Hassan Ali Bey Bill Benny and Wally Seddon. 2 European and British Heavyweight Champions, the King of the Mat, Possibly the strongest man in the world and a couple of hard men. And that is only the promoters advertising. Prior to 1948 he was a regular visitor to Newcastle and I think that possibly during the war he must have been in the services somewhere up North. The first bout at Newcastle that I can find is against Anaconda ,on 20/5/1939.there were 4 more visits in that year. No appearances in 1940 or 1941,he re-appeared losing to George Clark on 18/4/1942. Could this have been service abroad or elsewhere in the U K ? There were 2 bouts by Don Knights in June and August 1941, but I don't know if this is connected. During 1943/45 he was there almost every 2 weeks ,so I presume that he was posted up north or moved to live up there. The last bout that I can find at Newcastle is a loss to Charlie Green in February 1950.
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bjh99
Jan 13, 2020
In Memories of the Old Days
Plea to Ron. If you have time to find it, do you have a bill for 18/5/1946 please? No 1946 bills showing on gallery.
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