The tribute to the late Mohammed Yakub reveals he had sixteen children. Is this a record? Have any other wrestlers equalled this or even come close?

Over forty years after turning professional Keith Myatt was back in the ring at the weekend.The(http://weekend.Th) venue was the Buttermarket in Shrewsbury and he faced LDN stalwart Alan Lee Travis

It is now half a century since the miners strike of 1974 and the subsequent power cuts.Doe(http://cuts.Do)s anyone on this forum recall what happened to Pro Wrestling events in this period.Were there cancellations or just delays until power was restored?

A bit off topic but Talking Pictures showed the above film on New Years Eve.Mad(http://Eve.Ma)e in 1960 at about the 37 minute mark there is a really good wrestling sequence.It (http://sequence.It)is also available on You Tube.

Further to the Earl McCready post I discovered from the ITV Wrestling site that in July 1938 he had a match versus Tim Estejile(Estelle)broadcast on the National Channel of the BBC.At (http://BBC.At)the time one of just two national radio stations and broadcasting to vast numbers of listerners.Far more signicant than TV which in 1938 only broadcast to a few hundred upmarket and very wealthy househols in Greater London.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all forum participants.Thanks for all the hard work in the last few months to keep it going and may it continue to thrive in 2024

We now approach the thirty fifth anniversary of the final ITV Saturday afternoon broadcast it is noteworthy that the majority of fans attending present day events have no recollection at all of this era

Steve Grey will be the guest referee in Wimbeldon 10 November 2023.He will ref the James Pharrel v Gordon Breaks match for Purpose Wrestling at Merton Arts Centre

Professional Wrestling is returning to Croydon 26 November 2023.It (http://2023.It)is an afternoon event from LDN

Pro Wrestling is to return to one of its former prestigious venues next month for the first time for six years.The(http://years.Th) CSF promotion have an event 11 November 2023.Hope it will be the first of many

It seems that Thornton used both these names sometimes within days of each other.Sur(http://other.Su)ely the fans in the Greater Manchester area must have realized he was the same wrestler therefore what was the point in using two names?

Its 1 September 2023 and its still here!

News of the death of Dave Freeman led me to review his 1975 match versus Kwango.Another in the long line of wrestlers never reaching full potential

In a 1965 episode of the Saint he is investigating rigged Boxing matches.The(http://matches.Th) episode concludes with Rodger Moore telling the viewers "I have got tickets for a Professional Wrestling contest.Now (http://contest.Now)thats definetly not fixed!"

The prominent USA wrestler Terry Funk has died.He visited Europe but not sure about the UK

In this days edition of the Times Adrian Street is not only the lead obituary but he gets an entire page to himself

The Daily Telegraph has a full obituary of Adrian Street in todays edition

There is a reasonable match on You Tube with Jeff Kaye as ref coming out of retirement to take on Mike Bennett who was denied a title following one of Kayes decisions. Do members of his forum remember any other wrestler versus ref matches?

Scrubber Daly is appearing at Darlaston Town Hall for a Q and A 11 August 2023.He will also be signing copies of his co written book detailing his memories going to the end of the Golden Era on ITV. It is part of a Pro Wrestling Live event and will also include four matches

Various posts have given details of events which took place in the evening in large cities,Manchester and Newcastle in particular during World War Two Is there any record of any of these shows being disrupted by Air Raids and if so were did the wrestlers and fans find air raid shelters?