How sad that in that long list of mourners I can't see any mention of anyone from the wrestling business.

No proplems so far.

Are we talking about Look at Life 1963. A Look into the world of musclemen in the army, wrestling and weightlifting. !030 am Wed 13th ?

A quick look in the A to Z for London area names turned up a Bromley, two Barnes and a shed load of Angels.

Oldest Geographical Byline match has to be the Russian Lion v The Terrible Turk.

All clutching a bottle of Meckenson by the looks of it.

Pancho Zapatta is a combination of two recognizable Mexican names Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. Bit like Kendo Nagasaki. Could have been Aikido Hiroshima. Promoters. What are they like?

Your efforts are not in vain. It's interesting stuff. But perhaps I can extend the parameters even further. In this weeks Boxing News there is an article about the British Empire and American Services Boxing Tournament held at the RAH on December 11th and 12th 1918, just a month after the war ended. Some very big name appeared including Bombadier Billy Wells, Harry Grebb and Jimmy Wilde. Was there a wrestling equivalent I wonder?

Thanks John. Something to delve into one wet afternoon.

Les Blousons Noirs caused a bit of head scratching for some of us.

I know that there is a long tradition of stage wrestling going back to music hall days, and for sure Paul Lincoln getting the Grenada contract was a master stroke, but I never liked it that much. Just did not seem "proper". I wonder what the wrestlers thought.

Am I being thick? I don't get it. Is the top photo Garfield?

I think that what I wanted was an air of authenticity and at the time most promotions seemed to provide it. Anglo's list ticks all the right boxes but why the down on Bobby Palmer? I seem to remember him as a believable MC.

@Norfolk Snake. Cracking story. Thanks for posting.

Last year we talked about Ali ring jumping Gorilla Monsoon. I think that as a "work" it was much more popular in the States than here. Usualy with someone famous. Why? I do believe that The Donald had a go. A real (probably drunk) member of the public sounds pretty scarry for all concerned.

Catch as catch can as a pitmans submission wrestling style is an enduring myth and I have to put my hands up here and admit to having helped perpetuate it a bit myself in the past. What probably is true is that Lancashire wrestlers knew how to cause pain and force an opponent onto his back. Certainly that was what I was taught that the double wrist lock was for. But what I would like to ask is what you think of the "carni hooker" narative. Was that also just so much hokum? Rusian I am reposting this as I'm not sure if you spotted it. I realy would like your opinion on the legendary carni hookers.

Catch as catch can as a pitmans submission wrestling style is an enduring myth and I have to put my hands up here and admit to having helped perpetuate it a bit myself in the past. What probably is true is that Lancashire wrestlers knew how to cause pain and force an opponent onto his back. Certainly that was what I was taught that the double wrist lock was for. But what I would like to ask is what you think of the "carni hooker" narative. Was that also just so much hokum?

Saxon Wolf is on the money about those "Bushido" shows. They realy were outstanding and very realistic.

Preston-McManus. Zbyszko-Munn. Hart-Michaels. Nothing beats a screwjob story for us fans, historians, anoraks. None of us will ever know. Least of all me. But if you think it might have been worked - then it probably was.

Some wrestlers were keener Some may have been meaner But for downing a glass Few could surpass The ever popular Anglo Italian star DODGY CORTINA.