Has just worked for me today. Golden Boy Graham Thread.

Here he is in Wales in 1982 and against the very best.

Mike Hallinan was correct about the O'Sullivan Cork origin , I had a bit of a trace back and grandfather O'Sullivan had come over from Cork , so Mike O'Sullivan may well have been proud of his Irish Heritage. Living in St Pancras he was pretty near where many wrestlers had come from. His dad had grown up the the Holborn/Strand area. I don't know how many times Mike O'Sullivan married but his wife Eunice (m1969) was 25 years younger than him. She died in Stockport in 1992.

John Michael O'Sullivan born 25th jan 1913 in London to English parents. Lorry driver in 1939. Dies in Wigan area in 1988 with short announcement of his death and wife Eunice mentioned. Stated to be a former wrestler , club owner and licensee of a public house in Manchester area. Went by the name of Mike Sullivan , but O'Sullivan on official records. Married wife Eunice Shaw at Hyde in 1969. Funeral 5th August 1988. Mentioned in Manchester Evening news.

Church is still there in Hulme but not in use.

Clark beat him all the time , wherever they met. Sometimes a KO and sometimes by DQ. Nov7th 1934 Clark ko'd him

John Shelvey mentioned drawing a blank 1943 for a good handful of years. Sure enough in 1942 he is Sergeant Mike Sullivan. Looks like he served maybe 4-5 years in the forces. And I am more convinced now that his name was Sullivan. There are bills with just Sullivan right through. Although I will add that I knew two O,Connor brothers and one dropped the O out. Seems to be midlands based 1948-1951. Battles with bartelli at Hanley.

Notice that in 1934 he is simply Mike Sullivan far more than O,Sullivan. And that might be a clue. I can't say either way but Mitchell Gill went to Australia to be Mike McGill and this smacks of the same thing. Been trying to look for a promoter's slip up. Ie when he was not "Irish" One bill has him "St Georges". What town /Borough in London would that be.

They did a show in 1994 on a stormy night. People had come across from some of the smaller islands on the ferries. They could not get home that night.

Just adding that the attendance for the 1986 show was 1100 and there had been a show in May 1985 , I think soon after the centre was opened with a decent gate. Very much indicating that once a year was a special effort. As late as 1998 there was a show with Pat Roach and Skull Murphy but a small attendance of only 200

Another one here. April again as in 1986. They certainly sent top stars out there. Seems Dave Taylor could not make it and Tony St Clair stepped in.

Max was ahead of the curve exploiting a "Peak Dr Death". There were plenty of them about.

And reading it , a lot of footage out there that most of us have never seen

Jim Lewis and Kito Tani were also 1959 opponents of early Dr Death at Hull.

Yes , just checked my Aberdeen collection and from 1939-1972 Relwyskow was on the bills.

I like to look them up and it fascinates me how the promoter makes a profit on a gate of 300 , but they did, Circa 1960 a good deal of picture houses held between 900 and 1200. These were probably built 1930 ish. Not sure if I have see a picture of wrestling in a Drill Hall. By nature these were quite long , I would have thought. I often check out prices too.

Yes I think owner or manager , I did find an advert where he was after someone to run a function. So it is likely when presenting wrestling he would have been acting as MC. Someone would have laid on the wrestlers.

Gosh , I am tied up in knotts at that lot. Nooks and Crannies all over the country. Wrestling got everywhere. Who would have promoted this imaginative stuff. Who is Harvey Ashman. (sep 26)

A top 1930's bill from Farrer Street and an early venue at nearby Redcar.