" A warm welcome to Wrestlecall!" I remember dialing that number when bored at work, premium charge, so I should not have done it! It gave match results, including overseas results, and upcoming matches.

Sad news, but 91 is a great age, we should remember that. Dave was very generous giving Steve the access to his huge collection, which Steve has kindly shared with us. RIP Dave Cameron.

Adrian Street said that he made more money by leaving Joint and going with Jackie Pallo, for working less dates, or something like that. The Dynamite Kid story (below) was similar, where Max stiffed DK on a pay off, by saying something like "that's a lot of money for a young lad", without considering that, despite his young age, Dynamite Kid was putting bums on seats and bringing punters (and money) in. I think Kendo and Rocco made more money by going with Brian Dixon, and others followed suit.

The Masked Man would probably have been one of the three French Wrestlers who we have discussed before, being L'Homme Masque (Gil Voiney, Dutch Zorro and the third, whose name escapes me for now), all three had very impressive physiques.

Who is the Wrestler to the left of Zbyszko, in the ring?, he has a look of Yuri Borienko about him, but 1950 would be too early, I think?

Wow, that is an interesting story!

What year was the Muir of Ord event, Ron? I am guessing 1965? It's a Saturday night in the middle of Summer, a prime night for making money by wrestling at a big venue, anywhere in the UK, so why would these lads travel up there? It's a seven hour drive from Wakefield, for Reg Ray, using today's road system.

That 1963 bill is great! "Syd" MacManus, the "TV bad man of the ring", I assume this was Mick? Gorilla Reg Ray from the USA!

Sono stata nelle Marche, l'anno scorso, per una settimana, che posto meraviglioso, vino e formaggio deliziosi e anche ottima birra. Abbiamo adorato le piccole città, i villaggi e gli splendidi scenari.

That's the problem, Anglo, when you travel as much as I do, one airport blurs into another! I was mixing up Newark and La Guardia. Apologies all round!

As this was all before my time (and apologies if this has been asked before), but how much of this was televised?, did ITV make a big thing of it?, ring invasions, people issuing challenges on the microphone? I mean, this sounds like the original blueprint of what US wrestling companies have done in recent-ish years, like WWF buying WCW, etc.

Looking at the first bill, I guess that would mean Jon Cortez would have been in his 40's when he was putting on those great (and very real looking) matches with Keith Haward.

Good match, I have seen that on Youtube.

Peter Kaye was a great "villain", really knew how to work the crowd, and I am sure I read that he was a genuine wrestler, who could hold his own, on the mat, in training, or (if needs be), in the ring.

I think it might say Roy Le Gardia, which may be a play on words for Le Guardia (the airport in New Jersey)?

I am always amazed that this lad hasn't had more "mainstream" runs in WWE, etc. He is an absolute unit, who can really wrestle, in any style.

Just reviving this thread, as I have been reading some great research by Wrestling Historian, Phil Lyons, who had written a detailed history of Wrestling in France. It was interesting to see so many of our lads crop up, in the 1930's; Bill Garnon was in a few headlining bouts, Bob Gregory vs Butcher Johnson was a midweek headlining bout in Paris in 1937, Jack Pye hit the referee in a match in 1932!

RIP George Passalaris.

Sad news, RIP.

Great stuff, I always find this interesting. Carver Doone (who you mentioned) wrestled all over South America!