Greetings grapple fans. Here I am again, this time on the trail of Potteries wrestler John Wilkie. Where is he now, as I have not heard of him being mentioned at all on this site? Steve.

Greetings grapple fans. Here I am again, still going through my catalogue of wrestlers from the golden days. Most of our contributors on this site will definitely remember the inimitable Peter Kaye, professional wrestler and showjumper from Lancashire. With both his flamboyant and unpredictable wrestling style, Peter was an absolute favourite of mine, but where is he now? Your comments please guys. Steve.

I must be coming quite well known now on this site for posting names of some lesser known wrestlers, those of whom have nevertheless managed to make some impact on the world of professional wrestling, although to be fair, perhaps in certain cases not a lasting influence as such. Anyone remember this guy, who once in the ring was only too willing to show off his brilliant muscles and perfect body physique, a demonstration of which he gave to the crowd in the run up to every contest he entered. Where is John is now I wonder? Steve.

Greetings grapple fans I have recently watched a brilliant and most entertaining utube match that featured the great, but sadly now deceased, Catweazle (Gary Cooper) v the Gaylord Steve Peacock. Can anyone help with the whereabouts of Steve Peacock, who in that particular match was just about as comical as Catweazle himself? Thanks, Stephen Davis.

Greetings again grapple fans. I am trying to trace a couple of wrestlers who as far as I can remember only made occasional appearances in the 1980’s on the ITV World of Sport wrestling, but If either of the above-mentioned names are known to anyone, then where are they now? Incidentally, I was recently watching a utube match that featured Blu Buchanan v Danny Collins if that might jog any memories, but I have little to go on with regards to Blake Donovan. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Steve.

Steve Davis here. No, not the former professional snooker player, but a genuine lifelong supporter of professional wrestling that was broadcast on the ITV World of Sport on Saturday afternoons from Nov 1955 to Dec 1988. Yes, I remember very well the good old days of wrestling, when the likes of Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks, King Kong Kirk, Kendo Nagasaki, Jim Breaks, Mick McManus, Johnny England and Steve Grey to name but a few, regularly entertained us by filling our TV screens with their exciting and flamboyant styles of wrestling at 4pm on Sat afternoons. I first became a lover of professional wrestling and its theatrical performers in the early 1980's. My family were living in Blackpool at the time, and on a regular basis my Dad used to take me to watch wrestling at the world-famous Blackpool Tower at 7pm on Sunday evenings. On the evening of the event it was really great to meet and chat to some of the wrestlers who had been billed to appear that evening, and over the years I have collected a multitude of wrestling memorabilia, including show programmes, photographs and even some old event tickets, all of which I have kept in a box file at home. So yes, I became completely hooked on the sport, an infatuation that has continued to captivate me to this very day. In 2001, I was a regular supporter and contributor to Gerald Fleming's Wrestling Fanzine magazine, and was once picked out of the audience by Brian Dixon at the Stockport Plaza to work as a second in a programme that featured James Mason and the Liverpool lads. I still like to visit live wrestling events whenever I have the opportunity, although like all other sports, the ongoing pandemic has meant that wrestling has sadly had the wind taken out of its sails over the past year. I like to play wrestling catch up on Utube. The latest match I saw was a singles contest that featured Jim Breaks V Adrian Street, the latter of whom, although I am aware that he at one time regularly tagged with Bobby Barnes, I have seen very little of him even when he was in his heyday. Nevertheless, the match with Breaks was in my opinion a highly recommendable one, featuring two wrestlers with enormous talent, both of whom our members will of course be familiar with, but for those who have never before seen these two superb athletes in action together, I won't give the result away. I wish to pay tribute to those great characters of British Wrestling who have made the sport what it is today, and take pride in saying that wrestling is still very much in my blood today. Finally, Thanks to the organisers of this website who have taken the time and trouble to compile the TIMELINE section, this of which I am reading with tremendous interest and am currently up to the year 1950, so I have a few years to go yet before I reach the end. That’s all for now folks, Keep safe and well. And in the words of Kent Walton, Have a good week until next week. Steve.