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The Ost
Mar 26, 2024
In Memories of the Old Days
We have a great repository of wrestling items between the collect group here at Heritage. I know this, because i've often asked for images of obscure names, and in most cases, been rewarded here with an answer. With the unfortunate demise of the Galleries, I'd like to provide a photo-based reference topic that can benefit anyone at anytime (especially through use of the search function).
I feel that between everyone here, we should be able to locate photos of just about every wrestler who worked regularly in the UK in the "golden age" and where possible, their autograph too. This is really helpful to the wider wrestling collector/historian/enthusiast interest base. Please join me in adding to this thread, over time, when requests are received on the forum.
Thanks in advance.
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The Ost
Aug 07, 2023
In Memories of the Old Days
Obit for former wrestler Roy Smith aka Little Legs aka Fuzzy Ball Kaye.
Certainly lived a colourful life but was not regarded well on a personal level by the other wrestlers.
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The Ost
Nov 28, 2022
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The Ost
Oct 18, 2022
In Memories of the Old Days
He might have been the stranger on the shore, but he wasn't one to the wrestling ring. I know Ron had posted a bill for the Golden Bowler hat tournament before, but I couldn't locate it in the search. So have posted another clipping for that, for now:
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The Ost
Aug 17, 2022
In Memories of the Old Days
A weekly series in the Evening News and Star newspapers, early 1960's:
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The Ost
Dec 30, 2020
In Memories of the Old Days
I've just added a few new galleries to that section of the website. - Ashfield district towns Sutton-in-Ashfield & Kirkby-in-Ashfield, many thanks to Main Mask who had supplied many of these images to the forum. I had a dozen or more that i've added to his. - Hackney Empire (Paul Lincoln promotions). This is from Dave C's vast collection of Lincoln items. If I get a chance I may be able to add another one or two more galleries. Flash player (which the "upload photos" button feature uses) is not being supported after December 31, 2020 so it might be the last lot I can add for a while until a workaround is reached.
https://www.wrestlingheritage.co.uk/apps/photos/ Happy New Year everyone.
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The Ost
Nov 13, 2020
In Memories of the Old Days
As both a thank you to MM for all his contributions, and on the date of this man's debut, I hope you all get a kick out of this early Kendo Nagasaki promotional flyer. I believe this is from the around the timeframe of his debut, possibly even before it. It's double-sided in magenta (still bold even after a few decades of fading) print.
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The Ost
Nov 03, 2020
In Memories of the Old Days
Hi all, Finally got my technical issues sorted, and am able to add images to the website once again. I have started a gallery of Dave C's fabulous collection of British posters, in particular from the year 1959. I will post in this topic each time I add new posters to the gallery. Hopefully this link works: https://www.wrestlingheritage.co.uk/apps/photos/album?albumid=16228330
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The Ost
May 26, 2020
In Memories of the Old Days
Been spending this unexpected free time sorting out photos. Here's something cool for Bernard that I snapped last December and just got around to. Enjoy!
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The Ost
May 06, 2020
In Memories of the Old Days
I noticed Main Mask was interested in the discussion we were having about Tibor Szakacs getting top billing in Dale Martin land. I thought i'd take a sample at random, to show some of the different main events he was billed in. I hope you enjoy this very international journey. We'll start at the Royal Albert Hall, here Tibor's matched with wrestlers from the United States, Turkey, New Zealand, Germany and even Panama:
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The Ost
Apr 22, 2020
In Memories of the Old Days
As I posted in another topic, for a while, Paul Lincoln sent out typewritten bills by mail to some sort of subscriber base. I don't have more details, but as folks had mentioned that they'd never seen these pieces of collateral before, I thought i'd post what I have here: This was the one I posted in the other topic, for a show at Manor Place Baths (usually run by DeMarto):
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The Ost
Apr 06, 2020
In Memories of the Old Days
In response to MM's excellent early 50's bills topic that I took keen interest in, I have put up another couple of galleries of wrestling bills. This time i've gone with Mask's local - King's Hall Belle Vue. Most of the bills/programmes are from the 1960's although there are a few later ones. MM if you have time (and/or inclination) feel free to add more items to the Belle Vue gallery - it would make it a very comprehensive collection if you did. Not sure how to embed a link here (perhaps Hack or Anglo can tidy this up): https://www.wrestlingheritage.co.uk/apps/photos/album?albumid=16170103 I've also done another gallery for Liverpool Stadium in the 60's.
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The Ost
Apr 04, 2020
In Memories of the Old Days
Not sure if anyone here was going to shows at the time, but if so, would love to read any recollections of this feud and the unmasking, if it registered with you. (Photo by Dave Cameron, who was there. )
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The Ost
Jan 20, 2020
In Memories of the Old Days
Here are a couple of newspaper clippings from January 1970 on the pay strike within British wrestling. Was this common knowledge amongst the fans? What about fans outside of the London area? I'm interested to learn what the fans did and didn't know (or cared to know).
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The Ost
Dec 29, 2019
In Memories of the Old Days
One of the more enduring mysteries is that of Kim Kendo. We can find him as early as 1960. I have a couple of promo photos, one of which was used in Paul Lincoln programmes (the kimono is the same in both), the other is signed: What's as equally as interesting, and I thought MAIN MASK especially would get a kick out of this, is his 1966 run with Dale Martin. Whilst I have yet to find Kim Kendo & Kendo Nagasaki on the same show, I have found at least two bills with Kim Kendo tagging with either member of the Hells Angels, Barnes & Street: It gives his home billing as Chelsea. So a local London guy? Was his martial art background legitimate? Who could we talk to, in order to learn more about him?
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The Ost
Oct 29, 2019
In Memories of the Old Days
A neat curio I came across typed onto the back of a handbill. A whole crew headed to Norwich, some 58 years ago. Wish we could join them.
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The Ost
Oct 10, 2019
In Memories of the Old Days
A lighthearted look at some of the strange DM programmes of the mid 1970s when they ran out of Letraset & printing ink, for some reason.
More to follow....
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The Ost
Sep 10, 2019
In Memories of the Old Days
In 1976, as far as I can unearth, Dale Martin promoted wrestling returned to Staines after an absence of more than 20 years. What makes this minor footnote worth anything is the erm, 'quality' of the programmes that were produced for the first few shows, by some keen member of the local Lions club, who were sponsoring the shows:
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The Ost
Sep 07, 2019
In Memories of the Old Days
From the moment I started digging into British wrestling history, the Seymour Hall has been a curiosity. The more i've dug, the more questions I have. Even within London, it seemed to operate on its own wavelength.
So, will share some items here and hopefully I can get a better understanding of what was going on there.
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The Ost
Feb 22, 2019
In Memories of the Old Days
Doing my research, i've come across a lot of materials from Paul Lincoln promotions (or Lincoln-Alexander promotions as was often printed), and rather than do separate topics about things I noticed or intrigued me, I figured best to make one topic where I can stick everything. (I also have some very rare photos from the office itself, which I will share when I return from holiday)
But please, feel free to share your memories and info about this very popular and successful independent promotion and the wrestler behind it all.
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