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12 May 2024
NEW IN PEOPLE
They called him The Cover Man, and it was easy to see why. Spencer Churchill made a successful transition from body builder to pro wrestler.
12 May 2024
NEW IN PEOPLE
One of the greatest heavweight wrestlers to visit Britain.
12 May 2024
What was going on in the wrestling world this week in years gone by?
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12 May 2024
REVISED IN PEOPLE
A tragic tale has been updated with the inclusion of additional information.
12 May 2024
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05 May 2024
NEW IN PEOPLE
The one man circus. A 1930s wrestler with characteristics familiar to fans of the 1960s and 1970s……
05 May 2024
NEW IN PEOPLE
Watch out, here comes The Irish Whirlwind. Rough and tough middleweight Frank O’Donnell used the sort of tactics that made the crowd love to watch him, win or lose…..
05 May 2024
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05 May
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05 May
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28 April 2024
NEW IN PLACES
The earliest recorded official pro-wrestling match in this area happened in Ashton-under-Lyne, in October 1828, and was a challenge match between the two “wrestling celebrities” from the South Lancashire mill-towns of Bolton and Bury……
28 April 2024
NEW IN PEOPLE
In the heritage tradition, Part 5 will look at some of the lesser-known Brits who contributed to establishing pro wrestling in that period. ……
28 April
ANNIVERSARIES
28 April
NEWSLETTER
21 April 2024
A NEW TRIBUTE
By the late 1970s British wrestling was jaded and in need of a boost. Not quite a saviour, but it wasn’t for the want of trying, was a twenty stone, leotarded, bearded and solid Canadian, John Quinn.
21 April 2024
A NEW TRIBUTE
Steve Clements was a man with two distinct identities, one on each side of the Atlantic……
21 April 2024
A NEW TRIBUTE
Jim Hipkiss was hidden away in the depths of the Wrestling Heritage A-Z for years, noted as a short lived 1930s wrestler with a background in judo. Whilst that turned out to be true we found there was much more to his story…….
21 April 2024
A NEW TRIBUTE
Max Martin Schultz has the misfortune of holding a tragic niche in the history of British wrestling……
21 April 2024
A NEW TRIBUTE
A powerful heavyweight with little regard to the rules….
21 April
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21 April
NEWSLETTER
14 April 2024
A NEW TRIBUTE
The Bearded Wrestler was something of an enigma for us for years. No mask to conceal his identity, but who was he?
14 April 2024
A NEW TRIBUTE
Making an impression in professional wrestling was about much more than an abundance of skill in the art of combat……
14 April 2024
A NEW TRIBUTE
Ray Neal was a promising newcomer at a time when talented new blood was becoming scarce…..
14 April
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14 April
NEWSLETTER
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