Wrestling Heritage
The home of British wrestling history.
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Britain's best wrestling website - Wrestling Heritage is the home of British wrestling history.
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Klondyke Kate Gets To Grips With the Press Admittedly Wrestling Heritage does not cover women's wrestling. We will make an exception for one of our favourites, and an all time great. Read more. Orig's Welsh Project Welsh heavyweight Orig Williams will be looking down, smiling and watching tv. Read more about Orig's Welsh project. Twenty Years Ago Today Bert Assirati was probably the nearest Britain has come to producing their own Hackenschmidt. On 31st August we remember the man who many would claim to be simply the greatest British heavyweight of all time. Simply? Nothing in wrestling is ever simple, and no less so than with the story of Bert Assirati, who we add to the Shining Stars section in No Angel of Islington. The Bromsgrove Trilogy The biggest stars in wrestling could appear one night at the Royal Albert Hall and the following night at the smallest Corn Exchange or swimming baths. The subsidy of the smallest halls by the biggest means that half a century later we can all share memories of the greatest names in wrestling. Mike Richards, who became hooked on wrestling in Garrington's works canteen, shares more of his memories in the third and final part of the Bromsgrove Trilogy, Final Memories. Read all of Mike's story by beginning with part 1, Wrestling While You Work. John Da Silva v Pat Roach Thanks to Cal for adding photos of this match to the Heritage Galleries. |
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| One More Battle for Wayne Loving Memory We always think of Wrestling Heritage as a site written with love. Yes, both the suave Continental one but the professional flat capped northerner are both big softies at heart. Now they're joined by another tough northerner writing from the heart in this week's Dressing Room Tales. Read more.... New Book To Be Published It seems that in the last few years we have enjoyed more books about the golden days of grappling than all those years ago. Regal, Rose, Kincaid, and now we are about to read the story of one of the great heavyweights. Read more.. Wrestling Legends Heading Back To Leeds Following the success of the World of Sport Legends show in March Norman Ellis Promotions have today formally announced a follow-up show in Leeds, with the biggest names in wrestling on the bill. Read more.... Leeds Reunion News BriefingWith only a little over four weeks to go until the Leeds Reunion further details of the event are beginning to emerge.Read more... |
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A-Z Portraits and photos of hundreds of wrestlers active in the UK.
Shining Stars Tributes to the stars of British wrestling.
Personality Parade More tributes to British wrestling favourites.
Year of Wrestling British wrestling history year by year.
Armchair Corner Settle into your favourite armchair and re-live TV wrestling.
Autographs The Golden Scribbles of wrestlings good, bad and ugly.
Dressing Room Tales Wrestlers speak out, and share their thoughts.
The Evolution of Wrestling Tales of pride and fall.
The Clothed Those that made wrestling great and kept their clothes on!
The Venues The wrestling halls of Britain
Wryton's FILO Wrestling careers begin and end.
Heritage Features British wrestling's background stories.
Fanpower Focus on the wrestling fans that made the stars.
Ray's Retro Results British wrestling results from the classic years of wrestling.
Mat Mixture News and topics of British wrestlers then and now.
Ringsport Revival Remembering "The Journal that was Different".
Wrestlers' Reunions Reunion plans, reports & photos
Heritage Galleries Photos from our readers.
Heritage International Links, Heritage France, Heritage Germany, Heritage Spain and Heritage Italy.
Reference Twentieth Century Calendar, Privacy Policy, Site Map
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