Wrestling Heritage

Don't be fooled into thinking the set below were easy to collect.  In every case, the photographed wrestler was NOT on that night's bill.  This means that previous programmes had been carefully selected and brought along to a show where the coverman was appearing.

We start with a fondly remembered middleweight who strove at all times to make his own way without the benefit of his famous father's name, as can be seen from the text below:

 Sid was funny signing.  Quite accessible in his horn-rimmed glasses, but forever looking around edgily as if on the run:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most fans know that the Walthamstow Bear changed from one prophet's surname to another's.  At this early stage in his career, the autograph had not kept up with the times:

Goldbelt had a gimmick in the early seventies and professionally stuck with it, even to giving that extra 50% in his signature:

Here it's a case of never mnd the autograph, just look at that photograph!  Where on earth did they get these backstreet snapshots from and who decided they were worthy of such prominence?  Surely more appropriate action shots or poses were available!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sometimes all the planning in the world couldn't account for a surprise.  So when Super-sub turned up it was a case of grab anything you can for a signature, one of the most treasured in the collections: