Wrestling Heritage

03 MAY 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

A Tribute to Josef Zaranoff

One of the stars of the 1960s the Latvian heavyweight Josef Zaranoff; he receives our latest tribute treatment …

03 MAY 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

A Tribute to The Mighty John Cox

Following our report of his death earlier in the week we have added a new tribute to this great British heavyweight …

03 MAY 2026
NEW IN PLACES/RON’S WRESTLING RAMBLES

The Parr Hall, Warrington

Ron Historyo is back on the road and takes a look at the early days of the Parr Hall in Warrington …

03 May 1930
Birth of George Harris
George Harris is in the A-Z

03 May 1932
Birth of Paul Lincoln
Read our tribute to Paul Lincoln

03 May 1937
Birth of Erich Froelich
Read our tribute to Erich Froelich

04 May 1877
Birth of Peter Gotz
Read our tribute to Peter Gotz.

04 May 1932
Birth of Paul Luty
Read our tribute to Paul Luty

05 May 1909
Birth of Cab Cashford
ead our tribute to Cab Cashford

05 May 1935
Birth of Billy Two Rivers
Read our tribute to Billy Two Rivers

05 May 2012
Death of Peter Deakin
Read our tribute to Peter Deakin

06 May 1901
Birth of The Iron Duke William Welsh
Read our tribute to The Iron Duke

06 May 1921
Birth of Bert Nuttall
Bert Nuttall is in the A-Z

07 May 1905
Birth of Tiger DeLisle
Read our tribute to Tiger DeLisle

07 May 1909
Birth of Patrick O’Connor
Read our tribute to Patrick O’Connor

08 May 2012
Death of Fred Clayton
Fred Clayton is in the A-Z

09 May 1936
Birth of Linde Caulder.
Read our tribute to Linde Caulder

09 May 2007
Death of Bert Craddock
Read our tribute to Bert Craddock

03 May, 2026
NEWSLETTER

Wrestling Heritage Newsletter

Every week Wrestling Heritage produces a newsletter with even more information and memories of British wrestling in years gone by. The newsletter is available to all members of the Wrestling Heritage website. Membership is free and easy. More memories, more background, more fun.

26 April 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/A BRITISH HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN WRESTLING

The World Championship Era Arrives

Well, this story has certainly moved on since it’s start many months ago. In part 18 we are introduced to three more Brits, two of whom some readers may well have watched in UK rings. Spike Robson and Arthur Openshaw were both regulars on the 1960s UK independent circuit, and now they are at the other side of the world ….

26 April 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

Pat O’Reilly

Rowdy, rough, rumbustious, Irish. Well, not exactly Irish. Not Irish at all. Bernard Coward was from Chelmsford. But he was definitely rowdy, rough, and rumbustious …..

26 April 2026
NEW FEATURE

This Week’s Anniversaries

Every week Wrestling Heritage delves into the archives to bring you the wrestling news of this week from years gone by. Births, deaths, championship matches and general news.

Join us to discover just what was occurring.

26 April 1923
Birth of Ken Joyce
Read our tribute to Ken Joyce

26 April 1924
Birth of Ray Apollon
Read our tribute to Ray Apollon

26 April 1979
Death of Jim Hipkiss
Read our tribute to Jim Hipkiss

26 April 2013
Death of Billy Catanzaro
Billy Catanzaro is in the A-Z

27 April 1997
Death of Patrick O’Connor
Read our tribute to Patrick O’Connor

27 April 1998
Death of Roy McClarty

Read our tribute to Roy McClarty

27 April 2011
Death of Sheik Michael Taylor
Read our tribute to Sheik Michael Taylor

28 April 2002
Death of Lou Thesz
Read our tribute to Lou Thesz

28 April 2013
Death of Sue Brittain
Read our tribute to Sue Brittain

29 April 1917
Birth of Milton Reid
Milton Reid is in the A-Z

29 April 1998
Death of Timothy Geoghegan
Read our tribute to Timothy Geoghegan

30 April 1927
Birth of Bert Craddock
Read our tribute to Bert Craddock

30 April 1969
Death of College Boy Charlie Law
Read our tribute to College Boy Charlie Law

30 April 2003
Death of George Goldie
Read our tribute to George Goldie

01 May 1928
Birth of Joe Cornelius
Read our tribute to Joe Cornelius

01 May 1932
Birth of the Jarrow Viking
Read our tribute to The Jarrow Viking

01 May 1944
Birth of Tiny Greenhill
Read our tribute to Tiny Greenhill

01 May 1945
Birth of Norman Cooper
Read our tribute to Norman Cooper

01 May 2002
Death of Hans Streiger
Read our tribute to Hans Streiger

02 May 1891
Birth of Douglas Clark
Read our tribute to Douglas Clark

02 May 1902
Birth Of Half Nelson Keys
Half Nelson Keys is in the A-Z

02 May 1935
Birth of Harry Duval
Read our tribute to Harry Duval

02 May 1938
Birth of Peter Preston
Read our tribute to Peter Preston

O2 May, 1942
Birth of Roy St Clair
Read our tribute to Roy St Clair

26 April, 2026
NEWSLETTER

Wrestling Heritage Newsletter

Every week Wrestling Heritage produces a newsletter with even more information and memories of British wrestling in years gone by. The newsletter is available to all members of the Wrestling Heritage website. Membership is free and easy. More memories, more background, more fun.

23 April 2026

UPDATED IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

From Bricklayer to Artist

With additional information and a collection of photographs we have updated the tribute page for Cliff Attenborough. It was quite a journey. From a Birmingham bricklayer to a sculptor at a London College…

22 April 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

Alec Bray

A new tribute page added for Wigan’s Alec Bray.

21 April 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

Harry Hall

A new tribute page added for Wigan’s Harry Hall.

19 April 2026
NEW FEATURE

This Week’s Anniversaries

Every week Wrestling Heritage delves into the archives to bring you the wrestling news of this week from years gone by. Births, deaths, championship matches and general news.

Join us to discover just what was occurring.

19 April 1927
Birth of Bernard Murray
Read our tribute to Bernard Murray

19 April 2018
Death of Manie Maritz
Manie Maritz is in the A-Z

20 April 1920
Birth of Johnny Kwango
Read our tribute to Johnny Kwango

20 April 1931
Birth of Frankie Hughes
Read our tribute to Frankie Hughes

21 April 1903
Birth of Ernie Mack
Read our tribute to Ernie Mack

21 April 1936
Birth of Keith Williamson
Read our tribute to Keith Williamson

21 April 2005
Death of Wild Angus Campbell
Read our tribute to Wild Angus Campbell

21 April 2020
Death of Taffy John Jenkins
Read our tribute to John Jenkins

22 April 1946
Death of Max Martin Schultz
Read our tribute to Max Martin Schultz

22 April 1976
Death of Steve Clements
Read our tribute to Steve Clements

22 April 1986
Death of Sandy Orford
Read our tribute to Sandy Orford

22 April 2019
Death of John Quinn
Read our tribute to John Quinn

23 April 1890
Birth of Charlie Glover
Read our tribute to Charlie Glover

23 April 1899
Birth of George Boganski
Read our tribute to George Boganski

23 April 1903
Birth of Tom Blinkhorn
Tom Blinkhorn is in the A-Z

23 April 1978
Death of Bearded Ken Davies
Read our tribute to Ken Davies

24 April 1916
Birth of Lou Thesz
Read our tribute to Lou Thesz

24 April 1927
Birth of Russ Bishop
Read our tribute to Russ Bishop

25 April 1982
Death of El Greco
Read our tribute to El Greco

25 April 2008
Death of Bob Bannister
Read our tribute to Bob Bannister

19 April, 2026
NEWSLETTER

Wrestling Heritage Newsletter

Every week Wrestling Heritage produces a newsletter with even more information and memories of British wrestling in years gone by. The newsletter is available to all members of the Wrestling Heritage website. Membership is free and easy. More memories, more background, more fun.

12 April 2026
NEW IN EVENTS/MOMENTS IN TIME

No More Mystery

Not often do we get a guaranteed unmasking of a masked ma

12 April 2026
NEW IN EVENTS/MOMENTS IN TIME

A Blueprint For Murder

We remember Bartelli v Nagasaki in 1966. Was it planned ten years earlier?

12 April 2026
NEW IN EVENTS/MOMENTS IN TIME

Time For Change in the Heavyweights

With Billy Robinson off to America it was time for the heavies to sort themselves out

12 April 2026
NEW FEATURE

This Week’s Anniversaries

Every week Wrestling Heritage delves into the archives to bring you the wrestling news of this week from years gone by. Births, deaths, championship matches and general news.

Join us to discover just what was occurring.

12 April 1910
Birth of Rashid Anwar
Read our tribute to Rashid Anwar

12 April 1952
Birth of Rocky Moran
Read our tribute to Rocky Moran

12 April 2015
Death of Peter Szakacs
Read our tribute to Peter Szakacs

13 April 1933
Birth of Ivan Penzekoff
Read our tribute to Ivan Penzekoff

14 April 1953
Death of Paul Lortie
Paul Lorties is in the A-Z

15 April 1920
Birth of Terry McDonald
Read our tribute to Terry McDonald

16 April 1934
Birth of Kitione Lave
Read our tribute to Kitione Lave

16 April 2020
Death of Al Marshall
Read our tribute to Al Marshall

16 April 2022
Death of Tony Walsh
Read our tribute to Tony Walsh

17 April 1922
Birth of Gerry Hoggarth
Read our tribute to Gerry Hoggarth

18 April 2014
Death of Mike Jones
Read our tribute to Mike Jones

12 April, 2026
NEWSLETTER

Wrestling Heritage Newsletter

Every week Wrestling Heritage produces a newsletter with even more information and memories of British wrestling in years gone by. The newsletter is available to all members of the Wrestling Heritage website. Membership is free and easy. More memories, more background, more fun.

09 April 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

Big Hearted Tiny

Sad news received from Ken Sowden of the death of 1980s heavyweight Tiny Callaghan

05 April 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

A Rebel Without A Cause

Ray Hunter was a leading light on the Paul Lincoln Management presentations of the early 1960s. Hardly surprising as he and Lincoln were business partners in wrestling management and ownership of the 2I’s coffee bar,……

05 April 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

A Forgotten Champion

One of the many forgotten men of British wrestling. Well, until Wrestling Heritage came along that is. Thanks to Ron Historyo and Paul Mitchell Ginger Burke is forgotten no more……

05 April 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

Viking Warrior

Well here’s a wrestler with a presence. What else could be said about a man who stood 6’4″ tall, weighed around twenty stones, and appeared in the ring in horned helmet……

05 April 2026
NEW FEATURE

This Week’s Anniversaries

Every week Wrestling Heritage delves into the archives to bring you the wrestling news of this week from years gone by. Births, deaths, championship matches and general news.

Join us to discover just what was occurring.

05 April 2010
Death of Jack Taylor (Accrington)
Read our tribute to Jack Taylor

07 April 1970
Death of Jack Ansell
Read our tribute to Jack Ansell

07 April 1975
Death of Johnny Mack
Read our tribute to Johny Mack

08 April 2008
Death of Ezra Francis
Read our tribute to Ezra Francis

08 April 2021
Death of John DaSilva
Read our tribute to John DaSilva

09 April 2003
Death of Steve Logan
Read our tribute to Steve Logan

11 April 1995
Death of Harry Pennington
Read our tribute to Harry Pennington

11 April 2017
Death of Tony Cassio
Read our tribute to Tony Cassio

05 April, 2026
NEWSLETTER

Wrestling Heritage Newsletter

Every week Wrestling Heritage produces a newsletter with even more information and memories of British wrestling in years gone by. The newsletter is available to all members of the Wrestling Heritage website. Membership is free and easy. More memories, more background, more fun.