Action pictures and reports from wrestling shows around the country. The venues vary from indoor to outdoor rings, and
from small wrestling booths to the Royal Albert Hall.
Also included here are snapshots and descriptions from the traditional
Saturday afternoon television wrestling coverage on ITV's "World of Sport".
Clicking anywhere within a block takes you to the
associated topic.
ROYAL ALBERT HALL 1963
The Royal Albert Hall wrestling spectacular in 1963. A 7-bout promotion, featuring George Kidd, Tibor Szakacs, McManus,
Joe Cornelius, Pallo, Billy Robinson plus many other big names.
ROYAL ALBERT HALL 1966
Some "Seat at the Ringside" features from "The Wrestler" magazine in 1966, describing the action from the Royal Albert Hall.
ROYAL ALBERT HALL 1971
The Royal Albert Hall wrestling spectacular in 1971. Another Dale Martin 7-bout extravaganza, featuring McManus, Pallo,
Veidor, Street, plus many other big names.
NOTTINGHAM GOOSE FAIR
The annual 3-day Goose Fair at Nottingham in October - one of Britain's greatest traditional fairs, featuring Ron Taylor's
Boxing & Wrestling Booth.
HURST SHOW
Top professionals of the 1970s/80s displaying their wrestling skills at the local show in the English village of Hurst.
KENDO'S "LAST SHOW"
Kendo Nagasaki's "Last Show", Saturday 22nd December 2001.
RAY STEELE vs PETE ROBERTS
Still photographs and explanatory narrative of a heavyweight bout shown on British television in the 1980s.
RAY STEELE vs PETE CURRY
Still photographs and explanatory narrative of another Ray Steele heavyweight bout.
BEN & McCOY vs WISEMAN & JORDAN
Still photographs and explanatory narrative of a tag match involving a father/son team, shown on British television in the
1980s.
VIC FAULKNER vs LEON FORTUNA
Still photographs and explanatory narrative of a welterweight bout shown on British television.
RINGSIDE
A front-row view of European wrestling in the 1960s/1970s. Pictures taken by a Dutchman, sent in by a Canadian, proving wrestling's worldwide appeal.
JACK TAYLOR SHOWS
Posters and two photographic reports from Jack Taylor's shows in Leicester in the early 2000s