A miscellany of articles chosen to give an insight into the entertainment and excitement generated by the sport of
British Professional Wrestling.
Clicking anywhere within a block takes you to the associated topic.
Wrestling cards
A set of "cigarette-type" cards featuring famous television wrestlers.
Mick Whitfield Collection
Wrestling photographs contributed by reader Mick Whitfield.
Mike Waller Collection
An unique collection of wrestling photographs from the personal collection of "The Bolton Bull".
Jim Sullivan Collection
A collection of wrestling photographs from Jimmy Sullivan's personal collection.
Wrestling Posters
An enormous collection of wrestling posters from the personal collection of Steve Mitchell.
Adrian Street
A heartfelt tribute from Floridian exile "Ada" to his former colleagues, written for the Canadian Slam! Wrestling site.
Bodybuilder / Wrestlers
Bodybuilders, featured in "Health & Strength" magazine, who also enjoyed successful wrestling careers.
Wrestling Cartoons
A humorous look at wrestling.
November 1961
A look at British Wrestling in the 1960s, by means of selected articles from 'The Wrestler' magazine of November 1961.
ATV Show Book, 1962
Article about wrestling from a television 'annual'
Musclemen 1962
'The Wrestler' magazine of May 1962 asks "Do musclemen make good wrestlers?"
September 1963
Articles about lightweight wrestlers and the rise of tag-team wrestling in 1963.
"WoS" 1965
A look at British Professional Wrestling from the first ever "World of Sport" book in 1965.
Anglia Wrestling Promotions
A feature on Brian Trevors' Wrestling Organisation in East Anglia in the 1960s and 70s.
British Wrestling 60s
An article written in May 1970 looking back at a decade of British wrestling - the 1960s.
Two 'Ringsport' features
"Midlands Miscellany" c.1974, and "Fighting Welshmen" c.1969
1966 Welterweights
"The Wrestler" magazine of November 1966 looks at the welterweight scene.
1966 Programme
Wrestling programme from June 1966. A Wryton Promotions Ltd show from The Floral Hall, Southport
European Ratings 1972
The European ratings in February 1972.
Tiger 1973
The "feud" between Mick McManus and Jackie Pallo, as seen by a boys' sports annual.
Holiday Camps 1974
Anglia Promotions 'Holiday Camp' wrestlers, plus two Southampton grapplers, from 1974.
1980 Matstars
A collection of 11 photographs of the stars of 1980.
7 to watch in '85
7 wrestlers tipped for stardom in 1985.
Ron Taylor's Booth
Article from FSM (Fighting Spirit Magazine) about Ron Taylor's fairground Boxing and Wrestling Booth.
Luchawiki
An excellent Mexican "Lucha Libre" website, with a section featuring nine British wrestlers.
Manxmen
A feature on wrestling in the Isle of Man, taken from several articles in Ringsport magazine c1971.
Wrestling Artwork
A collection of simple sketches of wrestlers, taken from Ringsport magazine.
Referees
1970: Two "Wrestler" articles, plus a feature from a Royal Albert Hall programme.
"The Wrestler", June 1961
"The Wrestler" magazine was published in the UK from June 1961 to October 1972. Reproduced here, in its entirety, is the very first issue.
"Ringsport" Issue 121
Ringsport magazine, Issue 121 is reproduced here, in its entirety. This issue features the likes of McManus & Logan, Peter & Tibor Szakacs and "Hells Angels" Bobby Barnes and Adrian Street.