TWELFTH ANNUAL BRITISH WRESTLERS' REUNION

Sunday 8th August 2004

The annual reunion of British Professional Wrestlers was held at The Bridges Public House (proprietor, the former World Heavyweight Champion, Wayne Bridges), in South Darenth, Dartford, Kent, England, on Sunday 8th August 2004.
Here are a few photographs taken on the day.
Please email the identities of any wrestlers not named in the captions. Apologies to those concerned!

Any photographs sent in will be gratefully received, and added to this page, with an acknowledgement to the photographer.

A formal welcome, and a sad duty

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(1) Frank Rimer calls the gathering to order, formally welcomes everyone to the reunion, then hands over to ...
(2) ... Mick McManus, who formally announces the recent death of wrestler and reunion stalwart "Bomber" Pat Roach.
(3) Pat's great friend Wayne Bridges adds his personal tribute.

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(4) Colin Joynson articulates some further memories of Big Pat ...
(5) ... followed by a minute's silence ...
(6) ... signalled by Bobby Stafford tolling the bell ten times.

The Presentations

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(7) Former Mr Universe Lindy Caulder, all the way from his home in Canada, steps forward to present an award ...
(8). ... for lifetime achievement as first lady of wrestling to Mitzi Mueller
(9) Alex Shane receives an award for Frontier Wrestling Alliance from John Kenny

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(10 & 11) Recently retired mat star Phil "Flash" Barker receives an award from Wayne Bridges, and makes an excellent speech praising the illustrious company around him.

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(12 to 15) Heavyweight Joe Riot comes forward to present a lifetime achievement award to the legendary Mick McManus.

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(16 to 19) Johnny Peters is very moved by a lifetime achievement award presented to him by his longtime tag partner "Dazzler" Joe Cornelius

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(20 to 22) And there is a surprise in store for "The Dazzler" as Kalman Gaston emerges to present Joe with a lifetime achievement award of his own.

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(23) Pat Roach's partner Jean, Sarah Bridges and Tony Scarlo
(24) Pat Roach's biographer Shirley Thompson

Famous Faces

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(25) George Cooper, one half of British boxing's famous twins
(26) "Darth Vader" actor, Dave Prowse, MBE
(27) Jack Taylor, Ray Taylor, Al Marquette

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(28) Lindy Caulder
(29) Johnny Saint
(30) Johnny Czeslaw

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(31) 'Cornerman' Charlie Cornish
(32) Chic Linton
(33) "Bearman" John Elijah
(34) Johnny Kidd

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(35) Wayne Bridges, Mal Mason, Titch White
(36) Alex Shane
(37) Steve Lee Curtis
(38) Baxter Burridge, Ashe, Sha Samuels, 'Artful Dodger' Terry Frasier

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(39) Bobby Stafford, Mal Mason
(40) "Goldbelt" Brian Maxine
(41) Garry Vanderhorne, Brian Maxine, Frank Rimer

PLEASE NOTE: Eventually, the following group photographs will benefit from the 'mouseover technique', in which running your cursor slowly over the full size pictures will reveal the names behind the faces. Processing these photographs can be a lengthy business, so names will be added over a period of time. Currently, however, names of wrestlers identified so far in the photographs have been added in the boxes below them. The 'mouseover technique' is not yet in operation. Please bear with me, and let me know any wrestlers you can identify.

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(42) Colin Joynson, Al Marquette, Johnny Kincaid, Kalman Gaston, Lindy Caulder, "Dazzler" Joe Cornelius, "Kung Fu" Eddie Hammill, Phil Barker
(43) Kalman Gaston, Lindy Caulder, "Dazzler" Joe Cornelius, "Kung Fu" Eddie Hammill, Phil Barker, Johnny Peters
(44) Alex Shane, Al Marquette, Johnny Kincaid, Kalman Gaston, Lindy Caulder

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(45) Tarzan Boy Darren, Kalmen Gaston, Titch White, Johnny Peters, Tony Scarlo, Jack Taylor, Johnny Kincaid, Danny Lynch, Phil Barker, Mal Mason, Jim Fitzmaurice, Barry Antonio, Steve Lee Curtis, Alan Sargeant
(46) Jack Taylor, Johnny Czeslaw, Danny Lynch, Johnny Kincaid, Al Marquette, Jim Fitzmaurice, Barry Antonio, Steve Lee Curtis
(47) Tony Scarlo, Jack Taylor, Danny Lynch, Phil Barker, Mal Mason, Barry Antonio, "Kung Fu" Eddie Hammill, Steve Lee Curtis, Steve Grey, Alan Sargeant
(48) Tarzan Boy Darren, Chic Linton, Kalman Gaston, Titch White, Johnny Peters, Johnny Czeslaw, Johnny Kincaid, Danny Lynch, Barry Antonio, Steve Lee Curtis, Steve Grey, Alan Sargeant, Frank Rimer

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(49) Baxter Burridge, Johnny Saint, Alex Shane, Lindy Caulder, Chic Linton, Frank Rimer, Kalmen Gaston, Johnny Peters, Danny Lynch, Mitzi Mueller
(50) Lindy Caulder, Chic Linton, Tarzan Boy Darren, Kalmen Gaston, Johnny Kidd
(51) Lindy Caulder, Chic Linton, Kalmen Gaston, John Elijah, Colin Joynson, Danny Lynch, Peter Szakacs, Barry Antonio, Mitzi Mueller, Mal Mason, Alan Sargeant, Johnny Kincaid, Brian Maxine, Tony Scarlo
(52) Steve Grey, Alan Sargeant, Bobby Barnes, Joe Cornelius, Brian Dixon, Mitzi Mueller, Brian Maxine

Any photographs of the reunion sent in by readers will be gratefully received, and added to this page, with an acknowledgement to the photographer. Also, any photos of the wrestlers in their wrestling days? Please e-mail to The Wrestling Furnace