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Peter William Thornley (born 19 October 1941) [4] is an English retired professional wrestler who was best known for the ring character Kendo Nagasaki.The character of Nagasaki was a Japanese samurai with a mysterious past and reputed powers of healing [5] [6] and hypnosis. [2]
Although the masked British version portrayed by Peter Thornley remains a household name in his home country, most American and Japanese wrestling fans primarily associate the name "Kendo Nagasaki" and related imagery with the face-painted version portrayed by Kazuo Sakurada. The success of both Thornley and Sakurada has spawned an assortment ...
John Thornley (footballer, born 1875), English footballer Kerry Wendell Thornley (1938–1998), American Discordian, anarchist, objectivist, Zen Buddhist Peter Thornley (born 1941), English professional wrestler who fought under the name Kendo Nagasaki
During this time, he began using the "Kendo Nagasaki'" gimmick, a Japanese Samurai character previously made famous by British wrestler Peter Thornley dating back to 1964. [13] This incarnation was vastly different however; rather than wearing a mask, Sakurada wore face paint and a highly alternate style altogether. [13]
British professional wrestler Peter Thornley, best known as the original masked version of Kendo Nagasaki, has reported that in the early 1960s Abbe trained him in judo [27] and kendo [28] and that the samurai sword he used in character as Nagasaki was a personal gift from Abbe. [29] In 1964, Abbe returned to Japan for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Renamed King Kendo after legal action from Peter Thornley. Unmasked repeatedly at 1981 All Star Wrestling house shows around the UK by the real Kendo Nagasaki. [20] [21] Also appeared as the Red Devil on UK television 1982, unmasked as Clarke by Big Daddy: King Kendo (replacement) All Star Wrestling, World Association of Wrestling: 1994–1996 ...
Peter Thornley (born 1941), English professional wrestler best known for the ring character Kendo Nagasaki; Peter Till (born 1985), English footballer; Peter Verhoek (born 1955), New Zealand cricketer; Peter Wales (1928–2008), English cricketer; Peter Wallace (rugby league) (born 1985), Australian rugby player; Peter Wragg (1931–2004 ...
Marty Jones is an English retired professional wrestler best known for his work in Joint Promotions and All Star Wrestling throughout the 1980s and 1990s. During this period, he was the predominant holder of the Mountevans World Mid Heavyweight title.