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This category lists British professional wrestlers, or professional wrestlers whose characters are purportedly from Britain. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
The history of professional wrestling in the United Kingdom spans over one hundred years. After a brief spell of popularity for Greco Roman professional wrestling during the Edwardian era, the first catch-as-catch-can based scene began in the 1930s, [1] when it was popularised under the concept of "All-in Wrestling", which emphasised an "anything goes" style and presentation.
Brian had been a British Champion for years and he was very serious about his job as a coach. For weeks he taught us how to do the holds, make the jumps, take the falls, and do all the different wrestling moves that we did in the show." [4] Maxine died on 13 November 2024, at the age of 86. [5]
British professional wrestlers (6 C, 3 P) S. British sport wrestlers (5 C) Pages in category "British wrestlers" This category contains only the following page.
The British Wrestling Association, booked by Irslinger and Oakeley, held a tournament to determine the first British Heavyweight Championship since the turn of the century. Oakeley emerged as the champion after a lengthy tournament. [6] [7] Later on he would also hold the British Light Heavyweight Championship for a period of time between 1930 ...
McManus also appeared as part of the European version of the Legends of Wrestling II video game. [9] British pop artist Peter Blake often cites McManus as a major influence on his 'wrestlers' series of paintings due to his admiration of his wrestling persona; Blake famously painted Kendo Nagasaki's portrait as part of the series. [citation needed]
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]
Billy Riley (June 22, 1896 – September 9 or 15, 1977) was an English professional wrestler, coach, promoter, and referee.A legitimately skilled wrestler, Riley's career began when professional wrestling bouts were still genuine contests.