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He became a wrestler and was billed from Highbury, North London and was regarded as one of the first stars of British professional wrestling. During his career, his most famous rivalry was an 11-year-long battle with perhaps the greatest villain in British wrestling history, Mick McManus. In 1973, Pallo made two unsuccessful attempts to beat ...
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.
This category lists English professional wrestlers, or professional wrestlers whose characters are purportedly from England. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 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.
Pages in category "English male professional wrestlers" The following 151 pages are in this category, out of 151 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Thomas Wilton Billington (5 December 1958 – 5 December 2018), [3] best known by the ring name the Dynamite Kid, was a British professional wrestler.. Trained by former wrestler "Dr Death" Ted Betley, he competed in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Stampede Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
Joint Promotions, All Star Wrestling, British Wrestling Federation: late 1970s-1993 United Kingdom: 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 ...
The British Bulldogs were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of cousins Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid. They competed throughout the 1980s in Britain, North America and Japan and have consistently ranked among the top tag teams in history. [ 1 ]