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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.
Jackie "Mr TV" Pallo (born Jack Ernest Gutteridge; 12 January 1926 – 11 February 2006) was an English professional wrestler, a star of British televised wrestling in its 1960s and 1970s heyday, when the sport had a regular 40-minute slot before the Saturday afternoon football results on ITV.
William Woodbridge (5 July 1936 – 8 March 2020) known professionally as Wayne Bridges was a British professional wrestler who was most well known for wrestling for Joint Promotions in the 1960s-80 and All Star Wrestling in the 1980s. He held the British wrestling version of the World Heavyweight Championship for most of the period 1979–1989 ...
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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 ...
Richmond was born in London. His father abandoned the family when Richmond was 3. Before he got into freestyle wrestling, he was a whale ship crewman. At 6'5" and 265 lbs, he won a bronze medal at the 1952 Olympics, as well as a bronze medal at the 1950 British Empire Games, and a gold medal at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
This is a list of sport wrestlers who participated in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Pages in category "Wrestlers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.