Wrestling Heritage

19 April 2026
NEW FEATURE

This Week’s Anniversaries

Every week Wrestling Heritage delves into the archives to bring you the wrestling news of this week from years gone by. Births, deaths, championship matches and general news.

Join us to discover just what was occurring.

19 April 1927
Birth of Bernard Murray
Read our tribute to Bernard Murray

19 April 2018
Death of Manie Maritz
Manie Maritz is in the A-Z

20 April 1920
Birth of Johnny Kwango
Read our tribute to Johnny Kwango

20 April 1931
Birth of Frankie Hughes
Read our tribute to Frankie Hughes

21 April 1903
Birth of Ernie Mack
Read our tribute to Ernie Mack

21 April 1936
Birth of Keith Williamson
Read our tribute to Keith Williamson

21 April 2005
Death of Wild Angus Campbell
Read our tribute to Wild Angus Campbell

21 April 2020
Death of Taffy John Jenkins
Read our tribute to John Jenkins

22 April 1946
Death of Max Martin Schultz
Read our tribute to Max Martin Schultz

22 April 1976
Death of Steve Clements
Read our tribute to Steve Clements

22 April 1986
Death of Sandy Orford
Read our tribute to Sandy Orford

22 April 2019
Death of John Quinn
Read our tribute to John Quinn

23 April 1890
Birth of Charlie Glover
Read our tribute to Charlie Glover

23 April 1899
Birth of George Boganski
Read our tribute to George Boganski

23 April 1903
Birth of Tom Blinkhorn
Tom Blinkhorn is in the A-Z

23 April 1978
Death of Bearded Ken Davies
Read our tribute to Ken Davies

24 April 1916
Birth of Lou Thesz
Read our tribute to Lou Thesz

24 April 1927
Birth of Russ Bishop
Read our tribute to Russ Bishop

25 April 1982
Death of El Greco
Read our tribute to El Greco

25 April 2008
Death of Bob Bannister
Read our tribute to Bob Bannister

19 April, 2026
NEWSLETTER

Wrestling Heritage Newsletter

Every week Wrestling Heritage produces a newsletter with even more information and memories of British wrestling in years gone by. The newsletter is available to all members of the Wrestling Heritage website. Membership is free and easy. More memories, more background, more fun.

12 April 2026
NEW IN EVENTS/MOMENTS IN TIME

No More Mystery

Not often do we get a guaranteed unmasking of a masked ma

12 April 2026
NEW IN EVENTS/MOMENTS IN TIME

A Blueprint For Murder

We remember Bartelli v Nagasaki in 1966. Was it planned ten years earlier?

12 April 2026
NEW IN EVENTS/MOMENTS IN TIME

Time For Change in the Heavyweights

With Billy Robinson off to America it was time for the heavies to sort themselves out

12 April 2026
NEW FEATURE

This Week’s Anniversaries

Every week Wrestling Heritage delves into the archives to bring you the wrestling news of this week from years gone by. Births, deaths, championship matches and general news.

Join us to discover just what was occurring.

12 April 1910
Birth of Rashid Anwar
Read our tribute to Rashid Anwar

12 April 1952
Birth of Rocky Moran
Read our tribute to Rocky Moran

12 April 2015
Death of Peter Szakacs
Read our tribute to Peter Szakacs

13 April 1933
Birth of Ivan Penzekoff
Read our tribute to Ivan Penzekoff

14 April 1953
Death of Paul Lortie
Paul Lorties is in the A-Z

15 April 1920
Birth of Terry McDonald
Read our tribute to Terry McDonald

16 April 1934
Birth of Kitione Lave
Read our tribute to Kitione Lave

16 April 2020
Death of Al Marshall
Read our tribute to Al Marshall

16 April 2022
Death of Tony Walsh
Read our tribute to Tony Walsh

17 April 1922
Birth of Gerry Hoggarth
Read our tribute to Gerry Hoggarth

18 April 2014
Death of Mike Jones
Read our tribute to Mike Jones

12 April, 2026
NEWSLETTER

Wrestling Heritage Newsletter

Every week Wrestling Heritage produces a newsletter with even more information and memories of British wrestling in years gone by. The newsletter is available to all members of the Wrestling Heritage website. Membership is free and easy. More memories, more background, more fun.

09 April 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

Big Hearted Tiny

Sad news received from Ken Sowden of the death of 1980s heavyweight Tiny Callaghan

06 April 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

From Bricklayer to Artist

It was quite a journey. From a Birmingham bricklayer to a sculptor at a London College…

05 April 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

A Rebel Without A Cause

Ray Hunter was a leading light on the Paul Lincoln Management presentations of the early 1960s. Hardly surprising as he and Lincoln were business partners in wrestling management and ownership of the 2I’s coffee bar,……

05 April 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

A Forgotten Champion

One of the many forgotten men of British wrestling. Well, until Wrestling Heritage came along that is. Thanks to Ron Historyo and Paul Mitchell Ginger Burke is forgotten no more……

05 April 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

Viking Warrior

Well here’s a wrestler with a presence. What else could be said about a man who stood 6’4″ tall, weighed around twenty stones, and appeared in the ring in horned helmet……

05 April 2026
NEW FEATURE

This Week’s Anniversaries

Every week Wrestling Heritage delves into the archives to bring you the wrestling news of this week from years gone by. Births, deaths, championship matches and general news.

Join us to discover just what was occurring.

05 April 2010
Death of Jack Taylor (Accrington)
Read our tribute to Jack Taylor

07 April 1970
Death of Jack Ansell
Read our tribute to Jack Ansell

07 April 1975
Death of Johnny Mack
Read our tribute to Johny Mack

08 April 2008
Death of Ezra Francis
Read our tribute to Ezra Francis

08 April 2021
Death of John DaSilva
Read our tribute to John DaSilva

09 April 2003
Death of Steve Logan
Read our tribute to Steve Logan

11 April 1995
Death of Harry Pennington
Read our tribute to Harry Pennington

11 April 2017
Death of Tony Cassio
Read our tribute to Tony Cassio

05 April, 2026
NEWSLETTER

Wrestling Heritage Newsletter

Every week Wrestling Heritage produces a newsletter with even more information and memories of British wrestling in years gone by. The newsletter is available to all members of the Wrestling Heritage website. Membership is free and easy. More memories, more background, more fun.

29 March 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

A Man Who Never Got Too Big For His ‘at

Yet there is one Brigger who is still remembered fondly, not just by those eighty plus year olds who knew him, but by later generations who were told stories of one of the towns colourful characters; boxer, wrestler, poultry farmer, and publican…..

29 March 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

Lancashire’s Canadian Hero

A celebrated Canadian from Hamilton, Ontario. In wrestling things were rarely as they seemed  …..

29 March 2026
NEW FEATURE

This Week’s Anniversaries

Every week Wrestling Heritage delves into the archives to bring you the wrestling news of this week from years gone by. Births, deaths, championship matches and general news.

Join us to discover just what was occurring.

29 March 1984
Death of Jack Wentworth
Read our tribute to Jack Wentworth

30 March 1926
Birth of Ernie Riley
Read our tribute to Ernie Riley

30 March 2004
Death of Stan Garside
Read our tribute to Stan Garside

30 March 2006
Death of Adolf Dabrowski
Read our tribute to Adolf Dabrowski

31 March 1940
Birth of Maurice Hunter
Read our tribute to Maurice Hunter

01 April 1928
Birth of Ronnie Knight
Read our tribute to Ronnie Knight

01 April 1930
Birth of Jack Land/Karl Von Kramer
Read our tribute to Karl Von Kramer

01 April 1932
Birth of Tommy Tucker
Read our tribute to Tommy Tucker

01 April 1979
Death of Harry Fields
Read our tribute to Harry Fields

01 April 2016
Death of Geoff Portz
Read our tribute to Geoff Portz

01 April 2010
Death of Mickey Gold
Read our tribute to Mickey Gold

02 April 1934
Birth of Leon Arras
Read our tribute to Leon Arras

02 April 2023
Death of Max Crabtree
Read our tribute to MaxCrabtree

3 April 1981
Death of Ben Sherman
Read our tribute to Ben Sherman

03 April, 1955
Death of Laurent Gerstmans
Read our tribute to Laurent Gerstmans

29 March, 2026
NEWSLETTER

Wrestling Heritage Newsletter

Every week Wrestling Heritage produces a newsletter with even more information and memories of British wrestling in years gone by. The newsletter is available to all members of the Wrestling Heritage website. Membership is free and easy. More memories, more background, more fun.

29 March 2026
ANNIVERSARY/A MOMENT IN TIME/NOT SO MUCH A WIZARD NOW

Not So Much A Wizard Now

It was a no round contest with the loser to unmask. In one corner was The Wizard and his opponent was The Brown Mask Marvel…..

24 March 2026
NEWS

Death of Earl Black

News that seems to have passed most of the wrestling world by is that globetrotting heavyweight Earl Black died in May 2025. Read our tribute

22 March 2026
NEW FEATURE

This Week’s Anniversaries

Every week Wrestling Heritage delves into the archives to bring you the wrestling news of this week from years gone by. Births, deaths, championship matches and general news.

Join us to discover just what was occurring.

22 March 1974
Death of Walter Magnee
Read our tribute to Walter Magnee

23 March 1888
Birth of Henry Irslinger
Read our tribute to Henry Irslinger

24 March 1930
Birth of Peter Szakacs
Read our tribute to Peter Szakacs

25 March 1896
Birth of Masutaro Otani
Read Our tribute to Masutaro Otani

25 March 1908
Birth of Gentleman Jim
Read our tribute to Gentleman JIm

25 March 1920
Birth of Arthur Kellett
Arthur Kellett is in the A-Z

25 March 1943
Death of Johannes Van Der Walt
Johannes Van Der Walt is in the A-Z

26 March 1914
Birth of Jim Foy
Read our tribute to Jim Foy

26 March 1921
Birth of Zando Zabo
Read our tribute to Zando Zabo

26 March 1986
Death of Tony Ancell
Read our tribute to Tony Ancell

26 March 2018
Death of Jacques Lageat
Read our tribute to Jacques Lageat

27 March 1930
Birth of Gordon Nelson
Read our tribute to Gordon Nelson

27 March 1940
Birth of Alan Bardouille
Read our tribute to Alan Bardouille

28 March 1935
Birth of Lee Sharron
Read our tribute to Lee Sharron

28 March 2022
Death of Eddie Saxon
Read our tribute to Eddie Saxon

22 March, 2026
NEWSLETTER

Wrestling Heritage Newsletter

Every week Wrestling Heritage produces a newsletter with even more information and memories of British wrestling in years gone by. The newsletter is available to all members of the Wrestling Heritage website. Membership is free and easy. More memories, more background, more fun.

15 March 2026
NEW IN PLACES/NOOKS AND CRANNIES

Newquay, Cornwall

Ron Historyo is on the move once again to England’s most westerly county …..

15 March 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

A Right Toff

In and out of the ring Gentleman Jim always looked the part of a gentleman, even though he didn’t always behave like one …..

15 March 2026
NEW FEATURE

This Week’s Anniversaries

Every week Wrestling Heritage delves into the archives to bring you the wrestling news of this week from years gone by. Births, deaths, championship matches and general news.

Join us to discover just what was occurring.

15 March 1912
Birth of Costas Astreos
Read our tribute to Costas Astreos

15 March 1929
Birth of Stefan Milla
Read our tribute to Stefan Milla

15 March 1934
Birth of Dick Conlon
Read our tribute to Dick Conlon

15 March 1947
Death of Gentleman Jim
Read our tribute to Gentleman JIm

17 March 1905
Birth of Joe Reid
Read our tribute to Joe Reid

17 March 1931
Birth of Bob Steele
Read our tribute to Bob Steele

19 March 1903
Birth of Mario Magisti
Read our tribute to Mario Magisti

20 March 1931
Birth of Orig Williams
Read our tribute to Orig Williams

21 March 1931
Birth of John Allan
Read our tribute to John Allan

21 March 1933
Birth of Jim Farrell
Read our tribute to Jim Farrell

15 March, 2026
NEWSLETTER

Wrestling Heritage Newsletter

Every week Wrestling Heritage produces a newsletter with even more information and memories of British wrestling in years gone by. The newsletter is available to all members of the Wrestling Heritage website. Membership is free and easy. More memories, more background, more fun.