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17 MAY, 2026
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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.

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Anniversaries
17 May

17 May 1911
Birth of The Great Accra, Karam Rasul Kashmiri
Read our tribute to The Great Accra

17 May 1939
Birth of Syd Askin
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17 May 1966
Death of Randolph Turpin.
Read our tribute to Randolph Turpin

17 May, 2020
Death of Cyril Dummer
Cyril Dummer is in the A-Z

18 May
Birth of Tony Mancelli
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18 May 2002
Death of British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith
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19 May 1916
Birth of Dave Armstrong
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19 May 1937
Birth of Pat Roach
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19 May 1946
Birth of Jean Ferre
Read our tribute to Jean Ferre

20 May 1914
Birth of Joe Hill
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20 May 2008
Death of Ben Wojtkowski/Chief Thunderbird
Chief Thunderbird is in the A-Z

21 May 1936
Birth of Sue Brittain
Read our tribute to Sue Brittain

21 May 2007
Death of The Great Marcus.
The Great Marcus is in the A-Z

17 May, 2026
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Wrestling Heritage Newsletter

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New to Heritage 10th May …

10 MAY 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/RAMBLINGS OF THE FREEDOM PASS ANARCHIST

Circus Life, A Tale of Two Rings

Ray Hulm continues to grow old disgracefully as he tells us his real life story of Circus Life, A Tale of Two Rings …

Circus Life

10 MAY 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

The Bear of Walthamstow

Quiz question, your starter for ten …. What have the model Twiggy, swimmer Duncan Goodhew, musician Mike Oldfield and wrestler John Elijah got in common? …

John Elijah

10 MAY, 2026
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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.

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Anniversaries
10 May

10 May 2025
Death of Fred Bentley
Read our tribute to Fred Bentley

11 May 1915
Birth of Les Kellett.
Read our tribute to Les Kellett

11 May 1919
Birth of Len Ring
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11 May 1951
Birth of Mark Rocco
Read our tribute to Mark Rollerball Rocco

11 May 2010
Death of Rob Roy McGregor
Read our tribute to Rob Roy McGregor

12 May 1935
Birth of Otto Acron
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12 May 1935
Birth of Gwyn Davies
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12 May 1999
Death of an Eagle.
News from Tigard, Oregon, USA, of the death of Roy Boyd, known as wrestler Johnny Eagles of Manchester, aged 64.
Read our tribute to Johnny Eagles

13 May 1922
Birth of Iron Man Steve Logan.
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13 May 2002
Death of George Gordienko
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14 May 1914
Birth of Charlie Fisher.
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14 May 1929
Birth of Spencer Churchill.
Read our tribute to Spencer Churchill

14 May 1934
Birth of Dave Shade
Dave Shade is in the A-Z

14 May 1948
Birth of Tony Kelly
Tony Kelly is in the A-Z

14 May 2012
Death of Tony Vince
Tony Vince is in the A-Z

15 May 1887
Birth of Peter Bannan
Read our tribute to Peter Bannan

15 May 1928
Birth of Tony Vallon
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15 May 1965
Death of Frankie Townsend
Frankie Townsend is in the A-Z

16 May 1908
Birth of Felix Kerschitz
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16 May 1912
Birth of Rex Gable
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10 May, 2026
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New to Heritage 3rd May …

03 MAY 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

A Tribute to Josef Zaranoff

One of the stars of the 1960s the Latvian heavyweight Josef Zaranoff; he receives our latest tribute treatment …

Josef Zaranoff

03 MAY 2026
NEW IN PEOPLE/WRESTLERS A-Z

A Tribute to The Mighty John Cox

Following our report of his death earlier in the week we have added a new tribute to this great British heavyweight …

Mighty John Cox

03 MAY 2026
NEW IN PLACES/RON’S WRESTLING RAMBLES

The Parr Hall, Warrington

Ron Historyo is back on the road and takes a look at the early days of the Parr Hall in Warrington …

Parr Hall, Warrington

03 MAY, 2026
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Anniversaries
03 May