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We have multiple entries under the name Apollo Promotions
The earliest reference we have found to Apollo Promotions is the 1930s company of William Bankier. Bankier, known as the Apollo the strongman at the turn of the century, promoted wrestling in the 1930s.
A tribute to William Bankier can be read on Wrestling Heritage.
Apollo Promotions (North West)
Our second incarnation could be found in south Lancashire, Cheshire, and Derbyshire in the 1960s. We would like to learn more about this promotion.
Apollo Promotions (Stockton on Tees)
Professional wrestler and regional promoter in the North East Jim Stockdale was something of a legend for many of those that worked for him. Jimmy Stockdale was instrumental in getting Don Robinson into the wrestling business. Jimmy “Boy” Devlin, Tommy Stones, Arthur Openshaw were amongst those Jim trained at his gymnasium behind the Grey Horse Pub, where his father Charlie Stockdale was landlord.
Jimmy Devlin told us he would walk to the end of the earth for the man who gave him his first professional match, paid him two shillings and sixpence with the instructions that he should only keep a shilling and give the rest to his mother, or there’d be no more.
A tribute to Jim Stockdale can be found on Wrestling Heritage.
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