Celebrating memorable moments in British wrestling history.
07 December 1931
By the end of 1931 wrestling was gaining popularity
3rd October 1932
17th July 1933
Billy Riley, an experienced well-travelled pro, and Jack Pye, created for the new age.
26th January 1934
The National Sporting Club brought wrestling to Olympia, insisting “This is Not All In, Definitely not All In.”
23rd January 1935
The day the wrestling came to the good people of Hastings St Leonards
11th June 1936
The wrestlers take on the promoter and win.
26 October 1937
With wrestling falling into disrepute Henry Irslinger returns to clean up the sport.
31st March 1939
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.
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.
15 October 1943
It’s1943 and the world is at war. But why let get that in the way of a little local difficulty.
18th February 1947
Arguably the biggest event of 1947, the World Heavyweight Tournament at Harringay Arena.
16th May 1947
The end of the road for the committee set
up to form the Lord Mountevans rules.
10 August 1948
One of the most anticipated matches since the end of World War Two.
7th February 1950
The wrestling debut of ex-boxer Jack Doyle
4th April 1962
Even in the highly controlled world of professional wrestling fairy tales don’t always end happily.
22nd May 1963
The day the Prince came to town
4th January 1965
The day the BBC took a glancing interest in wrestling.
1st January 1966
1966, the year of the deal – Lincoln and Dale Martin
5th March 1966
The day the student overcame the mentor
8th June 1966
Wednesday June 8th, 1966, was a landmark days in Britain’s wrestling history.
14th January, 1967
The greatest upset in wrestling history. The day Peter Preston beat Mick McManus on tv
6th March, 1967
Here was one of the great mysteries of the Heritage Years that took nearly fifty years to solve. This was the match that time forgot.
2nd January 1973
British wrestling marked the time Britain joined the Common Market.
18th January 1986
Join us to remember the farewell performance of Count Bartelli.
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