Vintage British Wrestling

[monkey tennis]

Easy, easy, easy
Glam rock style Wrestling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdz9E...eature=related
youtube British Wrestling

[Mikey]

We're The British Bulldogs really British ?

Same question for Lord Alfred Hayes and Steve Regal ?

[davidb]

Yep, to all four. Dynamite Kid is from Lancashire. Davey Boy Smith was from Warrington. Lord Alfred was from London, and Regal is from Staffordshire.

[Mikey]

I never knew that.......
Knowing Vince, I thought maybe they were just putting it all on as an act.

[EMCE Hammer]

I'm not going to click the link. I am just going to assume it's a bunch of snooty guys in white wigs smacking each other with gloves.

[Mikey]

I'm not going to click the link. I am just going to assume it's a bunch of snooty guys in white wigs smacking each other with gloves.

And saying phrases like ...... Now, See Here

[monkey tennis]

"Now I say...you absolute rotter, you my sir are a cad, and I shall have my man servent give you a darn good talking to...this is just not CRICKET"

[English Paul]

I used to love watching the wrestling on a saturday afternoon during the 70s.
I was clearly naive to the fact that it was staged and choreographed to a tee. Watching it now it's just so obvious. Thye were athletes though and took the falls which still must have hurt.

[toys2cool]

That old school wrestling is a little boring for me,but I did like the British Bulldogs

[monkey tennis]

It's terrible isn't it.
My Dad, me and my brothers used to crowd around the TV watching this stuff.
My Dad also like something called Kick Stand (i think) a programme about motor Cross bikes, Worlds Strongest Man (who always seemed to be Dutch or Swedish), The Sweeney (abit like Life on Mars but withoput the Sci-Fi), Darts and It's A knock-out. And if my Dad liked it...then we all watched it.

[Adam West]

I always thought wrestling was real too.

No doubt they are athletes and in really good shape but didn't know it was all choreographed.

Bob Backlund was the one who solidified for me that it was real. I remember he used to be interviewed and would act like a down to earth honest wrestler "I'm just going to go out there and give it 110% and hopefully come out victorious"

We don't watch any wrestling at our house and I had to explain to my kids who Hulk Hogan was when we were watching American Gladiators. I told them, he was the only one that I have any memory of who could pick Andre the Giant up and body slam him. Of course the next question was "Who is Andre the Giant". I replied "The big guy from Princess Bride" and then told them his classic move was to throw someone against the ropes and just lift his foot up and let their face meet his huge boot which was I don't know what size but it seemed like it covered the entire wrestler's face.

[English Paul]

My Dad also like something called Kick Stand (i think) a programme about motor Cross bikes

Kick Start. I loved it.

YouTube - Kick Start

YouTube - Kick Start Trials Easton Neston Park 1982 Part 1

[monkey tennis]

That's it.
Thanks Paul.