dr_devious wrote: ↑02 May 2020, 03:43
Rollerball Rocco and Clive Ironfist Myers were my favourites. Ironfist was said to be an arm wrestling world champion too
Pretty sure Clive Myers was on 'Indoor League' might be on You Tube!
Re: Big John Fury called out
Posted: 02 May 2020, 04:18
by mickey1975
I saw Big Daddy v Giant Haystacks in Scarborough. I must have been very young because I hardly remember it until Big Daddy did the belly flop and the “easy, easy” chants started.
We were on holiday, so I must have been very young! It’s only an hours drive! We upgraded to Benidorm within a few years!
dr_devious wrote: ↑02 May 2020, 03:43
Rollerball Rocco and Clive Ironfist Myers were my favourites. Ironfist was said to be an arm wrestling world champion too
Pretty sure Clive Myers was on 'Indoor League' might be on You Tube!
I think he was yes,remember King Kong Kirk ?
Re: Big John Fury called out
Posted: 02 May 2020, 06:15
by Stobbo
Jim Breaks
Marty Jones.
Banger Walsh
Skull Murphy
Loved that era
Re: Big John Fury called out
Posted: 02 May 2020, 06:24
by chiggsy
They used to have wrestling in pwllhelli butlins in wales When i was a kid,the kip of the "wrestlers" was a sight to see
Especially when at the time the wwf was massive and you where comparing these fellas to the waxed,bronzed juice heads in america.
Les Kellett was a comic genius in the ring. Iv'e still got a few old Belle Vue programmes as the 'ol fella used
to take us on a sat nigh when we were nipperst. Leon Harris was in the drunken grandad Kellett mode whilst Bobby
Barnes had the old dears (75% of the audience) swooning.
What's the bit about Kellett mercman?
Apparently a real dirty scruff, lived like an animal in a right shite-tip, body covered in boils, etc. Sounded grim.
Thanks for that I can believe it.
Re: Big John Fury called out
Posted: 02 May 2020, 08:50
by My Name Is Earl
mickey1975 wrote: ↑02 May 2020, 04:18
I saw Big Daddy v Giant Haystacks in Scarborough. I must have been very young because I hardly remember it until Big Daddy did the belly flop and the “easy, easy” chants started.
We were on holiday, so I must have been very young! It’s only an hours drive! We upgraded to Benidorm within a few years!
Them two carved out a rivalry to match Ali v Frasier They turned it into an 80 stone roadshow.
dr_devious wrote: ↑02 May 2020, 03:43
Rollerball Rocco and Clive Ironfist Myers were my favourites. Ironfist was said to be an arm wrestling world champion too
Pretty sure Clive Myers was on 'Indoor League' might be on You Tube!
bripez wrote: ↑01 May 2020, 14:26
I used to love wrestling on a Saturday afternoon round at my grans - Kendo Nagasaki used to proper poo me up!
yeh me too,there was also,
Catweazle
Big Daddy
Mark 'Rollerball' Rocco
Mick McManus
Tony StClare
Les Kellett
Bomber Pat Roach
Johnny Kwango,
Bobby Barnes
there were dozens more too,all great viewing on a Saturday afternoon
Remember Kwango's speciality... the headbutt. He'd put his hand over his opponents forehead
and then nut his own hand. A thing of beauty.
Adrian Street....a bleached blonde muscular John Inman. Tagged with Bobby
Barnes to be the circuits camped up arch baddies.
Jackie Pallo was the big TV name along with MMM. Never beaten on telly that i saw.
Re: Big John Fury called out
Posted: 02 May 2020, 11:19
by bigjack
Classic Saturday afternoon tv
Re: Big John Fury called out
Posted: 02 May 2020, 12:25
by milpool
Nobody’s mentioned Lucky Gordon or Cyanide Sid Cooper.
Lucky Gordon was your solid journeyman type and Cyanide Sid was a gatekeeper.
There was also Skull Murphy who bullied the smaller guys but got squashed when up against the powerhouses of Daddy and Haystacks.
Regarding Clive Myers, I remember him having an arm wrestle after a match with Fit Finlay.
Re: Big John Fury called out
Posted: 02 May 2020, 14:45
by rd350lc
chiggsy wrote: ↑02 May 2020, 06:24
They used to have wrestling in pwllhelli butlins in wales When i was a kid,the kip of the "wrestlers" was a sight to see
Especially when at the time the wwf was massive and you where comparing these fellas to the waxed,bronzed juice heads in america.
Remember going there way back , it pi$$ed it down with rain every second we were there .
Never been back surprisingly .
Re: Big John Fury called out
Posted: 02 May 2020, 16:00
by bigjack
milpool wrote: ↑02 May 2020, 12:25
Nobody’s mentioned Lucky Gordon or Cyanide Sid Cooper.
Lucky Gordon was your solid journeyman type and Cyanide Sid was a gatekeeper.
There was also Skull Murphy who bullied the smaller guys but got squashed when up against the powerhouses of Daddy and Haystacks.
Regarding Clive Myers, I remember him having an arm wrestle after a match with Fit Finlay.
Here's on for you 'The Amazing Kung Fu',I used to think i was him when kicking shite out of my wardrobe door
chiggsy wrote: ↑02 May 2020, 06:24
They used to have wrestling in pwllhelli butlins in wales When i was a kid,the kip of the "wrestlers" was a sight to see
Especially when at the time the wwf was massive and you where comparing these fellas to the waxed,bronzed juice heads in america.
Remember going there way back , it pi$$ed it down with rain every second we were there .
Never been back surprisingly .
Ha used to be there a lot as my nan had a caravan there and yes you deffo needed the weather unless you love table tennis or your parents where happy to keep giving you money for the arcade.
Pretty sure it's under a different banner now possibly pontins i think.
Remember going there way back , it pi$$ed it down with rain every second we were there .
Never been back surprisingly .
Ha used to be there a lot as my nan had a caravan there and yes you deffo needed the weather unless you love table tennis or your parents where happy to keep giving you money for the arcade.
Pretty sure it's under a different banner now possibly pontins i think.
Havens now
Re: Big John Fury called out
Posted: 02 May 2020, 16:09
by chiggsy
Ah yea knew it'd been taken over.
The one in skegness is still going and also the one in minehead.
Does haven site in wales still have the cable cars that take you to the beach?
milpool wrote: ↑02 May 2020, 12:25
Nobody’s mentioned Lucky Gordon or Cyanide Sid Cooper.
Lucky Gordon was your solid journeyman type and Cyanide Sid was a gatekeeper.
There was also Skull Murphy who bullied the smaller guys but got squashed when up against the powerhouses of Daddy and Haystacks.
Regarding Clive Myers, I remember him having an arm wrestle after a match with Fit Finlay.
Went through a few old programmes and some crackin' names there.
Masambula ...Immaculate wrestler with a strong female following. Used to come into the ring witha leopard skin and head on.
Steve Logan..a real bad b astard. The archetypal baddie. Had to hold the record for disqualifications shirley?
Honeyboy Zimba..another popular black wrestler.
Johnny Kincaid,
The Royal Bros,....Bert royal and Vic Faulkner. Great tag team, Proper wrestlers who didn't need the gimmicks.
I can believe it.
They turned it into an 80 stone roadshow.
The sheer quality of sports programmes has all but gone, never to return. 
you're kidding right