British Wrestling in the 70s

Eichhörnchen · 05-17-21, 12:12 PM

Who else used to love this and who were your favourites? Here's a great tube compilation featuring the very funny Les Kellett

mapuc · 05-17-21, 12:16 PM

I remember it from the 80's and the 90's

My favorites were André the Giant and this huge who was called the Hulk.

Markus

Jimbuna · 05-17-21, 01:06 PM

Giant Haystacks/Martin Austin Ruane and Big Daddy/Shirley Crabtree were a couple of my favourites.

AVGWarhawk · 05-17-21, 01:09 PM

I did not know the British had wrestling like this. I did not watch much here in the USA but I do remember Junkyard Dog, Iron Sheik, Hulk, Rowdy Rodey Piper and Andre the Giant.

Aktungbby · 05-17-21, 11:13 PM

The guys who inspired me from the 50's were on Minneapolis tv: My favorite and an inspiration for my 7 years of high school and college wrestling... with 7 years more: locking heads and tackling in rugby, was ex-college wrestler Verne Gagne,

The Crusher,

Dick the Bruiser,

Randy Savage,

my favorite villain: Olympian Mad Dog Vachon,

and last but not least, Jesse "the Body" Ventura... later one term governor of Minnesota!

Eichhörnchen · 05-18-21, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I did not know the British had wrestling like this

Woe betide any of the "bad guys" who got tossed out of the ring: the incensed old women in the audience would batter him with their handbags

Jimbuna · 05-18-21, 05:30 AM

I forgot to mention the late, great Mick McManus earlier.

Eisenwurst · 05-18-21, 06:04 AM

We had World Championship Wrestling in the '60s and '70s. Best show on tv.

Favourite wrestlers???......Skull Murphy, Brute Barnard, Killer Kowalski, The Mongolian Stomper, Abdullah the Butcher ( the head that feels no pain ). They all deserved a truckload of Oscars.

Sean C · 05-19-21, 01:47 AM

Andy Kaufman

Eichhörnchen · 05-19-21, 09:43 AM

We watched a movie with Mickey Rourke called "The Wrestler" the other day, which was what set me thinking about this. A really great Indie movie it was, too

nikimcbee · 05-19-21, 05:13 PM

I was gunna bet one of those chaps, sure looks like a certain subsim member. Can't quite put my finger on which one.

The Geordie Jumper? The Pint Pounder? The Terrible Tooooona?

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,372 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	British Wrestling in the 70s Who else used to love this and who were your favourites? Here's a great tube compilation featuring the very funny Les Kellett __________________

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mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,535 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	I remember it from the 80's and the 90's My favorites were André the Giant and this huge who was called the Hulk. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Giant Haystacks/Martin Austin Ruane and Big Daddy/Shirley Crabtree were a couple of my favourites. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I did not know the British had wrestling like this. I did not watch much here in the USA but I do remember Junkyard Dog, Iron Sheik, Hulk, Rowdy Rodey Piper and Andre the Giant. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,984 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	The guys who inspired me from the 50's were on Minneapolis tv: My favorite and an inspiration for my 7 years of high school and college wrestling... with 7 years more: locking heads and tackling in rugby, was ex-college wrestler Verne Gagne, The Crusher, Dick the Bruiser, Randy Savage, my favorite villain: Olympian Mad Dog Vachon, and last but not least, Jesse "the Body" Ventura... later one term governor of Minnesota! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!! Last edited by Aktungbby; 05-17-21 at 11:47 PM.

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I forgot to mention the late, great Mick McManus earlier. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Eisenwurst Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,748 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	We had World Championship Wrestling in the '60s and '70s. Best show on tv. Favourite wrestlers???......Skull Murphy, Brute Barnard, Killer Kowalski, The Mongolian Stomper, Abdullah the Butcher ( the head that feels no pain ). They all deserved a truckload of Oscars. __________________

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,372 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	We watched a movie with Mickey Rourke called "The Wrestler" the other day, which was what set me thinking about this. A really great Indie movie it was, too __________________

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I was gunna bet one of those chaps, sure looks like a certain subsim member. Can't quite put my finger on which one. The Geordie Jumper? The Pint Pounder? The Terrible Tooooona? __________________