Mick McManus RIP

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Top class pantomime baddy. Was really surprised he was 85, so he was no spring chicken, pulling those nasty tricks in the 70's.

He was 93 !

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Stood next to him in the Plough at Pyecombe and he was a lot smaller than he looked on tv. Was it him related to Reg Gutteridge or was that Jackie Pallow?

That was Jackie Pallo.

Some of my earliest memories are of watching Mick on TV. I was lucky enough to meet him a few years ago, he was a total gent. Made time for everyone who wanted to speak to him and was very pleasant, he still looked exactly like he did on TV with his slicked back black hair.

 

[Bladders]

Those pussies in the UFC wouldn't last 2 seconds against Catweazle.

 

[Mad as my Mother]

Ahhh one-errrr ahhh two-errr ahhh three-ahhhh

Mick McManus receives one public warning

boooooooooooo!!!

Perfect! Saw him at Butlins once
R.I.P

 

[Box of Frogs]

Top class pantomime baddy. Was really surprised he was 85, so he was no spring chicken, pulling those nasty tricks in the 70's.

He was 93 !

 

[Box of Frogs]

That was Jackie Pallo.

Some of my earliest memories are of watching Mick on TV. I was lucky enough to meet him a few years ago, he was a total gent. Made time for everyone who wanted to speak to him and was very pleasant, he still looked exactly like he did on TV with his slicked back black hair.

Was he still wearing his black trunks?

 

[Hillian1]

Who was the deaf one who had to have signals when the round ended?

RIP Mick

 

[Bladders]

Who was the deaf one who had to have signals when the round ended?

RIP Mick

Was it Alan Kilby?

 

[Hillian1]

Was it Alan Kilby?

That's the puppy.

 

[Barrow Boy]

Steve Logan, loved to have seen those two up against some of these WWE pussies!

RIP Mick.

Skullduggery, these two? Never

 

[Lenny Rider]

what a shame , I used to enjoy watching the wrestling . The royals , cry baby Sid cooper , the black guy with the head butt aaahhh memories . What about the lady who sat in the front row dressed as the queen

Johnny Kwango, billed from Lagos in Nigeria, but I believe he hailed from Lewisham.

Incidentally little known fact the late Mr McManus was one of the most senior freemasons in this country.

 

[vegster]

RIP Mick, looks like you have finally gone to a submission.

 

[Durlston]

Great thread. Even though I was too young to remember the wrestling on a Saturday afternoon on ITV, when WWF became massive with the likes of Hulk Hogan and Hacksaw Jim Duggan etc, it was brilliant entertainment.

Always remember getting a detention in geography for copying an armlock on someone at school.

 

[Jim D]

what a shame , I used to enjoy watching the wrestling . The royals , cry baby Sid cooper , the black guy with the head butt aaahhh memories . What about the lady who sat in the front row dressed as the queen

Helen Mirren? Did she keep shouting STFU?

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Was he still wearing his black trunks?

No he was dressed in a suit, he may have had his trunks on underneath I didn't ask . If he didn't they'd have been in the back of his car, no wrestler worth their salt ever turns up to a show, even in a non-wrestling capacity, without their gear in the boot just in-case someone no-shows.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

I remember watching the Saturday afternoon wrestling, when I was a kid. What always struck me was the large numbers of old ladies in the front rows, going mental.

 

[tinycowboy]

One last time for you Mick: Boooooooooooooooooooo!! RIP.

 

[Ernest]

Johnny Kwango, billed from Lagos in Nigeria, but I believe he hailed from Lewisham.

Incidentally little known fact the late Mr McManus was one of the most senior freemasons in this country.

Such sad news, he never recovered from his wife dying.

RIP

 

[fosters headband]

Who was the deaf one who had to have signals when the round ended?

RIP Mick

Harry Kendall was the first one

 

[Hillian1]

I remember watching the Saturday afternoon wrestling, when I was a kid. What always struck me was the large numbers of old ladies in the front rows, going mental.

My parents lounge would look like a bomb site after the wrestling was over, upturned armchairs, cushions hanging off lounge lights, paintings all askew and very commonly blood splatters on walls with the youngest of 4 brothers (me) usually in tears.

Happy days.