So no one saw it then?

[Raleigh Chopper]

I've come on here expecting to see a thread about last nights offering on ITV 4,
World of sport, not the usual one with just wrestling but clips from the whole programme. I was like a dog with two cocks. Dickie Davies, Cycloball, canal vaulting, Les Kellett, Mick Mcmanus (and his ears) the unmasking of Kendo Nagasaki, proper scrambling, Jimmy Hill to name but a few.
They also showed clips from Indoor league with Fred (i'll sithee) Trueman and his pipe, in my view it was fantastic, best programme for years, should be on ITV player.
If iv'e missed the thread i am going to get slaughtered.

 

[Mackenzie]

Forget that WWF shit, Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks was PROPER wrestling........EASY EASY

 

[METALMICKY]

Forget that WWF shit, Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks was PROPER wrestling........EASY EASY

It was as much pantomime as WWE but to its credit never tried to convince you otherwise and had a certain amateur earthiness to it.

 

[LadySeagull]

I've come on here expecting to see a thread about last nights offering on ITV 4,
World of sport, not the usual one with just wrestling but clips from the whole programme. I was like a dog with two cocks. Dickie Davies, Cycloball, canal vaulting, Les Kellett, Mick Mcmanus (and his ears) the unmasking of Kendo Nagasaki, proper scrambling, Jimmy Hill to name but a few.
They also showed clips from Indoor league with Fred (i'll sithee) Trueman and his pipe, in my view it was fantastic, best programme for years, should be on ITV player.
If iv'e missed the thread i am going to get slaughtered.

I watched the programme too, it was great! Had forgotten about some of the dirge that used to pass for sporting entertainment in my childhood!

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Good afternoon grapple fans and welcome to Bradford town hall.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

I watched the programme too, it was great! Had forgotten about some of the dirge that used to pass for sporting entertainment in my childhood!

The sight of that old lady throwing darts in her hat and coat on tv is going to stay with me for years.

 

[martyn20]

It was sad news from WWE last night though, Jerry Lawler had a major heart attack why sitting at the announcers desk live on Raw. Great showman.

 

[Acker79]

Last night on "that wwf shit" the commentator (Jerry 'the King' Lawler) had a heart attack.

Wwe Announcer Jerry Lawler Suffers Heart Attack On Live Tv| E! Online

 

[Mackenzie]

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These REAL MEN would destroy the steroid pumped, shriveled cocked American WWF pansies.

 

[Hiney]

Absolutely brilliant.

Loved the old boy playing darts while smoking a pipe.

 

[bob monkhouse]

Mick McManus ...... those were the days

 

[METALMICKY]

Good afternoon grapple fans and welcome to Bradford town hall.

And not forgetting Wolverhampton civic hall. Come on Johnny Kwango butt that nasty Rollerball Rocco.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

I was watching some old school wrestling the other day, this black lad entered the ring and was announced as Kid Chocolate.

 

[Taybha]

for those of you that had the misfortune not to be around during the kendo , catweazle era

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[Acker79]

World of Wrestling - Short Comedy Film (2007) Part 1 of 2 - YouTube

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

 

[seagullsslimjim]

Brought back great memories - especially the wrestling. Used to see Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks et all at the Worthing Assembly Hall as a kid in the late 70's early 80's.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Me too, used to go with a pal from school and his dad, Tuesday nights at Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall. Tally Ho Kaye, Bobby Barnes etc fantasic.

 

[Ernest]

Loved the Eddie Kidd clip where he wiped out the guys before going into the ditch

 

[Ernest]

Me too, used to go with a pal from school and his dad, Tuesday nights at Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall. Tally Ho Kaye, Bobby Barnes etc fantasic.

Tunbridge Wells was on a Monday night, never a Tuesday

 

[Norman Potting]

Me too, used to go with a pal from school and his dad, Tuesday nights at Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall. Tally Ho Kaye, Bobby Barnes etc fantasic.

I went there a couple of times with my late Grandad who used to love the Saturday afternoon wrestling. Used to love the punters (usually elderly ladies) getting worked up at ringside at the perceived unfairness of it all! Saw a tag match McManus and Logan v Big Daddy and unknown wimpy young guy. Fans of the genre could probably guess how it went, it ended with Big Daddy doing the famous "splash" on Logan and jamming (supposedly) the corner bucket on McManus' head and hitting it repeatedly. Real sport eh?