British Wrestling History BRITWRESTLING Wrestlers History Promotions Buy The Book 1930–1938 The Rise and Fall of a Great British Institution From the smoke-filled halls of the 1930s to Saturday afternoons on ITV — the definitive history of British professional wrestling. Start Reading Buy The Book → 1955–1965 Kent Walton and the National Voice How one commentator’s Saturday afternoon broadcasts turned wrestling into a nationwide ritual. Start Reading Buy The Book → 1975–1981 Big Daddy vs Giant Haystacks The rivalry that carried British wrestling to its commercial peak — and set up the fall that followed. Start Reading Buy The Book → ❮ ❯ Misawa’s AJPW Exodus in 2000 Baba’s Final Years The company’s foundation starts to crack. Open Arc Misawa’s Presidency & Collapse A locker room divide threatens to tear AJPW apart. Open Arc Exodus Announcement The walkout that shook Japanese wrestling. Open Arc Who Left AJPW The stars who followed Misawa out the door. Open Arc Why Kawada Stayed One ace refused to leave the house Baba built. Open Arc Nippon TV Drops AJPW The broadcast deal that sealed AJPW’s fate. Open Arc Formation of NOAH From the ashes of AJPW, a new promotion rises. Open Arc New Arc Title Short tagline here. Open Arc