Hamish Woodward The full match of Mick McManus vs Jackie Pallo has been discovered. The bout took place before the FA Cup Final in 1962. 20 million people were purported to have watched the match, making it one of the most watched wrestling matches off time. 20 million was nearly half the population of England at the … Read more
The British Bulldog suffered an injury in 1998 that would ultimately contribute to his death. This happened At WCW Fall Brawl 1998 during his short second spell with the promotion. It was all down to a terrible stunt The Ultimate Warrior was performing later in the show. WCW had rehired the British Bulldog after he’d … Read more
On June 30, 2017, “Crybaby” Jim Breaks was arrested in his apartment in Gran Canaria for the murder of Donna Crowley. The then-80-year-old was many years removed from the wrestling business when he was carted away from his apartment in handcuffs. ITV had kicked the wrestling off the box nearly thirty years prior, and the … Read more
The British wrestling scene has long been a vibrant and diverse landscape, home to promotions that range from industry trailblazers to gritty, underground collectives. While the golden days of the mid-2010s BritWres boom are a fading memory, the scene remains populated by promotions striving to innovate, adapt, or reclaim past glory. In this article, we’ll … Read more
Before Big Daddy became the superstar of British wrestling that he is remembered for, Bert Assirati drove him into an early retirement in the 1960s. Bert Assirati was known as one of wrestling’s hard men, although he started life in the business as a tumbler and acrobat working in the music halls. He eventually used … Read more
Blake Monroe brought star power and sass to NXT, turning heads with charisma as big as her in-ring talent. The London-born standout made her name on the international scene as Mariah May, combining glam, grit, and a touch of chaos before signing with WWE. Now rebranded as Blake Monroe, she’s dazzling fans in NXT with … Read more
Will Ospreay brought high-flying chaos to British wrestling, and became one of the best in the world doing it. The Essex-born sensation took his fearless, self-destructive style and elevated it into something that changed wrestling forever. With a mouth as sharp as his elbows and a body seemingly built to defy gravity, the “Aerial Assassin” … Read more
Kendo Nagasaki shocked the world when he removed his mask in 1977. It became a must-see TV moment, but the move almost torpedoes the British legends’ career.
Kendo Nagasaki has backed up his claim that he was the first ever wrestler to beat the legendary Andre The Giant in a match, during the Frenchman’s tour of Britain in 1969.
Zack Sabre Jr took the technical wrestling style from early British wrestling and created a style unlike any other today. The grappler from the Isle of Sheppey has battled for the last two decades to make the name Zack Sabre Jr known throughout the wrestling world. With his incredible technical wrestling style and contemporary promo … Read more