Kendo Nagasaki

Kendo Nagasaki: A Pillar of British Wrestling History

Kendo Nagasaki is arguably Britain's greatest ever heel. The "Japanese" star took the wrestling world by storm for sixty years, from 1964 to 2024

Hamish Woodward

The Imposters: The Kendo Nagasaki Knockoffs That Swindled The Fans

Kendo Nagasaki is one of the most iconic masked wrestlers in British wrestling history. As such, numerous other wrestlers tried to rip him off, and portrayed Kendo Nagasaki imposters in the ring.

Hamish Woodward

How Peter Thornley Became Kendo Nagasaki

The story of how Peter Thornley transformed into the mystifying masked wrestler known as Kendo ...

Hamish Woodward

Behind The Mask: How Kendo Nagasaki Created His Iconic Gimmick

Peter Thornley create the Kendo Nagasaki gimmick in 1964, going on to become one of the greatest wrestlers in British wrestling history.

Hamish Woodward

Kendo Nagasaki Is Training For A Last Match For His 60th Anniversary

Kendo Nagasaki is returning to the ring at the age of 83, 16 years after his last match. He will become one of the oldest wrestlers ever when that happens.

Hamish Woodward

Kendo Nagasaki: I Was The First Wrestler To Beat Andre The Giant

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.

Hamish Woodward

The Video Game Full Of British Wrestling Legends

Despite the golden era of British wrestling ending when World of Sport was cancelled in ...

Hamish Woodward

The 16 Biggest British Wrestling Legends Of All Time

Between 1965 and 1988, everything stopped at 4 o4 oc’clock. That was because it was ...

Hamish Woodward

Ranking The 10 Best British Wrestlers Of All Time

The countdown of the best British wrestlers of all time is in, with the top ...

Hamish Woodward