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Head here to help fund Grunts & Grapples: The Golden Age of British Wrestling, 1950-1990. Yet, in many ways, the balance between the sport/entertainment split was always an uncertain one, and the pull towards celebrity and spectacle that the commercial element of the sport demanded, would eventually be wrestling’s downfall (at least in the UK).” Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day.
may be more uptight than other countries in the world. Find Teenage boys wrestling stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. The magazine format sports show was originally intended as a direct response to BBC’s Grandstand, and ‘The Wrestling’ became a central feature of its programming. Jim Mavros photos of Greek wrestlers prove that the U.S. While wrestling was first broadcast on newly launched ITV station in 1955, as already noted, its established slot came about with the launch of World of Sport a decade later in 1965, and would last for 24 years before being axed by the then Director of Programmes, Greg Dyke, in 1989. This heritage played a key role in the development of the characters, storylines, and audience participation, which were all unique to the sport.
There is something about the performative quality, the audience interaction, the playing to type, but also knowing that being a working wrestler was a very hard life, that for me is absolutely mesmerising.Īs a form of public entertainment, wrestling emerged from the earlier traditions of the music hall and circus ring. Some are choreographed like a Buster Keaton or Laurel and Hardy silent movie. If you watch the bouts on YouTube today, you will see something almost balletic about the matches. As a result there is a variety of styles included here but all feature nice bulging packages. In this period, iconic figures such as Mick McManus and Pat Roach appeared in hundreds of UK town halls and theatres night after night, as well their weekly Saturday slot just before the football scores. This album features a selection of mens bulges in tight lycra and spandex gear that we couldnt find a home for in our other categories.
We forget, but at its peak it garnered audiences of over 12 million, and was a central part of our national life for nearly half a century. “As a child and teenager I was fascinated by the part sport, part entertainment world of wrestling.