This is an old handbill from the 1970's.  Do we have any past members looking at this.??

Terms used in wrestling.

Micky: Short for Micky and Griff = Stiff.  The name given to a wrestler who was a bit 
heavy handed and who would inflict excess pain.
Rickets: If a wrestler went for a fall or even a wrestling hold and missed it. Usually the other wrestler would shout 'Rickets', meaning you had made a mess of it.
2 & 8: A straight fight where two wrestlers would really try and hurt each other. No 
showmanship in this bout.
Kayfabe or Queens: If either of these words were said, it was meant that there was a stranger in the company who was not connected to the wrestling, so keep your mouth shut.
Shooter: A wrestler who is trained in submission wrestling and who could look after himself.
No Heat: A crowd that was very quiet and hard to get excited.
Good Heat: A crowd that was very responsive and easy to get excited.
Cats: Where two wrestlers would end the match in a draw.
DQ: A wrestler would be disqualified.
Screw: Usually a needle match, one would try and hurt the other guy and finish the bout as quickly as possible.
Good Grafter: A very good wrestler who could have a good bout with anyone.
A Gee: A wrestler who would jump the ring to challenge another wrestler, or work an angle for a return bout.
2 - 1 in 6: Wrestlers who would do six rounds, the other wrestler would get two falls to your one.
Doing a Double: Going on first on the one show, then last at another, the same night, or going on first and last on the same show.
Dying: A wrestler who looks as if he was getting a beating but would make a comeback.

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Dated: 26th March 2005.  more to be added.

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Eddie was asked to do a piece for the first edition of Piledriver magazine about the late Pat Roach and Eddie's match against Kendo Nagasaki at The Royal Albert Hall in London.

Pat Roach

Pat was one of wrestling’s gentle giants, although standing at 6’ 4”, and looking intimidating in the ring, he was one of the nicest and most genuine people you could ever wish to meet.Pat was a softly spoken and sensitive man, and always interested in what you had to say.  I had mentioned to him that my car had broken down and he asked where I was wrestling the following evening.  When I said it was Picketts Lock in London, he said he was also on the bill and would pick me up.  He duly arrived, and to my surprise he was in his Bentley with the number plate:  PAT 1. 

He gave me the greatest compliment of saying that if he was ever to have a tag partner, he would have chosen me.  

He got heavily involved in the wrestlers’ reunions every year and took delight in doing presentations to fellow wrestlers and fans, picking out some of us for special awards.

He was very popular with all the lads and we all enjoyed listening to his stories about making movies, including ‘Never say never again’ with Sean Connery as James Bond and also the part he played in ‘Indiana Jones’, not forgetting his many roles in television programmes. Although ill for many years, this very private man, managed to keep this out of the public domain.

He will be sadly missed at this year’s reunion in Kent.  You only have to look at the posts on 1stop wrestling sites to see that he was not only a favourite with the wrestlers, but also the paying public.

Kendo Nagasaki

My fight with Kendo Nagasaki took place on the 27th March 1976 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, which was THE prime venue in the UK.  It was a top of the bill match which had been demanded by the fans as they wanted to see 2 of the most popular masked wrestlers in British Wrestling at that time, in the ring together. 

It was billed as a ‘fight to the finish’ with the loser to unmask.  Although taking on a strong opponent four stone heavier than myself, it was a fast and exciting contest, in front of nearly 5,000 fans, which filled the hall to capacity. 

The atmosphere was electric, with the audience divided into 2 camps, and cheering on their favourite.  After 3 gruelling rounds, it came to an end in round 4, when Kendo executed his ‘Kamikaze Crash’, which resulted in a knockout win for him. 

Being the loser, I had no alternative but to unmask.