We have received several e-mails asking specific questions for Eddie and we have decided to answer them on this page. Please use the form below to write in and we will publish them.
Dean in Stockport asks: Is it true that American wrestlers take steroid and did British wrestlers ever take them?
(A): An American wrestler once said that 95% of wrestlers in America took steroids. In my time in wrestling, I never knew of any British wrestlers who took them.
Josh in London asks: When you first started wrestling did you have any problems with other wrestlers because you were new to the sport?
(A): No, if they knew you could wrestle, they had respect for you and as long as you looked after them in the ring and they looked after you, then there was no problem.
Douggie in Newcastle asks: Why did you leave Joint Promotions to work for the independent promoters?
(A) It was the green eyed monster !! More money. As I was wrestling for a living, I could not turn down what they were offering me.
Kenny in Blackburn asks: Have you ever thought about starting your own wrestling school?? With your knowledge of wrestling I am sure it would be a success.
(A): I would have loved to have started a wrestling school, but because of my knee injury I dont think it would be right to show someone a wrestling move that I would not be able to do myself. To teach wrestling, you have got to be in the ring to demonstrate the holds and throws. Teaching wrestling is hands on not telling someone how to do it.
Matt from Scotland asks: You said you got paid £6 for your first bout, what sort of money were the top wrestlers getting?
(A): Bottom of the bill was about £6, top of the bill was around £12. The average working man was earning only about £5 a week. George Best, when he started playing football was earning £4.50 a week. £3 of which he sent home to his mother and was able to live of the rest.
Wally from Southampton asks: You were meant to form a tag team with Kendo Nagasaki which would have been the best tag team in the country. Why did you not team up with him?
(A): Sorry, no comment. (From Webmaster: If you go to the Handbills & Programmes page, you will see this advertised from Croydon on 16th May 1978).
Tony in Sheffield asks: Did you ever wrestler the great George Kidd?
 (A): Yes, I think I wrestled him about two or three times. He was without a doubt the best wrestler of his time. Every wrestler nicked some of his moves, including myself. If he booked you on his own shows, he was very generous with the pay and any travel expenses and hotel accommodation.
Clive from Oxford asks: Did you have any heroes in wrestling?
 (A) No, I didnt have any heroes, but I did like wrestling certain people like Adrian Street, Rocco, Johnny Saint, Johnny Palance, Nagasaki and Mick Mc Manus to name but a few.
Lenny in Hanley asks: Do you do any kind of sport now that you have retired?
 (A) Not really, I am trying to get used to being retired now. I have plenty to do around the garden and in the house but when I find some time, I do a bit of swimming and have just bought a bicycle. I also have a punch ball at home which I have set up in the back garden and I use if stressed.
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Dated: 10th June 2007.
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Big Tom in Liverpool asks: I once saw you at Liverpool stadium where you went through the ropes hitting yuor head and knocking yourself out. Was that for real or just part of the show?
(A) No Tom, that was for real. An ambulance was called because I didnt come round quick enough and I ended up in hospital for the night. Nothing serious though, only concusion.
Martin in Tunbridge Wells asks: I saw you on tv recently against Clive Myers, I think it was your first tv show. The crowd didnt know whether to cheer or boo you, was it because of the mask?
(A) Yes, wearing a mask portrayed you as a villian, a very well known wrestler once told me when I first started wearing it, that the punters would always take me as a baddie. However, I proved him wrong, after all, Batman, Spiderman, The Lone Ranger and Zorro all wore masks and they were the good guys.
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Dated: 24th February 2007.
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Jennifer in Norwich asks: What is the furthest you have travelled for a single bout?
(A) I remember one time when I was booked at Catford, it was a long way from home and I was the only Northern wrestler on the show, so drove down myself. When I arrived at the hall, promoter Max Crabtree told me I was on first which was great news after that long drive. I was on for 20 minutes, showered and back in the car on the way home even before the interval had started. I cant imagine ever doing those long distances again.
Colin from Stoke-on-Trent asks: Did you know who you were going to wrestle before you got to the venue?
(A) Nine times out of ten you never knew who you were to wrestle. It was only when you got near to the venue and you saw a wrestling poster that you would know who you were on with. Failing that, the Promoter would tell you when you arrived.
Carl asks: What was your reaction when ITV stop showing British Wrestling in 1988?
(A) I was sorry to see that happen because at the height of World of Sport wrestling, it was showing to 10million viewers on a saturday, which even by today's standards, was huge. Fortunately, The Wrestling Channel on Sky now show these great matches which I watch occasionally and relive the 'old days', but sad to see so many good friends who are no longer with us. It stopped a lot of up and coming younger wrestlers making a name for themselves, but it was still very popular around the country. I still got lots of TV exposure working mostly for S4C Reslo and on Screensport which was shown on Sky many years back.
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Dated: 22nd October 2006.
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Allyson from Glasgow asks: Apart from one of your wrestling suits and a mask you have kept, is there anything else you have that reminds you of your days in wrestling?
 (A) I have very little now from those days but I was fortunate enough to find a ring tone for my mobile phone which is the Carl Douglas hit from 1974, 'Everybody was Kung Fu fighting' which was played for me as my theme tune at the halls, and when my phone rings, I can still hear the roar of the crowd and feel butterflies in my stomach and it takes me right back, what a great feeling. I have also now got a screen saver on my mobile with my original photo hand out. Some of you may remember this, it had the masked photo on one side and the unmasked on the other.
David from Aberdeen asks: I remember seeing a photo of you in a wrestling programme many years back advertising t-shirts. Can you confirm this please?
 (A): Yes, you are correct. The photo was of me and my son Ronnie and we were advertising t-shirts for sale by promoter Brian Dixon.
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Dated: 22nd July 2006.
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Allen from Kent asks: What age were you when you first started wrestling?
(A) I started when I was 19, that's 43 years ago. It took me a year's training before I had my first paid bout. However for the first 4 bouts, I worked for nothing, the gym took my wages to pay for my training. When I did get paid, I was over the moon, it was £6 which was a lot of money in those days.
Albert from Glasgow asks: Did all wrestlers get paid the same wages??
(A) No, depending how big a draw you were or if you were top of the bill, each wrestler negotiated his own wage. I have known newcomers doing a TV show for just £10, they probably would have done it for nothing, just to be on TV.
David from South Wales asks: What do you think of today's wrestlers?
(A) There are some great wrestlers today, I wish I could have done some of the moves they do. However, when I have seen one bout, the rest seem to be the same. There are no comedy bouts, no real wrestling bouts, just seems to be goodies and baddies all the time. But the halls are full, so they must be doing something right.
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Dated: 17th January 2006.
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James from Aldershot asks: A lot of wrestlers have followed in their father's footsteps, has any of your family gone into wrestling, and if so, what are their names??
(A): No, none of my children were interested in wrestling. My son Ronnie did some judo when he was younger and is now in the army. My daughter Wendy is a school teacher.
Bernie from Newcastle asks: Is there good money to be made out of wrestling.?
(A): If you work in America and become a top wrestler, then yes there is big money. However, in this country, very few wrestlers make a living out of it, most only do it part time, not like in the 1970's when you could make a lot of money. My advice is to have a full time job and only wrestle part time, that way you will enjoy it and make a few quid.
Andy from Liverpool asks: You travelled with many wrestlers, who were your favourites?
(A): I liked travelling with Kevin Connelly, he was just as funny outside the ring as he was in. Colin Joynson always had plenty of stories and Alan Dennison would talk the whole journey, no chance of you falling asleep at the wheel. Steve Logan, he didn't say much, but when he did, it was very funny. The only one I didn't like travelling with was Joe Critchley, only because he was a terrible driver and had more accidents than anyone else I know.
John from Cheshire asks: Do you have any of your Kung Fu suits that you would sell on e-bay?
(A): No, I gave most of the suits away, some went to raise money for charities. I have one suit and mask left, but I would never sell them, they remind me too much of the good old days of wrestling.
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Dated: 29th November 2005.
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