countyman's blog

Does anyone else have early memories of live pro style wrestling? Aged nine I was at Gunton Hall holiday camp in Suffolk.The first wrestler in the ring was stocky,with dark hair and a goatee.He wore a red singlet.Before the bout started he ripped up a telephone directory with his bare hands,then fully inflated a hot water bottle by breathing into it.His opponent was another well built guy with brown hair and smooth skin. he had striped trunks in the same colours as Jim Breaks used to wear ,only the stripes were vertical. The guy in red won, I can t remember how,just recall the other guy took an awful lot of postings.The second bout featured a guy calling himself Robin Hood. rather strangely he was a heel.He had straight light hair and a goatee.Green trunks.His opponent was more of a pretty boy. Wavy brown hair,slight chest hair and light blue trunks. All I remember about that bout was Mr.Hood leaning over the ropes and shouting at the crowd.I was also lucky enough to see a lot of bouts in Leicester and the surrounding area at working mens clubs etc from my teenage years onwards. Great days,before the American influence took over