British Wrestling

Christmas death of ‘Cry Baby’ Jimmy Breaks concludes a sad finale

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 31, 2023 | Obituaries

Lost in all the busyness of Christmas was the death of “Cry Baby” Jimmy Breaks, who...

British star Bert Royal dies

Posted by Bradley Craig | Aug 20, 2022 | News, Obituaries

British wrestling legend Bert Royal has died. He was 91. Another British great, Marty Jones,...

‘Dazzler’ Joe Cornelius dead at 93

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 9, 2021 | Interviews, News, Obituaries

News of the passing of “Dazzler” Joe Cornelius, one of the legends of the British...

Lister’s collection of columns on UK stars holds up

Posted by Bradley Craig | Oct 4, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

With most publications centred on British pro wrestling’s golden age either long out of print, or...

Scott honours great uncle Chick ‘Cocky’ Knight in unique bio

Posted by Bradley Craig | May 7, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Many of us are driven to understand more about our ancestors and learn about the distant family...

The evolution of ’80s British Wrestling: From Saturday matinee star to town pariah

Posted by Jason Norris | May 1, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library

Tony Earnshaw has used lockdown during this pandemic time to pay tribute to an extremely important...

British legend Mark ‘Rollerball’ Rocco dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 31, 2020 | News, Obituaries

Mark “Rollerball” Rocco, son of British wrestler, Jimmy Hussey, didn’t set out...