Post by LWPD on Dec 29, 2012 17:57:47 GMT -5
The UK based channel, BBC Four, recently released a documentary from their Timeshift series on the rise and fall of British professional wrestling: When Wrestling Was Golden (Grapples, Grunts & Grannies). The focus was mostly on the Joint-Promotions/World of Sport television era onward. Footage included a McManus/Pallo match from '62 in excellent condition. Hopefully Vince will buy out the library if there is substantially more in the way of what was shown. This feature runs just under an hour.
Documentary: When Wrestling Was Golden
"Timeshift turns back the clock to a time when villains wore silver capes, grannies swooned at the sight of bulky men in latex and the most masculine man in the country was called Shirley. In its heyday, British professional wrestling attracted huge TV audiences and made household names of generations of wrestlers from Mick McManus and Jackie 'Mr TV' Pallo to Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy. With contributions from inside the world of wrestling and surprising fans such as artist Peter Blake, this is an affectionate and lively portrait of a lost era of simpler pleasures, both in and out of the ring."
Documentary: When Wrestling Was Golden
"Timeshift turns back the clock to a time when villains wore silver capes, grannies swooned at the sight of bulky men in latex and the most masculine man in the country was called Shirley. In its heyday, British professional wrestling attracted huge TV audiences and made household names of generations of wrestlers from Mick McManus and Jackie 'Mr TV' Pallo to Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy. With contributions from inside the world of wrestling and surprising fans such as artist Peter Blake, this is an affectionate and lively portrait of a lost era of simpler pleasures, both in and out of the ring."
