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I saw Big Daddy v Giant Haystacks ‘wrestle’ live, but not in Hull

It was Great Yarmouth I think

Their bouts did seem seaside town highlights (I think I saw one of the in Rhyl too, but I don’t think they were both there then)

Could be wrong though...it was a million years ago
 
dennisboothstash said:
I saw Big Daddy v Giant Haystacks ‘wrestle’ live, but not in Hull

It was Great Yarmouth I think

Their bouts did seem seaside town highlights (I think I saw one of the in Rhyl too, but I don’t think they were both there then)

Could be wrong though...it was a million years ago
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Sounds like you were a bit of a groupie den.
 
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LeftSaidFred said:
Brilliant article below for those of us of a certain age, which is a lot of us on here, let's face it. Hope the new film lives up to it, and they even have a poster from the City Hall in the article. Anybody on here go to that?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/big-daddy-giant-haystacks-wrestling-rivalry-shook-britain/

Magic stuff.
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The film looks ****ing awful. It’s the EXACT same formula of so many British films:
- ambitious money obsessed businessman threatens to close something
- ragtag group of loveable everymen create an against odds plan to scupper plans
- said group succeed against the odds.

An actual documentary style speaking to people from the day would be a great watch.
 
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An uncle of mine knew all these wrestlers, he was involved in promoting or something at Madeley Street Baths. I am not sure what his involvement was, as he was a bit of a black sheep in the family, so we rarely ever saw him.
 
John Ex Aberdeen now E.R. said:
Maybe your Dad knew my uncle, I went once or twice to watch, it was more entertaining listening and watching the old dears shouting abuse at the wrestlers than watching the wrestling.
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Maybe
I don’t think he did it more than a couple of times, so was probably just standing in for someone
I only remember because I recall him telling me about the ‘scripts’ for the fighters to follow (sorry to burst anyone’s bubble!)
 
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John Ex Aberdeen now E.R. said:
An uncle of mine knew all these wrestlers, he was involved in promoting or something at Madeley Street Baths. I am not sure what his involvement was, as he was a bit of a black sheep in the family, so we rarely ever saw him.
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I used to go watch the wrestling there, and at Tiffany's. <ok>

Saw most of the big names. It was more a pantomime than much else, but good fun at the time.
 
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Bit off topic but I saw some digitally remastered photos of boxing matches from the early 1900's the other day.

They didn't **** about back then.
 
Mr Hatem , has fanciful recollections even to this very day in the bathtub with his uncle getting a rear naked neck choke. Ah What a Wrestler.
 
My parents watched it every week on ITV at 4pm on Saturdays. Were they the only ones, apart from Kent Walton, who thought it was all real?
 
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