Professor Paul's Bin Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Just saw it featured in the daily mirror as the 'pick of the day' and thought this was thread worthy. Big picture of Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy to which is nice to see. Â I will be recording it and will probably watch it tomorrow. Actually looking forward to seeing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted December 13, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotlightmagnet1 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Yeah, I had no idea about it. Set it to record. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Nice one - I think Mr. Lister mentioned this one a few weeks ago but I'd forgotten about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo9292 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 http://ukff.com/index.php?showtopic=131878 this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I believe Kendo Nagasaki is involved as well as he was filming for it around the time when he made an appearance on our show. Which,by the way, is now available on DVD at http://www.ngwuk.com/shop (cheap plug, sorry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEWM Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Had totally forgot about this, thanks for the reminder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo9292 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Nice shilling by Dunny, however i liked it, especially the ending by Kincade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted December 13, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Kincade has the best voice in British wrestling. Good documentary overall I thought, decent brief summary of the industry from early days until Dyke '88. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshC Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Best wrestling TV all year. Easily. Really enjoyable. Congrats to all involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Joe Joe Jr Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Well, like most occasions where the mainstream media cover wrestling, you go into it hesitant, but this was very, very enjoyable. Could have watched another half an hour, but a great piece. Â Also, 'Anglo Italian', what a name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted December 13, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Funnily enough, I spent about 45 minutes on the phone to Kincaid today for an upcoming FSM piece -- great guy. Â The documentary was fantastic in that it was 97% genuinely well researched, accurate and a fair summary, 2% "The Queen was at the Albert Hall matches every month/McManus-Pallo did 22 million" and 1% "Oh Peter Blake, you wonderful mark." I never thought I'd see a genuinely mainstream piece on British wrestling that gave credit to Norman Morrell. Â The clips of McManus-Pallo looked good -- for something 50 years ago, it sure didn't look like the stereotypical "they sat in a headlock for 20 minutes." Â It was notable BBC raided their own archives and used every bit of footage going. The Tally Ho Kaye match and the stuff with him in training is from The Big Time, which is on YouTube at: Â Â The Klondyke Kate match was from Forty Minutes and the Nagasaki-Haystacks stuff was from Arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daily Buzzard Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Why wasn't Mark Rocco interviewed for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmilne Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 As someone not exactly interested in or entrenched in British wrestling, I thought it was poor. Â For a start, it took far too long to get to the point that it was predetermined that it almost seemed embarrassing. Â And then it seemed to present itself as though professional wrestling as a form of entertainment as a whole is just off TV. Is one of the big reasons for the decline of British wrestling not the rise of American wrestling on our screens? Â Also, those two blokes from Wrestling Heritage going by their nicknames....Jesus. You're too old for that sort of shit lads; you're being interviewed for a BBC documentary, not a wrestling forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgarTheSlouch Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Really enjoyed it - esp Johnny Kincaide. Charismatic bloke, there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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