Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted March 30, 2020 Moderators Share Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) I don't know if this is deserving of a full thread, but everyone's stuck at home, and The Dark Side of British Wrestling is fully on-brand for this place. For the past few years, among the adverts in the back of the Fortean Times for UFO detectors and self-published books about crop circles, there's been this ad. How intriguingly sleazy. No website or email address. SAE required. It's like something from 30 years ago. Look at the hand-drawn pictures and typewritten fonts, a FANZINE OF WRESTLERS LIFESTORIES [sic] - and that headline, 'IAN DEAN ABDUCTED'. I dread to think what POOR PAUL'S PUNISHMENT was. While it's been cropping up for years, it's always the exact same advert, showing this one cover and no other info. Ad slots there are pretty expensive, so it's not a prank. I've been meaning to post about it for ages, but it's just come up on a Fortean discussion board, which is where I've nicked the following photos and info from. One of the posters on there sent away for more information, and the address was a dead drop PO Box. They were told that the cost for four issues is £10 plus six postage stamps, and that payment would only be accepted in the form of a £10 note. The guy who signed up was only member 37, so it's not a huge seller, and definitely not making its monthly ad rentals back. It turned out to be a pretty normal fanzine, albeit looking slightly like something Nic Cage would use to mop up cum in that film 8mm. It's not my imagination, is it? BRITISH BEEF. Okay, definitely not just me. 'HIS'TORY. TOOLED UP AND TOPPED. Lots of avatar potential there, lads. Has anyone else heard of this? Are there any subscribers on here? Or perhaps even the creator? Will there be future issues with stories about Alex Shane or Kriss Sprules? Edited March 30, 2020 by Astro Hollywood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted March 30, 2020 Awards Moderator Share Posted March 30, 2020 Does that PO Box resolve to a Norfolk address? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted March 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted March 30, 2020 What sort of idiot would pay for that? CC:Â @JakeRobertsParoleOfficer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted March 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted March 30, 2020 "Crucify Bobby" intrigues me so much, but I'm scared in case I give my details to this "firm", I'll end up tooled up and topped myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bbabba Posted March 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted March 30, 2020 I've seen and been mildly intrigued by this advert in Viz for ages now, but never arsed enough to follow up my interest due to the "send SAE" request. Would be keen to hear some info on it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted March 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted March 30, 2020 I actually posted asking about this a few weeks ago! Every time I buy Fortean Times I'm intrigued by that ad. Only accepting cash money makes this even more intriguing. Like it has to be either some outsider art shit or incredibly sleazy. Â A few years back, I was Facebook friends with Shane Stevens on Facebook after he ran a show over here. I would subsequently get occasional friend requests from Facebook profiles with no photos of themselves, but galleries full of screenshots of World of Sport matches - only World of Sport, no other wrestling - in which young lightweights in trunks were in "compromising" positions. That last pic puts me in mind of all of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted March 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted March 30, 2020 "Dragged out of the ring and marched to his fate." What happened to him?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted March 30, 2020 Author Moderators Share Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, IANdrewDiceClay said: "Dragged out of the ring and marched to his fate." What happened to him?! Whoever's behind this is pumping some money into it. Only 37 subscribers (at the time), and taking out ads in Viz as well. Edited March 30, 2020 by Astro Hollywood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannibal Man Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Worst possible time to learn about this because i'd have a tenner in the post by now if I didn't have to avoid fucking poison fog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord-Mountevans Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 There has always been a sleazy minority within British Wrestling fandom Back in my tape trading days the availability of WOS footage was extremely limited (which was my gap in the market), which led to some very awkward phone conversations on the landline with customers. I once got a phone call at about 7.00am off a Sunday morning requesting a "compilation tape of big men". Shortly followed by the enquiry in a posh voice "I assume there is a Mrs. Mountevans, Mr. Mountevans?" Please do not confuse this with homophobia. This was just a weird conversation (one of a handful from different customers over the years) that started off badly & never picked up. I could say that i have gay friends, but people even dislike that talk nowadays. Anyway! I even have been sent photos (if only i had the knowledge to upload them, you lads would all forget about this virus for a while because they are a bit disturbing). There are sleazy people of all sexuality's & trust me, these were dodgy  I suppose i best give some indication of the material before someone asks? It was all about male on male domination with all kinds of suggestive movez by dudes in skimpy gear. A bit like that Dave Kidney guy, who's images have cropped up on here. For me wrestling is not a sexual thing. I can watch the most beautiful people doing their stuff & only see the wrestling. There are plenty of much better options for sleaziness outside of wrestling, if that is your deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeRobertsParoleOfficer Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 13 hours ago, tiger_rick said: What sort of idiot would pay for that? CC:Â @JakeRobertsParoleOfficer Only of it came with the promise of ludicrously overpriced training Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted March 31, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted March 31, 2020 12 hours ago, Lord-Mountevans said: There has always been a sleazy minority within British Wrestling fandom  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted April 2, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) Got to be like the "Reader's Wife Stories" all the porn mags had back in the 80s and 90s. Only this time, with skimply drawn men. Edited April 2, 2020 by bAzTNM#1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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