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Brighton Palladium

Wrestling in the 1950s

By Trevor Chepstow

Photo:Photograph of the wrestling rink in 1959: it shows the rink covered with boards in preparation for the evening wrestling event. The gas heater in the centre of the photo was the only form of heating available to the patrons and was installed in 1952 throughout the building

Photo:Photograph of the wrestler 'Dr. Death' at Brighton Palladium in 1960

Photo:Photograph of the wrestler Joe Cornelius at Brighton Palladium in 1959

Sent to the website via the contribution form by Trevor Chepstow on 09-01-04

This page was added on 22/03/2006.

Comments:

The pictures above bring back memories of the Sunday wrestling at the SS. the arena was always packed as the stars of TV wrestling were there in the flesh. Wonderful heavyweights like The Masked Zebra Kid,Dazzler Joe Cornelius,Wild Ian Campbell and the American Ballet dancer Ricki Starr. Former boxing champion Primo Carnera also appeared. There were also the lighter stars like McManus, Pallo and the brilliant George Kidd.

By Tony Clevett (27/08/2008)