When World of Sport wrestling returned to British TV for the first time in decades, the eyes of the country were on Scottish wrestler Grado. The young star made waves across the UK, as the biggest star to come out of Scotland’s “Insane Championship Wrestling”. At first, he struggled to get booked with the Scottish ...
2023 marks twenty-five years since the legendary Giant Haystacks passed away. The former World of Sport wrestling star was 52 years old when he passed away in 1998, years after his legendary battles with long-time rival Big Daddy. His death was a shock to everyone given his relatively young age and evoked memories of watching ...
Professional wrestling is an incredibly popular sport, but also a dangerous one. While it is a collaboration between two athletes trying to put on the best performance they can, accidents always happen and can lead to injuries and, in dire circumstances, death. Deaths have happened in the ring before. Owen Hart infamously fell to the ...
Shirley Crabtree, better known as the fan favourite wrestler Big Daddy was possible the most popular wrestler in British history. An unknown quantity accross the pond, he is revered on the level of Hulk Hogan by those who used to watch him weekly on ITV’s World of Sport on a Saturday Afternoon across the United ...
Hamish Woodward
