Thursday 19 September 2013

            Deptford Arena "All-In" Wrestling 1934-1940

I am seeking all information about the "All-In" Wrestling that took place at Deptford Arena in 1935 the Promoter was Mr Sammy King, and there were three shows per week, on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. It featured all the well known wrestlers of the time like British Champion Bert Assirati, Jack Sherry, The Iron Duke, Black Butcher Johnson, Dave Armstrong, Mike Demitre, Jack Pye, Whipper Billy Watson, The College Boy, Mitchell Gill, Harry Brooks, Charlie Fisher, Ray St Bernard, Max Krauser etc, etc, .......
The Venue was situated on the High Street, and crowds would flock to the wrestling after finishing work. To promote wrestling three times a week shows that there was a great appetite for the rough "All-In" wrestling which was on show. The biggest attraction was Bert Assirati the British Champion who lived over the water at Islington, and was a very strong man, and never beaten.
I am trying to find the local newspaper for the area which covered the wrestling, and gave the results, if anyone reading this blog can tell me the name of this local newspaper I would be grateful.
I also purchase for cash all memorabilia about "All-In" wrestling including programmes, posters, photographs, newspaper cuttings, and cine-camera film of the wrestling.
I also purchase for cash all memorabilia about Bert Assirati who I am writing a book about.
I have two web-sites at www.bertassirati.com and www.allinwrestling.co.uk showing my collection of memorabilia collected so far.
                     Thank you for any help you can give. Mr Mike Hallinan Wrestling Historian.