Kendo Nagasaki, Dynamite Kid, Mick McManus, The Royle Brothers, Giant Haystacks, Adrian Street, Big Daddy, names that bring back fond memories of the 70s, world of sport with Dickie Davies. These matches, were on just before the day's, sports, results. This is when TV was innocent, informative, and varied. Halcyon Days.

I wish that we could turn the clock back, great days back then.

The golden age of British wrestling & brilliant to see after all these years 👏👏👏👏

OMG! Les Kellett! My Gran’s favourite wrestler! We used to watch wrestling together on a Saturday afternoon on ITV’s World of Sport. Great memories.

Les was a wonderful entertainer. My old Dad loved him and would have tears of laughter streaming down his face at Les' antics. Happy days

This brought back memories of watching these characters as a kid on Saturday afternoons. Back then I thought I thought it was funny but the moves a little unreal. I remember Kellett's play acting in the ring. He was always good for a laugh.

Bad boy Bobby Barnes always reminds me of Freddy Star when he used to do his camp act hahaha Boy were we entertained back then by these great men. Thanks.

My first introduction to British wrestling from days gone. I really like it. Funny and entertaining without making a mockery of the sport. I just love the patience everyone their has. Instant gratification is not always better.

Oh how I miss watching Les Kellett on a saturday. A true gentleman & comic,. He was certainly my fave along with the Royal Brothers.

😂 Oh the memories! Brilliant showman Les Kellet. Thanks for all the fun Les! 👍⭐️

Bobby Barnes sat on my wife’s lap when she was eight months pregnant sat in the front row at Southampton guildhall watching him and Adrian Street they were my all time favourites

As a kid in the early 70s I use to watch world of sport with mum and brother. We loved the wrestling, mum thought les was great as he always made us laugh. Thank's for sharing I'm.over 60 now times were hard but they were the best times unlike now.

I watched this every Saturday with my dad The old days were much better than Love watching it then and brings back good memories

Like most people, I sat with my dad to watch the wrestling on Saturday afternoon, Les Kellet was my dad's favourite, along with Bert Royal. But he hated Mick McManus, and Jackie Pallo, I liked Catweazle and Kendo Nagasaki, because I liked his gimmick, and his eventual unmasking. During the bouts, the teleprinter was giving the football latest results at the bottom of the screen. But I mainly liked it because I got to spend time with my dad.

My mom and neighbor who was her closest friend would watch the wrestling on Saturday afternoon in the sixties and Les was their favourite , there would be tears of laughter, happy days

Used to love watching these with my grandad on a Saturday. Now, I'm the age and body shape of these two!

I can still hear my late mother laughing at 4 every Saturday watching the wrestling, oh these were magic days world of sport gave us so much entertainment, RIP Dickie

Spot onTony! As a boy and teenager, I watched with my Nan too, she was grunting and groaning with 'em! Never heard sounds quite like them - happy, happy, days! VBW Glenn x

Oh what memories, watching these bouts with my Grandad, scary as it was over 50 years ago

My Saturday was waiting for the wrestling, I think at four o’clock! Never laughed so much.Only fourteen at the time!

Brings back memories I met Mr Kellett a few years before he died verry nice old boy

Back when wrestlers looked more or less like ordinary human beings. I had forgotten all about Les Kellett, good post.

'Have a good week, 'til next week!'

saw les live long time ago what a great showman he was never be another

My old Nan loved this, she would swear like a trooper at the baddies. God bless Nan. X

I was born in 97 never saw any of this but my family as always been into wrestling and always speak on WoS and 70’s 80’s wrestling fondly so decided to watch some of what I can find and I’m so glad I have been because they’re real treats

What a treat that was. I haven't seen wrestling for donkey's years. Les Kellett, there's a name from the past!!!!!!

Les Kellett was was a hardman, probably the most feared on the circuit, although somewhat scripted, Les was not to be messed with.

I was a school boy when I used to watch this on a Saturday with my stepfather he would be laughing his head off..and me too..Les Kelley was my favourite..remember billy two rivers who would do a war dance during the fight ..classic British wrestling..I miss so much..

This is definitely the golden age of British Wrestling. Les was from Bradford and he lived just up the road from where i grew up. There will never be anybody quite like Les again. This bout was filmed at St George's Hall Bradford city centre. Les lived in Thornton village and he had a cafe with his wife and son

Such a fun wrestling match ! Two great wrestlers ! Loved it

Thank you for posting this classic wrestling bout ... it, as always clearly demonstrates the brilliance of Les Kellett ... keep them coming please! :)

I remember going to the Kings Hall in Belle Vue (Manchester) to watch the wrestling, also Boxing, Speedway, Stock Cars, Fun Fair, Zoo Park, Skating Rink, Beir Hall, ZooBeDoo Disco, Concerts, Fire Works displays the list goes on. Those were really the good old days ........ golden memories forever.

Loved watching this on Saturdays 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍🏻

Omg, used to love the wrestling on a Saturday, we all sat and watched it as a family..

This takes me back a few years me and my late dad watching Saturday lunchtime wrestling.. Thanks for post these and for bringing back some happy memories :)

These were the days ! Love the cackle from the old dears in the audience 😀

Saturday afternoons was all about wrestling and absolute entertainment. Mick McManus, Catweazle, Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks, Pat Roach, Brian Glover, Jackie Pallo, Davey Boy Smith, Kendo Nagasaki, Harvey Smith, Masambula and Tony St Clair. choreographed fun for all the family especially your gran.

Wow! New Kellett and Barnes - thanks so much for sharing!

Bobby Barnes, fantastic memories. 👏

Oh god, I'd forgotten all about Saturday afternoon wrestling. Respect to these guys as they could throw themselves around like crazy, but it was more choreographed than any 'Strictly Come Dancing'. Pure charade.

great showmanship and good clean enterainment xxxxxx these guys with kents commentary made my sat afternoon xxxxx

Bobby Barnes owned a shop at Langley near Maidstone a small supermarket which was later replaced by a riding shop and is now a private dwelling.

Used to watch Les at West Ham baths-a Dale Martin venue back in the day, still as entertanig to-day

I went to school with Bobby Barnes daughter ( Bobbie ) and are best friends with his son Steve 🙌🤙

Bobby Barnes was an excellent, he knew some brilliant move.

Seen them all in Hamilton Town hall Scotland as a boy 🤟🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

God this brings all memories flooding bk wen I was a little boy watching this every Saturday on World Of Sport at 4pm.

The good old days at the spa royal hall in Bridlington every Monday night

This takes me back. When I was a young lad I used to watch these blokes on TV. Les Kellett, Mick McManus, TV Jackie Pallo, Bert Royal and Vic Faulkner - The Royal Brothers, The Black Diamonds. One of my teachers used to work in the dressing room when they visited Leamington Spa. He told us how the wrestlers discussed who was going to win each bout and what moves they were going to make. The famous wrestlers always beat the up and coming, but it wasn't so cut and dried when both contestants were equally famous. I think Mick and Les took turns to win, Les, Bert and Mick always beat Jackie Pallo, and Mick would always beat Vic. It's only watching this bout now, that I can see just how false it really was. Old birds in the audience whacking the "villains of the ring" with their handbags. Such was the entertainment in the 60's.

Les Kellett was a major influence on current day Jon Moxley - Mox used to do the rebound rope move when he wrestled as Dean Ambrose in WWE - he got that from Kellett

Absolute classic, cheers 👍👍👍👍👍

I used to love watching the wrestling on a Saturday afternoon, great entertainment.

Kent always sounded so earnest and sincere, but was 'in on it'.

Wow, you wouldn't want to stop that punch Les Kellet swung........

Ken Walton is so convincing

Ohhh brilliant...My Mum used to shout out in the living room and bang the TV when a player was breaking the rules...World of Sport on Saturday's in the 70's - The legendary Kent Walton (RIP) commentating too, Great times :)

This is even funnier than I remember it!! Great stuff!!😁👍

Ah, Anthony Hopkins vs Rick Parfitt before their careers settled down.

ah brilliant! remember the good old days watching "world of sport" with dickie davies with granda - great memories :-)

As a kid I had one of those puppets and loved it, wish I still had it.

All worked out and agreed beforehand in the dressing room, but good harmless fun 🤣🤣

Those were the days

We loved him in the late 60s

Great Day's long gone Saturday afternoon

Bring back wrestling for friday nights

Les kellet. In real life he was a hard bastard. Mean and horrible. He didn't suffer fools , but what a transformation in the ring. People never upset him or hellfire would follow. A truly wonderful character.

Used to watch this on Saturday s on bbc1 miss it

Nice upload 👍 classic wrestling

Happy days good entertainment 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

When I was young, I actually thought that British wrestling was genuine lol!

Les Kellett probably the hardest wrestler ever to grace the ring

Les was so comic, always great for a laugh...

Brilliant acting great to watch

Les Kellet was a frightening man but what a wrestler

We all know these bouts were a fix, but, oh how entertaining. lol

Entertainment gem happy memories, times, at 4pm sat afternoons👌

So much talent no wonders the sweat profusely ❤❤❤❤❤xxxx

discovered les kellett after reading he was a pioneer of comedy in wrestling

Wrestling with a good measure of entertainment thrown in...... By 2 skilled practitioners of the art......

Absolutely sensational match!

Les Kellet one of the strongest men I ever knew, I recall him physically picking a car up after it had slipped off the ramps and placed the car back on the ramps. His eldest son was also a wrestler, wrestled under the name of Dave Berry.. Les was a very quick driver, and I had quite a few white knuckle rides, whilst being with him and his second son Chris; driving to the Winter Gardens as Les was running late. He and his wife ran a cafe at the bus terminal in Thornton Bradford. Chris and I were best mates at school. Les treated me like his son, he wanted both Chris and I to become wrestlers but both our career paths took different directions. Les was tee total but always tolerated his wife who wasn’t. She was extremely fond of Harvey’s Bristol Cream Sherry. He was a consummate entertainer.

watched it every week with my dad. our wrestleing declined in the uk. because the promoters who made the money spent it on fancy holidays cars ect.they never put anything back into it.the wrestleing in the a USA was well behind us they plaughed tons on money back into there sport.makeing it the mutli million pound industry it is today. thats what marc rollerball rocco said

OMG what a great video. Real wrestling.

I was his second at the pier cleethorpe years ago. ,

Brilliant!

love Barnes` outfit. There must be footage of `Hell`s Angels` tag team hidden somewhere.thanks for posting this.

This is Gold

This looks like it was filmed at St.Georges hall, Bradford

I remember when something went wrong and Les had a bad back injury during a wrestling bout in the ring. It looked really bad. He had to be carried off.

A great piece entertainment.

I used to have a pair of curtains the same colour and design as Bobby Barnes's trunks :)

I remember watching Les “fighting” Mick McManus, Giant Haystacks, Ricky Starr the ballet dancer etc. at our local covered swimming pool.

What s laugh ,remember these well ,mick mcmanus,haystacks ,jacki pallo, great stuff

Oh me back.lol..great days

Les is a deadringer for Anthony hopkins (silence of the lambs)., my grandads favourite wrestler , very funny man.

I watched the wrestling on a Saturday with my dad, it was great fun. I did not like Mick McManus. My favourite was Billy two rivers. You knew there would be trouble when he did his war dance. I can still see him now, after all these years. These were much more enterning than the US crap we get now. All shouting and chest beating, typical Yankee tripe. I am pleasantly surprised, after posting my response I scrolled through expecting loads of abuse from the Yankee lobby. But no all in praise of the best in wrestling.

I wouldn't watch WWE so called wrestling it is a joke. This on the other hand, is out and out fun and everyone knew it, great entertainment.

When I look back at Les Kellett matches, I think that he must’ve inspired people like Orange Cassidy.

Me and my Dad used to p1ss ourselves laughing at this while waiting for the footy results. Happy days.