Les was one of the best and a lot of people forget because of jokey wrestling style just what a skilled wrestler he was and one of the toughest men in the wrestling business at that time. He was also a great nurture of new talent and really looked for a lot of young wrestlers when a lot of the more experienced wrestlers around at the time were out to destroy the new talent coming through. Thank you Les.

Mick McManus, Johnny Kwango, Billy 2 Rivers, Jackie Pallow, Jim Breaks, George Kidd, Kendo Nagasaki, Adrian Street. I’m sure people of my age 69, can name a few more from that era. Loved Saturday afternoons watching these guys. Hated Jim ( cry baby ) Breaks, always wanted him to get beat, but he always won with his signature straight arm lift! Great stuff! Thanks for posting.

Wow, i'm 10 year old again and watching this with me dad, love Les. thanks for posting

Happy memories of Saturday afternoons growing up watching these guys!

its a shame that British wrestling will never see such great comedy bouts like this again,

Kellett was 57 years old here. Great showman. Apparently, he was, out of the ring, the hardest, nastiest bastard in the business.

I never get tired of watching Les...what a character he was.

This is too much fun to watch! Les and Johnny put on a real show and the wrestling's good too.

I have only recently discovered Les Kellett. It is a real pity that wrestling fans in North American never got the chance to see him in action. I would love to have seen him in action against wrestlers from the WWE, AWA, NWA and others.

And the incomparable Kent Walton commentating - ah the memories

I remember being a kid watching these guys, there was an old lady lived by herself two doors away without a tv and she used to come in every Saturday to watch the wrestling, she used to sit on the edge of the settee and scream and shout and the bad lads and cheer at the good guys.

Genius. Absolutely genuis. Everything that makes pro wrestling great! Such an under appreciated art.

This is hilarity at it's finest. My dad always told me about Les Kellett and I feel so gratified now that I have been able to watch some of the matches that he was in.

I met Les Kellet when i was coming home from school(Slough FulcrumCentre 1974 ) are you going to win tonight I ASD in my school blazer I don't know son I've got a bad back he replied in his northern accent what a character

My late Nanna loved spending Saturday afternoon in the early 70's watching the wrestling, after grafting as a cook at the local school 5 days a week for little pay, I don't care if it's not real, to my Nanna it was and as far as I am concerned wish I could sit with her arm around me just one more time, thanks to all you guys who entertained her in the 70's xx

Wonderful stuff. I could watch this silliness for hours:)

I don't care if he could be a nasty sod outside the ring (great comics often have a dark side), but Les was a wrestling legend and I love watching him.

One of the good guys what an entertainer saw him at Liverpool stadium years ago , legend amongst others!!!!!

Les Kellet was great with the comedy, but a seriously tough hard man

This was the only I watched this show when Les was on....and I still crease up!

saw these two many times, johnny czeslaw such a gent always willing to chat

Brings back world of sport on a Saturday at 1600hrs wonderful stuff

Two real characters of the ring. Worked well together to put on a good show. You couldn't look good in the ring if the other guy didn't co-operate. 5:47 Brilliant

Les Kellett was amazing using the ropes, always putting on a great show.

This is such a classical match, les Kelley was always hilarious, i have watched this time and time again, and never get tired of it, so funny when les I don’t care and also when he is peeping over the bottom of the ring. Thanks for putting this all time classic on KZfaq

Saturday afternoon 4 pm memories come flooding back

Possibly smaller.But wrestlers were fantastically skilled. George Kidd was the best ever.

These two were the best of mates

ABSOLUTE LEGEND

Remember in Scarburgh in the 60s wi mum n dad n sisters watching les kellet on holidays wot a laugh.great entertainer.

Les K was by all accounts as hard as nails

I used to enjoy this as a kid. ITV at four was a must. Seeing it sixty years later some of the interaction between the two wrestlers looks rather choreographed.

@xxrobfalconxx he was born in 1915 and didn't even make it to the big shows till he was well into his 40s. There's hope fo us all!

This Is Better Than Vince Has These Guys Are Great!!!!!

Bloody classic!!!

what a legend ..

People were so easily pleased in those days,a couple of elderly blokes in their underpants hamming it up and away you go!!

Johnny Czeslaw from Krakow!!!!!

This is a comedy show.

Just sheer class

Totally loved this match

Both great sportsmen and great wrestlers. Sadly missed.

I think Jack Gallagher’s attire and gimmick is based on Les Kellett watching this it’s basically a copy of him

Brilliant!

Some of the beat acting you will ever see.

If you put les kellet n catweazel in the ring together,omg it will b a comedy classic match between them.

Happy times.

I love the announcer putting on his "posh" voice...and the way that Krakow poland was still considered part of the "exotic east" at this time....hence the fancy robe and bald head...lol Never saw a Kellett match that didn't start with him saying..."No...no no...no"...hehehehehe

Les was one of the hardest men in the Ring

Brilliant

So good.

Fantastic,

HOW COULD ANYONE DISLIKE THIS... A NOOB!

Beats WWE ... no sprung canvas or 20 seconds rest while pretending to be hurt

KELLET sure was a chatty Cathy in the ring , really helps with the selling of a move or sets

How old was Les Kellett here?

this is when uk comedy in sport started

Kellett was a nasty grumpy bugger outside the ring--------------not popular with other wrestlers

HE SHOULD OF BEEN A COMEDIAN!

THIS is wrestling. The ability to make a crowd react without some stupid gimmick.

Les Kellett is a sexy handsome gentleman I love him.

If people were dogs kellet would have been an english bull terrier

When men were men.

All those Wrestling fans from yesteryear , Have not even got Wetherspoons to go to at the moment LMAO 😅😅😅

TAK KURWA TRZYMAĆ POLACY!!

why do all announcers sound like they got there plums caught in a vice

Each one of these guys must have had an actors Equity card it was so staged.

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I have huge respect for British wrestling,but i have no clue how anyone could watch this and have an ounce of doubt that wrestling is scripted after watching it. at least in the US the matches looked reasonably plausible to an untrained eye.

Les the joker