The British Beat - Kendo Nagasaki

Masked grapplers were relatively common in British wrestling, with it being a well-known convention (if not always a reality) that a hooded wrestler was bound to unmask after any defeat.

By far the most famous British wrestler to wear a mask was Kendo Nagasaki, who wrestled more than 50 televised matches and is a shoe-in for a slot among the five biggest UK stars of all time. Nagasaki debuted in 1964 and made his name with a shock victory over fellow masked man Count Bartelli in Hanley two years later. Bartelli, who'd been a regular under the gimmick since the 40s, survived without the mask, including thirteen years as a TV regular...More?

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