William regal censors himself too much. I know why but its irratating.

Can't even form a coherent sentence.

Chris Benoit was Operation Raw Deal DEA for Steroid Trade.

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6XTkn2LhsuNmNUsi=FLHFmhCQcKTCedPu Sorry Darren, not sorry...

The Thumbnail on this video is very deceptive. Makes it look like it's about tributes to dead wrestlers, not copied gimmicks.

As a kid I always looked forward to seeing Les on WOS He was an absolute joy to watch.

I watch world of sport as a kid and watched with my grand parents I know all the British wrestlers ,well done to William regal to bring these stories and bring these characters to life again to many of the these are forgotten super stars of wrestling

Former wwe star Paiges parents worked with him before he went to America

Never heard anyone say one good word about Les Kellett. Even Jackie Pallo, one British wrestling biggest stars ever, say "I hope Les is in a good mood." before getting in the ring, you know he was for real.

William regal im sure lived on marton drive and belmont ave im sure he said after a conversation i had with him

Watching Les Kellett's matches are glorious fun. The Brian Glover match is absolutely hilarious. The technical wrestling thrown between the comedy is also really great stuff for the old British style.

Please bring this podcast back

My first ever live wrestling was a mostly ‘tribute’ show done by Brian Dixon in Southampton at the Guildhall. They had ‘The U.K. Warrior’, they had a fat and short hairy guy who was being Razor Ramon but looked more like Razor Ruddock and even ‘The Legend of Doom’ who gets a mention in one of Chris Jericho’s books. BUT… I also got to see the real McCoy in The Dynamite Kid, teaming with Johnny Smith as The British Bruisers! I remember thinking that this guy was special and that he must have killed one of his opponents with a clothesline 😆

To explain to those outside of fhe UK, Blackpool has for many years now been viewed negatively. That negativity comes from a rise in homelessness and/or the presence of drug users. This is amplified by the fact that the economy there rose with tourism and fell with the advent of cheaper foreign holidays in the last 40+ years. It means parts have fallen into sub-standardnsss and spoil the look. There is a big "But" with Blackpool though. It isnt an inherently dangerous place to visit. The beach is nice. The Christmas lights have a lot of effort put into them and the majority of people there want to see Blackpool do well and have pride. I think snobbery is what damaged Blackpool and what makes everything hes just said in this interbiew that much more impressive. I suspect hes a millionaire a few times over.

Do you know iris bregazzi who lives on bibby drive?

Yeah hes a staffordshire lad like me!!! we re proud of you darren!! much love from stoke on trent!!

You kidding me? Dave Finlay is one of the most under appreciated wrestlers ever. Same with Regal. Both had that natural talent and sure knew how to play a heel you wanted to hate.

Get Dave on I want to hear those stories.

for people in the north of england blackpool was especially for the working class a way of having a fun time and escapism from the stresses of working, where im from it only took about a hour to get to and was always fun when i was a kid, the tower circus was pretty good from what i remember, funny years later i saw a film from tim burton and the climax of the film was set in the tower circus just seeing samuel l jackson in blackpool tower i found funny , the only thing weirder i saw was robert deniro filming a bagel commercial in BOLTON!!

Just to correct Mr Regal - Brian Glover was the prison warden in Alien 3 🙂👍

I wanted to drop this here, doesn't matter if William sees it or not. I have battled substance abuse issues for more years that I care to admit. A number over 10, let's just leave it there. I met Regal back in 2008, in Richmond Virginia, after a Raw had concluded for the night. To be honest, I figured he would have told me to toss off, if you don't mind me stealing a local Brit saying. Not only did he take the time to talk to me, he told me to reevaluate my life, and ask myself if I was happy being addicted to the substances I were consuming, which were of the prescribed verity. I have to say, recovery is always an ongoing battle, yet I finally quit the years lost, and broke those chains I bound myself in. The podcast has been one of the better ones, perhaps I am a bit bias of course. I wish Regal and Matt well, in both mental and physical health, as well as reminding Regal he was a major help, as sometimes all we need is someone to verbally hit us in the jaw with a strong worded wake up call. Thank you again for the time, may the sun illuminate your way home.

Les Kellett was my dad's favourite wrestler.

Bloody chemists.

I just caught the last part of the match and yes that butterfly suplex looked stiff, like Regal had to deadlift Inoki up and damn that choke was legit as Regal went down like a bag of bricks. Sucks that he got legit KO'd but those moves are no joke.

Used to go to Blackpool on Holidays. My dad would never take me to the Horseshoe to watch the wrestling. I had the temerity to get cross because I had to go and see Cannon and Ball instead. Bobby Ball was just as funny as all tits.

I remember story about les Kellet, going into a locker room and punching a new wrestler in the ribs, breaking at least one rib, prior to their match

Leon Arris/Brian Glover was in Alien 3, not Alien 1. He was the prison boss.

........this had nothing to do with Sheik. Wtf?

I really enjoyed this podcast during it's short existence. Regals style of story telling is all over the place but very entertaining.

1993 - I was live at Blackpool Tower watching Steve Regal against the 6’11” 40 stone (600lbs) Giant Haystacks. - Regal ko’d by Stax. - Stax entered the arena to the song Suicide Blonde by INXS. - Haystacks never came out to any theme tune before, so I figured he’d chosen that song specifically for Regal, to rile him up. - There seemed to be some legitimate friction between the two. - They both seemed in a particularly foul mood.

World Lightweight Champion Johnny Saint is from Blackpool. - And super heavyweight Rex Strong (RIP), he ran the former Hadleigh Hotel on the promenade. And there was a wrestling gym in the 70s/80s.

My granddad's favourite wrestler

Worked with his mother and sister in law at B&Ms in South Shore. Great people, always wonder how the two are doing. Trish and Karina

Man you know ? The best villains I've ever seen were definitely Fit Finley , Lord Steven Regal , Terry Funk , Iron Sheik , Roddy Piper . All really believable bad guys . But also all the Samoans

A short video on how Blackpool Rock is made. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmbLiqaZl6-biK8

Strange to hear someone talk so positively about Blackpool.

Blackpool is a dump. 5 mins walk inland gets a lot nicer but the front needs a good wash.

The Les Kellett v Leon Arras bout is available on You Tube (in 3 parts)

Les Kellett was wrong in the head. If he hadn't have had wrestling, who knows what evil he might have done.

Get Dave on. Love Les’s work. Would love to hear more stories. Hard as nails. Twice as mean. Funny, but dark.

He done a great 'reverse skinning-the-cat' move which was unbelievable from a guy who looked like somebody's uncle.

Lots of good stuff on Les in The Wrestling by Simon Garfield. Essential reading about the British scene. He was a total maniac.

" And wot igzactly iz'it you think iz sooooo foony about me? " Les Kellett was absolutely terrifying.

I lived in Blackpool my boys were born in Victora Hospital I did the doors at the Tower Ballroom and other clubs n pubs in Blackpool including the pleasure beach

Still love a holiday in Blackpool, changed a lot but still great for the family

If Dave Taylor, Steve Regal and Fit Finlay say he was tough, then he was tough. But he really didn't look it

See the size of Les Kelletts Hand's, Hell of a slap

And Tetley tea bags TV adverts for Brian Glover,

Look on KZbin There's lots on here about him, A Real Man's, Man, Tough as Old Boots, But Bloody Work,

Les was a very ,very Tough Guy,