Ask Kendo if he rated Rocky Wall

Kendo Nagaphony, you’d have to be quite the idiot to believe that this guy was Japanese , mask or no mask.

Does anyone know of any pro wrestling companies in the UK would be interested in making some short films?

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A few words would have been nice

We don't think about it at the time but these were some of best times of our lives when we was young 😊

Referee blind and stupid?

Hi Lawrence, are you the Lawrence from eBay?

I'm not sure why he appeared masked because his real identity (Peter William Thornley) had been revealed years ago.

Bless him

He was the man!

Best of times for me 😊

What fascinates me about this man is even though we know he is the very personable Peter Thornley, as soon as he puts that mask on he's the ultra-mysterious Kendo Nagasaki. It really is most bizarre.

Remember seeing Nagasaki fight Bill Howes at Wryton Stadium in Bolton around 1971. Disappointing because Howes got disqualified for a frenzied attack on Nagasaki in the opening minutes of round one. Also saw Bartelli and Nagasaki have a couple of blood soaked matches there as well. As we know they were friends away from the ring but didn't hold back in the ring. Exciting days.

Great bit of our wtrestling history…squeals of the kids..Rocco who always gave 100 per cent.

Nagasaki greatest wrestler ever seen him many times at the Liverpool stadium good days then

Kendo /Peter is from my home town of crewe and lived up the road from where I lived in the 1960s, if you read his book you will find fascinating facts about Peter, he went to the same school as me and had the same form teacher Jack Perry a vert formidable character and an interesting life

Does a full version exist anywhere???

Long overdue video, if only I could have been there to meet my hero - Kendo Nagasaki.

Brilliant review of the master Kendo Nagasaki in 2022

Kendo Nagasaki was compulsive viewing on World of Sport wrestling back in the day. However, the Masked Legend & Man of Mystery is still active with various projects.

Nice to live for how things were on onetime itv World of Sport, if only I could turn back the clock and watch him at 4pm on a Saturday afternoon again, for Kendo was someone to look up to and respect - still do !.

Peter Thornley from Stoke on trent

There's a handsome geezer at 8:12 minutes hehehe

Excellent!

you how much peter has changed his kendo image he was willing to come and shake hands

It's very strange how this bbc show has become almost completely suppressed by the authorities. It cannot just be copyright vultures... there must be other legal reasons or just sheer old British censorship.

Smashing 👍

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Any more videos of Billy Howes,or Billy Joyce,or Jack Dempsey ?

Interesting, I have heard so many versions, but I feel Howes won that bout, if it’s to be trusted at all....if?

Billy Howes was a monster heel when in the ring. Out of it he was jolly butcher from Bolton. Real bad loser

Peter Thornley is brilliant in every way. Very entertaining.

Great post. Wish it was longer. Be fantastic to see the whole bout.

> in Black & White Looks like it's on colour to me.

Looks like the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton. I was probably there!

Brilliant snippet of Kendo Nagasaki / Peter. Shame he didnt have a run in WWF/WWE he would have been massive

Why such a short clip???

Shame your vids aren't longer.

Strange that Peter is unmasked when he was always reported as being so obsessed with wearing his mask in the UK.

Where is the movie available?

Only just discovered this version of Paul Jabara's classic, at least the lyrics haven't been censored..."hung like a mule, oh what a tool had he" and "he took me hard and fast, I preyed that it would last..."!!!

Referee was half asleep not seeing Nagasaki’s leg from outside the ring.

kendo how you doing....like he knows him

Love this version

Referee was blind, allowing Kendo through a disqualification.

from circ 1976.....

Brilliant amazing 💘

HELL, he can't be still wrestling, as he's got a be knocking a bit now.

Looks good :-)