Billy Darnell vs. Great Yamato (08/28/1953)

[@suelowe4477]

it's nice to watch the wrestling match of my grandfather the great yamato..a nice piece of the past!

[@davidlsmith3864]

Billy Darnell reminds me of Dominic DeNucci from the '70's or Rick Martel (during his Tag Team days with Tony Garea), although Rick was more an energetic ball-of-fire then.

[@jdouglas1327]

I wish there were more Billy Darnell match videos.

[@jdouglas1327]

Billy Darnell, by far one of the most talented wrestlers. A beautiful man, with an amazing body.

[@daviddevine1030]

Awes😢ome 😎💯😎 great match 😅 thanks

[@youdude1121]

there should be more on Billy Darnell

[@wrestler58]

Lots of great basic holds in this terrific match.

[@ponekingpetch3595]

Bruno Sammartino called Darnell one of the best wrestlers he ever saw.

[@markwest3485]

Bruno said that in reference to Darnell being part of Buddy Rogers clique of wrestlers he would bring along with himself as he would skip around to various territories.

[@georgehenderson7783]

9:29 "This is a head scissors on Yamato - of a definitely rough variety" I thought Darnell was going to take Yamato's head off with that head scissors 😬 10:46 At this point I thought Yamato would either have to get out of that head scissors real soon or submit. Yamato is tough, he tries three times to pin Darnell while still locked in that head scissors.

[@leeinvegas]

Billy Darnell sure had a hairy chest and good looking

[@tristanvickers4360]

I love the beefy bare feet

[@leemclaury6251]

Google him and you can see pics of him . A very masculine man with a muscular body .

[@ernestospironellijunior4803]

Billy Darnel era peludo 🐻❤️❤️❤️🤔

[@jdouglas1327]

Probably my favorite match of all time. I love seeing Billy being tortured by this little Japanese wrestler. I watch it many times over.

[@markwest3485]

So just 8 years after WWII, Japanese still viewed as the sneak attack enemy by most of the fans.

[@mda1218]

two well matched fighters: both good with their fists... Darnell had his man softened up tho at the end and would have pinned Yamato, if match had gone to best man...

[@jdouglas1327]

Almost broke his neck.

[@simonpedersen9940]

The ref seems so big compared to modern refs who are midgets compared to the wrestlers 😅

[@78a67h]

So they used to fake it even back then. Some show.

[@frankfrank9437]

Hot headscissors starting at 9:04

[@lawreence13]

FFS it was fake then

[@yourroyalhighness7662]

Announcer is racist at times.

[@pithair1]

Russ Davis was the most suggestive ringside color commentator ever. How often do we get to enjoy a 32:00 Match? Luxurious for some of us