Відео

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. ua-cam.com/video/X5hYscbJhRM/v-deo.html

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 UA-cam 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,

ITV in the shape of Greg dyke killed British wrestling back in 1988. His short sighted decision based on short term business idols and a notion that not just wrestling but itv were perceived as “old fashioned” has been proven wrong countless times by the simple fact the WCW, WWE, TNA and AEW have all tapped into the British market over the years with mixed success. Had ITV invested and updated wrestling working alongside Brian Dixon at All Star, it’s arguable that British wrestling could have thrived in its own right and probably would have had a talent sharing agreement with a large American promotion going forward. The WWE’s motivation for NXT UK was as much about stopping a competitor from taking making share as it was about long term commitment. The WWE alongside Dyke have much to apologise for alongside WCW’s infamous tours around the millennium that frankly took Uk fans for granted.

The mark E Smith lookalike of british wrestling. his goofball role worked well with him being apparently absolute nails and disliked by his peers.

les kellet we used to laugh our heads off at him he looked like an old drunk but hes a ledgend as a nasty so n so

Les kellett was a brilliant comedy wrestler, but also a legitimate hard case. One of my all time wrestling heroes

Top man that fella

Shows that you do not know what people are growing through. You wouldn’t even know. He looks great!

Brian Glover was in Alien 3

Les Kellet Vs Johnny Czeslaw is even better than the Harris match. It's comedy gold . 😂

Kelletts match against Leon Arras is comedy gold. Watch it and do the Arras shuffle 😂😆

You want your mount Rushmore well for Me It's Regal, Finlay, Marty and Kurt. I'm going on actual wrestling here. But I'll probably change my mind in the morning.

I'm the same age as Darren and i remember as a teen, Clive Myres was due to wrestle at my local sports centre. He wasn't there. The anouncer said he got injured when fans got in the ring when he was training. I didn't fall for it. I remember both Wayne Bridges and John Quinn were there and both great for obviously different reasons

What Americans don't realise is that a lot of these wrestlers I watched on world of sport would rip apart the majority of the American rostas. These guys could actually wrestle and were hard

I would love to hear Dave tell Les Kellett stories.

Another great british comedy wrestler was Catweazle

Certified legend and miss having NXT UK around.

If anyone who doesn’t already know there is a short interview with Mr Kellett on UA-cam which was part of a nostalgic documentary on British wrestling on television and is worth a look if you are interested Apparently when he was an old man he would never go to any of reunions he was invited to, because he thought all the other wrestlers hated him because of the things he had done to them. I remember his brother who used to live in the Isle of Man and at one time use to work at the swimming pool.

There's a Dark Side of the Ring episode just waiting to be made...

Would love to hear the stories from Dave Taylor.

Les Kellett a UK Legend..

Les Kellet had the appearance of an old man who has just crawled out of bed after 2 hours sleep from a night of boozing, wearing a pair of Y-front underpants. He could command the audience like no other by being an absolute master of his craft of comedy wrestling. The fact that even Fit Finley wouldn’t mess with the guy speaks volumes

Brian Glover; the best wrestler turned actor.

A True Legend and Gent...

WrestleMe’s deep dives into these guys are absolutely incredible.

I didn't know about Les Kellett until WrestleMe covered him. That video is worth a watch as well.

Don't grab his ears!!!!

Les had some crazy unorthodox moves you just don't see today as well. I did not discover him until several years ago but man, I'm glad I did!!!

I remember watching Les Kellet on the World of Sport re-runs, my Dad liked him when we last watched.

Get Dave on! We need the stories.

He looked like a regular farmer/serial killer but he was a legit shooter that could make giant muscle bound guys beg for mercy! 😯