RIP MIck McManus

[GloverMart]

Not sure if this belongs in News, Sports or TV forum.

Sad news today that former wrestler Mick McManus died this morning at the age of 93...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/wrestling/22622647

talkSPORT had Frank Rimer on earlier, the organiser of the British Wrestlers Reunion and he painted a sad picture of Mick. Once the villain of 1970's TV wrestling, Mick lost his wife to cancer in January and went downhill after that. Last few weeks, he was in a home and refused to speak or meet anyone, the death of his wife really hit him hard. Passed away after slipping into a coma.

RIP Mick.

[supertouring]

Used to sit and watch wrestling with my dad when I was young. Great days.

RIP

[voyds9]

R.I.P. Enjoyed watch them all as a child.

I'll go that way please

Aged 93, 6months after losing my wife

[Black can man]

Sad day indeed, He was a real gem

[AdeTuono]

Not the thumbs, not the thumbs!

[TwigtheWonderkid]

My gran used to watch this stuff every saturday afternoon, with Kent Walton.

She loved it, sitting their with her crochet, and her afternoon cocoa, shoutng "rip his fking head off."

Happy days.

[Legacywr]

Yes, the same 70's experiences for me too!

RIP fella!

[cloggy]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

My gran used to watch this stuff every saturday afternoon, with Kent Walton.

She loved it, sitting their with her crochet, and her afternoon cocoa, shoutng "rip his fking head off."

Happy days.

[Jasandjules]

A good innings.

[The Don of Croy]

Happy memories - Haystacks, Crabtree, McManus, Kendo Nagasaki all introduced with the words 'Welcome grapple fans'.

IIRC the commentator was a WWII bomber pilot.

Mick McManus was always the villain.

Another one gone...

[chim666]

The Don of Croy said:

Happy memories - Haystacks, Crabtree, McManus, Kendo Nagasaki all introduced with the words 'Welcome grapple fans'.

IIRC the commentator was a WWII bomber pilot.

Mick McManus was always the villain.

Another one gone...

Yup, I can remember all that!

[NDA]

Happy memories.

RIP

[Zyp]

93?!

Kin hell, time flies!

World of Sport with Dickie Davies, and when Gaylord Peacock meant something completely different to an innocent 7 year old.

http://www.wrestlingheritage.co.uk/wrestlersp.htm

Edited by Zyp on Wednesday 22 May 21:47

[celticpilgrim]

Yup, great memories, I seem to remember that someone said it was quite fortunate to have the wrestling just before the footie scores, helped with the figures no end.

Mum soon learned not to give Dad his Saturday dinner until AFTER the wrestling, or it would end up being scattered to the 4 winds as Dad used to get a bit 'in there with them'. i used to have mats round especially, they thought it was hilarious. To this day, when I see reruns of the wrestling it makes me think back

Jackie pallo spilled the beans for those that hadn't already guessed that the wrestling game here was just as rigged as the US..if you think about it, it would have to be rehearsed, or they'd be breaking their necks every week.

Shame he faded after losing his wife - not such a villain after all, eh?

RIP Mick (and a nod to Pop)

[stuartmmcfc]

I feel like part of my childhood has died and I've had to grow up a bit more.
R.I.P Mick

[gog440]

cloggy said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

My gran used to watch this stuff every saturday afternoon, with Kent Walton.

She loved it, sitting their with her crochet, and her afternoon cocoa, shouting "rip his fking head off."

Happy days.

Are you my cousin?

because my grandma used to do exactly the same.

[NDA]

As an under 10 year old at the time, I thought it was all real. Most of us did didn't we?

I think how street smart/cynical my own kids are to how I was at their age.

[majordad]

Ya , sorry to see you go Mick, as a kid watched it with my granny as well while waiting for doctor who.

[uk66fastback]

AdeTuono said:

Not the thumbs, not the thumbs!

It was his ears he didn't like opponents picking on!

[Legacywr]

Easy! Easy! Easy! Easy! Easy!