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Mark Rocco

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Mark Hussey (born 11 May 1951) is a retired English professional wrestler who competed for Joint Promotions, All Star Wrestling and the second BWF as Mark "Rollerball" Rocco and as the original masked Black Tiger in New Japan Pro Wrestling during the 1970s and 80s. [1]

56 relations: All Star Wrestling, Alter ego, British Heavy Middleweight Championship, Canary Islands, Challenge (TV channel), Chris Adams (wrestler), Colt Cabana, Croydon, Danny Boy Collins, Dave Finlay, Dave Taylor (wrestler), Dynamite Kid, Eurosport, Fairfield Halls, France, Fukuoka, George Takano, Giant Haystacks, Gran Hamada, Greg Gagne (wrestler), Hulk Hogan, ITV (TV network), Japan, Johnny Kincaid, Jushin Liger, Kendo Nagasaki, Ladder match, Lewisham, Linz, Manchester, Marty Jones, Mick McManus (wrestler), New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Orig Williams, Paris, Peter Thornley, Podcast, Pro Wrestling Illustrated, Professional wrestling, Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom, Reality television, Robbie Brookside, Satoru Sayama, Shirley Crabtree, South Darenth, South London, Southport, Television show, Tenerife, The Sun (United Kingdom), ..., TNA British Boot Camp, Tokyo, World of Sport (UK TV series), Worthing, WWE, WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship. Expand index (6 more) »

All Star Wrestling

All Star Wrestling is a British Professional wrestling promotion also known as All Star Promotions, Superslam Wrestling and Big Time Wrestling and originally known as Wrestling Enterprises (of Birkenhead), run by Brian Dixon and based in Liverpool, England.

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Alter ego

An alter ego (Latin, "the other I") is a second self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or true original personality.

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British Heavy Middleweight Championship

The British Heavy Middleweight Championship was a top British wrestling championship found throughout the country's circuit.

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Canary Islands

The Canary Islands (Islas Canarias) is a Spanish archipelago and autonomous community of Spain located in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Morocco at the closest point.

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Challenge (TV channel)

Challenge is a British digital television channel owned by Sky plc.

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Chris Adams (wrestler)

Christopher Adams (10 February 1955 – 7 October 2001), best known as "Gentleman" Chris Adams, was an English professional wrestler, wrestling promoter, trainer, and judoka.

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Colt Cabana

Scott Colton (born May 6, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and color commentator better known by his ring name Colt Cabana.

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Croydon

Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross.

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Danny Boy Collins

Daniel "Boy" Collins (born 21 February 1967) is an English professional wrestler.

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Dave Finlay

David Finlay Jr. (born 31 January 1958) is a Northern Irish professional wrestling trainer, producer and retired professional wrestler.

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Dave Taylor (wrestler)

David Taylor (born 1 May 1957) is an English professional wrestler.

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Dynamite Kid

Thomas Billington (born 5 December 1958), best known by the ring name the Dynamite Kid, is a British former professional wrestler.

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Eurosport

Eurosport is a pan-European television sports network, owned and operated by Discovery, Inc. Discovery took a 20% minority interest share in December 2012, and became the majority shareholder in the Eurosport venture with TF1 in January 2014, taking a 51% share of the company.

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Fairfield Halls

Fairfield Halls is an arts, entertainment and conference centre located in Croydon, London.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Fukuoka

is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, situated on the northern shore of Japanese island Kyushu.

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George Takano

George Takano(ジョージ高野) (born June 23, 1958) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler who was billed from Uganda under the alias The Cobra, a masked wrestler persona.

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Giant Haystacks

Martin Austin Ruane (10 October 1947 – 29 November 1998) was an English professional wrestler.

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Gran Hamada

, better known by his ring name, (born November 27, 1950) is a Japanese professional wrestler, the first to adopt the high-flying Mexican lucha libre style.

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Greg Gagne (wrestler)

Gregory Alan Gagne (born July 27, 1948) is a retired American professional wrestler.

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Hulk Hogan

Terry Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur and musician.

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ITV (TV network)

ITV is a British commercial TV network.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Johnny Kincaid

John "Johnny" Kincaid (4 June 1945) is a former English professional wrestler and author.

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Jushin Liger

, better known as and later is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist who primarily works for New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

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Kendo Nagasaki

Kendo Nagasaki is a professional wrestling stage name, used as a gimmick of that of a Japanese Samurai warrior with a mysterious past and even supernatural powers of hypnosis.

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Ladder match

A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling, most commonly one where an item (usually a title belt) is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item.

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Lewisham

Lewisham is an area of south London, England, south-east of Charing Cross.

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Linz

Linz (Linec) is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria (Oberösterreich).

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300.

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Marty Jones

Marty Jones is a retired English professional wrestler best known for his work in Joint Promotions and All Star Wrestling throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

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Mick McManus (wrestler)

Mick McManus (born William George Matthews; 11 January 1920 – 22 May 2013) was an English professional wrestler.

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New Japan Pro-Wrestling

, operating as, is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo.

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Orig Williams

Orig Williams (20 March 1931 – 12 November 2009) was a Welsh professional wrestler and wrestling promoter.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of and a population of 2,206,488.

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Peter Thornley

Peter William Thornley (born 19 October 1941) is a retired English professional wrestler who was best known for the ring character Kendo Nagasaki.

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Podcast

A podcast, or generically netcast, is an episodic series of digital audio or video files which a user can download and listen to.

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Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) is an American produced, internationally sold professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979.

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Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling (often shortened to pro wrestling or simply wrestling) is a form of sports entertainment which combines athletics with theatrical performance.

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Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom

Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom spans over one hundred years but became popular when the then new independent television network ITV began showing it in 1955, firstly on Saturday afternoons and then also in a late-night midweek slot.

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Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents supposedly unscripted real-life situations, and often features an otherwise unknown cast of individuals who are typically not professional actors, although in some shows celebrities may participate.

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Robbie Brookside

Robert Edward Brooks (born 11 March 1966), better known by his ring name Robbie Brookside, is an English retired professional wrestler.

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Satoru Sayama

(born November 27, 1957) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial arts promoter, best known as the original Tiger Mask.

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Shirley Crabtree

Shirley Crabtree Jr. (14 November 1930 – 2 December 1997), better known as Big Daddy, was an English professional wrestler with a record-breaking 64 inch chest.

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South Darenth

South Darenth is a village in the civil parish of Horton Kirby and South Darenth in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England.

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South London

South London is the southern part of London, England, south of the River Thames, and includes the historic districts of Southwark, Lambeth, Bankside and Greenwich.

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Southport

Southport is a large seaside town in Merseyside, England.

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Television show

A television show (often simply TV show) is any content produced for broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, cable, or internet and typically viewed on a television set, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed between shows.

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Tenerife

Tenerife is the largest and most populated island of the seven Canary Islands.

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The Sun (United Kingdom)

The Sun is a tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

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TNA British Boot Camp

TNA British Boot Camp is a British reality television programme focusing on the professional wrestling industry.

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Tokyo

, officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and has been the capital since 1869.

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World of Sport (UK TV series)

World of Sport is a British television sport programme which ran on ITV between 2 January 1965 and 28 September 1985 in competition with the BBC's Grandstand.

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Worthing

Worthing is a large seaside town in England, with borough status in West Sussex.

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WWE

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a WWE, is an American integrated media and entertainment company that primarily is known for professional wrestling.

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WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship

The WWWF/WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship is a former championship recognized by the World (Wide) Wrestling Federation and New Japan Pro-Wrestling for wrestlers of smaller size.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rocco

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