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A message to you all from Klonkyke Kate Unfortunately due to unforeseen obligations I will not be able to attend the show at the Victoria Hall in Hanley on 10th May. It's with great sadness that I cannot be there and say farewell in my hometown. However, it seems fitting to appear for my last performance in the Blackpool Tower in July as this is where my journey began in 1977. I will honour my bookings until 30th May which is at the Weymouth Pavilion then do my final match at the Tower in July. Several years ago I decided to hang up my boots but came back. This time it will be a final farewell. I will never be far away from the wrestling world but not in the ring. I'd like to thank all the people I worked with along the way for the wonderful memories I take with me and the fans that watched the shows. Also a big thank you to All Star for the opportunities I was given by the company. They have always been my favourite to work for and remain the no.1 company in the UK. KLONDYKE KATE. Thanks Kate...
ZEBRA KID AND ZAK ZODIAC JOIN SUNDAY’S CROYDON LINE-UP There will be a major Norfolk challenge in All Star Wrestling ’s Croydon spectacular next Sunday (April 20) with World Association of Wrestling stars the Zebra Kid and Zak Zodiac joining the high profile afternoon line-up. The Fairfield Halls action begins at 3pm and dynamic 15 stones Norwich-based force the Zebra Kid, a professional now for 14 years and a campaigner who admits to basing his style on that of one of the original ‘Liverpool Lads,’ the now United States-based Doc Dean, faces the heavier and invariably outspoken French-Canadian from Montreal, Rene Dupree. Zak, who is not 17 until the middle of next month but has been wrestling since his early teens, now weighs-in at 12 stones 8 lbs. and is set to join all-action ace Kid Cool to mount a tag challenge against reigning British team trophy holders Potteries powerhouse Robbie ‘The Body’ Dynamite and his long-standing partner ‘Chippendale’ Mikey Whiplash. In other solo contests Scotland’s rising star, Glasgow-born Lee Thomas makes his Croydon debut against 6ft 4in, 22 stones North American claw hold specialist Hannibal; top Fairfield Halls favourite the fearless Flatliner faces Midlands firebrand Wildman Tim Wyllie and in what looks a sure fire thriller, much travelled American Chad Collyer takes on the ‘Wonder Kid’ himself, Jonny Storm. Doors open at 2.30 and tickets can be bought at the Fairfield Halls box office or ordered by phone to 0208-688-9291. COLLINS BROTHERS RETURN TO THE
The Collins Brothers, Danny and Peter, make an eagerly awaited return to home city action at Bristol Hippodrome next month and they certainly won’t be alone in what is to be a featured four team, eight man Hippodrome Theatre tag event on Bank Holiday Monday, May 5. There is a 7 o’clock start time for a bill that will see the Collins boys together in the same corner in a Bristol venue for the first time in more than a decade and they could hardly be making their tag comeback in more testing circumstances. Reason? The other three formations are the controversial Canadians Rene Dupree and Karl-Pierre Oullet, British tag title holders Robbie Dynamite and Mikey Whiplash, and the always exciting UK Dream team of Kid Cool and ‘Xtreme’ Dean Allmark. Danny’s return to the ring began last autumn and included a well-received All Star Wrestling appearance at Hanley. He has already seen action in Germany this year and during March, Peter, alias ‘Mister Vain,’ was in All Star Wrestling action at Cheltenham. Then the brothers were-united for winning team performance back at Hanley’s Victoria Hall on March 29 Tickets are now on sale at the Hippodrome box office, telephone 0844-8472341, and other stars on view will include the fearless Flatliner, Robbie Brookside, James Mason, the anarchist Doug Williams, Chad Collyer, battling Barbarian Karl Kramer and Jonny Storm. Two international wrestling stars have big dates coming up with dual world champion Joe E.Legend soon to become a father for the first time while wedding bells will be ringing for ‘Vampire Warrior’ Gangrel in the middle of June! Joe’s wife Sveena will be giving birth to twin boys in the near future after which we can expect to see the much travelled Pan Pacific and German Stampede Association heavyweight title holder resuming his wrestling travels again. Then it will be the turn of Gangrel to curtail his global wrestling travels for long enough to walk up the aisle to wed a former Playboy model in Las Vegas on June 13. KLONDYKE KATE DECIDES TO CALL IT A DAY
After an incredible 31 years at the top of the ladies wrestling tree, Klondyke Kate has decided the time has come to hang up her boots! The 20 stones Stoke-born battler will be accepting no further engagements after the end of May and All Star Wrestling will be pulling out all the stops to provide a memorable finale to Kate’s long career in a special bill at the Victoria Hall, Hanley, on Saturday 10 May. In addition to a main event ladies clash, it is hoped many former tag partners and opponents from down the years will be on attendance to send this always larger than life ladies personality into retirement in style. Kate has had many career high spots among them a main event Royal Albert Hall appearance in 1987 when All Star Wrestling featured ladies action in the capital for the first time. Kate was seen leading the ‘Bovver Birds’ against Rusty Blair and ‘Queen of the Ring’ Miss Mitzi Mueller. NEXT STOP MEXICO FOR CANADIAN DUPREE
After more than three months of British action, much of it partnering fellow French-Canadian Karl-Pierre Oullet, and causing more than a little controversy along the way, outspoken Rene Dupree will be packing his bags on May 6 and jetting off to begin a series of contests in Mexico, a country where his colourful style looks likely to go down well. But Dupree insists he will be returning to Britain later in the year and hopefully renewing his partnership with the much-travelled Ouellet. While Dupree gets ready to depart, June will see the return of Stateside sensation the ‘American Dragon!’ Yes, high flying ‘Ring of Honor’ ace Bryan Danielson will be seen in All Star Wrestling action throughout the summer months when there is a whole run of seaside and inland dates in addition to twice weekly Superslam action at each of the Butlins Resort centres in Skegness, Bognor Regis and Minehead. HEAVYWEIGHT FORCE NICK ALDIS There will be a familiar face for wrestling fans when ‘Gladiators’ returns to our television screens during May with heavyweight star Nick Aldis battling his way through a fiercely competitive selection procedure. Twenty-one-year-old Nick, from King’s Lynn in Norfolk, will be chasing the honours as Oblivion when the long popular ITV show returns but this time with weekend spots on Sky 1. Nick considerably boosted his wrestling standing with winter action against a string of international stars including Gangrel, Broady Steele and Chad Collyer and hopes to be back in the ring during the summer. WRESTLING MOURNS THE PASSING OF We have received sad news from Manchester of the passing of Ezra the Zulu Warrior, one the great characters from the early days of All StarWrestling’s predecessor, Wrestling Enterprises of Birkenhead. He also sometimes campaigned as the African Witchdoctor and was a star with great ability who was always prepared to help emerging talent with former ladies title holder Miss Mitzi Mueller among many who valued his help and friendship in the early stages of her career.
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