Massive weekend for All Star live action events
Massive weekend for All Star live action events
FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 3) - CITY HALL, HULL:
SHINYA ISHIKAWA DEBUT; ‘XTREME’ DEAN IS HOME TOWN TARGET FOR ‘PRIMA DONNA’ NATHAN CRUZ; FOOTBALL HOLLIGANS ON RAMPAGE!
Japan’s Shinya Ishikawa is flying in from Germany to continue his world tour and make an eagerly awaited debut for All Star Wrestling at the City Hall, Hull, on Friday - although the Oriental drop-kick specialist is sure of a hostile reception as the man providing the opposition will be Yorkshire rampage ‘Bad News’ Brown, the star from Leeds for whom the only direction in the ring is forward! Humberside’s own breakout sensation ‘Prima Donna’ Nathan Cruz will be out to impress home city followers when facing Superslam title holder ‘Xtreme’ Dean Allmark in a falls count anywhere showdown. The exciting programme, beginning at 7.30pm, also brings a tag team clash when east and west combine in the shape of Middlesbrough’s Tony Spitfire and Merseyside medallion man Ringo Ryan who line-up to oppose ‘Football Holligans’ Bud and Bexx while there’s international solo action with James Mason targeting Norway’s Eric Oslo and an intriguing matching of ringwise Ricky Knight with fast rising Sussex star Danny Driscoll. Tickets will be on sale at the door on the night or can be booked in advance at the City Hall box office, telephone 01482-226655.
Tony Knox’s pictures above capture Dean Allmark in action (left) and ‘Prima Donna’ Nathan Cruz (right).
SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 4) - VICTORIA HALL, HANLEY:
‘TAKE ME OUT’ MARTY SCURLL READY FOR JAPAN’S DROP-KICK ACE; DAVE MASTIFF UNLEASHED IN ‘FALLS ANYWHERE’ SHOWDOWN!
Britain's longest-established wrestling promoter All Star brings the cream of ring talent back into its rightful place at the Victoria Hall, Hanley, on Saturday when the opening event of 2012 sees locally born Dean Allmark, now based in Cheshire, returning to face explosive Midlands campaigner Dave Mastiff in a falls anywhere clash. This will be right up the street of the aggressive Mastiff who has not looked back since spending several months in the United States at one of the WWE's developmental centres a couple of years ago. For Allmark it’s a return to the scene of his greatest career triumph to date, winning the Superslam Championship and belt back in October 2010. 'Xtreme' Dean, who first learned his wrestling from Keith Myatt and Chris Curtis at Stoke's former 'Camp of Pain,' now combines wrestling with a coaching role of his own at All Star's Wirral-based training school and has succeeded in hanging on to the coveted Superslam crown despite often intense pressure from home and overseas challengers. Starting at 7.30pm, the programme introduces Potteries fans to highly rated Japanese visitor Shinya Ishikawa who will be opposed by Marty Scurll, fresh from last month’s appearance on ITV’s Saturday evening prime-time show ‘Take Me Out!’ The line-up also features top favourite James Mason and Danny Driscoll. All Star’s popular £45 family offer covering two adults and two children under 16 is available once again and Hanley booking details are available by phone from 0844-8717649.
SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 5) - FAIRFIELD HALLS, CROYDON:
ISHIKAWA, BROWN, ALLMARK, STORM IN KNOCKOUT SIZZLER; 'NEW LEADERS' HIT ALL STAR TRAIL; plus EL LIGERO v. 'ROCK STAR' SPUD!
The highly-rated Leaders of the New School, the tag team combination of Marty Scurll and Zak Sabre junior, will be bidding to take Croydon by storm when they step into the Fairfield Halls ring on Sunday afternoon to oppose Norfolks colourful 'Football Hooligans' Bud and Bexx. 'The Leaders' have a huge internet following and in halls around the country and their fans are expected to be out in force for a bill that also features international knockout tournament action with Japans Shinya Ishikawa battling for supremacy with wonder kid Jonny Storm plus Dean Allmark and '˜Bad News' Brown - the men who clashed last October in a Superslam Championship match when the Fairfield ring was surrounded by a 20 foot high steel cage. The Croydon line-up starts at 3pm and further clashes will see South Londonâs own heavyweight favourite James Mason meeting Norwich knightmare Ricky Knight while high flying masked luchador El Ligero opposes Rock Star Spud. Tickets now on sale at the Fairfield Halls box office (Tel: 0208-688-9291) include a special £45 family offer covering two adults and two children under 16.
In the pictures by Tony Knox , Shinya Ishikawa and Rock Star Spud
ALL STAR GRAPPLEVINE
JUST a few days after hundred’s of people, including many from the world of wrestling, paid their respects at the South London funeral of heavyweight star DAVE BOND who was only 57 and died after suffering a heart attack while training at a gym, there is sad news of the passing of another former ring star, ex-ladies force LOLITA LOREN. The Manchester-based campaigner who was 59 and lost a long battle against cancer, was one of four wrestling daughters of colourful heavyweight star ‘COWBOY’ JACK CASSIDY and with a direct and often controversial style more than held her own in a golden era for ladies action when top names included MITZI MUELLER, PAULA VALDEZ,, RUSTY BLAIR and LOLITA’S regular tag partner KLONDYKE KATE.
COLOURFUL Continental campaigner and reigning European champion SIR ROBIN is set for another flying visit to British rings and, accompanied as always by his Germany-born manager and ladies wrestling star LADY LORI. Originally from Liege in Belgium SIR ROBIN starts his tour in All Star’s bill at Ipswich Corn Exchange on Friday February 10 and will then figure in public shows and some of the half term period Superslam events at Butlin’s Skegness, Bognor Regis and Clacton resorts before signing-off, this time round, at Cheltenham Town Hall where there’s a 3pm bell time on Sunday February 19. One man gunning for Sir Robin will be JAMES MASON who has also tasted his share of European title glory.
All Star ready for 2012 Superslam season at Butlin's resorts
ALL STAR’S 2012 season of Superslam events at the Butlin’s resorts begins with February half term period events at Bognor Regis, Minehead and Skegness and then it’s action all the way through to the beginning of November with two shows every week at each centre in the peak holiday period from mid-July into September. All Star begin a second year as exclusive presenters at more than 30 Haven Holiday Centres around the country with action at venues in Scotland from early June and in England and Wales from July. Here is the full 2012 Butlin’s schedule:
Skegness (Thursday and Saturday): February 11, 16, 18; March 31; April 5, 7, 28; May 26; June 2, 7, 9, 23, 30; July 7, 14, 21, 26, 28; August 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30; September 1, 8, 16; October 20, 23, 27, 30.
Minehead (Wednesday and Sunday):
February 12, 15, 19; April 22; June 3, 6, 10, 24; July 8, 15, 22, 25, 29; August 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29; September 2, 9, 23; October 7, 21, 24, 28, 31.
For details of 2012 Butlin’s family break offers at Bognor, Skegness and Minehead go to: butlinsonline.co.uk
Bognor Regis (Tuesday and Saturday):
February 11, 15, 18; March 3; April 3, 6, 10, 13, 28; June 3, 5, 10, 30; July 7, 14, 21, 24, 28, 31; August 4, 7,11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28, 31; September 1, 15, 29; October 20, 27; November 3.
FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 3) - CITY HALL, HULL:
Japan’s Shinya Ishikawa is flying in from Germany to continue his world tour and make an eagerly awaited debut for All Star Wrestling at the City Hall, Hull, on Friday - although the Oriental drop-kick specialist is sure of a hostile reception as the man providing the opposition will be Yorkshire rampage ‘Bad News’ Brown, the star from Leeds for whom the only direction in the ring is forward! Humberside’s own breakout sensation ‘Prima Donna’ Nathan Cruz will be out to impress home city followers when facing Superslam title holder ‘Xtreme’ Dean Allmark in a falls count anywhere showdown. The exciting programme, beginning at 7.30pm, also brings a tag team clash when east and west combine in the shape of Middlesbrough’s Tony Spitfire and Merseyside medallion man Ringo Ryan who line-up to oppose ‘Football Holligans’ Bud and Bexx while there’s international solo action with James Mason targeting Norway’s Eric Oslo and an intriguing matching of ringwise Ricky Knight with fast rising Sussex star Danny Driscoll. Tickets will be on sale at the door on the night or can be booked in advance at the City Hall box office, telephone 01482-226655. Tony Knox’s pictures above capture Dean Allmark in action (left) and ‘Prima Donna’ Nathan Cruz (right).
SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 4) - VICTORIA HALL, HANLEY: ‘TAKE ME OUT’ MARTY SCURLL READY FOR JAPAN’S DROP-KICK ACE; DAVE MASTIFF UNLEASHED IN ‘FALLS ANYWHERE’ SHOWDOWN! Britain's longest-established wrestling promoter All Star brings the cream of ring talent back into its rightful place at the Victoria Hall, Hanley, on Saturday when the opening event of 2012 sees locally born Dean Allmark, now based in Cheshire, returning to face explosive Midlands campaigner Dave Mastiff in a falls anywhere clash. This will be right up the street of the aggressive Mastiff who has not looked back since spending several months in the United States at one of the WWE's developmental centres a couple of years ago. For Allmark it’s a return to the scene of his greatest career triumph to date, winning the Superslam Championship and belt back in October 2010. 'Xtreme' Dean, who first learned his wrestling from Keith Myatt and Chris Curtis at Stoke's former 'Camp of Pain,' now combines wrestling with a coaching role of his own at All Star's Wirral-based training school and has succeeded in hanging on to the coveted Superslam crown despite often intense pressure from home and overseas challengers. Starting at 7.30pm, the programme introduces Potteries fans to highly rated Japanese visitor Shinya Ishikawa who will be opposed by Marty Scurll, fresh from last month’s appearance on ITV’s Saturday evening prime-time show ‘Take Me Out!’ The line-up also features top favourite James Mason and Danny Driscoll. All Star’s popular £45 family offer covering two adults and two children under 16 is available once again and Hanley booking details are available by phone from 0844-8717649.
SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 5) - FAIRFIELD HALLS, CROYDON:
The highly-rated Leaders of the New School, the tag team combination of Marty Scurll and Zak Sabre junior, will be bidding to take Croydon by storm when they step into the Fairfield Halls ring on Sunday afternoon to oppose Norfolks colourful 'Football Hooligans' Bud and Bexx. 'The Leaders' have a huge internet following and in halls around the country and their fans are expected to be out in force for a bill that also features international knockout tournament action with Japans Shinya Ishikawa battling for supremacy with wonder kid Jonny Storm plus Dean Allmark and '˜Bad News' Brown - the men who clashed last October in a Superslam Championship match when the Fairfield ring was surrounded by a 20 foot high steel cage. The Croydon line-up starts at 3pm and further clashes will see South Londonâs own heavyweight favourite James Mason meeting Norwich knightmare Ricky Knight while high flying masked luchador El Ligero opposes Rock Star Spud. Tickets now on sale at the Fairfield Halls box office (Tel: 0208-688-9291) include a special £45 family offer covering two adults and two children under 16. In the pictures by Tony Knox , Shinya Ishikawa and Rock Star Spud
ALL STAR GRAPPLEVINE
JUST a few days after hundred’s of people, including many from the world of wrestling, paid their respects at the South London funeral of heavyweight star DAVE BOND who was only 57 and died after suffering a heart attack while training at a gym, there is sad news of the passing of another former ring star, ex-ladies force LOLITA LOREN. The Manchester-based campaigner who was 59 and lost a long battle against cancer, was one of four wrestling daughters of colourful heavyweight star ‘COWBOY’ JACK CASSIDY and with a direct and often controversial style more than held her own in a golden era for ladies action when top names included MITZI MUELLER, PAULA VALDEZ,, RUSTY BLAIR and LOLITA’S regular tag partner KLONDYKE KATE.
COLOURFUL Continental campaigner and reigning European champion SIR ROBIN is set for another flying visit to British rings and, accompanied as always by his Germany-born manager and ladies wrestling star LADY LORI. Originally from Liege in Belgium SIR ROBIN starts his tour in All Star’s bill at Ipswich Corn Exchange on Friday February 10 and will then figure in public shows and some of the half term period Superslam events at Butlin’s Skegness, Bognor Regis and Clacton resorts before signing-off, this time round, at Cheltenham Town Hall where there’s a 3pm bell time on Sunday February 19. One man gunning for Sir Robin will be JAMES MASON who has also tasted his share of European title glory.
All Star ready for 2012 Superslam season at Butlin's resorts
ALL STAR’S 2012 season of Superslam events at the Butlin’s resorts begins with February half term period events at Bognor Regis, Minehead and Skegness and then it’s action all the way through to the beginning of November with two shows every week at each centre in the peak holiday period from mid-July into September. All Star begin a second year as exclusive presenters at more than 30 Haven Holiday Centres around the country with action at venues in Scotland from early June and in England and Wales from July. Here is the full 2012 Butlin’s schedule:
Skegness (Thursday and Saturday): February 11, 16, 18; March 31; April 5, 7, 28; May 26; June 2, 7, 9, 23, 30; July 7, 14, 21, 26, 28; August 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30; September 1, 8, 16; October 20, 23, 27, 30. Minehead (Wednesday and Sunday):
February 12, 15, 19; April 22; June 3, 6, 10, 24; July 8, 15, 22, 25, 29; August 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29; September 2, 9, 23; October 7, 21, 24, 28, 31.
For details of 2012 Butlin’s family break offers at Bognor, Skegness and Minehead go to: butlinsonline.co.uk
February 11, 15, 18; March 3; April 3, 6, 10, 13, 28; June 3, 5, 10, 30; July 7, 14, 21, 24, 28, 31; August 4, 7,11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28, 31; September 1, 15, 29; October 20, 27; November 3.