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DoctorDblYou t1_j97v0s4 wrote

What in the wide, wide World of Sports is a goin’ on here

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MurielHorseflesh t1_j97xvfk wrote

Dickie Davies’ World of Sport was the home of professional wrestling on UK TV back in the 70’s and 80’s. The show would report on real sports like Football, Rugby, Cricket, Golf, Formula 1 etc and then would also have a section for professional wrestling but this was the 70’s and no one knew wrestling was fake so it was presented and reported on as a real sport right next to the others.

They would show UK wrestling with famous names like Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks until the appeal of UK wrestling started to wane and they began to show WWF matches.

The first time I ever saw Hulk Hogan was on a match aired on Dickie Davies’ World of Sport.

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CantBanDaAltMan t1_j98abao wrote

A simpler time indeed. To live to see 94 is a blessing. One can only hope for longevity in this precious shot we get at life.

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LolkekLolkek t1_j98z5br wrote

Replying to MurielHorseflesh (#1,876,071)

>but this was the 70’s and no one knew wrestling was fake so it was presented and reported on as a real sport right next to the others

you what? Newspapers were printing articles about wrestling being fake (at least) as early as the 1910s lol

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thegdtravman t1_j9au1f2 wrote

Did this guy inspire the look for Brian Fantana in Anchorman? RIP

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RuairiSpain t1_j9ayw8w wrote

He was the face of my Saturday afternoon childhood, remember watching football results and the ITV summary show. That silver silver of hair and his tone of voice are so memorable.

RIP 🙏

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