Dynamite Kid debuts on television taking on the veteran Alan Dennison for World of Sport in 1976! Nicknamed the Strongman, old school British wrestling fans seem to have fond memories of Dennison’s tag teams with Cyanide Sid Cooper and Ted “Hooker” Heath back in the 1960s and ‘70s. Dennison was once quoted as saying that the best way to keep young was to work with young people. This match certainly puts that theory to the test, as Dynamite Kid is only seventeen years old here! Dynamite keeps Dennison surprised by being able to maneuver out of holds and takedown attempts, flipping and landing on his feet to the delight of the crowd. Clearly impressed with the Kid’s superior athleticism, Dennison gets on the house mic after the match and puts him over big time. I wonder if anyone in the building that afternoon had any visions of the Dynamite Kid’s future as an innovator in Canada, Japan, and the United States.
Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s November 1985 cover story concerned a match that the British Bulldogs wrestled against each other! I was unable to get this issue years ago, but the cover story always intrigued me. I wanted to know more about my favorite tag team wrestling in opposition to one another! Considering that Stampede Wrestling never got much coverage in the magazines, I doubt that PWI was referring to any of those matches. My guess is that the article concerned Dynamite and Davey Boy’s bout in the WWF junior heavyweight title tournament for New Japan three months prior to this issue. Does anyone out there want to fill in the blanks for me?
