Wayne Bridges

William Woodbridge (5 July 1936 - 8 March 2020) known professionally as Wayne Bridges was a British professional wrestler who was most well known for wrestling for Dale Martin Promotions in the 1960s-80 and All Star Wrestling in the 1980s.

Biography

Bridges started his career in wrestling in 1964. During his career, he became 1/2 of the NWA Vancouver Canadian Tag Team Champions with his tag team partner, Dan Kroffat. He was also an international wrestler travelling around the World. In 1979 he won a version of the World Heavyweight Wrestling title by defeating the Iron Greek at Wembley Arena. He would hold this title 3 times throughout his career. In retirement he became the host of the British Wrestlers Reunion, a role he held for 25 years until his death. He died on 8 March 2020 at the age of 83.[1]

References
  1. Jenkins, H (9 March 2020). "UK Pro Wrestling Veteran Wayne Bridges Passes Away". Ringside News. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

www.britishwrestlersreunion.com

www.wrestlingheritage.co.uk

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