Brit pro wrestling

The white trunks that Greg Valentine wore with one blue stripe on one side and one red stripe down the other suited him. He wore them for a couple of matches including Mr X and Ian McGregor. I wonder if they were too tight as in the McGregor match you can see him always adjusting himself at any opportunity he had

Trunks and boots always best, especially all black gear.

I definitely agree with you there mate 😉👍

the guy in yellows looks like he's hard or am I dreaming

Wrestling Terry Rudge in black trunks, difficult not to be.

Cortez brothers were good looking in their leotards

👍🏼 and Jon vs Hayward.

You mean there was more than one??? Who was Jon's brother?

I think you are right-for some reason I always thought there were two but the internet says you are right

Peter.

Wrestling Heritage (thanks as always to Chris) has a nice webpage: https://wrestlingheritage.co.uk/jon-cortez-and-peter-cortez/

Mick mcmichael in his red trunks fill them well

Ian McGregor wore detaching gear too as theirs Danny Boy Collins, Jeff Kerry Kid Mcoy etc. King Ben too but not so keen on him in black.

I actually find Ben in black trunks highlights his swarthiness/olive-like skin. I just wish he'd wear black boots...

I suspect it was very dependant on the character. A blue eyed baby face like valentine would wear metallic skimpy trunks. Others would wear singlets etc.

I’ve often wondered about the process that the wrestlers we saw on screen went through to.

I’ve heard they often travelled to venues together. Would they then all change in the same room together (there’s a fantasy right there!)? Did all of them wear underwear underneath their trunks? I’ve seen glimpses of jock straps (King Ben against Keith Hayward) and in the Chic Cullen against Keith Hayward you can see white underwear. Did they fully control what they wore or were they told by Max Crabtree and alike? I always laughed when Kent Walton advised how we could tell the wrestlers apart and how this was useful for those watching in black and white!

I'd wondered whether the wrestlers chose their own gear or if it was chosen for them. Greg Valentine always wore bright trunks either metallic or matt and it didn't look like he wore anything underneath = especially in his bout v Mr X or Sid Cooper. Danny Boy Collins the same although he wore black in some bouts.

I love watching Greg Valentine vs Johnny Kidd

I imagine ‘Greg’ was very much encouraged, if not told, to wear as skimpy trunks as possible to appeal to the ladies (and a few men!). The metallic ones definitely helped to highlight the assets too.

John Naylor similarly