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 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.
jaydee02 (0)
18 days agoCortez brothers were good looking in their leotards
wrestlewriter (48)
18 days ago(In reply to this)
You mean there was more than one??? Who was Jon's brother?
Smooth bear wrestler (0)
19 days agoSmooth bear wrestler (0)
19 days agoMick mcmichael in his red trunks fill them well
Folding Press (13)
25 days agoIan 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.
Punishmentwrestling (0)
10/31/2025 12:30 PMI 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.
John Fredman (9)
10/25/2025 7:09 AMI’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!
Folding Press (13)
10/26/2025 9:09 AM(In reply to this)
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.
RedSpeedos (7)
23 days ago(In reply to this)
I love watching Greg Valentine vs Johnny Kidd
John Fredman (9)
10/26/2025 9:35 PM(In reply to this)
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.