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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jun 10, 2015 8:21:53 GMT -6
www.pwinsider.com/article/94297/update-on-world-of-sport-wrestling.html?p=1UPDATE ON WORLD OF SPORT WRESTLING By Mike Johnson on 2015-06-10 08:49:48 The World of Sport TV pilot, designed to bring that European brand of professional wrestling back to TV on ITV, will not be going forward on it's former home as the network has decreed that professional wrestling no longer fits it's broadcast strategies. Jon Chapman, who was responsible for producing the pilot, has placed the nearly 2 hour episode online for all to see in the embedded video below. The hope is that by releasing the pilot, it could show ITV that idea of relaunching World of Sport is a sound one. Obviously a long shot, but either way, for those of who have asked about the revival, you can now see the pilot episode.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jun 13, 2015 16:34:32 GMT -6
www.pwinsider.com/article/94366/more-on-world-of-sport-pilot-on-youtube.html?p=1MORE ON WORLD OF SPORT PILOT ON YOUTUBE By Mike Johnson on 2015-06-13 08:01:33 The following press release was issued: All New World of Sport Wrestling Pilot Great Britain's Iconic World of Sport Wrestling Makes a Comeback on YouTube Pilot owner John Chapman created the episode using a new generation of wrestlers but in the spirit of the original World of Sport Wrestling. Hertfordshire, UK (PRWEB UK) 12 June 2015 -- World of Sport Wrestling, an iconic British television series, is back with a pilot episode on YouTube. World of Sport Wrestling broadcast from 1955 to 1985, and drew huge ratings with an average viewership of 8.5 million; at its peak an estimated audience of 18 million tuned in for the 1981 Big Daddy vs. Giant Haystacks match at Wembley. Other British wrestlers such as Mick McManus, Jackie "Mr TV" Pallo, Kendo Nagasaki, Les Kellett, and "Bomber" Pat Roach all became household names. So popular was World of Sport Wrestling that a 1968 event held at the Royal Albert Hall featured Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, as a guest of honour. World of Sport Wrestling utilises a highly respected technical style drawn up by the late Admiral Lord Mountevans in the Committee Rooms of Great Britain's Houses of Parliament. Pilot owner John Chapman created the episode using a new generation of wrestlers but in the spirit of the original World of Sport Wrestling. To watch the pilot please go to www.YouTube.com/watch?v=PLZC2_02gug or search World of Sport Wrestling – Pilot. World of Sport and the World of Sport logo are registered trademarks of ITV Studios Limited. This unaired 1080p HD pilot is distributed for free with permission from ITV.
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