2021/08/16
Welcome to AustralianWrestling.org!
The website devoted to preserving the history of Australian wrestling.
We're in the process of renovating and moving some things around so some things may look a little strange but the aim is to minimise disruption.
This website was designed in 2012 with a scope of covering present and past wrestling in Australia.
The scope will change to prioritise the older stuff and make that a bit more accessible.
Thank you for your patience.
I also have another website (with my good buddy Greg) The Wrestling Roadshow which has more of a global scope. We have a podcast by the same name too and discuss all sorts of wrestling.
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Jack Little
Name: - Jack Little
Born: - 1909
From: - USA
The doyen of wrestling commentators in Australia. Worked as a commentator and sports broadcaster in America in the 40s and early 50s. Moved to Melbourne to work for Channel 9 in 1956. Became commentator on “Wrestling Down Under”, which featured the local scene.
Contacted Johnny Doyle, who he had worked with in the US, and told him of the opportunity in Australia for an American style of wrestling (Prior to WCW, wrestling in Australia was based on the English 'rounds' system, as is used in boxing). Worked for Barnett and Doyle from 1964 until the mid 70s.
Was involved in a famous incident in 1972, when he was on the ring apron talking to Killer Karl Kox when Kox applied the 'brainbuster' to him. Little wore a neckbrace for several weeks after.
Was also a mainstream media personality, featuring as sidekick to another American inport, Tommy Hanlon Jr, on TV shows “It Could Be You” and :The Tommy Hanlon Show”.
Famed for his gravel voice, and for some of his phrases, such as “Wham! Bam! Thank you Mam!”, “All I can say is – Wow!”, and “That's all there is, there isn't any more!”
Credit: Mark Dalgleish, Libnan Ayoub's 100 Years of Australian Professional Wrestling
Photo credit: nostalgiacentral.com
