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ENRIQUE CORBELLA
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Kendo Nagasakithe masked legend of wrestling, has officially become the oldest wrestler in the world.
He corpulent and silent samurai of 83 years ha entered the Guinness World Records book after participating in a team match at Fairfield Halls in Croydon.
Kendo Nagasaki, whose real name is Peter Thornley and is a great expert in Zen Buddhism, he fought alongside the Dead Gorgeous duo formed by brothers Ben and Jordan Nelson.
They faced the LDN Wrestling team made up of Sanjay Bagga, DD Crooks and Stevie Fee.
I was disqualified in the end for being naughty
Kendo Nagasaki
In a disputed decision by the Kendo judges Nagasaki was disqualified for an illegal hold: “I was disqualified in the end for being naughty.”
It was a fantastic feeling and it’s really great to break the Guinness World Record… It was like going back in time
Kendo Nagasaki
“It was a fantastic feeling and it’s really great to break the Guinness World Record… It was like going back in time to be there in front of so many people, it was electric, the roar of the crowd was incredible,” Kendo Nagasaki told the newspaper after the fight. ‘The Sun’.
I’m in excellent condition for my age… who knows, you might see Kendo Nagasaki in the ring again in the future
Kendo Nagasaki
“It was a great day of wrestling, everyone will remember it, just like old times… But I still feel good, I’m in excellent condition for my age… who knows, you might see Kendo Nagasaki in the ring again in the future,” he said.
Kendo Nagasaki: career, rivals and the day he was stabbed with a fountain pen
Kendo Nagasaki (Peter Thornley) has been fighting in British wrestling for 60 years, of which he became an estar in the 70s thanks to his participation in the ITV’s World of Sport television program.
Kendo Nagasaki, the oldest fighter in history
In 1977 the moment became famous when he took off his mask for the first timean action that was seen by more than 14 million people on television.
Kendo Nagasaki, the oldest fighter in history@kendonagasaki101
Famous were their battles against Giant Haystacks and Big Daddyand went around the world the day a spectator stabbed him in the back with a fountain pen while a fan hit him on the head with a brick.
Kendo Nagasaki and the man behind the mask: “I am not a gay fighter, I am a fighter who happens to be gay”
In 2018 he recognized his bisexuality in your autobiography ‘Kendo Nagasaki and the man behind the mask’ and shared that she has had a male partner since His wife died in 1990 at the age of 80..
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“I’d like to point out that I’m not a gay wrestler, I’m a wrestler who happens to be gay. My manager George was always the scandalous one, I’ve always been more reserved. But in reviewing my entire life for my autobiography, I thought it was time to show you to my fans the full story, so to speak,” Kendo Nagasaki explained in ‘stokesentinel.co’.
It recently made headlines in Britain for selling his 50-room mansion in Stoke-on-Trent (Blackpool) for about 2 million euros.
