All Star Wrestling, New Brighton’s Floral Pavilion

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Mr Grey, a modern day Adonis, entered the auditorium at the Floral PavilionĀ for All Star Wresting wearing only a skin-tight pair of lycra trunks. He was tall, lean, muscular with intense eyes and perfectly coiffed and slicked dark-brown hair. The layers of fake tan and body oil accentuated every undulation of his toned torso.

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The audience, made up of mostly 9 year olds, erupted into chants of ā€œEn-ger-land, En-ger-landā€.

For those of you wondering what relevance Fifty Shades of Grey might have on a website dedicated to family days out, this wasnā€™t Mr Christian Grey of Seattle USA, it was Mr Oliver Grey of Exeter, Devon.

Oliver Grey is, as it turned out, is a Devon-born professional wrestler. His might (and there was quite a lot of it!) was pitted against the equally mighty ā€œRampage Brownā€ in this star-studded sell-out event. ā€œI canā€™t wait to get my hands on himā€, shouted Grey, encouraging the audienceā€™s participation by flexing his huge muscles! ā€œAtomic-slam Him!ā€ screamed my 9 year old godson whilst stamping his feet repeatedly in time with the rest of the audience.

The last time I was sat in this venue, I was watching a pantomime, with my two little girls. This was a pantomime, just of a completely different sort. The total suspension of disbelief is vital and audience participation is positively embraced.

Over the course of 6 bouts, culminating in the ā€œall in the ringā€ finale, the crowd was worked brilliantly by the compĆØre and the numerous wrestlers. There were good guys and baddies in each bout and I was assured by the expert 9 year olds sat all around me that the spectacle of wrestling moves, such as the ā€œneck-breakerā€, ā€œIrish whipā€ and ā€œthe headlockā€ were of excellent quality. After all, as a novice wrestling spectator, what would I know? I did however have a great evening!

NB: This was a guest post by Kate who attended the Wrestling with Olly as guests of the Floral Pavilion on behalf of Mini Travellers

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Karen Beddow founded Mini Travellers in 2014 while doing what she loves most...going on holiday!

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