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Héros noir. They only showed the first fall of this, which is strange because usually they'd clip the Sola match and show the Duranton match in full.
I can only imagine the promoters at the time were always on the look out for a new heavyweight star. This was a bit disjointed, and would been better as a 25 minute match completely controlled by von Kramer, but there were enough flashy moments to keep me occupied. It's probably an artificial construct based on how few matches we have, but he feels like a traveling Naoki Sano type. Peut-on être verbalisé si on ne porte pas correctement son masque ? And to make things better, Pat Roach showed up between falls and challenged Der Henker to a match. Cheri Bibi & Eric Husberg vs. James Brown & Jean Corne (aired 6/19/66) Cheri Bibi & Eric Husberg vs. Giacomo Guglielmetti & Philippe Crapez (aired 3/6/66) Cheri Bibi & Eric Husberg vs. Remy Bayle & Marcel Montreal (aired 4/25/65) The first two matches dashed any hope I had for the Cheri Bibi and Husberg tag team.
I'm not sure how things panned out with Chaisne. His name appears on a lot of 60s bills, but there's nothing to suggest he became a big name. Mercier is growing on me too.
Anyway, Verhulst was a fine Belgian wrestler. That's it, unless we've overlooked something. Husberg did the lion's share of the wrestling, and later on the bumping, stooging and selling, and when Bib tagged in he was fun, charismatic and interesting. The past few years of catch all boil down to this. «L'Ange blanc» était le justicier masqué, Ben Chemoul était le bon, «le Bourreau de Béthune» était le méchant, Roger Delaporte était le traître, Robert Duranton était le beau, «Chéri Bibi» était le vilain à la recherche du salut. Les éditions Libertalia s’amusent à rééditer les aventures du super héros de Gaston Leroux ((1868-1927), publiées jadis (1913) en feuilleton. Roger Trigeaud, né le 7 avril 1925 et mort 18 février 1996 [1] à Cannes, est un catcheur français. This is the last Der Henker match we have. A good wrestler, but a bit dry. Georges Cohen & Gass Doukhan vs. Black Shadow & Kato Bruce Lee (aired 8/10/85)
I do wish he would stop doing Leduc's moves, however.
A bit one-sided but it wasn't boring.
Although in this case it appeared to be a draw, which defeats the purpose of determining a winner over five rounds. Le catch en deuil de Chéri Bibi — 23 février 1996 à 00:52.
Finally, the match the world has been waiting for -- Mambo the Primitif vs. He was an actor and production manager, known for Three Musketeers (1932), Fantômas (1932) and The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse (1933). Wait, how often do we just get one fall when it’s not JIP? This was a nice technical bout. Gentilly wasn't the greatest, which may have been the cause. Le Marquis Richard Fumolo de la Rossignolette & Black Shadow (aired 7/14/85) C'était l'époque de la télé noir et blanc. This match had some really interesting shots from Labat. At any rate, Sola quickly disappears from the footage we do have, and I guess he retires at some point because he's not on any cards after 1963. Not the greatest masked worker of all time, but certainly not the least. I'm not sure where Rocky James figures into the grand scheme of things, but he was a willing opponent. Thomy Bourdelle, Actor: Les trois mousquetaires. Il emprunte son nom de ring Chéri Bibi au personnage en vogue de forçat innocent issu du roman éponyme de Gaston Leroux. Mercier looked better than in any other match I've seen him in. I guess that was the name Verhulst went by in earlier appearances in France.