GBW has been a staple of the UK wrestling scene since the 60s when it was run by Angus "Stretch" Pertwee Sr. Fun for the whole family, the main draw was working class characters like Carl "The Butcher's Boy" Knox, "Handyman" Dennis Young, and Da Lout - taking on international menace like The Marquis De Havilone. It was one of the top companies in Britain. When Angus Pertwee Jr. inherited it in the late 80s, things weren't riding as high. Business was slowing down, and top heel Vile "Vince" Viper had caused a number of riots that had banned them from larger venues, and ruined their family image. In Pertwee Jr.'s mind, the only way to make things better was to make them worse...
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| - GBW has been a staple of the UK wrestling scene since the 60s when it was run by Angus "Stretch" Pertwee Sr. Fun for the whole family, the main draw was working class characters like Carl "The Butcher's Boy" Knox, "Handyman" Dennis Young, and Da Lout - taking on international menace like The Marquis De Havilone. It was one of the top companies in Britain. When Angus Pertwee Jr. inherited it in the late 80s, things weren't riding as high. Business was slowing down, and top heel Vile "Vince" Viper had caused a number of riots that had banned them from larger venues, and ruined their family image. In Pertwee Jr.'s mind, the only way to make things better was to make them worse...
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| - GBW has been a staple of the UK wrestling scene since the 60s when it was run by Angus "Stretch" Pertwee Sr. Fun for the whole family, the main draw was working class characters like Carl "The Butcher's Boy" Knox, "Handyman" Dennis Young, and Da Lout - taking on international menace like The Marquis De Havilone. It was one of the top companies in Britain. When Angus Pertwee Jr. inherited it in the late 80s, things weren't riding as high. Business was slowing down, and top heel Vile "Vince" Viper had caused a number of riots that had banned them from larger venues, and ruined their family image. In Pertwee Jr.'s mind, the only way to make things better was to make them worse...
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