Vic Faulkner

[Dylan Waco]

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[JerryvonKramer]

I have his match with Breaks from 7/5/77 at ****3/4

 

Anything else I should seek out?

[Jetlag]

Faulkner is one of those ultra-talented, slightly weird brit dudes you just come across. When he's fired up and pissed-off, he's blowaway great. What's interesting about him is that he was also able to do super fast paced, 70s-lightweight-workrate stuff. Even more notable is that unlike many other brit workers he has some tag bouts worth checking out, being in a popular team with his brother Bert Royal. I remember having problems with his more cliche doosie-doo "smiley technical brit comedy" stuff, but he's def. a guy I want to go back and study in detail before I complete my Top 100.

[ohtani's jacket]

Too much of a smart arse.

[Britwresdvds]

Faulkner had great chemistry with Mick McMichael and their bouts from Digbeth (22/3/1980) is one of my favourite matches. One of those matches that had a little bit of everything. Well worth checking out....

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue8XsuCgA1E

[Grimmas]

I have seen one match of his in a tag setting and I came out of it hating him and thinking he ruined that match.

[GSR]

If it's the tag match with Bert Royal against the Black Knights (Masambula & Honey Boy Zimba), I thought that was real bad. Structurally all over the place and bereft of any psychology whatsoever.

[ohtani's jacket]

Most British tag wrestling is like that, particularly the stuff from the 70s.

 

Faulkner vs. Saint is a match-up worth checking our. I ranked their '81 bout on my list of great British and European bouts, but was a bit disappointed in their match from the 70s.