Bruno Sammartino vs HORST HOFFMAN advertised for UK showing of Ali-Inoki card?!?!!

[Bix]

John Lister dug this up:

 

 

Hoffman wasn't a big star in the UK so...huh?

[PeteF3]

That got posted at the britishwrestlingarchive board a few months ago and nobody had an answer then. Hoffman was even less of a factor in New York than he was in England so it's not like he could have been the original scheduled opponent (pre-neck injury).

 

Hoffman hadn't had a match on British TV since 1963, but I guess that's one more than Hansen had. And I guess if you did use the name of a big British star, they were either too small (McManus, Pallo) or too easily recognized (Bruno Elrington or Gwyn Davies)?

[Indikator]

The Euro heavyweights were always at least decent draws when they reached a certain standing. This poster is a simple screw up