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Tonight PWA wrestlers will take the stage at Max Watt’s in Moore Park. Centre, The Fabulous Kangaroos wrestling duo. Right, Mario Milano and Andre the Giant.

by Declan Cooley, The Daily Telegraph

BEFORE being buff was a thing, Australian Wrestling Hall of Famer Ken “Dazzler” Dunlop used to regularly throw himself around the ring at Melbourne’s Festival Hall in front of several thousand rabid fans.

As he worked his way around Australia performing to packed-out pubs and clubs six times a week, he says crowds used to get so big and rowdy they would regularly attack him, with one attendee even pulling a knife.

But that was in the ’60s and ’70s, when Australian wrestling was in its prime and monikers such as Mario Milano, Spiros Arion and Andre the Giant were household names.

While the spectacle went into along-term decline in the 1980s, today it’s regaining some of its former glory, with regular wrestling events now taking place to show off local talent in Australia.

And tonight, in Sydney, Pro Wrestling Australia will stage a spectacular event in Sydney in a venue decked out like a Roman amphitheatre complete with wild costumes, colourful match-ups, including one where household items such as ironing boards are used as weapons.

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