ROCCO AND DUPREE MEET IN BRISTOL

‘Rollerball’ Mark Rocco with
Canada’s 'French Phenom' Rene Dupree

Bristol has long been regarded as one of Britain’s foremost wrestling cities and local fans showed last Monday that hadn't forgotten one of the most explosive stars of British wrestling, ‘Rollerball’ Mark Rocco, who was welcomed back to the ring at the Hippodrome Theatre, Monday 16 March, 2009.

The occasion also gave Mark a chance to meet Quebec-born Rene Dupree, another star upholding a proud family wrestling tradition.

Both men began their ring careers in the footsteps of famous wrestling fathers, Rocco starting while his dad Jim Hussey was still one of the foremost heavyweights, while French Canadian Rene’s father, Emile Dupree, had a career spanning more than 30 years in North American rings.

Along with a crowd of more than 800, the ‘Rollerball,’ these days a businessman in Tenerife, Canary Islands enjoyed seeing heavyweights James Mason (vs Dupree), Doug Williams and Gladiator Goliath in action, together with ’Wrestler of the Year’ title winner Dean Allmark (source All Star Wrestling, UK).






Rene's match against bruiser James Mason in Bristol included this hommage (left - Rocco tied up by The Amazing Kung Fu).

Check here for updates on Rene's French and Switzerland tour.

Bristol Hippodrome results, 16 March,2009

"All tied up..." a dramatic moment in the match with James Mason (image by Emon Kazem)

Bristol Hippodrome results, 16 March, approx 700-800 crowd:

James Mason def. Rene Dupree
Man Mountain Kong def. Doug Williams
Gladiator Goliath def. Justin Starr

Elimination match (with tags, but elimination only by throwing over the top rope): Dean 2 Xtreme, Mikey Whiplash & Tony Spitfire def. Drake Younger, Sami Callihan and Chad Collyer

Mason & Little Legs def. Karl Krammer

SUPERB MATCH!! DUPREE VS WHIPLASH

photos by Rob Brazier, LastChancePhotographs - full coverage HERE

Results from tonight's very entertaining show from Hayes 13 March, 2009.

The Metal Master beat Tony Spitfire

WOS Rules Match
Rene Dupree went to a time limit draw with Mikey Whiplash (superb match)

Doug Williams beat Justin Starr

Gladiator Goliath beat Man Mountain Kong

James Mason and partner me beat "The New Horror" Sami Callihan and Drake Younger

Rene returns!! ... victory in Southampton

Simply the best body in wrestling .........



The French Phenom ees baaaack....!!





versus top British wrestler Doug Williams.....


Results from Southampton Guildhall on March 12th, 2009
full photo coverage to follow - Photos by Chris Hatch, British Wrestling Pictures

Metal Master beat Tony Spitfire
Rene Dupree beat Doug Williams
James Mason beat Man Mountain Kong by DQ
Gladiator Goliath beat Chippendale Whiplash
Wade Fitzgerald and Mark Haskins beat 'The American Nasty Boys' aka Drake Younger and Sami Callihan

Reviews (UKFF)

"It was one of those shows that got better as it went on. I thought Dupree v Williams could have been a lot better, too much stalling and time spent outside the ring doing nothing but stirring the crowd up. Tag match was really impressive though."

" ...pleased to see Rene is back."