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On The Mat

Television, 1975 - 1983

 On The Mat

 On The Mat

 Series Synopsis

Legendary professional wrestling TV show On the Mat ran from 1975 until 1983. Each half-hour show featured wrestling matches accompanied by commentary - promotor Steve Rickard described the technical in-the-ring aspects and Ernie Leonard, and later Barry Holland, added colour. The larger-than-life wrestlers were a mix of US imports and local characters: King Curtis, Samoan Joe, Aussie Larry O'Day, Rick Martel, and Sweet William and Brute Miller (soon famous in the US as The Bushwackers). The show was the catalyst for the boom in popularity of Rickard's pro-wrestling tour.

 
 

 Series Notes

This is the series overview page, here you can find which episodes or clips are available on NZ On Screen.

 

 Produced by

 TVNZ

TVNZ