8 Important Wrestling Events That Happened When Great Balls Of Fire Was Released
5. The Fabulous Kangaroos Form
Modern
fans have probably never heard of the Fabulous Kangaroos, but Al Costello and
Roy Heffernan, along with their manager Wild Red Berry, put tag team wrestling
on the map. The woolly Aussies combined technical expertise with grandiose
showmanship, inciting riots across North America. They embraced their roots, entering
the ring to Waltzing Matilda while donning bush hats and tossing boomerangs
to the crowd.
Their
first match was in Calgary, Alberta, for promoter Stu Hart, and within
weeks, they became headliners. They ran roughshod for about eight years before
Heffernan returned to Australia. Costello would keep the team alive by recruiting
Ray St. Clair, Don Kent, and other members before finally transitioning to
managing The New Fabulous Kangaroos in the 1990s.