Height:  6ft 2 inches

Weight:  15 - 18 stones

Colour of eyes:  red
 
 

CAREER AT A GLANCE: 

November 1964:   First professional
contest against "Jumping" Jim Hussey
at Willenhall Baths

March 1966:  Defeated and unmasked
Count Bartelli at the Victoria Hall,
Hanley

July 1971:   Sensational TV contest with
Billy Howes,  the mask comes off in the
heat of the battle causing confusion in
and out of the ring. 

December 1971:  appeared for the first
time with manager George Gillett at
Dumfries 

1972:   Toured Canada and North
America working for Stu Hart.

December 1975:   unmasked on
television by Big Daddy

November 1977:   plays the role
of Death Angel in Brian Glover's
TV play "The Wild Bunch" for
Granada Television

Deceember 1977:   Ceremonial
unmasking ceremony at the Civic
Hall Wolverhampton

April 1978:  Appears as an unmasked
wrestler for the first time in a contest
at Croydon against Bronco Wells
 
 

September 1978:  retires on doctors
orders from the ring and begins
a new career in rock management

March 1979:  Appears as guest on
Big Daddy's This Is Your Life

1981-82   Does a few appearances
for Brian Dixon 

December 1986:  Makes a return 
to the ring at the London Hippodrome
in a ladder match with Clive Myers

September 1987:  Defeats Wayne Bridges
at Bradford to become the WWA World
Heavyweight Champion

1990:  George dies and Lloyd Ryan officially
becomes Kendo's new manager

October 1991:   Robbed of the CWA World
crown by Giant Haystacks when the giant
deliberately pulls off the mask forcing
Kendo to abandon the match.

January 1992:  BBC 2 show acclaimed
Masters Of The Canvas documentary
which documents Peter Blake's desire
to paint Kendo's portrait

1993:   Kendo retires once more to 
concentrate on his role in commerce.

1998:   Kendo appears on the Granada
documentary "Everything Stopped At
4 O'Clock" and in Paul Yates video
"Images of Nagasaki".

May 2000:   Kendo accepts the
Wrestler Of The Millennium trophy
at Croydon,  Hanley and Bristol.

March 2001:   Partners Vic Powers
to victory in a charity tag ladder
match against James Mason and
Darren Walsh at Hanley.

2002: Kendo works on his autobiography