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TOPIC: Kent Walton
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Kent Walton 6 Years, 2 Months ago
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I don't know about the rest of you, but I definitely think there should be a space in the Hall Of fame for Kent Walton. After all, he was pretty much the lynchpin of ITV's wrestling coverage for the whole of its 33-year run, and it's perhaps arguable that the way he described certain wrestlers helped to make them the household names that they became.
What do you all think?
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Re: Kent Walton 6 Years, 2 Months ago
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Agreed. His commentary provided a credibility and legitimacy that the skills of a lesser individual might not have given British wrestling. There should definitely be a place for him in the HOF.
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Re: Kent Walton 6 Years, 2 Months ago
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What does everyone else think?
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yorkie (User)
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Re: Kent Walton 6 Years, 2 Months ago
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33 years service to pro wrestling certainly deserves some type of credit. I think Kent should be inducted into the Hall of Fame as he became an institution on saturday teatimes to many wrestling fans. He was a fixture and fitting of the industry just like the McManus', Kellet's etc
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Re: Kent Walton 6 Years, 2 Months ago
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Absolutely.
Kent Walton was a superb announcer, very convincing and got across without resorting to hyperbole. He clearly had a real respect for the business.
And you just have to respect a commentator who's prepared to criticize a bout if it's not up to scratch - "Hmmm, not too much wrestling just yet". He knew much of his audience had fairly sophisticated tastes in terms of wrestling and he talked to them accordingly - as a connosieur of wrestling skill, rather than a gung-ho cheerleader.
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