Kendo Nagasaki (Peter Thornley) has been wrestling in the British wrestling scene for 60 years, becoming a star in the 1970s thanks to his involvement in ITV's World of Sport television programme.

Thornley will not be appearing on Sunday as a Stoke octogenarian but as his alter ego, Kendo Nagasaki – the sword-toting Samurai villain who helped to make British wrestling a sensation.

MASKED wrestling legend Kendo Nagasaki has snapped on the lycra one more time to become the oldest professional wrestler in the world. The hulking 83-year-old silent samurai returned to the ring on… ...

Kazuo Sakurada, best known for his time competing in the NWA and WWC as Kendo Nagasaki, has died at the age of 71. PWInsider is reporting that the cause of death was a pacemaker failure, which led ...

Kendo Nagasaki was one of the UK's top draws during British wrestling's heyday in the 1970s and 80s. Now, at the age of 61, he is gearing up for a comeback match at Wolverhampton's Civic Hall ...

Kendo Nagasaki and the Man Behind the Mask by Peter Thornley, £19.99, is in shops on November 1 and available now to pre-order online. Follow Daily Mirror: Facebook ...

Kendo, whose real name is Peter Thornley, revealed he's been in a relationship with a man since the death of his wife in 1993. The star, from Crewe, Cheshire, has had flings with men since the 60s.

To British wrestling fans, Kendo Nagasaki is somebody thought fondly of for his antics during the World of Sport era and beyond. But one thing most wrestling fans will be completely unaware of, ...

Kendo Nagasaki and the Man Behind the Mask by Peter Thornley, £19.99, is in shops on November 1 and available now to pre-order online. Money raised will go to the Lee Rigby Foundation, ...

Kendo Nagasaki, the masked wrestling legend, has officially become the oldest wrestler in the world. The burly, silent 83-year-old samurai has entered the Guinness World Records bo ...

MASKED wrestling legend Kendo Nagasaki has snapped on the lycra one more time to become the oldest professional wrestler in the world. The hulking 83-year-old silent samurai returned to the ring on… ...