Telecatch

Telecatch foi um programa de televisão da extinta TV Excelsior de São Paulo, dedicado à exibição de combates de luta livre. Durante a década de 1960 alcançou o auge do sucesso, com a presença do herói Ted Boy Marino.

Telecatch was the name given to Brazilian professional wrestling that aired on a TV program originally called "Telecatch Montila". The name of the program would later be changed to "Os Reis do Ringue", which translates to "The Kings of the Ring".

It was similar to American professional wrestling with its diverse and colorful ring performers and pre-determined outcomes. The formation of the show was the direct result of the public's shock at the brutality of vale tudo, which used to air on a TV show that originally aired in the time slot of Telecatch Montila. It was decided by the TV executives that a show with pre-determined outcomes should replace the unpredictable and brutal vale tudo show, thus the creation of televised professional wrestling in Brazil.

An Italian-born Argentinian pro wrestler who went by the name of Ted Boy Marino signed on in 1967 and became the promotion's biggest star as a baby face. The show was a big success on the TV Excelsior and its run lasted until 1980.

Important Figures in Telecatch

Names in Alphabetical Order

Abdala
Ali Bunani
Antoniello
Apolo Colombiano
Aquiles
Bala de Prata
Barba Roxa
Bittencourt -juiz
Bobby Olsen
Búfalo Bill
Cangaceiro
Capanga
Cavalheiro Varmelho
Cavernari
Charles (0 Britador)
Chaves
Ciclone
Dani Rei
El Caveira
El Chasqui
El Cid
El Condor
El Duende
El Toro
Espanholito
Fantomas
Frank Butcher
Gino Duranti
Gran Caruso
Hercules
Hiena de Capalgo
Hinata
Jangada
Jean Rabiu
Leal
Leão do Libano
Leoneto
Leopardo
Lothar
Luchetti
Mister Argentina
Mister Chile
Mongol
Moretto
Natalino (Juiz)
Perez, o juiz. (Ringuedoze)
Ringo
Romano
Scaramouch
Sconparin - O Tenor
Silva
Stiner
Ted Boy Marino - o herói.
Tigre Paraguaio
Tony Videla
Toureiro Cordobez
Ulisses
Verdugo
Viking
Wolppe