Bert’s real name was Herbert Faulkner, and the two fought together in a tag team (as seen in the clip above), calling themselves either The Faulkner Brothers or The Royal Brothers. Their father Lewis Faulkner was also a professional wrestler, but changed his name to Vic Hesselle.
24 December 2013
Chris Quinn
I met him quite a few times – he was a brewery rep for Wilson’s and visited the Labour club I worked at about once a month in the 80″s. A nice bloke.
29 December 2013
BERT ROYAL
Oi, Dreadnought.
26 June 2015
Jeff Dreadnought
I completely forgot about Bert Royal in my earlier comment on the Kwango thread. Apologies, Bert.
28 June 2015
Arthur askeys Legs
Bert Royal was my dear late Mother’s all-time favourite. Maybe the trunks played a large part but in my innocent pre-teen years I thought I was the way he pulled Mick McManus ears…..
30 December 2020
Tony Bebbington
When did bert royal die. And why did he use Bert Royal and bot Bert Falkner
8 December 2021
dr desperate
See post 2 above re the name. According to wrestling websites The Bolton Thunderbolt was still with us last year, and if he still is then he was 90 three days ago.
8 December 2021
Tehla
Bert faulkner is still very much alive. I have visited him as recently as January 2022 and he is a lovely, kind and empathetic man
25 January 2022
Johnny kwango
Sadly he passed away at the grand old age of 91 on the 20th August 2022.
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bobby svarc
Bert Royal had a brother called Vic Faulkner
24 December 2013
Dr Desperate
Bert’s real name was Herbert Faulkner, and the two fought together in a tag team (as seen in the clip above), calling themselves either The Faulkner Brothers or The Royal Brothers. Their father Lewis Faulkner was also a professional wrestler, but changed his name to Vic Hesselle.
24 December 2013
Chris Quinn
I met him quite a few times – he was a brewery rep for Wilson’s and visited the Labour club I worked at about once a month in the 80″s. A nice bloke.
29 December 2013
BERT ROYAL
Oi, Dreadnought.
26 June 2015
Jeff Dreadnought
I completely forgot about Bert Royal in my earlier comment on the Kwango thread. Apologies, Bert.
28 June 2015
Arthur askeys Legs
Bert Royal was my dear late Mother’s all-time favourite.
Maybe the trunks played a large part but in my innocent pre-teen years I thought I was the way he pulled Mick McManus ears…..
30 December 2020
Tony Bebbington
When did bert royal die. And why did he use Bert Royal and bot Bert Falkner
8 December 2021
dr desperate
See post 2 above re the name.
According to wrestling websites The Bolton Thunderbolt was still with us last year, and if he still is then he was 90 three days ago.
8 December 2021
Tehla
Bert faulkner is still very much alive. I have visited him as recently as January 2022 and he is a lovely, kind and empathetic man
25 January 2022
Johnny kwango
Sadly he passed away at the grand old age of 91 on the 20th August 2022.
https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2022/08/20/british-star-bert-royal-dies/
11 October 2023