. ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Professional ▁wrest ling ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁under ▁the ▁All ▁In ▁rules , ▁had ▁been ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁However , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁shift ▁in ▁focus ▁away ▁from ▁technical ▁skill ▁and ▁towards ▁violence ▁including ▁usage ▁of ▁weapons , ▁it ▁was ▁b anned ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ▁by ▁the ▁London ▁County ▁Council . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁failed ▁attempt ▁to ▁rela unch ▁the ▁sport ▁with ▁a ▁show ▁at ▁Harr ing ay ▁Arena , ▁M idd les ex ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁was ▁condem ned ▁by ▁journal ists ▁as ▁being ▁" f ake ", ▁Admir al - L ord ▁M oun te v ans ▁along ▁with ▁radio ▁person ality ▁Commander ▁Arch ib ald ▁Bruce ▁Campbell , ▁Maurice ▁Web b ▁MP ▁and ▁Norman ▁Mor ell , ▁an ▁Am ateur ▁wrest ling ▁champion ▁and ▁professional ▁wrest ling ▁prom oter , ▁formed ▁a ▁committee ▁to ▁formal ise ▁professional ▁wrest ling ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁write ▁up ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁un ified ▁rules . ▁ ▁Once ▁the ▁rules ▁were ▁written , ▁they ▁were ▁almost ▁univers ally ▁accepted ▁with ▁ 9 5 % ▁of ▁prom ot ions ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁adopt ing ▁them . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁rules ▁were ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁J oint ▁Prom ot ions , ▁officially ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁u ph old ▁the ▁committee ' s ▁ide ology ▁but ▁was ▁also ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁way ▁for ▁J oint