Billy Robinson
British professional and amateur wrestler
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- Born
- 18 September 1939, Manchester
- Died
- 3 March 2014, Little Rock
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Sport
- mixed martial arts, professional wrestling
- Occupation
- professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, mixed martial arts fighter
- Height
- 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
- Weight
- 110 kg (243 lb)
William Alfred Robinson (18 September 1938 – 27 February 2014) was an English professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, catch wrestler, and wrestling coach. Having trained at Billy Riley's gym, better known as "The Snake Pit" in Wigan, Robinson was one of the leading practitioners of catch wrestling, a British national champion in freestyle wrestling, and a professional wrestling world champion. He had a successful career in the UK and internationally, especially in Japan.
Robinson is known for training professional wrestlers and mixed martial artists in the catch wrestling style, including Josh Barnett, Kazushi Sakuraba, Kiyoshi Tamura, and Shayna Baszler. His favourite saying as a coach was "do it again", which came from his trainer Billy Riley. He acted in several movies, including The Wrestler, and inspired the Kinnikuman character Robin Mask.
Awards and honours
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
Teachers
- Billy Joyce
Students
- Yūkō Miyato
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q4913250 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.