Lord Athol Layton
British-Australian professional wrestler
Athol Layton · ロード・レイトン
- Born
- 20 August 1921, Surrey
- Died
- 18 January 1984, Mississauga
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, Canada
- Sport
- boxing, professional wrestling
- Occupation
- professional wrestler, boxer, professional wrestling announcer
Allan Layton (20 August 1919 – 18 January 1984) known by his ring name Lord Athol Layton, was an English-Australian professional wrestler, amateur boxer, and professional wrestling commentator, best remembered as being a major wrestling attraction in the 1950s and 1960s as both a tag-team and singles wrestler. As a tag team performer, he formed a memorable team with Lord James Blears, with whom he won various championships throughout the United States and Canada. As a singles wrestler, he drew large crowds particularly in Toronto against Billy Watson and The Sheik and in Detroit against Dick the Bruiser. He also appeared as a longtime color commentator for wrestling television shows in the Ontario, New York, Ohio and Michigan territories.
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Facts from Wikidata Q30125149 (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.