Kendo Nagasaki’s Autobiography is HERE!

It’s an incredible read, and all profits from sales will be donated

to the work of the Lee Rigby KNFoundation at Moor Court.

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An Astonishing Life-Story… This honest and absorbing autobiography gives a fascinating, revealing, no-holds-barred account of the life of the man behind Kendo Nagasaki’s mask, Peter Thornley, from his challenging origins and early life, to his natural sporting ability which was honed in judo and Zen, to training in the world’s toughest Catch Wrestling gym, to Kendo’s debut and becoming an icon of professional wrestling of the 1970s which was watched by millions. This book lifts the lid on his personal life, the world of wrestling behind the cameras, his success with different businesses, and his current endeavours with the Lee Rigby Foundation – indeed, all the proceeds from this book will be donated to the work of the Lee Rigby KNFoundation at Moor Court – it’s a must-read!

Now he’s unmasked and written his book, Peter Thornley is available for After-Dinner Speaking! The book is incredibly comprehensive and fascinating and it will keep you riveted from start to finish, but there’s a different kind of magic to hearing the man himself recount his trials and tribulations, his experiences, his tales of intrigue and his insights into a business where so much more goes on behind the scenes. For someone who hasn’t spoken about his career for 54 years, he’s astonishingly eloquent and makes you feel as if you were there, and there’s a delightful and surprising amount of humour in his delivery! For an after-dinner experience you’ll never forget, Peter will fascinate, entertain, charm, and surprise you as he invites you into his astonishing world.

For further information, please email info@themanbehindthemask.org

About the Author…



In the 1970s, when wrestling was followed by millions of fans every week, a mysterious, masked wrestler was to debut on British television screens and quickly become an icon. The anonymous man was a silent Japanese warrior, a physical powerhouse, and a fighter whom no-one could defeat.

His name was Kendo Nagasaki.

Little did his fans know, the man behind the mask was not from Japan – he was from closer to home – and his journey to superstardom was the hard-won result of self-belief, application, and overcoming adversity.

His story begins in 1941 as an adopted war-baby from the West Midlands. Following years of struggle and loneliness at school, hampered by undiagnosed dyslexia, he seemed destined for a bleak life of physical labour. But an unexpected path emerged; a path born from dedication to Judo and Zen and training at the world’s toughest Catch Wrestling school. From here, the great Kendo Nagasaki would ultimately emerge, and ascend to the absolute pinnacle of British professional wrestling.

Now, for the very first time, the complete story of the secretive warrior and the man behind his mask – Peter Thornley – is revealed, in his own words.

This honest and absorbing autobiography follows Peter’s life before, during, and after his career in the ring. It lifts the lid on his personal life, the world of wrestling behind the cameras, his success with different businesses, and his current endeavours with the Lee Rigby Foundation. Indeed, all the proceeds from this book will go to the work of the Lee Rigby KNFoundation here at Moor Court.

Kendo Nagasaki and The Man Behind The Mask offers a fascinating, revealing, no-holds-barred account of Peter Thornley’s extraordinary life – it’s a must-read!.