Growing up during the Great Depression in Australia the effects of poverty and bullying propelled him to join a gym and get physically fit as a bodybuilder.
[1] Gilday retired in 1975, suffering long term effects of his thirty-year career as all the injuries he sustained resulted in him developing severe arthritis in his later years.
[1][2][3] He became a regular of the recently established Australian Wrestling Federation that held most of their shows in the Leichhardt Stadium and covered large parts of the New South Wales state.
[6] In subsequent years Pinfold became the regular tag team partner of British wrestler Allan Sherry, starting a long running program against Morrow and Dowton.
[4][5] In 1975 Pinfold retired from in ring competition and became a referee instead, working for various Sydney based wrestling promotions for approximately 10 years.