On this special edition of the Portland Wrestlecast, Jim Valley talks with Larry Oliver, son of the late northwest legend Rip “The Crippler” Oliver. Larry talks about what it was like growing up and going to school in a time when wrestlers and their
On this special edition of the Portland Wrestlecast, Jim Valley talks with Larry Oliver, son of the late northwest legend Rip “The Crippler” Oliver. Larry talks about what it was like growing up and going to school in a time when wrestlers and their
The Portland Wrestlecast is back with even more stories from the Pacific Northwest wrestling scene that you have never heard before. This week’s guest is Johnny Mantell, the former wrestler probably best known for working in World Class, Mid South, and Los Angeles
The Portland Wrestlecast is back with even more stories from the Pacific Northwest wrestling scene that you have never heard before. This week’s guest is Johnny Mantell, the former wrestler probably best known for working in World Class, Mid South, and Los Angeles
On this week’s Portland Wrestlecast, we dive into “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka’s Pacific Northwest career. You probably know about his national career and the very serious allegations revisted against him recently on the Dark Side of the Ring documentary. While he didn’t start wrestling in
While Dean Silverstone technically ran his “Superstar Championship Wrestling” promotion in the northwest against Don Owen, his legacy is such that we have to dedicate an entire episode to Dean and his accomplishments. Jim Valley talks with one of Dean’s good friends — historian and Defy
On this new and free edition of the Portland Wrestlecast, it’s part two of our interview with former Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Champion Jerry Oates. Part one is available for subscribers. Oates talks about his tag team title run with partner Jesse Ventura in 1978, dealing
This week’s Portland Wrestlecast features one of the best interviews I have ever had on the show: former PNW Champion Jerry Oates. Oates wrestled in the Pacific Northwest in 1978, the same time as Jimmy Snuka, Jesse Ventura, Buddy Rose, and others. He
Editor’s Note: This is a free show. Just click the red button below to listen. When fans talk about Portland Wrestling in the 1980s, Rip Oliver is one of the first names that come to mind. In a podcast scheduled before this week’s
Editor’s Note: This is a free edition of the Portland WrestleCast. With a huge crowd for Sunday’s NXT TakeOver: Portland, this week’s episode of the Portland WrestleCast looks at some of the biggest wrestling crowds in Portland from 1968 to present day WWE. After looking
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