This year marks the 25th anniversary of the only time the late Perro Aguayo wrestled in the pacific northwest. Not only that, he was also on the same show where the very controversial Tonya Harding made her first public appearance since the 1994 Nagano
In the third and final part of our interview with Rip Rogers on his time in Portland Wrestling, we talk about the beginning of the build up to the famous hair match between Rowdy Roddy Piper and Playboy Buddy Rose. It took months
On this week’s Portland Wrestlecast, it’s part two of our interview with “Hustler” Rip Rogers. In part one, Rip, one of the most respected wrestlers and trainers in the world, talked about teaming with Buddy Rose. In 1979, Rogers called himself a “greenhorn”
On this week’s Portland Wrestlecast, I talk to the one and only Rip Rogers for some great stories from a legendary time in the history of Northwest U.S. wrestling. He first arrived in Portland, OR, in June 1979 when the territory was really starting
We continue our conversation with Jerry Grey. On this episode, he talks about how his relationship with Billy Jack seemingly affected his career in Portland Wrestling as he was stuck in the middle of disagreements between Billy Jack, Rip Oliver, and Playboy Buddy
In 1988, Portland had a very brief promotional war when Billy Jack Haynes came back to Oregon after a few years in the WWF. He ran opposition to Don Owen by starting the Oregon Wrestling Federation. Billy Jack brought in wrestlers like Kevin “Nailz”
Ricky Santana has wrestled all over the world: the WWF, WCW, NWA, Japan and, in 1986, he found himself in the Northwest. 1986 was a year of transition for Portland Wrestling. As the WWF and Jim Crockett Promotions went national, Don Owen continued
Fresh off last week’s Cauliflower Alley Club reunion in Las Vegas, I talk with this year’s recipient of the James Melby Award, Mike Rodgers. The Melby goes to the pre-eminent journalists in wrestling and our Dave Meltzer won it two years ago. For
This weekend marks 10 years since the death of “Playboy” Buddy Rose. If you only know Buddy from the Blow Away Diet in 1990 WWF, then this show is for you. I talk with Rich Patterson, longtime Portland Wrestling fan and Buddy’s friend, about
The mid 1980s were a transitional time for Portland Wrestling as established stars like Billy Jack Haynes, Rip Oliver, and Buddy Rose were in and out of the territory. Former wrestler Jerry Grey was there and seemingly caught in the middle of a political
