Hey Bart! Can I get a picture with you??

These are a few of many photos I have with Bart Sawyer.

He was such a fun, funny, and warm person.

He was ALWAYS joking around and having a good time.

After the matches, I didn't even have to really ask him for a picture, 

he would just come over and say, "Picture time!"  

"You know, one of these days my ugly mug is going to break your camera!"

"I don't think my mom even has this many pictures of me!"  

 

Get A Picture of The Grappler's Face Win A Date With The Southern Rockers!

In 1989, KGON radio did a promotion with one of their DJs, Bill Prescott.  Bill and the 

Southern Rockers announced a contest.  If you could get a photo of the Grappler without his 

mask on, you could win a date with Steve Doll & Scott Peterson to ride in a Limo and go

see Bon Jovi in concert.  Oh boy, did I try!  Keep in mind that I was 13, so what I could do was 

limited.  I did convince my mom to follow him home a few Saturday nights, but he didn't go home.

He went directly to the club, as many wrestlers did on Saturday nights.  They often went to the 

Cattle Company on McLoughlin in Milwaukie.  Of course, we couldn't follow him in there, but my mom followed him in one night and he never took off the mask!! DAMMIT!!

At the Portland Wrestling Expo in February, 

I asked him about the gimmick, and he said that it was Roddy

Piper's idea and that it really got out of hand.  People would follow him when his family was in the car and come up to his house and take pictures in the windows to try and get him.  I don't think 

they really thought that whole thing through!  

Another girl named Jody won the contest.  Ugh!  

I wanted to win so bad!!  

I did go to the concert, but not with Steve Doll. 🤪

 

Championship Wrestling USA Program - September 19, 1992 - Double Main Events

The last program I have from 1992. Not sure why, I do have several from 1993 as well,

so maybe they got misplaced along the way.  I do remember it being hard to watch the decline

of Portland Wrestling after they lost TV.  There was still some TV on various cable channels 

through various cable systems.  We didn't have any of the channels.  I would sometimes go to 

my grandparents to watch, but they would get annoyed that I was there to watch wrestling instead

of visiting with them. 😆

 

Championship Wrestling USA Program - September 5, 1992 - Steve Doll Returns Tackles John Rambo

Steve Doll returned the week before, wearing a mask and calling

himself the Silver Bullet.  I missed it! 

 

Championship Wrestling USA Program - July 18, 1992 - East Versus West

 

July 14, 1990 Portland Wrestling Opener with Nord the Barbarian

This just cracked me up!

 

Championship Wrestling USA Program - Saturday, June 20, 1992 - Grudge Re-Match

 

July 14, 1990 - An Interesting Way To Start The Show

This was the opening scene on the July 14, 1990 episode of Portland Wrestling!

John Nord "The Barbarian"  had just returned to the Northwest.

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