I Remember Portland Wrestling

Sep 22, 2026

Portland Wrestling Commercial - 5/20/89 - Midnight Soldier - "Go For It!" ~ YouTube Video

Commercial promoting the 5/20/89 show at the Portland Sports Arena

These commercials were shown during Saturday morning WWF programming.

Sep 19, 2026

Portland Wrestling Podcast - Ringside In Rose City #51 - I'm A Guest!

Thanks to Frank & Mike for having me on the podcast! Fun sharing some of my Portland Wrestling memories. My friends Rich Patterson and Jim Valley also share some of their memories as well! Link at the bottom of the page. This podcast is fun and always worth the listen for fans of Portland Wrestling like you and me!

Shared post from Frank Culbertson

Frank Culbertson

September 10 at 9:08 AM

Ringside in Rose City #51 — Guest Shots: Portland Wrestling Memories

This week, we put away the results sheets and step inside the memories of the Portland Sports Arena.

Frank Culbertson and Mike Rodgers welcome three special guests, each with a different connection to Portland Wrestling and a different generation of stories to tell. Lisa Hughes gets to push my buttons again!

Rich Patterson takes us back to his first night inside the Sports Arena in 1971, unforgettable moments involving Roddy Piper, Buddy Rose, Rip Oliver and Billy Jack Haynes, and the remarkable story of how he helped save the Buddy Rose tape collection—hundreds of tapes that might otherwise have disappeared forever.

Jody Day remembers discovering Portland Wrestling as a young fan in the 1980s, walking into the Sports Arena for the first time, the Andre the Giant mural, Steve Doll and the Southern Rockers, The Breakfast Club, and what it was like getting to know some of the wrestlers while still trying to understand the mysteries of kayfabe.

Then longtime wrestling broadcaster and historian Jim Valley joins us for another perspective on Portland Wrestling, including memories from both sides of the microphone.

Along the way, there are stories about bloody matches, the Crow's Nest, Santa Rip, moldy videotapes, milk and Cheerios, favorite wrestlers, saved programs and scrapbooks—and the little moments that made the Portland Sports Arena unlike any other wrestling building.

We also take time to remember Jerry Oates, who passed away September 4 at the age of 78. Mike shares memories from his interview with Oates and looks back at Jerry's important Portland run, including his Northwest Heavyweight Championship and tag-team partnership with Jesse Ventura. We remember a wrestler who described his career simply: he always gave 100 percent—and a man Ole Anderson once told was probably “too nice” for the wrestling business.

Because you can look up who won a match.

You can find the attendance.

You can read the results.

But that doesn't tell you what it felt like to be there.

History tells us what happened. Memories tell us why it mattered.

Three guests. Three perspectives. A tribute to Jerry Oates. And a whole lot of Portland Wrestling memories.

Ringside in Rose City
One ring. One city. A thousand stories.

New episodes every Thursday.

Wrestling... wrestling the way it should be.
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Portland Wrestling Program - Monday, February 10, 1992 - Mountainview HS, Vancouver, WA - Tag Team Title On The Line!

Thanks to Curtis for sharing the program!

The Tennessee Volz - Steven Dunn (Steve Doll) & Reno Riggins 1998

I came across these on the Internet Archive recently.

Steve's face looks so banged up!

This was his hardcore wrestling era.

Well, pretty much everyone in 1998.

This is from Bert Prentice's Music City Wrestling in Nashville, TN.

About 6 months after leaving Portland, Steve ended up back in the USWA (Memphis, TN) and

then on to the WWF. For a short time in 1994, he and Rex worked in Smoky Mountain

Wrestling (Knoxville, TN), and WWF tried to let them go, but they got an attorney and

got to finish out the rest of their contract.

After leaving the WWF, Steve returned once again to the USWA, became their

final champion, and then moved on to Music City wrestling.

Steve worked in many independent

promotions in Tennessee, and even started his own in 1999.

Steve made his home in Tennessee

and even talked about how proud he was to have bought a house there.

Sep 14, 2026

Portland Wrestling Poster - May 15, 1992 - Grudge Match at the Oregon City Armory

The last Portland Wrestling show held at the Oregon City Armory.

Check out lots of other fun event posters on the new PNW Event Poster archive page.

Portland Wrestling 5/20/89 Complete Show - Scotty the Body Midnight Soldier The Grappler - You Tube Videos

Tonight's action-packed card...

C- Midnight Soldier I- Scotty the Body & Ginger (Lotto Royal that didn't happen. It's illegal.) The Grappler(w/a Sesame Street towel hiding his face!), Carl Stiles(notices Ginger) M- Joey Jackson v Carl Stiles (Rex King & Top Gun pull Stiles off Jackson. Don't mess with Stiles' eye!) I- "Rowdy" Roddy Piper talks about helping Darlene Hess get a liver transplant. I- The Grappler comes to the Crow's Nest in a grocery bag with the eyes cut out! Carl Stiles chases him into the crowd and into the ring. M- Scotty the Body w/Ginger v Top Gun RG- Buddy Rose, his wife Tammy, Scotty the Body, Ginger, Carl Stiles brings a poem to Ginger T- The Southern Rockers Reunite! Strip Scotty the Body T- Scotty the Body, Buddy Rose, and Johnny Boyd attack the Southern Rockers and put a dress and make-up on Steve Doll. M- Steve Doll v Lord Johnny Boyd Scotty the Body at ringside in a folding chair. Scott Peterson joins him. Scott Peterson does a sit-down strike in the ring until Scotty the Body comes back to the ring. Steve Doll, Rex Rex King, Top Gun and Carl Stiles bring him back to the ring. Buddy Rose and Johnny Boyd return to the ring and put the dress and make-up on Scott Peterson. I- Scotty the Body (accuses the Southern Rockers of sleeping together!), Johnny Boyd, Buddy Rose M- Al Madril v Betelgeuse I- Nord the Barbarian I- Betelgeuse goes around the arena. Gets Kevin "Little Geuser", and other kids. T- Grappler v Carl Stiles cage match. Nord the Barbarian interferes. Top Gun, Betelgeuse, Scott Peterson, and Rex King, try to stop him. Midnight Soldier comes in and stops him. I- Nord the Barbarian challenges Midnight Soldier to a match. M- Midnight Soldier v Nord the Barbarian (wearing Grappler's mask below his Midnight Soldier mask.) Entire locker room joins in. Grappler comes to the ring with his paper bag on his head. Carl's letter: Dear Ginger, You is the most prettiest girl, and I would be much obliged to have you on my arm. You smell better than Ma's cherry pie. I've been watching you from afar. I'd like to watch you from anear. I'd like to drive with you in my truck, and whisper in your ear. Maybe we could split a beer? I don't know why you're with Scott. Everyone knows he's full of snot!

I'd like to introduce you to Grandma, Pappa, Mamma, and Uncle Joe. I also have lots of animals on the farm back home, and I'll like you to meet them: Bessie the cow, Robbie the Rooster, my horse Same, and especially Priscilla.