Awesome Ebay Item - 1954 Portland Wrestling ~ Wrestling Guide Magazines w/Autographs

This amazing book popped up on ebay recently.  It includes 25 issues of the Wrestling Guide Magazine, which spotlights Portland Wrestling.  There are also a bunch of autographs in the book.

It's pricey, but a very important part of Portland Wrestling History.

25 Portland Wrestling Guides Bound ~ With 75 Signatures

80's & 90's Portland Wrestling Photos on Ebay

I have again started combing through my collection and found a bunch of photos that were duplicates for ones that I already had, or pretty close.  So I put them into some small lots and listed them on ebay.  The photos aren't that great, but I was like 12 or 13 when I took most of them with 110 film.  But they still represent some pretty great memories.  

Ebay Link for Lot #1

eBay Link for Lot #2

Ebay Link for Lot #3.

June 27, 1989 - Tillamook Armory ~ Sandy Barr v Scotty The Body

We didn't go to out of town matches very often.  The Sports Arena was usually the closest venue to our house in Milwaukie.  However, in the summer we would get to go to a few.  Usually at

the beach, because my Great Grandma lived in Rockaway.  We would combine a trip to her house with matches in Seaside or Tillamook.  

I'd always go into stores in town the next day to ask for their posters!  

OWF Oregon Wrestling Federation First Night Poster May 7, 1988

Check out my other blog posts about the OWF.

This was a fun and exciting night!

Check out the videos on YouTube!

WWF Tries to Invade Portland Wrestling! ~ 1985 Program

I don't know the exact date of this program, but I am sure it is 1985.  That is the first year

that I started going to the Sports Arena.  This might even be my first show!  It is interesting that

in 1985, Don Owen was concerned about Vince McMahon invading his territory.  I was guilty of going to some of those WWF shows that came here to Portland.  Sorry, Don!

(To see the images larger, click on them or right-click to save them to your computer.)

Ricky Vaughn later wrestled in World Class as Lance Von Erich.

He wasn't a Von Erich, but he looked like them.

I would NOT have walked around the Sports Arena in bare feet!!!!

R.I.P. Rip "The Crippler" Oliver 1952-2020

Rip Oliver promo picture from the Portland Sports Arena

When I was a kid, I hated this guy!  Which is probably the highest compliment you could pay to someone who dedicated much of his wrestling career to being the top heel (Bad Guy) in any territory he wrestled in.

One Christmas, Rip dressed as Santa Claus and walked around the arena passing out Candy Canes and eventually made it to the ring where he attacked Billy Jack Haynes.  I was so mad I spit out that perfectly good candy cane!

Thanks for all of the great entertainment you provided and putting your heart and soul into your work. You will be missed.

Rip Oliver and his son Larry Oliver at the Portland Sports Arena

Top Gun Autograph Session & Portland Wrestling Memorabilia Saturday, March 14, 2020!!!

@classicportlandwrestling (on Instagram) is displaying his Portland Wrestling Collection at Wyrd War, 3505 SE Broadway, Portland.  You can see the display Saturday and Sunday 12-7pm through March 21st.  This Saturday, Top Gun will be appearing from 5-7pm.  He'll be taking pictures and signing autographs.

I visited the display last weekend, and there are some pretty awesome items, including ring worn trunks from Buddy Rose and Roddy Piper, as well as tons of photos and PNW belt replicas.

There is also a Blue Collar Wrestling event happening on Sunday night which will feature Top Gun and CW Bergstrom.   That event is held at a Lodge at 7611 N. Exeter Ave. in Portland at 6pm March 15th.

AND..... Top Gun will be doing a seminar about the wrestling business on Monday, March 16th.  Contact Blue Collar Wrestling for more information and tickets!

Views in the Crow's Nest - Portland Sports Arena

Some photo views of the Crow's Nest at the Sports Arena

Buddy Rose, Steve Doll, Scott Peterson & John Rambo in an interview.

The sign says, "Do Not Loiter In This Area, By Order of Fire Marshall".

You can see how well we took that warning!

Crush (Brian Adams coming out of an interview with Bodyguard Ray

right behind him.  They put that tinsel up for the background in the 90's.

The view from the ring side.  People sat right below.

Scotty the Body sitting at the announcer's desk.

Scotty The Body standing at the announcer's desk.