1989 was a HUGE year for the Southern Rockers. They were the hot draw in Portland Wrestling, selling TONS of merch and they both probably signed a million autographs that year! They broke up and had a feud, which was a BIG crowd draw. And they were even more popular when they got back together. Apparently, at some point, Scott decided that he wasn't going to wrestle anymore. He lost a Loser Leave Town match and moved on from wrestling to work in a mill. Sadly, as I understand it, he passed away in a motorcycle accident in 1994. The week after the loser leaves town match, there was a going-away party for Scott at the Sports Arena. The place was more packed than I had ever seen it. You could barely move from place to place, and I hope you didn't have to go to the bathroom! There was a big autograph session with most of the "good guys" and a brand new Southern Rockers shirt to buy. It was $13 and I stood in line for over 30 minutes to get mine. After the matches, I heard someone say, "I can't believe they sold a thousand t-shirts!". I'm not sure if that was an exaggeration but I know they sold a lot of shirts!
This is my shirt, all faded, sun-bleached, and ratty.
I have always wanted another one, so I scanned in the graphics and did a lot of adjusting,
and uploaded it to a print-on-demand site.
Back of the original shirt.
It always bothered me that the lips were upside down and the last 9 was in a different font!
Front of the original shirt.
I love it!
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