KGW 5/88 News Story Billy Jack Haynes Oregon Wrestling Federation - You Tube Video

 

KGW did a story on the new Oregon Wrestling Federation in May of 1988.

Portland Wrestling Full Episode 9/2/1989 - Sudden Impact Match - You Tube Video

1 Point Card from Sudden Impact Match

Betegeuse, Sexy Rexy King, Bodyguard Ray & Don Coss?

September 2, 1989 Tonight's Card: Heavyweight Championship Tournament Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Steve Doll
Double DQ Jeff Warner Al Madril By DQ Al Madril The Grappler The Grappler Moondog Moretti Carl Stiles CW Bergstrom Carl Stiles Carl Stiles Scotty The Body Midnight Soldier (Unmasked) WINNER Rex King by DQ Rex King Scotty the Body Scotty The Body (No contestant.) M= Steve Doll v Betelgeuse M= Al Madril v Jeff Warner I= Steve Doll, Betelgeuse I= Scotty the Body, Jonathon Boyd, Barry Owen, Scotty's Mommy M= Grappler v Moondog Moretti M= CW Bergstrom v Carl Stiles M= Midnight Soldier v Rex King FG= Brian Adams is the Midnight Soldier, Al Madril, Grappler, Equalizer I= Betelgeuse, Rex King, Steve Doll (20th Anniversary of the Flea Market) M= The Grappler v Carl Stiles M= Rex King v Scotty the Body I= Southern Rockers, Steve Doll & Rex King, Bill Prescot I= Betelgeuse, Jeff Warner, Steve Doll, Rex King M= Scotty the Body w/Lord Jonathon Boyd v Carl Stiles, Grappler run in. I= Grappler, Scotty the Body, Lord Jonathon Boyd, Scotty's Mommy M= SUDDEN IMPACT MATCH (Judged by Scotty, Betelgeuse, Don Coss) Bill Francis v Nord the Barbarian (Run in by everyone.) M= Scotty the Body v Steve Doll I= Nord the Barbarian, The Grappler, Brian Adams attacks Don Coss (One flustered fuzzy bear of armpit hair.) Rex King, Carl Stiles, Betelgeuse

Can Anyone Stop The Grappler? - Wrestling Fury December 1988 Article

Wrestling Fury December 1988 Article

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Scott Peterson - June 10, 1963-July 25, 1994 - Rest In Peace Southern Rocker

This post is by Matt from Portland Wrestling on Facebook.  A really nice tribute...

Happy Birthday to the late, great Scott Peterson, founding member of Portland Wrestling's iconic Southern Rockers tag team, who would have turned 62-years-old today.

Born June 10th, 1963, in Provo, Utah, Scott Peterson rose to fame alongside Steve Doll after defeating "Super Ninja" Shunji Takano & "Gorgeous" Joey Jackson for the Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles on November 7th, 1987, at the historic Portland Sports Arena.

The duo of Peterson and Doll would go on to collect the PNW Tag Titles a remarkable six times between 1987 and 1989, defeating hard-hitting foes like the Grappler & Abudadein and much more experienced teams like "Playboy" Buddy Rose & Colonel DeBeers. Scott would also collect Portland Wrestling's coveted Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship with a victory over the notorious masked Grappler on August 5th, 1988, in Eugene, Oregon.

Despite his tremendous success, Scott Peterson would abruptly retire from professional wrestling after less than three years of competition. His final regular match would come on August 12th, 1989, partnering with Steve Doll in a losing effort against the Grappler and Scotty the Body (ECW's Raven). Though he would tag with Steve for three more surprise matches in Portland Wrestling in August 1990, Scott had gotten married and started a family in Northern California in 1988.

This original Southern Rocker would settle into working at a lumber company and raising his sons with his wife in Carlotta, California, leaving the wrestling business behind forevermore. On July 25th, 1994, Scott Peterson tragically lost his life in a car accident at the age of thirty-one, and was buried in nearby Fortuna, California.

Though he has been gone thirty years now, his memory is still just as vibrant in the minds of those Portland Wrestling fans lucky enough to witness his meteoric rise to the top of the Pacific Northwest tag team division in the late 1980s, ushering in a new era of excellence alongside Steve Doll, which refreshed our previously stagnant promotion and provided fans with what became another five years of Portland Wrestling at its finest. May he rest in eternal peace, gone but not soon forgotten.

The Beach Ball Belly Boys Sign - 1989

The Avalanche and Buddy Rose were the team everyone loved to hate!

This was a fun gimmick and it was always fun to boo the heck out of Buddy.

He was a great heel.

I made this sign in 1989.

The faces were cut from an issue of Wrestle-Media.

My friend and I dressed as the Beach Boys for Halloween in 1989 and won the kids 

division of the costume contest at the Sports Arena!

 

Ricky Vaughn PNW Heavyweight Champion 1985

 

Autograph of Golden Boy Mike Golden

 

"Golden Boy" Mike Golden wrestled in Portland in 1988 and 1989.

 

Billy Jack Haynes Q&A -The Wrestler Magazine - October 1989

I scanned this article a week or two ago before the sad news broke

about Billy and his wife.  I can't say I'm that surprised, as it has been apparent to

anyone paying attention, that Billy has had some mental health issues. 

My heart goes out to Jeanette and her family.

 

Portland Wrestling Program - April 4, 1987 - Super Tag Team Main Event

 

Portland Wrestling Program August 6, 1988 - KPTV Appreciation Night!

 

October 18, 1983 - Portland Wrestling Program - Portland Sports Arena - Tuesday Special Extravaganza w/Harley Race

I love that they used to produce almost a whole magazine for the 

program every Saturday night. It's almost like a whole issue of Wrestle-Media.

 

Portland Wrestling Program - April 30, 1988 - Welcome Back Rowdy Roddy Piper

But.... Not that Steve Austin!  

 

Portland Wrestling Program - February 16, 1988 - Frank Bonnema Memorial Extravaganza

Frank Bonnema passed not long before I started watching Portland Wrestling.

Getting the chance to watch him through YouTube videos has given me a real

appreciation of his commentary style.  I didn't know much about him at the time of

this Extravaganza, but I sure could tell how much love and respect everyone had for him.

 

Grappler's One Man Show - w/Special Guest Top Gun

The Grappler had a one-man show on Saturday Night.

He and Top Gun were sharing stories of their time in wrestling.

They are both great storytellers and there were some really funny moments!  

It was nice to see them both once again.

 

Portland Wrestling Program - Saturday, April 9, 1988