Portland Wrestling Poster - January 26, 1992 - Uncle Milt's Pizza - Vancouver, WA - Double Main Event

 

May 23, 1992 - Portland Wrestling Newspaper Clipping - Tag Team Battle

May 23, 1992, clipping from the Express Weekly Advertiser. There wasn't much coverage on TV, so we had to get our match lineups from the paper. Some cable channels aired the show, but I didn't have any of them. Did you? Always looking for tape from those days! This is just one week before Don Owen retired.

Thanks to Curtis, @RetroGamingHippie3720 on YouTube, for sharing 

this awesome clipping! 

 

Weekly World News Article about Col. DeBeers - September 11, 1990

Do you remember the tabloid called "Weekly World News"? They were known for their outlandish stories about Elvis sightings, the Bat Boy, Bigfoot, and other such nonsense. I loved it! In the early 90s, they started including wrestling articles. This one is from September 11, 1990. See also the letter about Buddy Rose and his weight issues.

 

Sandy & Tito's Ringside Gym Flyer

This gym was a place where wrestlers and fans worked out side by side.

I believe these flyers were tucked into programs on occasion. 

Early 90s.

Thanks to Curtis, @RetroGamingHippie3720 on YouTube, for sharing 

this awesome flyer! 

 

Bruiser Brian v Moondog Moretti - Oregon Pro Wrestling Federation OPWF - 6-4-94

 

Steven Dunn & Harvey Wippleman Backstage Photo

 This great behind-the-scenes photo was shared by a contributor on @bookprowrestlers on Facebook.

Steven Dunn & Masa Horie USWA Photo

The end of Simply Devine/Well Dunn week. I didn't share any of the video from the USWA here, but from Mid-April to mid-July, they competed there as Simply Devine before joining the WWF and getting the name change. They weren't as goofy and fun in the USWA. Still great, but... That video can be found on YouTube. I think that if the WWF had allowed them to develop these characters, like they did in USA Wrestling, people would have been able to enjoy the team more. I assume it's why they signed them in the first place, right? There's a lot of fun Well Dunn stuff from Smoky Mountain in 1994, too. They did a whole series against the Thrill Seekers, Chris Jericho and Lance Storm. Always more to share, but I will be back to our regularly scheduled programming later today.

 

January 30th Kicks off Simply Devine Week! Southern Rockers Steve Doll & Rex King Before Well Dunn

Apparently, January 30th is the start of Simply Devine week! Who knew?

Look, I don't make the laws; I just follow them!

This will kick off a week of Simply Devine/Well Dunn.

Today, I posted a video of the complete saga of Simply Devine from USA Wrestling in Alabama in 1993. If you watch it, come back and tell me how many tag titles they've won in different countries! 🤣

Steve Doll & Rex King, formerly known as the Southern
Rockers, join the new Alabama promotion called USA Wrestling.
This is their first appearance as a heel tag team.

There were some really fun
comedic elements to their characters.
How many countries did they win tag titles in?
This gimmick led directly into their
Well Dunn work in the WWF, 1993-1995. The team makes more sense when they get a chance to develop their characters. WWF never let them do that.

This was a short-lived promotion
that was associated with Austin Idol.
Other wrestlers in the promotion include Steve Armstrong,
Wendell Cooley, Junkyard Dog, The Iron Sheik, and more. They had
some big plans for the promotion.

Included in this video are all of the preserved appearances of
Simply Devine on USA Wrestling. The channel Armstrong Alley has the
full videos, which will also be linked in the description of the video.

The March 20, 1993, episode was the last shown on television, and the
promotion closed. It is unclear if the rescheduled Battle of
Boutwell actually happened, and if it did, was it taped?

Steve & Rex make their first appearance as Simply Devine in
USWA wrestling in April 1993, beating the Moondogs
for the Southern Tag Team Titles. They join the WWF as Well Dunn in July of 1993.

Rest In Peace
Steve Doll
December 9, 1960 - March 22, 2009
Timothy Smith (Rex King)
September 8, 1961 - January 9, 2017

All videos are from the @ArmstrongAlley YouTube channel.

Armstrong Alley on You Tube Uploading Some Rare Footage!

 The channel ‪@ArmstrongAlley‬ has been uploading several WWC (Puerto Rico) videos from 1992. This is some rare footage and includes some of our Portland favorites, like: Ricky Santana, Fidel Sierra (Assassin/TopGun), PN News (Avalanche), and The Southern Rockers (Steve Doll & Rex King). I'm adding these videos to playlists as new ones get uploaded, but you might want to go check out the amazing archive of videos on this fun channel!

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PCW 1995 Photos & Poster - What Happened to Pacific Championship Wrestling?

In February of 1994, Richard Small debuted Pacific Championship Wrestling (PCW).  Richard was the owner of the Portland Rage roller hockey team. The matches were held at the Mount Scott Community Center in SE Portland.  They got a TV deal, and there was one televised event.  Richard Small was a religious man who shared his faith inside the evening's programs.  It is believed that the promoter found that the world of wrestling didn't fit into his religious worldview and decided to end the promotion after barely a month.  An event had been announced for March 24, 1995, at the Lung Fung Event Center that would feature Southern Rocker Steve Doll, who was still under contract with the WWF at the time.  This event was cancelled.  On the night of the event, a sign was displayed in the parking lot that read, "No Wrestling Tonight."  

It was a fun promotion featuring many of our favorites. 

 It's too bad it didn't last.

I mean, at least ONE more week!!! 😭

PCW Program Links:

February 18, 1995

PCW First Night

February 25, 1995

March 4, 1995

March 11, 1995

Bart Sawyer & Teri Power (Taylor Made Medina)

Bruiser Brian, Don Coss, Bart Sawyer & Teri Power

Bruiser Brian, Don Coss, Bart Sawyer & Teri Power

Promotional Poster

11/17/1990 The Bad Guys Unite Against Steve Doll's Sleeper Hold! - You Tube Videos

My favorite quote from this episode: "Maybe it's an orthepedia sleeper hold. Maybe you've been having trouble sleeping and I can help you out." - Steve Doll to the Grappler 🤣 11/17/1990 Commercial 1 - Steve Doll, John Rambo, Bart Sawyer Commercial 2 - Al Madril I - The Grappler, Al Madril, Brad Anderson, Dirty White Boy Robert Blair, Equalizer, Doug Masters RG - Bart Sawyer, Al Madril (Al Madril gets a gift from the kids!) I - The Grappler, Steve Doll, Bill Prescott (Piper's Pit Stop promo) M - Steve Doll & Crusher Scott Norton v The Grappler & The Equalizer I - Steve Doll, Scott Norton, The Grappler, Equalizer M - Brad Andersen v Larry Oliver (Scotty the Body commentary.) I - Bart Sawyer, Steve Doll, Scott Norton

Portland Wrestling Commercials to Promote 11/17/1990 RIGHT!! - You Tube Videos

Two fun commercials to promote November 17, 1990.

Right!!

Ricky Santana & Curtis Thompson - The US Male - July 1990 Photos

 

Scott Peterson Returns to Portland Wrestling August 4, 1990 ~ YouTube Video

Unfortunately, I didn't record this entire episode, or even the whole matches.  All I have is 8 minutes of Scott Peterson in 1990.  I don't have the next week either.  He stayed for the week and appeared in all the towns.  We went to three of them!  And he appeared again the next Saturday!  It was so great to see the Southern Rockers back together again!  I hope more of this footage appears someday soon!  Do you have old Portland Wrestling tapes lying around?  Email me if you do.  sunyday76@aol.com 

Me with Scott and Steve at the Tillamook Armory in August of 1990.

Scott and I in August of 1990.

Well-Dunn Action Figures by Kayfabe Heroes!

The Southern Rockers (Steve Doll & Rex King) are finally getting their own action figures!

The figures feature three different Well Dunn outfits from their time in the WWF.  

The little bow ties!! 

The retailers are on the graphic.

I'm sure these are pretty limited.

 

The Southern Rockers In The USWA Program - March 10, 1990

When the Southern Rockers (Steve Doll & Rex King( left Portland, on January 27, 1990, 

for their "World Tour", they actually went to the USWA in Memphis, TN.  

They debuted on Memphis television on February 10, 1990, and 

Immediately won the titles.  They were then challenged by the same team for an

immediate re-match, and won again.  And then challenged for another re-match 

and lost the third time.

This fun series of matches with the Stud Stable is available on YouTube.

 

Championship Wrestling USA Program - August 25, 1996 - Tag Team Action Begins Tonight!

This great program scan is from my friend Matt Merz.  

Matt has a fantastic Facebook group called Portland Wrestling

and has 3,600 videos of local wrestling on his YouTube channel Ring of Fire Wrestling, including some great documentaries about Portland Wrestling.

Signed by Billy Jack Haynes

 

Championship Wrestling USA Program - August 11, 1996 - Jesse Barr & Ryuma Go Are Still Tag Team Champions!

This great program scan is from my friend Matt Merz.  

Matt has a fantastic Facebook group called Portland Wrestling

and has 3,600 videos of local wrestling on his YouTube channel Ring of Fire Wrestling.

The autographs on this are amazing!  

Stan Stasiak, Matt Borne, Ken Stillwell, Sandy Barr, and Dutch Savage.

 

Pro Wrestling Illustrated - Roddy Piper Speaks Out! Article - June 1992

I picked this magazine up recently. Interesting article.

 

Portland Wrestling Program - May 26, 1992 - Uncle Milt's Pizza - Hot Action Doll Tackles Ron Harris!