RIP Dory Funk Jr.

I know that Dory Funk Jr was a wrestling legend.  He was mostly before my time.

I had seen him in wrestling magazines and maybe heard his name a handful of times.

In 1991, I helped Steve Doll get an article in Wrestling Fury magazine.

They asked him to send photos for the article, and he asked me to help him choose.  

As we were going through lots of his photos, this one was at the top of his choices.

He told me that Dory Funk Jr was one of his childhood heroes and that he was honored to 

work with him in Japan.  A few months later, he excitedly told me about a match he had while

on another trip to Japan with Dory, Dynamite Kid, Terry Gordy, Steve Williams, and Andre the Giant. I was impressed by Andre, but for him it was clearly Dory who was the top legend in the ring. 

See the article:

Wrestling Fury Nov 1991

 

Northwest Wrestling Bulletin - First Issue - October 1983

Fun insights into Portland Wrestling in 1983.

I love the mini feature on Miss Irene Dial, also known as Ringside Rosie.

This is from the collection of Retro Gaming Hippie.  Check out his awesome YouTube 

channel about his fun, nostalgic 80's and wrestling finds.  Thanks to him for trusting me

with some great finds!  If you have some photos, programs, or other fun Northwest 

Wrestling memorabilia to share, email me sunyday76@aol.com.

This is the Northwest Wrestling Bulletin.  I'm not sure how many of these were

made, but it is an amazing piece of Northwest Wrestling history.

This will be included on the Wrestle-Media page.

Check out those too! 

 

World's 8th Wonder - Andre the Giant - March 4, 1981 - Clipping

WWF 80's LJN Toys

     Along with the PNW, I was, of course, a fan of the WWF.  I watched every week, and even though I didn't have many of the toys, I wanted them all.  My  first wrestling action figure was an Andre the Giant large rubber figure that we found in my Grandpa's backyard mysteriously.  He was super cool, pretty beat up, and heavy as heck.