Art Barr Promotional Photo and Autograph

Thanks to Robert Haag for letting me share this amazing early photo

and autograph of Art Barr.

 

Candy Jones - Portland Wrestling Fan! - Photos and Story

Candy Jones and I were Portland Sports Arena fans around the same time.  She's even got some photos that prove we were probably standing very close together on a certain night! 😊  She shared some of those great photos on the Fans of Portland Wrestling Group on Facebook recently, and I asked if I could share them here too.  Hopefully, we can get her to share more of her amazing collection in the future.  

If you have photos or stories and want to share, email me at Sunyday76@aol.com! 

Scott Peterson on his way into the arena.

Steve Doll headed to the ring!  Candy usually sat ringside! (This is me being jealous!)

Steve Doll standing by the ring.

Scott Peterson (Candy's favorite!)

Scott Peterson, Steve Doll, and Top Gun in the ring at the Portland Auto Show.

Brian Adams and Scott Peterson standing by the locker rooms.

This is my photo from that same night!  

Candy in the hospital at 13 with two surprise visitors.

The nurse saw her wrestling T-shirt and photos and made a call that got Steve and Top Gun to come visit.  Candy says that Steve recognized her and said, "Oh my goodness, Candy, I didn't realize it was you, sweetheart."  Steve was always so great with the fans!

Candy and Art Barr at the Sports Arena.

10-7-88 Going To the Mat, A Beginner's Guide to Pro Wrestling - Oregonian Feature Article

This crap article was published in the Oregonian on October 7, 1988.

The reporter was clearly not a wrestling fan.

Portland Wrestling Program - Saturday, March 26, 1988 - Kids Free Tonight - Southern Rockers Defend Tag Team Titles

Thanks to Nick from Captain's Corner for selling me this program!

Take a look at the program archive to see any of the 250+ fully scanned

programs.  Have one that isn't in the archive?  Willing to scan or take nice 

flat photos of it to add to the archive?  Please message me at sunyday76@aol.com.

 

I've Been Scanning! Some Random Photos From the Scan Pile!

Just a little taste of what's in the scan pile!

The scan pile!

Art Barr & Tonya Harding in June 1994

Sandy Barr Show in June of 1994

Me with Brian Adams

Doing a terrible job of trying to hide his beer!

Too close!

Steve Doll and Scott Peterson at the Milwaukie Daze Parade 1988

Steve Doll, Scott Peterson & The Assassin 

Singing with the band. 6-11-88

Steve Doll leaves the locker room in a hurry!

1988.

Top Gun and Steve Doll 

2-18-89

Hey Steve!

Autograph session. 1988.

Wrestle-Media Awards

1-7-89

Top Gun, Art Barr, Steve Doll

Brian Adams 1990

Brian Adams 1990

Carl Stiles

9-3-89

Bart Sawyer & Teri Power (Taylor Made)

1995  PCW

Bart Sawyer & Mike Winner

1992

Bart Sawyer heads to the ring.

1990

Don Coss & Max Steele

1993

Dane Rush

1992

Little Tokyo 

1993

 

US Male Feel Guilty For Cheating & Return The Tag Belts To The Juicers 5...

This is a clip from the 5-19-1990 episode of Portland Wrestling.

Looks like the US Male got crafty!

I have the entire episode posted on the channel as well.

4/23/88 Steve Doll v The Destroyer & Scott Peterson v Al Madril - You Tube Video

About 25 minutes from this evening's show.

M= Steve Doll v The Destroyer M= Scott Peterson v Al Madril I= Steve Doll, Scott Peterson, Art Barr

9/30/89 Portland Wrestling Wrecking Crew Get Betelgeuse Steve Doll v Al Madril Rip Oliver v The Grappler

September 30, 1989 (Joined In Progress) Fun night with lots of action! M= Steve Doll v Al Madril FG= Al Madril, Betelgeuse, Nord the Barbarian, Brian Adams Football Gear/Kendo Stick On A Pole Match M= Bill Francis & Carl Stiles v The Wrecking Crew, Big Brian Adams & Nord the Barbarian I= Bill Francis, Barry Owen Tape from Last Saturday Night= Rip Oliver attacking the Grappler Tape from Last Saturday Night= Rip Oliver calls out the Grappler. They fight throughout the arena. Grappler throws my soda in Rip Oliver's face! M= Rip Oliver v The Grappler? (Or some guy in a mask.) The whole locker room does a run-in. I= Rip Oliver, Barry Owen

Portland Wrestling 6/11/88 Back Street Survival Match Grappler & Col DeBeers v Scott Peterson & The Assassin

Back Street Survival Match - Everyone is tied in the corner by the other locker room, and whoever gets out of the ties first gets to attack the other side. The Grappler & Col DeBeers versus Scott Peterson and The Assassin Billy Two Eagles, Steve Doll, Mike Golden, Avalanche, CW Bergstrom, and Art Barr do the tying up. Matt Borne comes in for the rescue! PLUS an interview with Stevve Doll, Scott Peterson, The Assassin, and Matt Borne.

11/21/1987 TV Trophy Over The Top Battle Royal - You Tube Video

The brand new television trophy is being determined by an over-the-top battle royal.

Art Barr would have turned 59 today!

 

Art Barr would have been 59 today.

Art and I at the Frank Bonnema Memorial 2-16-1988

Betelgeuse in the Tillamook Armory 1989

Big Juice and Little Juice

Steve Doll & Betelgeuse at the 20th Anniversary of Sandy Barr's Flea Market

That's my pop, dammit!!!

Betegeuse and Steve Doll v The Great Scotts (Scotty the Body & Scott Peterson)

Steve Doll & Betelgeuse are bringing Roddy Piper to the Crow's Nest so that 
Don Owen can present him with a birthday cake.

Portland Wrestling Full Episode 8/5/1989 - Who is the Matman? - You Tube Video

Portland Wrestling Full Episode August 5, 1989.

If you Google who Matman is, it says that it is Scott Levy (Scotty the Body); 

however, this guy is much smaller than Scotty.  If you compare the height between

the two compared to Sandy Barr, you can clearly see that he is smaller.

According to the Portland Wrestling Encyclopedia, by Mike Rogers, it may have 

been a protege of Bert Prentice and was also possibly played by Pat Tanaka.

Some fans remember that there was an interview that Scotty was definitely in the

outfit.  So it's hard to know for sure.

Tonight's lineup: M= Johnathon Boyd & The Grappler VS The Southern RockersSteve Doll & Scott Peterson I= Betelgeuse M= Col. DeBeers VS Carl Stiles I= Carl Stiles M= Loser Leaves Town Coal Miners Glove Match Scotty The Body VS Top Gun (Scott Peterson handcuffed to Johnathon Boyd) M= Rex King VS Al Madril (+Matman) I= Nord The Barbarian M= Betelgeuse VS Rip Oliver I= Scotty The Body, The Grappler, Johnathon Boyd I= Rip Oliver, Al Madril, Betelgeuse, Matman

1987 Ads For Wrestling at Mark Morris High School in Longview, Washington

Thanks to Robert Haag for allowing me to share some items from his collection!

If you have something to share, please email me: sunyday76@aol.com 

 

Portland Wrestling 7/7/1990 Full Episode - Return of the Breakfast Club? - YouTube Video

Another full episode of Portland Wrestling!

July 7, 1990

Tonight's Card: The Equalizer is back in town! M- Betelgeuse v Equalizer w/The Grappler I- Fiesta Garden w/Al Madril, Grappler, Equalizer M- Moondog Moretti v Steve Doll I- Steve Doll announces that Scott Peterson may return! M- Scott Norton v Billy Jack Haynes I- Scott "Crusher" Norton I- Apache Bull Ramos M- Scotty the Body v Al Madril I- The Grappler & The Equalizer I- Scott Norton, Betelgeuse

Steve Doll is so giddy during his match with Moondog Morretti.

I think he was excited about announcing the return of Scott Peterson!

Maniac Matt Borne Photo - 10-29-1988

Matt Borne sticking his tongue out at me at an autograph

 session on October 29, 1988.

Art Barr and Steve Doll in the foreground.

 

Scott Peterson June 10, 1963-July 25, 1994 - 25 of My Personal Photos

RIP Scott Peterson June 10, 1963-July 25, 1994 Scott passed away in a tragic car accident. I know I shared some images on Scott's birthday, but I have so many more I wanted to share. The first photo was taken ringside, which wasn't something that happened often at the Sports Arena. There was no time to stop for photos or autographs between matches. When I came across this photo, I was confused. I turned it over and it was marked 6-4-88. That's my birthday, the really special one where I got photos and ringside tickets from Steve Doll. I had completely forgotten that Scott came over to wish me a happy birthday! I asked if my friend Michelle, who absolutely loved Scott, could get a picture. He was happy to. I'm so glad I have all of these photos and ephemera, or I would never remember anything!! The final photo is a shot of Scott's gravesite.