Halloween 1989! We Won The Costume Contest at the Sports Arena!

Halloween 1989! My friend and I dressed as the Beach Boys (Avalanche and Buddy Rose). Mom made us some big board shorts, and we got some beach-themed t-shirts, stuffed them with pillows, and took a giant beach ball to the ring with us! We thought we were so funny! It was the first time I got to step inside the ring, and that was a REAL thrill! The contest was chosen by crowd noise, so when it came to our turn, I was really hamming it up and trying to get the crowd to cheer for us. Don Coss had to stop me! 😂 Buddy Rose walked by us on the way to the crow's nest and said he thought the costumes were great! We won tickets for next Saturday night.

 

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!

 

Portland Wrestling Program - Tillamook Armory - August 23, 1988 - Beach Boys Poster!

We didn't go to out-of-town matches very often, but sometimes in the summer I would get lucky and 

be able to go to a show that wasn't too far away.  This particular show happened to fall on

a day when we were visiting my great-grandma, who lived in Rockaway. 

My friend and I dressed like the Beach Boys for 
the Sports Arena Halloween costume contest.
We won the kids division.

 

Tuesday Special - September 20, 1988 - Portland Wrestling Program -- Ric Flair Defends The World Title Against Top Gun

Tuesday Special - September 20, 1988 - Portland Wrestling Program -- Ric Flair Defends The World Title Against Top Gun