Championship Wrestling USA Newspaper Clipping - November 7, 1992 - No DQ TV Title

Someone for the Express Weekly Advertiser, where this clipping was found,

always seemed to think that Mike Winner was Mike Winter, and they never seemed

to be corrected.

 

Championship Wrestling USA Event Poster - 7/21/92 - Hermiston, OR - Bart Sawyer v John Rambo

A fun poster found on eBay.

 

Championship Wrestling USA Program - Monday, October 11, 1993 - Uncle Milt's Pizza - Crush is back!

 Thanks to Curtis, @RetroGamingHippie3720 on YouTube,

for sharing this awesome program! 

 

Championship Wrestling USA Clipping - August 8, 1992 at the Portland Sports Arena - 1st Round TV Championship!

 Thanks to Curtis, @RetroGamingHippie3720 on YouTube,

for sharing this awesome clipping! 

If you have Portland Wrestling history to share, please

email me: sunyday76@aol.com

 

Wrestling Against Drugs Event Poster - January 18, 1992

Moondog Moretti promoted a wrestling show in Washington in 1992.

Looks like a great card!

 

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

Northwest Canadian Wrestling News - Wrestling World Article - 1988?

Most wrestling magazines covered very little Portland Wrestling, but I always liked

to pick up magazines with articles that included Portland wrestlers.  This article focuses on 

what is happening in Canadian wrestling at the time but mentions many current(at the time), and future Portland Wrestlers.  

Right click any page and open in a new tab to see it larger.

 

Championship Wrestling USA Program - April 6, 1997 - A Ring, A Cage, A Belt, and 15 Men

Another great program from the collection of Matt Merz.

Some fantastic signatures on this one as well: Bruiser Brian, 

Tony Borne, Chad Manning, and Tony Kozina

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.

You can always right-click these images and open them in a new tab to view 

them larger.

 

Championship Wrestling USA Program - March 16, 1997 - Bart Sawyer, Friend or Foe??

Another great program from the collection of 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.

You can always right-click these images and open in a new tab to view 

them larger.

 

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

 

Portland Wrestling Program - December 20, 1997 - Double Elimination Tag Tournament

 

Portland Wrestling Program - November 15, 1997 - Bart Sawyer v Maniac Matt Borne

 

Portland Championship Wrestling Program - January 22, 2000 - Billy Two Eagles v Bart Sawyer For The Belt!

 

Portland Championship Wrestling Program - May 19, 2000 - Bart Sawyer & Billy Two Eagles In A Hair Match!

Bart Sawyer lost the hair match to Billy Two Eagles.

Bart was a heel at this point, and everyone wanted to see him get his head shaved!

After the match, while he was "knocked out," people got to get up in the ring

and take a Polaroid with Bart with a shaved head.  Tons of people came up to get the picture. 

I did too!  I leaned over to him and said that this was a genius idea!  

He couldn't help but smile.  😁

I can't seem to find that picture. 

 

Portland Championship Wrestling Program - May 13, 2000 - Great Card On Tap! - Bruiser Brian Cox V Lou The Bull Andrews