Portland Wrestling Poster - Uncle Milt's Pizza - March 24, 1992

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Photos from that night....

The program from that night...

 

Portland Wrestling Program - March 3, 1992 - Uncle Milt's - Volcanic Action Erupts

Thanks to Curtis for yet another amazing Portland Wrestling program!

This is an era of Portland Wrestling, after we lost KPTV, when the crowds

were getting smaller, but the action was still great.

Unfortunately, there isn't much surviving TV footage from this era.

It aired only on a few smaller cable channels. I didn't have them.

I'd love to see it again.  Do you have it on VHS somewhere? 

Email me if you do! I can digitize it for you! 

Sunyday76@aol.com

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Portland Wrestling Program - 2/16/1992 - Uncle Milt's Pizza - Double Tag Team Action!

Thanks to Curtis once again for the loan of his collection and this super

program from 1992!

 

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 Program - Saturday, March 19, 1994 - It's War!

 Thanks to Curtis, @RetroGamingHippie3720 on YouTube,

for sharing this awesome program! 

 

Uncle Milt's Pizza Menu & Event Schedule April 1992

In 1991, Portland Wrestling formed a partnership with Uncle Milt's Pizza in Vancouver, WA.

Over the next couple of years, many great events happened there, even title changes

and spectacular matches.  Not sure why exactly.  My thoughts would be that they were trying to 

establish a home location outside of Oregon in case the wrestling commission shut down the ability to have wrestling entirely.  Or, they were considering selling the Sports Arena?  

 

Portland Wrestling Program - Tuesday, March 17, 1992 - Uncle Milt's Pizza - FORCED REVENGE!

 Thanks to Curtis, @RetroGamingHippie3720 on YouTube, 

for sharing this awesome program! 

 

Portland Wrestling Program - Sunday, February 2, 1992 - Steve Doll v John Rambo at Uncle Milt's Pizza

 Thanks to Curtis, @RetroGamingHippie3720 on YouTube, 

for sharing this awesome program! 

 

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 6/4/88 - Scott Peterson v Avalanche - It's My Birthday! - Video, Photos, Program, Story

 

In 1988, my mom wrote a letter to Steve Doll asking him to come to my birthday. Yes, she did that! I don't know what she wrote in the letter, and she doesn't remember, but whatever it was must have touched his heart.

I remember sitting in the house with my friends, wondering why we weren't outside, but my mom insisted that we sit inside and watch a movie. She made sure I was sitting by the front door, and I noticed when a little yellow '77 Mustang pulled up in front of the house. I immediately recognized it as Steve's car. A blonde gal got out and was walking up to the door, and I said, "Someone is here, and she has a car like Steve Doll." My mom said that it was for me, and I should go talk to her. Huh? When I opened the door, she handed me a manila envelope and said, "I'm sorry that Steve couldn't make it. He had a charity event today." My mom came over and told her that I didn't know anything about what was going on. She introduced herself as Steve's wife and said that she had brought some birthday gifts for me from Steve, and that he wished he could be there. 😇 She also said that there would be two front row tickets for me at the ticket window that night at the Sports Arena. (My first time ever sitting ringside!) And, to make sure that I went by the autograph table so that he could tell me "Happy Birthday" in person. My mom thanked her, and she went on her way.

To say that I was in shock was an understatement. I just stood there by the front door staring at the envelope and watching Steve's car drive away! What just happened!!??!! I opened up the envelope to find these three photos and a signed boot bandana.

Steve wasn't just nice. He went out of his way to be kind. Not just to me. I witnessed his kindness on many occasions. It's part of why he'll always have a very special place in my heart.

My front row ticket!

This 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.  I had completely forgotten that Scott Peterson, among other wrestlers, came over to wish me a happy birthday, and 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!!