WWF Tries to Invade Portland Wrestling! ~ 1985 Program

I don't know the exact date of this program, but I am sure it is 1985.  That is the first year

that I started going to the Sports Arena.  This might even be my first show!  It is interesting that

in 1985, Don Owen was concerned about Vince McMahon invading his territory.  I was guilty of going to some of those WWF shows that came here to Portland.  Sorry, Don!

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Ricky Vaughn later wrestled in World Class as Lance Von Erich.

He wasn't a Von Erich, but he looked like them.

I would NOT have walked around the Sports Arena in bare feet!!!!

March 22, 1985 Jaggers Victorious Over Von Steiner

Portland Wrestling at the Lane County Fairgrounds March 15, 1985

This sounds closer to what was happening in 1985, when I started going to the arena.  In my era, they wrestled at the Lane County Fairgrounds, in Eugene, every Friday night.  They also wrestled at the Salem Center Arena every Thursday.  Since these wrestlers were on the road usually 7 nights a week, these were both relatively close.  Salem being about 45 miles from Portland and Eugene being about 90 miles.