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.

 

The Oregonian Newspaper Clippings August 29, 1909 - Charles Olson and Dr. BF Roller To Settle Old Score!

Portland has always been a pro-wrestling city, going back to the 1800s.

Dr BF Roller was an actual practicing doctor and one of the city's top wrestlers.

Click on the image to open it larger for easier reading.

 

Portland Wrestling Newspaper Clipping - 10/26/1991 - Express Weekly Advertiser - Crush v Billy Jack Haynes TO A FINISH

Plus 5 other Bone Crushing Exhilarating Matches!!!!

Thanks Curtis for the loan of your collection to add to the archive!

And the program from that night....

 

Oregonian Newpaper Article 10/10/2012 - One More Mean Moment - "Mean" Mike Miller's Last Match

To me, "Mean" Mike Miller is Portland Wrestling.  He was the first wrestler that I'd ever met in person. I was 8 years old and selling Camp Fire Girls candy outside of the Oak Grove Fred Meyer store. I'd been watching wrestling for a few years, but we hadn't gone to any matches yet.  I was well aware of who "Mean" Mike was when he walked up to the table, but there was something strange. This big mean heel was smiling!  He asked how much the candy was and looked at all of the flavors, and agreed to buy 5 boxes of the overpriced treats.  My mom said, "Why don't you tell him how he's your favorite wrestler?"  I said, "NO! He's a bad guy!"  They both looked at each other and got a good laugh.  I was confused.  Why was this big meanie being so nice to me?  He called me sweetheart, ruffled my hair, and said he hoped I would come out to the matches soon.  I thought about it for a while and decided wrestling wasn't exactly what I thought it was.  That was okay with me, though.  I liked it more.  As an 8-year-old, I liked the characters, but the violence and the blood weren't my favorite.  There was a lot of blood in Portland Wrestling in those days.  When I realized it wasn't "real," I decided that no one was getting hurt, the blood was all fake, and they were all friends, and that made me feel better about the whole thing! Of course they can and do get hurt; the blood isn't fake, but I guess at 8 everything is pretty black and white. "Mean" Mike ruined the illusion for me, but that just made me love it even more. I got more serious about it and watched every Saturday and even started writing down match results from the shows.  I went to my first match in the summer of 1985 and brought along a sign that said, "Nice" Mike Miller. I could never boo him!  I was so glad when he turned baby face. 

 Thanks to "Mean" Mike Miller for helping me discover the thing that brought me the most fun, joy, and fabulous childhood memories! I wish I had been at this match.  I wasn't following local wrestling much during these years, and I totally missed out. 

 

Portland Wrestling Newspaper Clipping - 10/5/1991 - Grudge Match & 6 Man Tag Match + Program

And here's the program from that night

 

Championship Wrestling USA Clipping - September 26, 1992 - Return Tag Match

Thanks Curtis for this clipping from 1992!

 

Portland Wrestling Newspaper Clipping - September 14, 1991 - Taped Fist Match!

Thanks, Curtis, for this awesome clipping!

Looks like another awesome night at the Portland Sports Arena!!

 

Portland Wrestling Clipping - August 24, 1991 - Express Weekly Advertiser

Thanks, Curtis, for this awesome clipping!

Looks like another awesome night at the Portland Sports Arena!!

The Program from that night! 

 

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

 

Oregonian Clipping - August 1, 1987 - Loser Loses Hair Winner Takes All - Money, Belt & Hair

No doubt BOILING hot in the Portland Sports Arena on August 1, 1987.

But totally worth it to see these exciting bouts!

Art Crews lost his hair, and the newly minted Southern Rockers (2 weeks old),

did not win the titles.

 

7/25/1992 - Championship Wrestling USA Newspaper Clipping - Main Event Bart Sawyer v Mike Starr

 Thanks to Curtis, @RetroGamingHippie3720 on YouTube,

for sharing this awesome clipping! 

 

Return of the Piper - Willamette Week Newspaper Article - May 16, 2001

You can right click on any image and open in a new tab to enlarge it for 

better reading.

 

Portland Wrestling Newspaper Clipping - July 6, 1991 - Ron Harris v Steve Doll in a Lumberjack + Strap on a Pole Match

 

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.

May 23, 1992 - Portland Wrestling Newspaper Clipping - Tag Team Battle

May 23, 1992, clipping from the Express Weekly Advertiser. There wasn't much coverage on TV, so we had to get our match lineups from the paper. Some cable channels aired the show, but I didn't have any of them. Did you? Always looking for tape from those days! This is just one week before Don Owen retired.

Thanks to Curtis, @RetroGamingHippie3720 on YouTube, for sharing 

this awesome clipping! 

 

Weekly World News Article about Col. DeBeers - September 11, 1990

Do you remember the tabloid called "Weekly World News"? They were known for their outlandish stories about Elvis sightings, the Bat Boy, Bigfoot, and other such nonsense. I loved it! In the early 90s, they started including wrestling articles. This one is from September 11, 1990. See also the letter about Buddy Rose and his weight issues.

 

Dothan Eagle - Alabama Newspaper Article - 4/3/93 - Doll Performs Through Pain - Wrestler Spotlight

 In 1993, Steve Doll & Rex King changed their ways and their team name to Simply Devine.  They joined USA Wrestling in Dothan, AL, as the top heel team.  The Dothan Eagle did a story about Steve Doll on April 3, 1993.  The promotion would close within a week or two, and Steve and Rex would be back in the USWA shortly after that.  In just a few months, they would enter the WWF as Well Dunn. 

Newspaper Clipping - Oregon Journal - March 28, 1909 - Fans To Get Fill of Grappling Game

The Oregon Journal published this story about the upcoming wrestling events in Portland on March 28, 1909.

 

This Week In Portland Wrestling History - 3/13/1992 Eugene Card Clipping

From the Eugene Register Guard, March 13, 1992.

Friday nights in Eugene were a staple in Portland Wrestling.

I hear that the dressing room was so small that only a few guys could change

at one time, and everyone else would have to sit in folding chairs in the hallway.

Portland Wrestling Newspaper Clipping - February 1, 1992

In late '91 we started seeing ads in the Express Weekly Advertiser Newspaper.

It was a good way to let people know the upcoming schedule after KPTV 

stopped airing the show.