Portland Wrestling

The Cream of the Crop #11 — The Royal Kangaroos: Portland Wrestling's Most Wanted!

THEY BROKE TELEVISIONS. THEY CARRIED BOOMERANGS. AND THEY HAD A BOUNTY ON THEIR HEADS! They were so hated that two Portland businessmen decided enough was enough. Tom P

Ringside in Rose City — BEFORE RAVEN: The Scotty the Body Story | Our First VIDEO Special!

🎬 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: RINGSIDE IN ROSE CITY IS GOING VIDEO! For the first time, you can WATCH Ringside in Rose City on YouTube! We're testing a new video format, featuring

The Cream of the Crop #10 — The Von Steigers: The Brothers Everyone Loved to Hate!

They were arrogant. They were vicious. They were German. Except they weren't German. And they weren't even brothers! Kurt Von Steiger was Arnold Pastrick. Karl Von Stei

Ringside in Rose City #56 — Who Booked This Shit? The Best and Worst of Wrestling Booking

Ringside in Rose City #56 — Who Booked This Shit? The Best and Worst of Wrestling Booking What makes a wrestling fan buy a ticket? And more importantly, what makes them

The Cream of the Crop #9 — The Southern Rockers: The Boys Who Brought the Girls

The Cream of the Crop #9 — The Southern Rockers: The Boys Who Brought the Girls For decades, there was a pretty reliable formula for becoming a fan favorite in Portland

Ringside in Rose City #55 — November 1969: Death Matches, Dusty Finishes & Thanksgiving Fireballs

Ringside in Rose City #55 — November 1969: Death Matches, Dusty Finishes & Thanksgiving Fireballs November 1969 may not have been Portland Wrestling’s biggest month—but

The Cream of the Crop #8 — Rip Kirby & Beauregard: The Men Who Lit the Fuse

In 1969, Portland Wrestling had a problem. The promotion had moved from the old Portland Armory into the Portland Sports Arena, but the crowds weren't what they had been

Ringside in Rose City #54 — Gorgeous Joey Jackson: Inside the Final Years of Portland Wrestling

This week, the Ringside Wheel gets the night off. No mystery envelopes. No Card Shark. No Kayfabe Curveballs. Because tonight, we don't have to talk about Portland Wres

The Cream of the Crop #7 — Stan Stasiak & The Iron Sheik: Two Roads to the World Championship

The Cream of the Crop #7 — Stan Stasiak & The Iron Sheik: Two Roads to the World Championship Two wrestlers. Two generations. Two very different journeys through Portlan

Ringside in Rose City #53 — The Best, the Cringiest…and the Ugliest?

Ringside in Rose City #53 — The Best, the Cringiest…and the Ugliest? Year Two of Ringside in Rose City is officially underway—and apparently one year of credibility was

The Cream of the Crop #6 — The Grappler: The Man Behind the Mask

The Cream of the Crop #6 — The Grappler: The Man Behind the Mask Seven-time Northwest Heavyweight Champion. Eleven-time Northwest Tag Team Champion. Main-event wrestler.

Ringside in Rose City #52 — ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW! | October 1969

Ringside in Rose City #52 — ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW! | October 1969 52 episodes. 52 trips through Portland wrestling history. One full year of Ringside in Rose City.

The Cream of the Crop #5 — Two Ways to Draw a Crowd: Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka & Ripper Collins

The Cream of the Crop #5 — Two Ways to Draw a Crowd: Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka & Ripper Collins Before Madison Square Garden. Before the steel cage. Before millions of wres

Ringside in Rose City #51 — Guest Shots: Portland Wrestling Memories

Ringside in Rose City #51 — Guest Shots: Portland Wrestling Memories This week, we put away the results sheets and step inside the memories of the Portland Sports Arena.

The Cream of the Crop – Episode 4: Billy Jack Haynes & Rip Oliver

The Cream of the Crop – Episode 4: Billy Jack Haynes & Rip Oliver Sometimes you don't have to wait very long to discover your greatest rival. For Billy Jack Haynes, it

Ringside in Rose City – Episode 50: September 1969 – Mayne, Kirby & a Territory Searching for Its Next Rivalry

Ringside in Rose City – Episode 50: September 1969 – Mayne, Kirby & a Territory Searching for Its Next Rivalry September 1969 finds Portland Wrestling in an unusual plac

The Cream of the Crop – Episode 3: Dutch Savage & Bull Ramos

The Cream of the Crop – Episode 3: Dutch Savage & Bull Ramos Professional wrestling has always been built around a simple idea: create a villain so dangerous and so desp

Ringside in Rose City #49– The Greatest Northwest Champions

Ringside in Rose City – The Greatest Northwest Champions Who was the greatest Northwest Heavyweight Champion of the Portland Sports Arena era? This week, Frank Culberts

The Cream of the Crop – Episode 2: Buddy Rose & Roddy Piper

The Cream of the Crop – Episode 2: Buddy Rose & Roddy Piper Some rivalries sell tickets. Some create champions. And every once in a while, two wrestlers find each other

Ringside in Rose City – Episode 48: August 1969 – Blood, Wire & a New Northwest Champion

Ringside in Rose City – Episode 48: August 1969 – Blood, Wire & a New Northwest Champion August 1969 was a month when Portland Wrestling caught fire—and at the center of