The History of Pacific Northwest Wrestling

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  • čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
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Komentáře • 120

  • @robertskurlock
    @robertskurlock Před 2 lety +65

    As an Oregonian, I am proud of you for mentioning PNW Wrestling

    • @SlapNuts4Life
      @SlapNuts4Life Před 2 lety +3

      A fellow Oregonian! I’m over here on the coast myself

    • @SebastianGomez-uj8iu
      @SebastianGomez-uj8iu Před 2 lety +1

      As someone who has been to Oregon, I'm proud you're proud of Dave.

    • @LuckyStrike01
      @LuckyStrike01 Před 2 lety +3

      @@SebastianGomez-uj8iu and as someone who knows someone who’s been to Oregon I’m proud that your proud of Robert who’s a proud Oregonian and proud of Dave for mentioning PNW

    • @mekugi
      @mekugi Před 2 lety +2

      Lost culture man! People will have no idea in a few generations.
      Also: Wake up! Heyyy...wake up!!!

  • @davidhahmsr.3937
    @davidhahmsr.3937 Před rokem +4

    I watched for many years. If not at Portland Sports Arena I watched it on KPTV. I was lucky enough to see Roddy, Snuka, Buddy Rose, Buzz Sawyer, Mat Borne (Doink the Clown), Tony Borne, Lonnie Mane, Jessy Ventura, Rocky Johnson ( the Rock's father), king Parsons, Bull Ramos,Billy Jack Haines, Andre the Giant, and many more of the greats. The memories of simpler times.

  • @bobmartin2576
    @bobmartin2576 Před rokem +6

    The Piper vs. Rose feud was huge in the PNW territory and they sold out the Expo Center in Portland, OR for a Hair Match which Piper won. Rose would wear a mask until his hair would grow back out. Other greats in the territory from the late '60s and 1970s == Lonnie Mayne, Tony Bourne (Matt Bourne 's father-- Doink the Clown), Dutch Savage, Bull Ramos, Stan Stasiak, Kurt and Karl von Steiger, The Kangaroos, The Bushwackers, Rick Martel (Roddy Piper's tag partner)., Cowboy Frankie Layne, Shag Thomas. It was a great territory and a great time to be a young wrestling fan

    • @kerryhudson6101
      @kerryhudson6101 Před 5 měsíci

      So many great matches in that line up. Except for Kurt and Karl von Steiger, I remember watching all of those guys. Ah! the good old days.

  • @tehfawkinman
    @tehfawkinman Před 2 lety +25

    Y'know, as a Michigan boy, it'd be cool to see a video on The Sheik's Detroit territory, the REAL Big Time Wrestling lol. As always, another great, entertaining, n informative video 👍

    • @DaveKnowsWrestling
      @DaveKnowsWrestling  Před 2 lety +9

      I def have Michigan in mind... and I'm not taking sides on who is the REAL Big Time... I'm staying clear of that one

    • @tehfawkinman
      @tehfawkinman Před 2 lety +2

      @@DaveKnowsWrestling That's good to know...n I'm not really taking sides on the matter, either, just being a troll lol

    • @ronmichaels9206
      @ronmichaels9206 Před 2 lety

      that would be great!

    • @doseofreality420marianetti2
      @doseofreality420marianetti2 Před 11 měsíci

      How about Dave linking up with the Michigan Independent Weekly crew over at Rasslin Rage and see if they can help you with a Michigan video.

  • @straydogswagger4280
    @straydogswagger4280 Před 2 lety +10

    Thank you for covering PNW. I was the hardcore wrestling fan in the family, but my dad was a casual. I remember mentioning that one of Raven's first big breaks was in PNW as Scotty the Body, and my dad told me that he remembered watching him as Scotty the Body on Big Time Wrestling. That was when I learned that PNW had coverage in small town Washington, lol. I'm happy that DEFY is keeping things alive on the Washington side of the Columbia.

  • @MarvelMTs
    @MarvelMTs Před 2 lety +11

    As a Seattle newborn, this really hits home in a good way.

  • @ronmailloux8655
    @ronmailloux8655 Před rokem +5

    Roddy Piper was a hero in all star wrestling Vancouver B.C. and Dutch Savage was a heal at that time in the 1970s and early 80s. Don Leo Johnathan was always a favourite up here too.

  • @c71score
    @c71score Před 2 lety +8

    Jack Dempsey was a running joke for my Dad growing up. My Dad and Grandma were big wrestling fans, but Grandpa thought it was stupid. Grandpa would always joke "Demspey could take him" for any wrestler my Dad and Grandma would get excited for........until one Andre Roussimoff did a tour through Detroit. "Dempsey can't take him" was Grandpa's reaction when he saw Andre.
    Could you imagine if we still had the "one promoter for the state rule"? Vince, er, I mean Stephanie would run shows once a year in every state just to block the indies, The Smashing Pumpkin, and Tony Elite.

    • @DaveKnowsWrestling
      @DaveKnowsWrestling  Před 2 lety +5

      I could not imagine that. With the internet, no way that would still be a thing

  • @michaelmarino7391
    @michaelmarino7391 Před 2 lety +8

    Another wrestler & worker that gets overlooked is Adrian Adonis who teamed up with Rowdy Roddy Piper as the 22's.

    • @Rjensen2
      @Rjensen2 Před 2 lety

      Huh?
      Every time he's brought up, it's brought up how underrated and overlooked he is.
      So how is that underrated and overlooked?

  • @thatoneguy1115
    @thatoneguy1115 Před 2 lety +6

    Was born in Portland in 76' went to Sandy Barr flea Market then would watch wrestling live that nite. I seen Billy Jack when I was real young. Guy was giant. What a time what a place, what a shame what Portland has become.

  • @Dave-rf1zj
    @Dave-rf1zj Před rokem +2

    Buddy Rose and Ed Wiskowski were fantastic heels in the Portland territory in the mid 1970's to early 1980's. Specifically Buddy Rose. Buddy Rose was arguably one of the best heels in pro wrestling in the 1970's. Such a great heel, he helped Roddy Piper turn face! Extremely slept on territory.

    • @kerryhudson6101
      @kerryhudson6101 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Do you remember when Rose teamed with Jesse "The Body" Ventura?

  • @581daform
    @581daform Před 2 lety +7

    I still remember the Billy Jack Haynes versus Rip the crippler Oliver rivalry back in the 80s. You should do a video on Tom Peterson who was the sponsor of the time.

  • @ameliastencil6058
    @ameliastencil6058 Před 2 lety +2

    Grew up on Portland Wrestling. Chanel 12/6

  • @canttouchthis6439
    @canttouchthis6439 Před rokem +2

    I remember back in 80's you had to buy pwi magazine to keep up with all the territories and which wrestlers were rated world wide on a scale of like top 100. It was always like mysterious who was in the other territories because you couldn't watch them on local networks and that added a mysterious element and pacific wrestling was one of those organizations.

  • @ericmarentette
    @ericmarentette Před 6 měsíci +3

    This is so fun. I used to watch Portland wrestling as a kid in the late 70s and 80s and even attended a few cards. Appreciate the trip down memory lane 💪

  • @KastleKrossface
    @KastleKrossface Před 2 lety +7

    Another great video Dave! I do enjoy hearing about the territory days.

  • @TrebinJenkis
    @TrebinJenkis Před 2 lety +2

    Yes thank you! I live and Portland and my mom tells me about back in the 70's when neighbors used to come over every Friday night and watch. Sounds like a good time

  • @KHayes666
    @KHayes666 Před 2 lety +8

    Great video. I'm not familiar with PNW so this was informative

    • @PAGoTribe1963
      @PAGoTribe1963 Před 2 lety +2

      If you take nothing else from this video, know that Don Owen was a standup guy.

    • @KHayes666
      @KHayes666 Před 2 lety

      @@PAGoTribe1963 So I keep hearing. When an a-hole like Watts puts him over when Bill doesn't like anyone, that's a compliment

  • @claymathewselevator8121
    @claymathewselevator8121 Před 2 lety +8

    Playboy Buddy Rose was so awesome

    • @danw2112
      @danw2112 Před 2 lety +1

      I remember Buddy Rose face turn in the mid 1980s to save Billy Jack Haynes. Me and my dad was shocked when that happened.

    • @kevinpayton2664
      @kevinpayton2664 Před rokem +2

      @@danw2112 I watched a video of that during the summer on CZcams. His face turn was unlike any other that I've seen and I'm a longtime wrestling fan since the '70s.

  • @dellcoats2447
    @dellcoats2447 Před 2 lety +3

    Dave is pretty knowledgeable about wreastling history

  • @theuglydojo6461
    @theuglydojo6461 Před 2 lety +3

    Thx for the video it was such a honor to be part of Portland Wrestling and Portland Uncut along with DOA and many other companies in the Pacific Northwest.

  • @johansmallberries9874
    @johansmallberries9874 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Awesome, I’ve been looking for classic territory content that DOESN’T revolve around mid-south and the Carolinas.

  • @hattorihanzo2275
    @hattorihanzo2275 Před 2 lety +3

    Once upon a time there was a channel that had a deep archive of Portland Wrestling. Full broadcasts including commercials.

  • @retrogaminghippie3720
    @retrogaminghippie3720 Před 2 lety +5

    Retro gaming hippie approves! Great video!
    Grew up on this stuff in the 80’s .
    Late night PNW was a staple along with Tom Peterson commercials
    Pretty sure Billy Jack Haynes did a short wrestling promotion as well in the late 90’s called OVW.

    • @crummydryver
      @crummydryver Před rokem

      I remember they had Tom Peterson Haircut nights at the Portland Sports Arena/Sandy Barr's Flea Market.

  • @duanepetersonakaroadkill7161
    @duanepetersonakaroadkill7161 Před 11 měsíci +2

    My uncle took me to meet buddy rose and Ventura got to meet the all of them every Sat. night. Watched from the KPTV "crows nest". My uncle was Tom Peterson. That was 72 to 76'

    • @ericmarentette
      @ericmarentette Před 6 měsíci +1

      Your uncle is a legend!

    • @duanepetersonakaroadkill7161
      @duanepetersonakaroadkill7161 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@ericmarentetteHe loved Portland, he was more than words can say. Have a good night. The younger generation has no idea how great it was to grow up in S.E Portland in the 70s. No idea what they missed. So different now.

    • @ericmarentette
      @ericmarentette Před 6 měsíci

      @@duanepetersonakaroadkill7161 that's where I grew up, too haha. I drove by your uncle's store all the time... Right there on that weird foster road intersection as I recall

    • @duanepetersonakaroadkill7161
      @duanepetersonakaroadkill7161 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@ericmarentette be fun to talk, went to mill park grade school. Uncle Tom was the reason. my dad was working with him when my dad died. Uncle Tom paid for the hospital bills. My mom died too. Then Tom sent me to live with his sister in Minnesota. Tom is 100% swedish. I still live by where our swedish family settled in 1875. By Northfield Minnesota. We are related to the swedish kid that was shot dead while getting supplies in the Jessie James raid. Gusta son was his name. Sad. He couldn't understand the command to get off the street as he spoke no English. Interesting story. Tom was so in love with Portland and the public. He would help a stranger without a second thought. I wonder if anyone in Portland would like to discuss Tom. I will be visiting next summer of 25.

  • @Rick-qp5zf
    @Rick-qp5zf Před 10 měsíci +1

    Great video. Growing up in Seattle I used to watch it on tv every week in the mid 70s to mid 80s when I moved to Virginia. I saw many great matches on TV and live at the Seattle Center Arena and at some local high schools and a National Gaurd armory.

  • @babbyfacerevocation2740
    @babbyfacerevocation2740 Před 2 lety +2

    Everyone has their own piece of this puzzle don't WE! it's all of us together it's not about one person it's all of us together in this magnificent history of PORTLAND WRESTLING I was there.

  • @dustyshoopman845
    @dustyshoopman845 Před rokem

    Well you glossed over alot of information but all in all great video. I loved Portland Wrestling as a child in the 80's. My grandparents would always let me stay up till midnight to watch. Beatlejuice was my favorite wrestler of theirs at the time.

  • @gutsdozer
    @gutsdozer Před rokem +1

    14:36 If you want to know what happened to the PNW belt after that: Seattle's big indie is Defy Wrestling, but their title belt was held up through most of the pandemic because its champion 'Ravenous' Randy Myers lives up in BC, and the borders were closed. So when Defy came back, they had an interim championship, which was fought over by Swerve Strickland and Christopher Daniels (Swerve is from Tacoma; Defy is where "Swerve's house" came from). So instead of going for the interim belt, Defy's wrestler Schaff found the old NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight belt somewhere, brought it into Defy, and defended it as a rogue champion. But then Randy Myers returned, and there was a 6-way ladder match for the official Defy title, which Swerve won. But Schaff still carries the PNW belt, so that's where it is today.

  • @williambill8323
    @williambill8323 Před 2 měsíci

    Congratulations and a good job better than what most people treat portland wrestling. Well researched and i'm amazed you got everything almost everything correct.

  • @philippesauvie639
    @philippesauvie639 Před 2 lety +1

    The VonStieger (sic) Brothers & Jimmy Snooka! The hair versus the hairless and Good vs pure evil! 😆👍

  • @SlapNuts4Life
    @SlapNuts4Life Před 2 lety +4

    Hells yeah yeah baby, good ol Portland Wrestling!! Too bad PDX has become the insufferable cesspool it is today but nonetheless this is awesome!! They came down here to the coast a few times, good times!!

  • @tyroneskinner9394
    @tyroneskinner9394 Před 2 lety +7

    The Sheep herders

  • @Blazers13dalax5150
    @Blazers13dalax5150 Před 2 lety +3

    I am so excited the northwest got a vid :)

  • @zonemanbobo
    @zonemanbobo Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you, so much for this. I used to stay up and watch on kptv

  • @jamespero6803
    @jamespero6803 Před rokem

    I love me some buddy rose, he has to be the most underrated wrestler of his era

  • @larryjohnson1962
    @larryjohnson1962 Před rokem +1

    Lonnie Mayne vs bull Ramos was a good feud

  • @quincee3376
    @quincee3376 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Cool. Thx for this.

  • @dennishooker1511
    @dennishooker1511 Před 6 měsíci

    Saw Andre at the fairgrounds.He was as advertized.

  • @belchris3314
    @belchris3314 Před 2 lety +3

    The mad man did it. what am i going to bug you about now.

  • @johnbowden4409
    @johnbowden4409 Před rokem +1

    Beauregard and The Claw

  • @nubreaks2
    @nubreaks2 Před rokem +3

    Wasn't Billie Jack Haynes the main man in Portland at one time?

  • @zonemanbobo
    @zonemanbobo Před 2 lety +1

    Wake up wake up to a happy day!

  • @serristori
    @serristori Před rokem +1

    No mention of Billy Jack Haynes? Wow. He was the last big baby face in the 80s, before he went to the WWF.

  • @vanthdreadstar8039
    @vanthdreadstar8039 Před 2 lety +1

    Cant remember if it used to show on British Columbia tv, as All Star seems to be the only one I can definitely remember from the west coast. I did see Piper getting attacked by Buddy Rose while playing the bagpipes and it was a huge deal. Piper was my favorite wrestler at the time.

    • @Slickshapiro13
      @Slickshapiro13 Před 2 měsíci +1

      We got the Tacoma ‘big time wrestling’ feed in Vancouver bc from 1980-84 on Kcpq13 when it moved to KTZZ and that channel was not available in British Columbia

  • @quincee3376
    @quincee3376 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Playboy Buddy Rose! Rowdy Roddy Piper!

  • @DjTractus
    @DjTractus Před 2 lety +2

    PNW could be a place to be exiled too or the reinvent yourself. This territory literally tucked away it's own corner.

  • @primoxxl71
    @primoxxl71 Před 4 měsíci

    I use to LOVE watching BIG TIME WRESTLING from Seattle. All the great wrestlers that came out of the area as well as the funkiest, porno music intro. ❤

  • @AntonioMartinez-hi6bh

    I remember visiting family in Idaho when I was kid. The first televised wrestling I had ever seen was PNW.

  • @SlapNuts4Life
    @SlapNuts4Life Před 2 lety +2

    Man it’s weird hearing you talk about all of the local stuff😂

  • @doseofreality420marianetti2
    @doseofreality420marianetti2 Před 11 měsíci

    How about doing a similar type video but on what independent wrestling promotions were spawned out of any of the old territory promotions after the territorys went defunct and the promotions that came and went to fill in the void left remaining.
    I always hear wrestling promotors and bookers talking about things like the St Louis scene and, Hollywood or Memphis. I heard something about the USWA got closed out by the WWE and in it's place Memphis Power Pro and Kick Ass Wrestling came out along with Music City Wrestling which ended up turning into TNA. I don't know the whole story but I heard Randy Hales, Bert Prentice and other Memphis people talking about the lineage of Memphis to modern day Impact Wrestling which I'm sure most Impact Wrestling fans are probably unaware of. And on the East Coast New England area Killer Kowalski, Tony Rumble and Johnny Rodz seem to be the link between the North East Territory and promotions of today such as Chaotic Wrestling, Beyond Wrestling and The New England Wrestling Academy.

  • @zonemanbobo
    @zonemanbobo Před 2 lety +1

    Oh man this is amazing

  • @michaeltowslee4111
    @michaeltowslee4111 Před 2 lety +1

    Do you have any videos on Mid-South Wrestling and Bill Watts UWF?

  • @babbyfacerevocation2740

    1st 🥇 ANNUAL ( DON OWENS) MEMORIAL 🏆 Cup Live on pay-per-view from the city of Roses Historic Sports Arena. Sanctioned by NWA TNA PORTLAND WRESTLING

  • @jeremiahwillis5105
    @jeremiahwillis5105 Před 2 lety +1

    Kurt angle did have the most belts at once he had the tna,iwgp,tna x,tna tag team belts. Plz correct me if I’m wrong🙏

    • @DaveKnowsWrestling
      @DaveKnowsWrestling  Před 2 lety +1

      Ultimo Dragon held 10 concurrent titles with the J-Crown plus two additional championships. Watch my J-Crown video for more information. And for your benefit, it would be best to not say something as fact, when you're not sure.

  • @jmalb42
    @jmalb42 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for not saying "OH-ree-GONE" ;)

    • @DaveKnowsWrestling
      @DaveKnowsWrestling  Před 2 lety +4

      I make pronunciation hiccups all the time. Even when I know better. So I went out of my way to get this one right. Thanks for noticing! And the hardest one I think, was saying the Oregonian. That's not a natural thing to say

  • @hollisconant2566
    @hollisconant2566 Před 10 měsíci

    y brothers and i never missed fri wrestling in eugene and on tv sat

  • @babbyfacerevocation2740

    People don't realize what a prerequisite wrestling is for the military. What a way to get over PTSD one night you're in a foreign country fighting a battle the next night you're wrestling yukazuna for the world title. There's absolutely no telling what kind of stuff the grappler is done in his life.

  • @adriandowney4394
    @adriandowney4394 Před 2 lety

    I had to check when I saw this notification thought I was wrestling with regret

  • @ameliastencil6058
    @ameliastencil6058 Před 2 lety

    My favorite was The Grappler

  • @NYKgjl10
    @NYKgjl10 Před 2 lety

    As we all know, people will bring up Texas and Minnesota in terms of pro wrestling and its stars, but we can't ignore Oregon and the upper Northwest territories as they brought up many pro wrestling talents and legends.

  • @Blazers13dalax5150
    @Blazers13dalax5150 Před 2 lety

    This is beautifully done but I feel there are some things missing. And I forget who it was but when the belt got thrown into the river

    • @ronaldbutler9687
      @ronaldbutler9687 Před rokem

      Yes. Wasn't that the Fremont bridge. In the Willamette. Yes missing a lot. Mid-70's

  • @brianknapp6215
    @brianknapp6215 Před 2 lety +1

    I watched a little of Portland Wrestling before it was cancelled. I remember Colonel DeBeers, Billy Jack Haynes, Superstar Billy Graham, Tom Zenk, Scotty The Body, The Southern Rockers, referee Sandy Barr, a few appearances by Roddy Piper, and- especially- Beetlejuice.
    (The tragic tale of Art Barr would make a good video... just sayin'.)
    By the way; you failed to mention that Portland Wrestling's main television sponsor, Tom Peterson's Furniture, went bankrupt in 1991- which contributed to the show's cancellation. (Edit: you didn't mention the name of the sponsor...)

    • @phillywawadrinker
      @phillywawadrinker Před 2 lety +1

      around the 13 minute mark he literally says their main sponsor went bankrupt lmao

    • @brianknapp6215
      @brianknapp6215 Před 2 lety

      @@phillywawadrinker I stand corrected...

  • @chazinnyc
    @chazinnyc Před rokem

    Have you done ann gunkel

  • @mastermind0823
    @mastermind0823 Před 2 lety

    Great video and btw What makes a great wrestling match? I see people saying some matches are great but I don’t see anything special in them

    • @DaveKnowsWrestling
      @DaveKnowsWrestling  Před 2 lety

      Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Don't concern yourself about what other ppl think

  • @A_real_Ha_So
    @A_real_Ha_So Před 2 lety

    Always found it a fun fact that this is the only promotion that Jesse Ventura was a baby

  • @nondjmaster
    @nondjmaster Před 2 lety

    Please do a history of WxW (Westside Xtreme Wrestling), a German wrestling promotion.

  • @kevindouglas5333
    @kevindouglas5333 Před 2 lety +1

    For 40 years I've been wondering what Gladstone Rub-a-Dub means

  • @joshuawaldorf9559
    @joshuawaldorf9559 Před 2 lety

    Dave needs to talk about Vince McMahon's retirement and his career as tribute. And what will happen to WWE.

    • @DaveKnowsWrestling
      @DaveKnowsWrestling  Před 2 lety

      I've been talking about the retirement on the livestreams, but as for what will happen to WWE, I don't know, I can't predict the future. And anyone who claims that they know is lying. So there is no point in that

    • @joshuawaldorf9559
      @joshuawaldorf9559 Před 2 lety

      @@DaveKnowsWrestling Sorry I must've missed that one.

  • @thomasbarlow5666
    @thomasbarlow5666 Před rokem +1

    I miss the days of the territories. Vince McMahon ruined wrestling by staging his takeover of all of wrestling

  • @jacoblang5139
    @jacoblang5139 Před 2 lety +1

    wasnt it also called big time wrestling?

  • @zonemanbobo
    @zonemanbobo Před 2 lety

    I remember way back getting a dime bag from coco Samoa 87?

  • @ericthomas917
    @ericthomas917 Před 2 lety +1

    Western Athletic Club..... The original WAC

  • @gabealexander8878
    @gabealexander8878 Před 2 lety

    Why is there a 7UP logo on the sign for Portland Sports Arena?

  • @thomaspayton436
    @thomaspayton436 Před rokem

    small pro wresteling orgizations have more innovation

  • @Daniel-ot8zx
    @Daniel-ot8zx Před 2 lety

    Every time you say PNW I think of PN News

  • @jabbahursty
    @jabbahursty Před 2 lety

    buddy rose was not the slightest bit over in WWF

    • @DaveKnowsWrestling
      @DaveKnowsWrestling  Před 2 lety

      That sounds a tad bit harsh, but no he was not a major star in the WWF

    • @KayFabe87
      @KayFabe87 Před rokem

      He was over enough to get some WWF title matches with Bob Backlund at arenas like MSG and the Philadelphia Spectrum in 82 or so. He got some pretty good "heel - heat", even though he was not a long-term main event star in the WWF.

  • @jbj7599
    @jbj7599 Před 2 lety

    3:59 you lie! I did not do that! He stole my name!

    • @DaveKnowsWrestling
      @DaveKnowsWrestling  Před 2 lety +1

      He stole it decades before you were born?

    • @jbj7599
      @jbj7599 Před 2 lety +1

      @@DaveKnowsWrestling I was legit shocked to see that name, so I had to say something smart ass.
      Thank you for making these videos, I've honestly learned a lot and the fact I share a name with an early days wrestler, made my day, so thank you for that bit on info.

    • @DaveKnowsWrestling
      @DaveKnowsWrestling  Před 2 lety +1

      Yea I was just messing around. It's awesome you found out about sharing a name with a wrestler thru here. Thank you for the kind words

  • @davidbrakefield188
    @davidbrakefield188 Před měsícem

    This is boring.