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Portland Wrestling

Step inside the Portland Sports Arena and relive the golden age of Pacific Northwest wrestling. From legendary feuds to hidden gems, our podcasts bring you the stories, matches, and larger-than-life personalities that defined one of wrestling’s most unique territories. Each episode dives into the history, characters, and unforgettable moments of Portland Wrestling—from household names who passed through on their way to national stardom, to the one-match wonders and obscurities that only true fans

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00:05:50

Northwest Favorites: The Heart of Northwest Favorites...

Portland Wrestling ·

2026/01/09

Episode 7 dives into three powerful figures who shaped thePacific Northwest’s wrestling identity across multiple eras — the veterans, the world-travelers, and the raw-boned brawlers who helped define Portland Wrestling’s heart and soul.Host Frank Culbertson spotlights:🥋 Haru Sasaki — one of the longest-tenured wrestlers in Portland history. Sneaky, expressive, and beloved as a heel, Haru wrestled an estimated 5,000 matches for Don Owenand held multiple tag titles alongside legends like King Curtis

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01:19:18

🎙️ Ringside in Rose City #17 – Foggy Memories

Portland Wrestling ·

2026/01/08

🎙️ Ringside in Rose City #17 – Foggy MemoriesOne ring. One city.A thousand stories.And this week… the names that make fans say, “Yeah… I kind of remember that guy.”On this episode of Ringside in Rose City, Frank Culbertson and Mike Rogers dig into the forgotten, overlooked, andunder-appreciated wrestlers who helped build Portland Wrestling from the opening bell to the final fall—without ever making the Top 10 lists.As always, Lisa Hughes opens the show, spins the wheel, reveals the envelope, and

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00:05:20

NW Favorites: The Heart of Portland Wrestling -...

Portland Wrestling ·

2026/01/02

Episode 6 spotlights three wrestlers who helped define theupper-middle tier of Portland Wrestling — the dependable stars, hometown favorites, and fierce villains who carried the territory from night to night.Host Frank Culbertson breaks down:🔹 Jerry Oates — the smooth, athletic babyface who broke a long-standing pattern by capturing the NW title in 1978 and teaming with a young Jesse Ventura.🔹 Art Barr — Portland’s own, transformed into the wildly popular “Beetlejuice” before becoming a major star

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01:22:36

🎙️ Ringside in Rose City #16 – Excitement in the Air,...

Portland Wrestling ·

2026/01/01

🎙️ Ringside in Rose City #16 – Excitement in the Air, Volume Two (New Year’s Show)One ring.One city.A thousand stories.And a brand-new year.Ringside in Rose City kicks off the New Year with a deep dive into Excitement in the Air – Volume Two, Mike Rogers’ secondcollection of long-form wrestler interviews, featuring voices that helped shape Portland wrestling, the Pacific Northwest, and the business worldwide.As always, Lisa Hughes opens the show, spins the wheel, and keeps the episode

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00:06:10

NW Favorites: The Heart of Portland Wrestling Episode #5

Portland Wrestling ·

2025/12/26

NW Favorites: The Heart of Portland Wrestling Episode #5Episode 5 highlights three standout stars who defined theNorthwest’s middle-to-upper card — wrestlers who brought credibility, excitement, and emotional investment to Portland Wrestling without being the territory’s absolute megastars.Host Frank Culbertson covers:🔹 Les Thornton — the technical master and “man of 1000 holds” who brought British style, legitimate toughness, and multiple title reigns to Portland.🔹 Johnny Kostas — a

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01:18:23

🎄🎙️ Ringside in Rose City #15 – Christmas at the...

Portland Wrestling ·

2025/12/25

🎄🎙️ Ringside in Rose City #15 – Christmas at the Portland Sports ArenaOne ring. One city. A thousand stories.And this week… Christmas in the Rose City.On this special holiday edition of Ringside in Rose City,Frank Culbertson and Mike Rogers unwrap decades of Christmas night wrestling at the Portland Sports Arena, tracing how Don Owen turned December 25th into one of the most unpredictable—and unforgettable—nights on the wrestling calendar.From Wednesday night capacity crowds to Tuesday

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00:06:38

NW Favorites - The Heart of Portland Wrestling:...

Portland Wrestling ·

2025/12/19

Episode 4 dives into three wildly different personalitieswho helped define Portland Wrestling from the mid-card to the semi-main event level — the wrestlers fans loved, hated, and never forgot.Host Frank Culbertson spotlights:🎤 Scotty the Body (Raven) — the sharp-tongued, quick-witted heel who talked his way into Portland Wrestling and became one of the territory’s most entertaining personalities. A three-time NW champion and future ECW icon.🔥 Al Madril — the veteran fans watched grow from rookie

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01:01:29

🎙️ Ringside in Rose City #14 – Oh Yeah: The...

Portland Wrestling ·

2025/12/18

🎙️ Ringside in RoseCity #14 – Oh Yeah: The Hawaii–Portland Pipeline Ringside In Rose City #14One ring. One city. A thousand stories.And this week… we trade the rain for palm trees and trace the wild, tangled history between Hawaii wrestling and Portland wrestling.In Episode #14 of Ringside in Rose City, FrankCulbertson and Mike Rogers crack open an envelope marked “Hawaii” and dive into the wrestlers, angles, and behind-the-scenes chaos that forever linked the islands to the Sports Arena.Frank,

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00:06:08

NW Favorites: The Heart of Portland Wrestling -...

Portland Wrestling ·

2025/12/12

NW Favorites: The Heart of Portland WrestlingEpisode 3 dives into three of the most memorable villains inPortland Wrestling history — the intimidating, wild, and fiercely believable heels who helped define the territory just beneath its superstar tier.Host Frank Culbertson covers:💀 Killer Brooks —a rugged, chaotic brawler who debuted the same night as Roddy Piper, teamed with him, feuded with him, and became one of the only territories to ever cheer him as a babyface.🪓 Rasputin (Black Angus) — a

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01:28:02

🎙️ Ringside in Rose City #13 – “Excitement in the...

Portland Wrestling ·

2025/12/11

And this week… one epic, extra-long, 90-minute dive into the voices that built the Pacific Northwest.Frank Culbertson & a very congested but tough-as-nails MikeRodgers crack open the envelope marked “Excitement in the Air — Volume 1.”What follows is a journey into three decades of Mike’s interviews with the wrestlers who defined the territory.These are the conversations that shaped Ring Around theNorthwest, preserved history long before podcasts existed, and connected Mike directly with the

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00:05:52

Episode 2 of Northwest Favorites: The Heart of...

Portland Wrestling ·

2025/12/05

Spotify Description — Episode 2Episode 2 of Northwest Favorites: The Heart of PortlandWrestling spotlights three influential stars who helped define the territory from the mid-card to the semi-main event level — the wrestlers who weren’t national megastars, but who were absolutely essential to Portland’s identity.Host Frank Culbertson explores:🔹 Billy White Wolf— a respected athlete and multi-time NW champion who blended power, skill, and charisma long before becoming Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey.🔹Rocky

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00:46:44

🎙️ Ringside in Rose City #12 – The Top 10 Matches in...

Portland Wrestling ·

2025/12/04

🎙️ Ringside in Rose City #12 – The Top 10 Matches in Portland Sports Arena HistoryOne ring. One city. A thousand stories.And this week… the ten stories that shaped an entire era.In Episode #12 of Ringside in Rose City, Frank Culbertson and Mike Rogers crack open a long-awaited envelope—one they wrote themselves months ago—and finally tackle a monumental topic:The Top 10 Most Historically Important Matches of the Portland Sports Arena Era.Not the biggest money-draws.Not the wildest crowds.But the

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00:04:54

Northwest Favorites: The Heart of Portland Wrestling...

Portland Wrestling ·

2025/11/28

Episode 1: Ed Wiskowski, Bobby Jaggers & John NordNorthwest Favorites: The Heart of Portland Wrestlingkicks off with three of the most important “second-tier” stars in territory history — the wrestlers who weren’t national superstars, but who carried Portland Wrestling on their backs week after week.Host Frank Culbertson spotlights:💥 Ed Wiskowski — master of reinvention, unforgettable heel, and one half of one of the greatest teams in Northwest history.💥Bobby Jaggers — gritty, emotional, and

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00:57:05

🎙️ Ringside in Rose City #11 – Thanksgiving in Salem:...

Portland Wrestling ·

2025/11/27

🎙️ Ringside in Rose City#11 – Thanksgiving in Salem: Turkeys, Tag Teams, and Total ChaosOne ring. One city. A thousand stories.And this week… a thousand helpings of stuffing, blood, and coal miner’s gloves.For Episode #11 of Ringside in Rose City, Frank Culbertson and Mike Rogers sit down on Thanksgiving Day—plates piled high, Lisa holding a carving knife, and the studio smelling like heaven—to spin the wheel. Every envelope is the same. Every topic gobbles.Welcome to Thanksgiving Wrestling in

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00:05:11

On to Better Things: The Portland Chapters - Episode...

Portland Wrestling ·

2025/11/21

Episode 10: Lanny Poffo, JJ Dillon, and Al TomkoThe final chapter of On to Better Things: The PortlandChapters closes with three fascinating stories—each one showing a different side of Portland Wrestling’s reach and legacy.Host Frank Culbertson looks back at three men who left their mark in very different ways: Lanny Poffo (Lanny Holiday) — Before the poetry, before “The Genius,” there was the young high-flyer in Portland who once teamed with Buck Zumhofe to beat Roddy Piper in a handicap match

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00:51:27

🎙️ Ringside in Rose City #10 – “So What’s the Big...

Portland Wrestling ·

2025/11/20

🎙️ Ringside in Rose City #10 – “So What’s the Big Deal With Him?”: The Stars Who Didn’t Shine in PortlandOne ring. One city. A thousand stories.And this week… a thousand question marks.In Episode #10 of Ringside in Rose City, Frank Culbertson and Mike Rogers spin the wheel and land on one of wrestling’s most fascinating, misunderstood, and head-scratching topics: the wrestlers who arrived in Portland with massive reputations… and fizzled out fast.Some were champions elsewhere.Some were magazine

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00:05:20

On To Better Things: The Portland Chapters #9 - Curt...

Portland Wrestling ·

2025/11/14

Episode 9: Curt Hennig, The Equalizer, and Sky Hi LeeFrom the son of a legend to a towering Hollywood star, this episode of On to Better Things: The Portland Chapters spotlights three wrestlers who each took very different paths—but all passed through Portland on their way to something bigger.Host Frank Culbertson revisits three fascinating careers that began or evolved in the Pacific Northwest:💫 Curt Hennig — Before he was “Mr. Perfect,” Curt Hennig was a rising young star in Portland. From his

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00:55:33

Ringside In Rose City: From Portland to the WWF: The...

Portland Wrestling ·

2025/11/13

🎙️ Ringside in Rose City #9 – From Portland to the WWF: The Forgotten Launchpads of LegendsOne Ring. One City. A Thousand Stories.And this week… a thousand miles to superstardom.On this episode of Ringside in Rose City, Mike Rodgers and Frank Culbertson spin the Wheel of Topics and land on a stunner — the wrestlers who passed through Portland before exploding onto the national stage of the WWWF and WWF. The household names you know… and the ones you never realized got their start right here in the

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00:05:22

On To Better Things: The Portland Chapters Episode 8:...

Portland Wrestling ·

2025/11/07

On To Better Things: The Portland ChaptersEpisode 8: Don Muraco, Rocky Venturo, and Pat PattersonFrom the skinny kid making his debut to the man who changed wrestling forever—this episode of On to Better Things: The Portland Chapters traces three incredible careers that all ran through Portland.Host Frank Culbertson looks back at three names who each left a unique mark on wrestling history:🔥 Don Muraco — His very first professional match took place in Portland in 1970 under the name Don Morrow. He

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00:57:39

Ringside In Rose City: One Ring, One City, A Thousand...

Portland Wrestling ·

2025/11/06

🎙️ Ringside in Rose City #8 – Giants, Mountains, and Skyscrapers of Portland WrestlingOne Ring. One City. A Thousand Stories. And this week… a thousand pounds in every corner.On this episode of Ringside in Rose City, Mike Rodgers and Frank Culbertson fire up the wheel and land on one colossal topic: the giants of Portland and Pacific Northwest wrestling. From carnival-attraction big men to legit Olympians and future movie villains, this one is wall-to-wall heavyweights.Mike and Frank dig

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