Before he was perfect, Curt Hennig was a young, green wrestler in Portland Wrestling. Then, he won his first-ever pro wrestling title, the Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship, with his late father Larry “The Axe” Hennig. In this edition of the Portland Wrestlecast, I recaps
You know Dynamite Kid from England, Japan, Calgary and the WWF, but do you know he also had a run in Portland and Don Owen’s territory? Not only was he a former Pacific Northwest Heavyweight and tag team champion, he played a key role
Dynamite Kid made an impression everywhere he wrestled: England, Calgary, Portland, and the WWF. But he arguably had his most famous matches and greatest historical impact in Japan. On this special episode of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast, Jim Valley and Fumi
He’s been on the ballot for years and yet never gets enough support from voters. Does Don Owen belong in the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame? Tom Prichard is not just a wrestler and a trainer, he’s a historian. Prichard gives this thoughts on Don
Fumi Saito and Jim Valley are back and cover a lot of topics on this new episode of The Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast. They include: Fumi’s annual quest for turkey and Thanksgiving dinner in Japan, The Nosawa Rongai show featuring The Jung
Before he was a Heavenly Body a Bodydonna, or even a Doctor, Tom Prichard was in Portland Wrestling and is the featured guest on this week’s Portland Wrestlecast. Hear stories about what made Billy Jack Haynes unusual and unique as well as Tom’s thoughts
Mike Masters (aka Rocky Jones) returns for episode three of the Portland Wrestlecast. On this episode, he solves the mystery of Kim Song and his sudden departure from the territory, plus gives his eyewitness account of a dressing room altercation between Buddy Rose
It’s a very special episode of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast as co-host Fumi Saito and I skip the news and questions this week for a very important reason. 2018 marks 30 years since the murder of Bruiser Brody in Puerto Rico
On the second Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast show of the week, yours truly and Fumi Saito talk to WWE Hall of Famer Madusa/Alundra Blayze. Fumi and Madusa have been friends going back to Minnesota in the 1980s, and like many North American
This time of the year means one thing: it’s tag league season in Japan. Fumi Saito and Jim Valley cover the history of both tag league tournaments: Real World Tag League in All Japan and the World Tag League in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Tracing back
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