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DragonKingKarl: May 29, 1986 Wrestling Observer Newsletter review

Posted on by Karl Stern

With the release of his new book DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus available on Amazon, Karl Stern continues a deep dive into those two years to look at the stories between the stories.

To do that, Karl goes into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter from May 29, 1986, issue where Dave Meltzer started by stating that there isn’t “any big news this week” which allows us to look at a lot of stuff that doesn’t get regularly discussed.

Buddy Rose and Doug Somers won the AWA World Tag Team titles from Curt Hennig and Scott Hall, “Cowboy” Bob Orton was arrested, UWF was running a hot angle with Bill Watts, Eddie Gilbert, and Korsita Korchenko, and the big powerhouse team of The Blade Runners (the future Ultimate Warrior and Sting) were changing companies… sort of.

This week is a fun deep dive back into 1986 pro wrestling history.

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Portland Wrestlecast: Remembering the life & times of Ed ‘Colonel DeBeers’ Wiskoski

Posted on by Jim Valley

You probably knew him as Colonel DeBeers.

Before he adopted the wrestling persona of an apartheid-supporting South African heel, he was Ed Wiskoski aka “The Polish Prince” — the intelligent wrestler who helped back up all the trash talk of “Playboy” Buddy Rose in Don Owen’s Pacific Northwest territory.

In this edition of the Portland Wrestlecast, we remember Wiskoski who passed away last week.

I talk to two people who knew him well: historian Matt Farmer and former wrestler Brian Blair. Learn about the ribber, the psychologist and the time Wiskoski took another gimmick from out of the headlines: cult leader.

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Portland Wrestlecast: A talk with Nick Wayne’s grandfather ‘Moondog’ Ed Moretti

Posted on by Jim Valley

There’s a new book out — The Encyclopedia of Portland Wrestling from the House of Action — and on this episode of the Portland Wrestlecast, I talk to both author Mike Rodgers and “Moondog” Ed Moretti, former wrestler and the grandfather of current AEW star Nick Wayne. 

We talk about Ed’s family, seeing them on AEW TV, his career, ribs like the time Andre the Giant farted on Buddy Rose, fun road stories, and, of course, the book.

From wrestlers you knew came through Portland like Roddy Piper to wrestlers you didn’t know came through the territory like Jake Roberts, the book is over 500 pages of information and history.

This show has a lot of fun and wrestling history. Check it out.

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Portland Wrestlecast: The legendary Roddy Piper-Buddy Rose feud

Posted on by Jim Valley

Roddy Piper once told me that his feud with Buddy Rose in Portland made both men. And when Piper turned babyface and went after Rose, it set Portland and the Pacific Northwest on fire.

On this edition of the Portland Wrestlecast, I’ll take you through the botched finished that started it all the way to the loser leaves town match that sent Piper packing and across the country to Jim Crockett Promotions. We’ll detail the passionate promos, the series of hair matches that shaved the heads of most wrestlers in the territory at the time and led to Portland’s biggest blowoff and biggest feud ever when Piper vanquished his foe and, even worse, shaved off the golden locks of the “Playboy”.

Enjoy this look at the Piper-Rose feud on the podcast that takes you inside the history of the Portland, OR, wrestling territory.

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Portland Wrestlecast: Rip Rogers on teaming with Buddy Rose

Posted on by Jim Valley

On this week’s Portland Wrestlecast, I talk to the one and only Rip Rogers for some great stories from a legendary time in the history of Northwest U.S. wrestling.

He first arrived in Portland, OR, in June 1979 when the territory was really starting to heat up thanks to the feud between “Playboy” Buddy Rose and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper.

Rogers had been wrestling less than two years when he replaced Ed Wiskoski as Rose’s regular tag team partner. He joined a ton of talent in the territory at the time like Adrian Adonis, Ron Starr, Sal Bellomo, King Parsons, Killer Brooks and The Kiwi Sheepherders (better known as The Bushwhackers) Butch Miller and Luke Williams.

On the podcast, Rogers talks about how he got into Portland, teaming with Buddy, what he learned on the car rides, his thoughts on Dutch Savage, Don Owen, and the Portland Wrestling in-ring style. 

Note: this is an unedited interview which features some strong language that may not be appropriate for everyone.  

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Portland Wrestlecast: ‘Golden Boy’ Jerry Grey on 1980s wrestling politics

Posted on by Jim Valley

The mid 1980s were a transitional time for Portland Wrestling as established stars like Billy Jack Haynes, Rip Oliver, and Buddy Rose were in and out of the territory.

Former wrestler Jerry Grey was there and seemingly caught in the middle of a political game between Billy, Rip, and Buddy. With Buddy reportedly going into the Legacy wing of the WWE Hall of Fame, Jerry joins this week’s Wrestlecast to tell stories about “Playboy” during this period of Portland wrestling, what the crowds were like, and how fans reacted to wrestlers like Bobby Jaggers, “Mean” Mike Miller, and Ricky Vaughn (better known as Lance Von Erich) on top of the cards.

1985 was also the year of the first WrestleMania, so find out what it was like to be a territory wrestler in this era. 

Please consider helping with Jerry’s medical expenses as he battles stage 4 colon cancer.

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Portland Wrestlecast: Mike Masters on the Buddy Rose-Matt Borne backstage fight

Posted on by Jim Valley

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 and Matt Borne over Buddy’s real life marriage to Matt’s sister. You’ll also hear the unusual favor Masters did for Rose for $100 and Stan Stasiak’s gross ritual for every road trip.

Enjoy this very informative and interesting episode detailing the Portland, OR, wrestling territory.

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Figure Four Weekly 11/28/2016: Buddy Rose investigated by CSAC for getting too much heat

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When we last left you, “Playboy” Buddy Rose, real name Paul Perschmann, was in the middle of a mess with the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC). While he had already been able to get out from under a case where he got in trouble over a match that had a referee bump, the latest issue in that went on from late 1978 through 1979 was a bit more complicated, Sandi Davis, her husband, and her friends were all kicked out of the February 20, 1979 card in San Jose because Rose and his manager, Ken Ramey, got the locker room to agree not to wrestle unless she and her friends were kicked out for being abusive. Davis’s group, of course, complained and said they did nothing of the sort. It turns out that Rose and the rest of the boys had a good reason to object to Davis’s presence, as she had been a thorn in their side for months.

For whatever reason, the situation escalated to the point that Janet Haeling, a State Investigator for the Department of Consumer affairs, was brought in to look at the situation. Haeling turned in a nearly 1,000 word report, and these are some of the key highlights/takeaways:

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Figure Four Weekly 11/17/2016: More on Buddy Rose

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During his time splitting time between the Portland and San Francisco territories, Buddy Rose continued to make trouble with the California State Athletic Commission throughout 1978 and 1979. For some reason, all of the incidents appear to have taken place in San Jose, like the one discussed last week where he was being penalized for a ref bump. Below is the assigned inspector Jim Robertson’s letter to the commission about the ref bump match. While he gives a different date in every space where it’s mentioned, it appears to be the same incident with the wrong date given:

10/30/78

[To] James Baiz[,]

October 17, 1978 Wrestling Show at San Jose

On October 17th, 1978 I attended the wrestling exhibition held in the Convention Center at San Jose. On arrival I met with John Swenskl the promoter. Mr. Swenskl explained that

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Figure Four Weekly 11/16/2016: Buddy Rose and the California State Athletic Commission

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Buddy Rose was always a troublemaker wherever he went, and northern California was no exception. Brought in as the new top heel while still headlining in the Portland territory, it wasn’t long before he started getting in trouble with the California State Athletic Commission. His first infraction was brought up at the commission’s August 13, 1978 meeting, stemming from a show a couple weeks earlier. From the meeting minutes::

Agenda Item #7F – Consideration of Violation of Rule #816 and Rule #8144

A wrestling exhibition was held on July 27, 1978 in San Jose where it was reported wrestling occurred outside the ring. The wrestlers involved are Dean Ho, Buddy Rose, Monte Guerra [Note: Your guess is as good as mine as to if this was actually Mando Guerrero], and Texas Red. No inspector was present at this show because no advance notice had been filed with the Commission; a violation of Rule #814. One wrestler, Buddy Rose did not appear even though he had received a subpoena. It was the recommendation of staff that Mr. Rose be cited for contempt for failure to appear.

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