RIP Jim Crockett Jr.
The promoter that brought some of my absolute favorite moments ever in wrestling. He's a large part of the reason for me being a lifelong fan.
With STING's retirement pending. 1st time I saw him live was in January of 1989 when he came to Portland and Seattle.
He wrestled Ric Flair both nights and the matches were excellent!
Here is a pic of Sting at Portland Sports Arena with Flair and Roddy Piper.
Gorgeous George pay for a week tour of Northwest in 1950:
6.19 Seattle WA: $615
6.20 Olympia WA: $213
6.21 Vancouver BC: $458
6.22 Bremerton WA: $310
6.23 Tacoma WA: $568
6.24 Eugene OR: $285
Total: $2,449 (Today: $26,023)
Imagine what professional wrestling would look like if Ring of Honor never existed?
We can confidently say that wrestling is in a better place due to ROH's existence.
Legendary Frank Gotch took two straight falls from Dr. Benjamin Roller at the old Seattle Coliseum Theatre 111 years ago today!
*pic was from next year at World's Fair in Seattle.
One of KERRY VON ERICH's final matches took place in the Pacific Northwest.
February 5, 1993, he wrestled JIM NEIDHART in FORT LEWIS WA in front of close to 3,000 fans.
Next night they had a rematch in KAMIAH IDAHO (pic).
#IRONCLAW
To watch
#BlackWidow
at home for $30 when it's released isn't as steep as it seems. Shit u go on a date to the movies, boom 45 bones just for the tickets. Get a soda and a popcorn, that's easily another $493.95 right there.
My estimations spending $30 at home saves u $678.92!
Why was Orndorff so successful against Hogan you ask?
His intensity! Despite the SIZE difference. Paul gave off the aura that he COULD beat Hogan, which was not something most of his challengers were able to do.
People believed his toughness!
Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia's Washington State Wrestling License applications.
Father and Grandfather of
@TheRock
Rocky was for Vancouver BC & Seattle promoters as a rookie. While Maivia was working for Don Owen out of Portland.
Interesting that Google has an image of The Great Gama (Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt) on it's main page. Celebrating the famous wrestlers 144th birthday.
The only other wrestler I've seen Google feature was El Santo.
What's so great about this weekend in Chicago is millions of dollars of revenue will be generated by professional wrestling.
zero of those dollars are coming from a WWE produced event. This is great for the future of pro wrestling here in the United States.
Both women were beat up from their grueling week at the WWE MYC. It did not stop
@tonistorm_
and
@nmatthewsninja
from having a tremendous match last night in Seattle!
Photo by:
@Ukulele_Punk
"Playboy" Buddy Rose was the wrestler who got interested in wrestling. He later became a friend, and a mentor to me. Buddy passed away 10 years ago today and I want to take this time to remember him.
The May 1972 match between a young Jean Ferre (Andre the Giant) and Don Leo Jonathan was one of the biggest matches in Montreal history.
RIP Don Leo Jonathan
It's come out that Rene Goulet passed away May 25, 2019 but wasn't made public at the time.
Rene was a longtime wrestler, and was a long tenured employee of WWE.
It was 3 years ago today
#DEFYWrestling
held it's first event headlined by
@CodyRhodes
taking on
@swerveconfident
!
What an amazing ride it has been these past 3 years. Want to thank everyone that has contributed to making DEFY the success it is!
LIVE TOMORROW on
#AEWDynamite
from Indianapolis
Grand Slam World Title Eliminator Tournament Quarterfinals
@DarbyAllin
vs
@thenickwayne
Can the prodigy defeat his mentor to advance to the Semifinals THIS SATURDAY in Cleveland at
#AEWCollision
?
Don’t miss Dynamite @ 8/7c on TBS
Five years ago today DEFY 1 took place! We kicked the door down that night and started a new Legacy in the Pacific Northwest!
Headlined by Cody Rhodes vs Shane Strickland!
Thank you to EVERYONE who has helped make DEFY into what it is today!
@defyNW
Life is wild! 30 years ago I would drive to Seattle, go to Video Hop to buy/rent weekly NJPW VHS tapes (and buy weekly pro & Gong as Uwajimaya)
Last night, our team brought NJPW to Seattle and helped produce
#NJPWStrong
.
Wrestlers: Time to retire spitting water into the air.
We're in the middle of a pandemic and it's a bad look, not to mention it potentially puts people at risk.
There are many people close to Terry Funk who have spoken with him over the past few days who have dismissed the claims being spread.
Until the family makes an official statement, please stop spreading rumors.
Really sorry to report that member of the famous Romero wrestling family and friend Chris Youngblood (Romero) passed away at the young age of 55. His older brother Ricky confirmed this morning.
Chris was a really great guy and will be greatly missed.
This tweet I sent out years ago. It was rules to follow when working for All Japan Pro Wrestling.
This was a document Chris Youngblood gave to me from one of his many tours for Giant Baba.
Vert Vixen was an incredible champion. In and out of the ring, she is a stellar example of how to build a great career.
Keep an eye on her. This is just the beginning...
One of the most important matches in Mexico's history took place 68 years ago.
El Santo took the mask of Black Shadow, in what may be the most important apuestas matches in ever.
Today is what I consider my 30th anniversary in professional wrestling.
It has brought so many people into my life that I am grateful for. Despite all of its challenges, it has been very rewarding.
Was good waking up to some positive news about our buddy
@JimValley
this morning. He's got a fight in front of him so let's keep him and his wife in our thoughts!
BREAKING:
DEFY Wrestling has signed a broadcast deal with PlutoTV!
Watch the debut this morning at 10am PST on
@PlutoTV
ProWrestling! (CH 732)
Further details will be released later today:
The biggest box office attraction in the history of professional wrestling, Jim Londos. Was billed at 5'8" and 200lbs. In reality he was even smaller than that.
Laughing at ppl complaining that
@MarkoStunt
is too small & a “disgrace to pro wrestling!” Funny thing is I thought the same thing about
@reymysterio
the first time I met him in 93. I also saw
@TheUltimoDragon
get REAMED out by his boss when he first brought Rey to Japan in 95.
STING made his Portland debut January 12, 1989 at the FAMOUS Portland Sports Arena!!
That night he wrestled Ric Flair, with Roddy Piper in attendance.
Tonight! He comes back to Portland at
#AEWDynamtie
@Sting
@AEW
@TonyKhan
🚨🚨🚨HAPPY DEFY DAY🚨🚨🚨
TONIGHT
#DEFYWildOnes
You can watch for FREE on Pluto TV Pro Wrestling (CH 732) on Saturday, April 30 at 11 p.m. Eastern (8 p.m. Pacific)!
Since everyone enjoyed this: Here is a 6 days of Gorgeous George's pay in the Northeast in 1950!
4.28 Buffalo NY: $1,298
4.29 Binghamton NY: $435
5.1 Portland ME: $260
5.2 Providence RI: $724
5.3 Hartford CT: $705
5.4 Boston MA: $1,007
Total: $4,426 (Today: $41,032) Not bad!
Gorgeous George pay for a week tour of Northwest in 1950:
6.19 Seattle WA: $615
6.20 Olympia WA: $213
6.21 Vancouver BC: $458
6.22 Bremerton WA: $310
6.23 Tacoma WA: $568
6.24 Eugene OR: $285
Total: $2,449 (Today: $26,023)
Andre the Giant Washington State wrestling license application, settlement sheet, signature sheet (w/Piper, Rose, Borne, Youngblood) and newspaper ad (Mar 25, 1978)