The scene is Portland lore -- wrestlers became stars; kids clamored for autographs ... was worse than a death," he said. "I didn't want to watch wrestling. Even if the TV was on, and wrestling ...

They were among Oregon's biggest athletic heroes, regularly recognized on the street and mobbed for autographs. In the 1920s and '30s, as their sport evolved from legitimate competition to ...

“It was in Portland and something that my family watched. It was something that we also did together.” Patterson began building his collection of wrestling memorabilia when he couldn’t find ...

But you can’t have any other wrestling on your channel. And so financially it was a no brainer for Channel 12. Goodbye Portland Wrestling. Hello WWF. Miller: Kerby, what do you think was lost ...