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38: 876:). Frank Culbertson, Jr. (born ca. 1959), an advertising representative for the station, served first as ringside announcer and later as executive producer. KWBP changed hands in December 2002, and the new owners dropped virtually all local programming from its lineup, due to a decline in fan base. This development occurred at the same time Portland Wrestling was having major difficulties with the Oregon state government, in particular the athletic commission and the 2346: 633:, including the World Champions of both the NWA and AWA and the World Tag Team Champions of the AWA all defending their titles. With this card, PNW accomplished something the WWF/WWE had yet to achieve: a sold-out Coliseum. Barry Owen claimed that this event had the highest attendance ever for a sporting event at the Coliseum. The show saw the final match in the Buddy Rose-Roddy Piper angle as its main event, just weeks after both men appeared at 666:
into national promotions with nationwide television deals ran most local or regional wrestling concerns out of business. This left few territories for younger wrestlers to develop their skills, especially early in their careers, thus leaving very green talent for the non-national promotions. By 1987,
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Wrestling on television became a hot commodity during the 1980s. In 1982, Elton Owen, who had continued working in the family business as his brother Don's right-hand man, retired. Elton died a short time later. Don's son Barry Owen began promoting in Washington. He would then take over promoting
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in a multi-year-long angle, with the highlight being Rose stealing Piper's kilt and burning it in the Sports Arena's balcony/press row in 1981. Fans watching the match on TV called 911 and firefighters were dispatched to the arena, only to find the building in fine condition when they arrived. (Shows
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On May 10, 2007, Culbertson, who was still running the operations of the promotion, was arraigned on charges of aggravated theft for allegedly embezzling US$ 10,000 from Portland-based Broadway Cab Company, where he had been working in the accounting department as a controller. This event came as a
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In 1996, Matt Borne became booker of CWUSA and crowds began to rise. Sandy Barr abruptly closed Championship Wrestling USA in 1997. The remaining weeks of television that had been purchased on KOIN were filled with programs from 1993. Matt Borne joined up with Ivan Kafoury, who owned a local radio
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bought into Don Owen Sports and began promoting PNW cards in the state of Washington. The Owens' promotion faced opposition from several "outlaw promotions" throughout the 1970s, but remained strong. Eventually Owen's reputation as a honest, well-paying promoter drew a more national level of talent
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Herb Owen started out just promoting boxing matches, but soon began promoting wrestling matches as well, focusing on lightweights. During this time, sons Don and Elton Owen began helping their father in the family business, helping set up cards and even stepping into the ring on occasion to box or
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Don Owen continued to run wrestling shows throughout Oregon and Washington until April 30, 1992, when he retired and sold the entire company, minus the Sports Arena, to Portland Wrestling's referee and future promoter Sandy Barr. The Portland Sports Arena, as well as a former supermarket building
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returned to KPTV. That year, management changed within CBS Television and PNW's regionally broadcast wrestling show was dropped which subsequently led to Harry Elliott's retirement in 1968. Frank Bonnema, an on-air personality in KPTV's sports department, took over the announcing duties at that
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promotion in Dallas, which produced several talent exchanges – the most famous of which was when Adams and Parsons were sent to World Class in 1983. Both men became two of the most famous non-Von Erich wrestlers in the promotion's history and became Texas mainstays throughout the rest of their
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The physical belt that was used as the NWA Pacific Northwest title was used at various times by its owner Len Denton before being sold on eBay in 2006. The last title claimant was local wrestling historian and part-time pro wrestler Matt Farmer, who defended the title at local
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in 1961, Don Owen occasionally promoted wrestling cards at the venue, drawing good crowds. On September 17, 1966, Harry Elliott promoted and Don Owen booked one of the biggest matches ever in Seattle, packing out the Seattle Center Coliseum with 15,500 fans to see
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and IGA Wrestling. Barr created new titles for the promotion and abandoned the previous titles. As Barr faced challenges when dealing with the Oregon state athletic commission similar to what Owen faced, he decided to move the promotion across the
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PNW took a number of hits in the late 1980s. Changes to a centralized Oregon Boxing and Wrestling Commission began to affect the industry, through new rules and fines levied at wrestlers and promoters. Additionally, the expansion of the WWF and
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hosting duties, dying ten days later. On October 9, veteran announcer Don Coss, who had filled in as host during this time, officially took over the announcing duties. Coss had previously announced televised wrestling matches in
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was canceled in December 1991 after airing every week for 38 years. It was the longest-running non-news program on American television at the time of its cancellation and the third-longest-tenured U.S. program overall behind
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was not an NWA member. Due to legal problems the company's owner encountered, the promotion was forced to close down in 2007 and the owner sold his ownership rights to former announcer Don Coss. Coss, in conjunction with
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was a rather basic television production even by 1970s standards: the program did not air in color until 1972. Even after that, it would occasionally still be produced in black and white if KPTV was airing a
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In 1942, following his death, Herb's son Don took over the company. In 1944, Don Owen promoted several cards with women wrestlers, until female wrestling was outlawed in Oregon (as it would be until 1975).
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A new wrestling promotion emerged in 2000, calling itself "Portland Wrestling" and claiming to be a restart of the original Pacific Northwest/Portland Wrestling. It stressed a title lineage (through
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Despite losing its regionally broadcast television program in 1967, Portland Wrestling was still doing well. In 1968, Owen bought and renovated a bowling alley at 8725 North Chautauqua Boulevard in
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On July 10, 1953, Don Owen started what was the first regular professional wrestling program on television. Pacific Northwest Wrestling aired a weekly 60 minute live program originally called
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Pacific Northwest Wrestling started in the early 1920s when a former world middleweight and world light-heavyweight (Australian version) wrestling champion by the name of Ted Thye came to
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wrestling champion, and later the school's wrestling coach, began working for Don Owen as a referee and putting on spot shows in the territory. In 1958, Elliott obtained a contract with
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Between 1976 and 1985, "Playboy" Buddy Rose became famous for drawing more money than any other wrestler in the history of Portland Wrestling. In 1982 and 1983, Rose wrestled for the
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purchased the company from the Owen family in 1992 and continued the tradition of professional wrestling in the Pacific Northwest under the name "Championship Wrestling USA."
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Portland Wrestling was forced to close its doors in July 1992. The closure came as a result of a slowdown in professional wrestling during the early 1990s, a declaration of
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was formed in 1948 with Don Owen as one of the founding members. This started the beginning of what became known as NWA Pacific Northwest (Portland Wrestling).
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for a couple of years, but was never given a stable timeslot. Barr would continue to run weekly shows until shortly before his death on June 2, 2007.
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the weekly Friday night shows in Eugene as well as spot shows, eventually promoting most of the shows which had previously been promoted by Elton.
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to the PNW territory. As the roster grew, so did the number of shows: in addition to Sports Arena tapings and a regular weekly stop in
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were shot "live to tape" at that time, with little editing and commercials inserted while the program was being shot.)
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home game on a Saturday night, as the station had only one live production truck capable of broadcasting in color.
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surprise to Don Coss who, in light of Culbertson's criminal charges, has expressed uncertainty on the future of
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program was syndicated to stations throughout the Pacific Northwest in an edited 60-minute version known as
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from the Alliance's inception in 1948 until 1992. The area was brought to its prime by Herb's son,
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The 1970s continued to be good to Portland Wrestling, with the addition of such superstars as
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Sandy Barr continued promoting wrestling in the Pacific Northwest under the company names of
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Independent professional wrestling promotions based on the West Coast of the United States
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Don Owen was the last remaining NWA charter member whose territory was still operating.
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on September 25, 1982 after suffering a heart attack. Bonnema would not return to his
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Championship Wrestling International Alliance International Heavyweight Championship
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and Los Angeles promoter Mike LeBell. Beginning in the late 1970s, Rose feuded with
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On May 21, 1985, in honor of the Owen family's 60 years of promoting wrestling, a
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Don Owen, making ring introductions at the Portland Sports Arena in February 1983.
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Championship Wrestling International Alliance International Tag Team Championship
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On January 21, 1986, Portland Wrestling held a followup to the supercard, called
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come to the territory. During this time, John Harrison "Harry" Elliott, a former
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for PNW that same year and had a hand in developing younger talent such as
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station, and created the new Portland Wrestling. They ran shows at the
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until shortly before his untimely death on October 5, 1982 at age 49.
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The 1950s were good to Portland Wrestling, seeing wrestlers such as
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In late 2000, wrestling returned to Portland with the opening of
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In 1991, Pacific Northwest Wrestling's main television sponsor (
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to broadcast Seattle-based wrestling matches throughout all of
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Championship Wrestling USA Northwest Tag Team Championship
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made his pro debut in front of a crowd of over 700 fans.
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World Light Heavyweight Championship (Northwest Version)
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in 1955. Along with the move came the show's new name,
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appeared for the company. Others such as Roddy Piper,
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PW Pacific Northwest Light Heavyweight Championship
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he ran, were eventually acquired by a local church.
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For several years during the 1970s and 1980s, PNW's
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Index

Portland Wrestling
Pacific Northwest Wrestling logo
Portland, Oregon
Don Owen
Sandy Barr
professional wrestling
companies
Portland, Oregon
National Wrestling Alliance
Don Owen
bankruptcy
main television sponsor
KPTV
WWF
Sandy Barr
Len Denton
NWA PNW Championships
Roddy Piper
Portland
boxing
wrestling
Jack Dempsey
George Wagner
Eugene, Oregon

National Wrestling Alliance
Tacoma, Washington
KPTV
KOIN-TV
Ed Francis

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