Tag: jimmy snuka
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Portland Wrestlecast: Remembering The Iron Sheik
On a new edition of the Portland Wrestlecast, I remember the Iron Sheik who we lost Wednesday at the age of 81. In early 1978, a young Jim Valley saw the Iron Sheik come through the Pacific Northwest. He was only in the territory about six months, but it was a memorable six months: he…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The longform history of pro wrestling in January 1983
My longform pro wrestling history series lands in January 1983 and we now have issues of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter to help us along as well. A lot will happen very quickly in 1983: Jimmy Snuka is hugely popular and seems to be ascending to the WWF title picture, but Nancy Argentina will change all…
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Portland Wrestlecast: Jimmy Snuka’s early career in the Pacific Northwest
On this week’s Portland Wrestlecast, we dive into “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka’s Pacific Northwest career. You probably know about his national career and the very serious allegations revisted against him recently on the Dark Side of the Ring documentary. While he didn’t start wrestling in Portland, Oregon, the Northwest territory played an important role in Snuka’s career.…