Tag: Mike Rodgers
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Portland Wrestlecast: A talk with Nick Wayne’s grandfather ‘Moondog’ Ed Moretti
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…
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Portland Wrestlecast: ‘Excitement in the Air’ author Mike Rodgers returns
The Pacific Northwest wrestling expert talks to Jim Valley about more Portland wrestling stories. The Portland Wrestlecast returns with part two of our conversation with author and historian Mike Rodgers. We talk about some of the famous wrestlers that worked in Portland like Greg Valentine and Bobby Shane, and the incredible rib Dutch Savage and…
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Portland Wrestlecast: ‘Excitement in the Air: The Voices of NW Wrestling’ author Mike Rodgers
Happy American Thanksgiving from The Portland Wrestlecast! Author and historian Mike Rodgers joins me for a conversation about all things Portland Wrestling like his thoughts on the Portland episode of Vice’s Tales from the Territories, a very funny story about Dutch Savage and salmon, Matt Bourne, just how cool Roddy Piper was, Lonnie Mayne, Tony Bourne, Buddy…
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Portland Wrestlecast: ‘Excitement in the Air: The Voices of NW Wrestling’ author Mike Rodgers
Happy American Thanksgiving from The Portland Wrestlecast! Author and historian Mike Rodgers joins me for a conversation about all things Portland Wrestling like his thoughts on the Portland episode of Vice’s Tales from the Territories, a very funny story about Dutch Savage and salmon, Matt Bourne, just how cool Roddy Piper was, Lonnie Mayne, Tony…
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Portland Wrestlecast: Mike Rodgers on 30 years of Pacific Northwest history
Fresh off last week’s Cauliflower Alley Club reunion in Las Vegas, I talk with this year’s recipient of the James Melby Award, Mike Rodgers. The Melby goes to the pre-eminent journalists in wrestling and our Dave Meltzer won it two years ago. For 30 years, Mike wrote “Ring Around the Northwest”, a wrestling newsletter focused…