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Left My Wallet: Jim Valley’s Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame candidates
Image: Oregon Encyclopedia Left My Wallet returns with our annual Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame talk with Jim Valley. Before that, we talk superheroes and what Jim is watching from both the Marvel and DC Universe, the remake of The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes, 80’s sitcoms, television theme songs, and a great story from the…
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Portland Wrestlecast: Portland Wrestling TV signs off
This is a free show. Just click below to listen. On December 28, 1991, a Pacific Northwest institution came to an end as Portland Wrestling signed off the air. Originally started in 1953, Portland Wrestling is still one of the longest-running shows in TV history, even longer than WWE Raw. On this 30th anniversary edition of the Portland Wrestlecast,…
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Left My Wallet: Invictus Khash on AEW Dark experience, Iran upbringing
Image: Invictus Khash Left My Wallet is back with AEW Dark regular Invictus Khash who is training with QT Marshall at the Nightmare Factory and is an underrated worker that more fans should be talking about. The Buddy Wayne trainee joins the show to talk about coming to America from Iran at age 10, soccer…
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Left My Wallet: Pro wrestling phenom Nick Wayne
Left My Wallet returns with 16-year-old wrestling super phenom Nick Wayne. Nick is one of the brightest, rising stars in wrestling today and the son of the great Buddy Wayne. In addition to training Nick, Bryan Alvarez, Darby Allin, and countless other fantastic workers, Buddy was a great friend of mine. I have known Nick…
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Portland Wrestlecast: The WON Hall of Fame case for Don Owen
The following is a free show. Just click the red button below to listen. It’s Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame season and if Portland Wrestling promoter Don Owen doesn’t make it in this year, he’ll fall off the ballot. On this special episode of The Portland Wrestlecast, historian Matt Farmer and I talk about the…
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Portland Wrestlecast: Larry Oliver on 1990 in the Pacific Northwest
The following is a free show. It has taken a little over a year, but the Portland Wrestlecast has returned with part two of our interview with Larry Oliver, son of the late Rip “The Crippler” Oliver who passed away in 2020. In this episode, we go back to 1990 when a young Oliver broke into pro…
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Portland Wrestlecast: Growing up as Rip Oliver’s son
On this special edition of the Portland Wrestlecast, Jim Valley talks with Larry Oliver, son of the late northwest legend Rip “The Crippler” Oliver. Larry talks about what it was like growing up and going to school in a time when wrestlers and their families had to protect the business. For Larry it wasn’t unusual for…
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Portland Wrestlecast: Johnny Mantell on Roddy Piper, funny ribs and more
The Portland Wrestlecast is back with even more stories from the Pacific Northwest wrestling scene that you have never heard before. This week’s guest is Johnny Mantell, the former wrestler probably best known for working in World Class, Mid South, and Los Angeles while hIs brother, Ken, booked in Dallas. Johnny wrestled in Portland in…