Pro-Wrestling on the Pacific Coast

This video is a little overview of the notable personalities, places and events along the Pacific Coast on the United States. It mainly focuses on the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. From the boom days of Roy Shire in San Francisco and the peak of the Los Angeles promotion to the heydays of pro-wrestling in Hawaii and Don Owens' legendary Portland Wrestling in the Pacific Northwest, pro-wrestling has always been exciting and dynamic in these areas along the Coast.

Opening Reel - Dutch Savage

A famous San Francisco Battle Royal; Pat Patterson (a), Billy Graham and Ripper Collins; Bombs Away by Patterson, The Cow Palace, Jules Strongbow (a) in "Road to Zanzibar", Freddie Blassie x2 (a), Chavo Guerrero & Victor Rivera, Dean Ho (a) vs. Don Muraco; Mr. Moto (a) chopping Wilbur Snyder, Kenji Shibuya, Curtis Iaukea (a), Iaukea vs. Wahoo McDaniel, Pedro Morales (a) attacking Johnny Barend; Ray Mendoza; Patterson, Graham (a), Collins with Pepper Martin; Porkchop Cash; Apolo Dantes & Francisco Flores; Don Muraco (a), The Destroyer x2 with Buddy Austin; Pampero Firpo/Missing Link (a) x2; "Great Mephisto" Frankie Cain (a) & Archie Moore; Mephisto loading his boot; Hawaii Card; Hady's interview with Blears interrupted; Roddy Piper vs. Chavo; Patterson helping Dr. Ken Ramey out of the cage; Coloso Colosetti; Moondog Mayne (a) eating a goldfish; Don Carson vs. Ciclon Negro; Gordman & Goliath; Blassie & John Tolos (a) x3; Bob Roop attacking Kevin Sullivan's (a) dad; Pepper Gomez, Morales jumping onto Gomez's iron stomach, "Texas Red" Red Bastien (a); More Battle Royal footage; Dick Lane; Barend, Beauregarde & Collins; Collins & Austin vs. Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Shane; Peter Maivia clips & mag. cover; Rocky Johnson footage; Don Leo Jonathan; Bob Roop (a); Rick Martel; Mr. Fuji; footage of Blears dropkicking Baron Michele Leone; Bockwinkel-Blears-Jumbo Tsuruta in Hawaii; The Olympic's marquee; Chavo tempts fate by spitting in Judo Gene LaBell's face; Mil Mascaras; Mr. Paul DeMarco & Lars Anderson (a) confront Renner; Pepper Martin's sleeper, a sleeping Lars, Jim Hady & Billy Whitewolf chasing Barend & his partner; Ray Stevens (a) & Hank Renner; Stevens & Patterson; Stevens' legendary corner bump with Andre the Giant; Blassie settles in

Portland Wrestling; Dutch Savage (a) & Renner; Dutch & Al Madril; Bull Ramos (a); Ramos & Iron Shiek; Roddy Piper (a) with Buddy Rose, Ed Wiskowski and Killer Brooks and the wheelbarrow of belts; The Sheepherder (a); The Von Steigers, Stan Stasiak's heart punch; Sam Oliver Bass; The Grappler (a); Jesse Ventura (a) & Ramos; Andre & Jimmy Snuka; Billy Jack Haynes (a); Rose & Wiskowski (a); Mad Dog Vachon; Art Barr & promoter Sandy Barr; Al Madril (a); Scotty the Body (a); Dynamite Kid & Rip Oliver; Mayne & Tony Borne confrontation; Piper vs. Rose (a); Jay Youngblood chops Rose; Piper & Don Owens.

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[Buckeyecat2002]

If anybody has any Paul DeMarco matches, please post. DeMarco was as dynamic as Goldberg and had some of the best technical skills ever. He was big in the San Francisco Bay Area, Alll Star Wrestling/ Hank Renner era.

[wrestlingscout]

I heard a reference to a clip of Joe Scarpa (Jay Strongbow) and DeMarco in Georgia from 1969. Although I don't know how available this footage is, but at least it exists!

[phildirt3]

put the names with the pics please

[wrestlingscout]

please see the description...s'all there.

[sportofwrestling]

Moondog Ed Moretti has done two interviews with us at sportofwrestling. com and both interviews focused on Roy Shire and his promotion in San Francisco, we talked about all the greats, as well as how the promotion got started, and eventually went out of business. Both interviews are available for members, and memberships are just $5.00 a month

[wrestlingscout]

I actually heard your plug on B&V and was thinking I'd check it out sometime.

[wrestlingscout]

I intend to do Canada, which will include Vancouver. The Pacific Northwest is so unique because of the overlap with Canada. Not to mention things like AWA in Winnipeg, Stu Hart running Montana, Mid-Atlantic stars in Toronto and the Detroit-Windsor-Toronto ties. I'd really like to give Canadian promotions their due in a Canadian video.

[MWMTalent]

OMG! I just relived my youth. The only thing missing was Dick Lane shouting "whooooaaahhh nellie!" Thank you for posting this awesome video!!!

[ph1sh100]

Seattle center arena Dutch Savage Jonathon Boyd....best match I ever saw

[ok nilem]

I grew up watching these giants, and it brings a tear to my eye to see that they will be remembered. God bless Paul DeMarco, we had some great times in Sacramento. You will always be number ONE!

[siblis20]

I used to watch this all the time when I was young in the early 70's. I heard they erased all the footage out becuse tape was very expensive back than.

[Buckeyecat2002]

Thanks for the info. Happy Easter, 2012.

[Ask1Trainer]

Memories!

[mkl62]

I hope that there is some footage out there of Buddy Austin. In 1963, he and The Great Scott held what is now the WWE Tag Team Championship.