Ringside in Rose City – Episode 48: August 1969 – Blood, Wire & a New Northwest Champion

Opublikowano: 2026-08-20

Ringside in Rose City – Episode 48: August 1969 – Blood, Wire & a New Northwest Champion August 1969 was a month when Portland Wrestling caught fire—and at the center of it all were Lonnie Mayne and “Ruffian” Rip Kirby. This week, Frank Culbertson and Portland wrestling historian Mike Rodgers continue their month-by-month journey through the territory as a heel-versus-heel rivalry unexpectedly becomes the hottest attraction in the Northwest. Don Owen lets the feud simmer rather than running it every week, and when Mayne and Kirby finally collide, the results are brutal: bloody battles, packed houses, a Northwest Heavyweight Championship change, an...