PBW 25

News & Notes from The Evening Herald Pelican Bay Wrestling 25 – April 29, 1908 – The Klamath Armory, Klamath Falls, Oregon (Sell Out! 200 in attendance) Dark MatchStan Stasiak beat Doug Somers via body slam – ★ – The fans are 100% behind Stasiak. Loving his wild style. Somers’ win streak ends at 1…

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PBW 24 – Pelican Bay Wrestling

News & Notes from The Evening Herald April 22, 1980 – PNW @ The Klamath Armory, Klamath Falls, OR Dark MatchDoug Somers d. Magnum T.A. with the SOMER’S SUPLEX – ★★ – Doug Somers picks up his second win and it’s a big one over Magnum T.A. Before the match it was reported that Buddy…

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CWFH 20

CWFH 20 from Showcase Theater, Hollywood, CA. March 30, 1980. TV tapings for air in April. vOodOo kAos beat The Hobo via countout after smashing him with the ringsteps – SQUASH Willie Mack beat Ryan Taylor via CHOCOLATE THUNDER BOMB – ★★★★1/2 – Highly competitive match between these two. Mack ends Taylor’s winning streak. Heritage…

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GSW 142 – Main Event Wrestling

GSW 142 – Main Event Wrestling from Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA – March 29, 1980 Leaping Lanny Poffo picked up a DQ victory over Big John Studd when the action spilled out of the ring and Studd refused to stop beating on Poffo – ★★★ – Before the finish, Poffo had been frustrating Studd with…

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PNW 21 – Portland Wrestling

PNW 21 – Portland Wrestling from Klamath County Event Center, Klamath Falls, OR. Magnum T.A. beat Jake Milliman with a BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX – ★ – Milliman gave Magnum a run for his money in this one and after the match, the two shook hands. Brickhouse Brown put Kenny Jay away in short time…

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GSW 141 – Wrestling Challenge

GSW 141 – Wrestling Challenge from Golden State Studios, Burbank, CA. – March 23, 1980 Million Dollar Corporation beat Randy Savage & Lanny Poffo when Ted DiBiase covered Lanny Poffo after an elbow off the ropes – ★ – After the match, Savage, who’d not been able to tag in, attacked DiBiase and the two…

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GSW 140 – Prime Time Wrestling

Card 140 – Prime Time Wrestling featuring matches from The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA. March 17, 1980 In his return to GSW, Rick Rude defeated George South with a suplex – ★ – Bobby Heenan was over the moon with the return of the former champion to his stable. Hillbilly Jim rolled up The…

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PNW 20

PNW 20 from the Portland Armory in Portland, OR. Buddy Rose has brought in Nord the Barbarian to challenge Don Leo Jonathan! Nord the Barbarian beats Nacho Barrera with a LEG DROP – ★ – Not the impressive debut Rose had hoped for but Nord the Barbarian sends a message to Don Leo Jonathan with…

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MCW 33

MCW 33 from the Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN – March 10, 1980 Bill Dundee used a jumping knee drop to beat Ric McCord – ★½ Jackie Fargo resorted to smashing Robert Gibson with the ring bell behind the ref’s back to pick up a win in a great match – ★★★½ In a Grudge Match,…

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MCW 32

MCW 32 from WMC-TV Studios, Memphis, TN. March 8, 1980. Paul Ellering had a little trouble but was able to beat Keith Steinborn with an overhead body slam – ★ – Ellering didn’t look nearly as impressive as Jimmy Hart would lead us to believe. Dutch Mantell made short work of Frogman LeBlanc making him…

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