Billy Jack Haynes Heel Turn - Portland Wrestling April 1990

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Classic Portland Wrestling footage from my collection of over 400 hours of footage that I personally restored. Footage was originally recorded by my friend, Playboy Buddy Rose. After Buddy passed, his widow gave me his collection of almost 900 VHS tapes.
This is the historic (for PNW fans) heel turn by Billy Jack Haynes. Not only was the turn completely unexpected, many people think the post turn interview was quite a bit of shoot. Long time fans of Portland Wrestling consider this one of the most memorable moments in PNW history.
Scotty the Body (Raven) is doing color commentary.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

This is probably the pinnacle of Portland Wrestling's era. Some of the very best independent wrestling in the world at that time. Great wrestling every week.

[@WondersintheSky]

This was AMAZING. One of the greatest wrestling moments of all time.

[@misterio2K]

Wow! that was awesome. I never knew Billy Jack had it in him. Great heel turn.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

Billy Jack has led a very interesting life.

[@kinglord318]

Raven as a color commentator is hilarious

[@diablo666541]

Yes Yesss yessss 😆 🤣 😂

[@OneUltimateWarrior]

His work as Johnny Polo is criminally underrated.

[@duckmangooo7376]

Scotty the body.

[@dt6452]

Good memories watching these guys from the past .

[@haroldplemons2566]

That was true wrestling greatness! It worked on the mic because Billy gave a little of himself in the interview,you could pickup instantly that he believed what he was saying.That artform is dead forever because the one promoter rhat could have saved the biz chose to put everyone else out of business and quit protecting it to do it. Now great regional areas like this are gone forever,thanks vince.

[@ronaldshank7589]

Now, though, look at what's happening to the once-mighty WWF! Oops! I mean...ha ha ha..WW...E! The then-WWF lost the right to call itself the World Wrestling Federation in Mid-2002, and had to call itself World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)! Then, after garnering 10,000,000+ viewers per week at the height of the Monday Night Wars back in the late 1990s, things began to change, and slowly, but surely, viewership began to drop off, to the point where now, WWE only has between 1,000,000-2,000,000 viewers for Raw per week. Smackdown? That is becoming a major joke! Viewership isn't even as high as it is for Raw now! 2 years ago, the attendance at one venue for a Monday Night Raw was so sparse, that people were only paying $11.00 per ticket! Also, they had to use black tarps to close off the unused part of that particular arena, and the camera angles had to be shot in such a way that you wouldn't see the tarped-off parts! Then, just this year, a new Wrestling Organization appeared...AEW (All Elite Wrestling). They claim that they're not trying to compete with WWE, but this ought to be fun to watch! Their early-on ratings suggest to me that, finally, we have a true Wrestling Organization that poses a very pointed, and a very viable, threat to WWE! This oughta be real interesting! Finally, we just might get to see Vince McMahon's ego and stupid attitude cut so far down, that he never recovers! He drew Wrestlers away from other companies, in order to build his "Sports Entertainment" empire, which resulted in smaller companies going bankrupt, and falling like a line of dominoes. Now, let's see what he does, when the very same treachery that he employed against smaller Wrestling Companies turns on him! Vince McMahon forgot something:What goes around comes around! What'll happen to WWE if Vince passes away, and everything is left to Mr. & Mrs. Paul Levesque (Triple H & Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley)?!? Would they try to keep on with the "Whatever's good for business, that's what we'll do"? Let's see what happens next! I'm of the opinion that WWE is the equivalent of an old and nearly blind and deadTyrannosaurus Rex, stumbling it's way right into it's own version of the La Brea Tarpits. We'll see what happens...it oughta be interesting!!!

[@chadcox9311]

Harold Plemons you’re right, but once the internet hit it was gonna kill it anyway, so he really don’t the best thing for himself.

[@necron99.aka-sammyboy92]

Harold Plemons and now vince is old aMs running that into the ground! Thank u vince! Lots of great memories and future memories r gone cuz of you...may u rot in hell!

[@dougiewugs5434]

Vince is the Devil

[@dougiewugs5434]

The Beetlejuice gimmicks were soooo stupid

[@d820m]

I remember the Inside Wrestling article about this turn. it was titled Billy Jack: MANIAC!!!

[@The1baddman]

Billy Jack Haynes,respected and well like in the independent area; overlook and underrated in the NWA,WWF/E.

[@jimmyolsen5897]

I seen him in NWA always liked him

[@diablo666541]

Not anymore he not he Ben blacklisted by every promotion

[@elmalevojj]

I think a lot of times that falls on the creative team or writers that don't know how to use the wrestler in a certain capacity. It's a shame. BJH was huge in the Pacific Northwest region.

[@pyoobez]

Raven sounds like Beavis when he yells "Yes!"

[@jasonkessler7321]

HAHA.

[@davekn74]

I love the excitement of the announcer once Billy Jack starts kicking everyones ass with the "Kendo Stick" I need to hire this dude as my own cheering section.

[@Raksha76]

Damn! Brian Adams from before he was in Demolition!!! oh this is a gem indeed!

[@unclezak70]

Hi - I am the current occupant of this building, and only just realized this was the actual building of Portland Wrestling back in the day, which I loved to watch on TV when I was a kid... These videos are GREAT! Thanks for uploading...

[@MrNWA4Life]

@12thManInTokyo The building has not been torn down. It's now a church.

[@darkstar6909]

I grew up watching it starting back in the 70's, looking back it seemed that a lot of great wrestlers got their start there, and others retired there. It was must see tv for me all through the mid 70's until the late 80's.

[@musicguy64]

Yep, that's him.....or as he was known in Portland, Scotty the Body.

[@tracimarie69]

I LOVED going every Friday night when I was in highschool with my best friend to watch Portland Wrestling, good stuff

[@dougiewugs5434]

What city because it was every Saturday night and Tuesday night at the sports arena in Portland.

[@donleedonnelly757]

@@dougiewugs5434back then Friday night would be at the Lane County Fairgrounds in Eugene and the House of Action the Portland Sports Arena on Saturday

[@rtenny7]

I think the bigger shock was "The Crippler" being a face.

[@jdriguez00]

I remember when I read about this in the pwi sister magazines..

[@lynchie137]

That's where I first heard about this too.

[@jasonroussel9679]

Me too!

[@lynchie137]

Great upload. I remember reading about this in an old wrestling magazine way back when. PWI I think it was. In the article they had a BNW pic showing Billy Jack working over Rip Oliver with the Kendo stick. They made it out to be one of the most brutal beatings ever seen. Now that I've seen the footage, yes it was a brutal beat down for sure. And he seemed genuinely PISSED during the post match interview. Thought he was gonna clock some body for sure. That would have been amazing to see if he just went bat shit and started whaling on random fans at ringside. I mean, who's gonna stop him? No one that's who. Pretty wild stuff happening in Portland at the time. Too bad I missed out on it first time around. Oh, well. At least I get to see clips of it here on you Tube. Keep the classic mayhem comin'

[@fredericwells6852]

PAYBACK WAS A MUTHA' WASN'T IT?

[@lynchie137]

Frederic Wells For sure.

[@randyjohnson7734]

It was a pretty decent time in Portland wrestling.They got a little more modern and brought in good people.Smaller territory small towns but they go every day and one of if not the best promoted and honest promoters longest lasting original NWA promotion. Piper didn't like coming up to Tacoma dome or Portland with Vince cuz he didn't wanna go against.Don Owens and his family etc. I watched Rod walk out against Rude in Tacoma dome and he didn't say a word or look at anyone going in or coming out just stalked in and stalked out. No talk no eye contact orhandshake nothing and he was the good guy against Rude of course.I always felt like not wanting to be there against Don Owens esp at that time around 90-91 when Don was pretty low.And Don was quite an old man by then.Don really made Rod giving him his first real break and helping establish relations for him with triple A in Mexico,Roy Shire in San Francisco and with Crockett.Don never swayed from doing business "the NWA way."He kept good relations with Verne,Ole,Crockett,Roy Shire,Mexico,Stampede and guys like Tim Flowers thru like Kitsap county up into B.C. and Alberta and with Stu Hart of course even after so many started to get desperate and try to cover their own assets,collaborate with some but close others out,try and hire away stars from other promotions all that desperate stuff,&Don true to his character just stayed the course he always had.He was the only person who paid the champion,like Flair for instance,the champions pay plus the champ had 10% of the gate going,but it became something like, A tradition thing & not so much an etched in stone requirement,so most stopped paying it.Don was grateful for a visit from the nwa champ,& true to his character he was the only one that continued to pay Flair the 10% above and beyond.Just everything I've heard and read,great people.Don had a brother Barry Owen who appeared on Portland tv,&his wife I believe was Elice or pronounced Elce Owens,Sandy Barr longtime ref revived it took it across river to Vancouver WA and back to portland,partnered with Oregon Wrestling Fed run by Billy Jack Haynes,Don Voss announcer partnered with others to revive around 02-04 maybe along with Frank Culbertson I believe then it was Portland wrestling uncut now its WCWC West coast wrestling connection executive officer is Len Denton (the Grappler) its on ch 12 kptv now known as PDX tv, as well as on the Fite tv app (I recommend Fite tv app) who carries also Blue Collar wrestling from Portland by Cathy Kemp & husband who were in fact nwa members for the area until Billy took over,they carry a lot of wrestling, WCWC is part of UWN with champ from Hollywood,CWF Arizona,ECCW from east Canada and others,all having local tv, The sanctioning body formed by bill Behrens David Marquez etc after Bruce Tharp took nwa rights briefly.CWF Hollywood is on about 75% of American homes on the CW,a great thing and a big reason perhaps that NWA is using that as somethi g f a home base for now.Enough rambling sorry

[@Panwere36]

Heel turns like this are needed today... but then face turns that are similar are as well.

[@IamGalvatron]

Brian Adams’ timeline around this time is so confusing. He was in WWF by the summer of 90 in Demolition till late 91. He also returned to the Portland territory using the Demolition gimmick. I just never could figure out the timeline he did it in.

[@MajorGenralDizz]

I am a huge Billy Jack Haynes fan. He should have been a champion in many territories back in the day

[@MrNWA4Life]

He was.

[@alexandermacdougall7873]

thiss is awesome. i remember watching back in the day. i always was expecting Rip to turn instead

[@OaktownABQ]

In my opinion, this was the best heel turn in wrestling history!

[@billiam6914]

thanks for the upload 3 year's later I remember this as i was there.That A Hole Billy Jack spit all over me.

[@necron99.aka-sammyboy92]

Billiam really? Like spittle while shouting, or actually spitting into crowd?! Or just kidding , and u meant: you’re using announcers thoughts...cuz when he’s yelling he was having spittle fly all over Don Coss?

[@BeardedMikeG]

I remember that like it was yesterday

[@riprogers8313]

This is heat!!! One turn in ur career and it means big biz!!!not like today where nobody has real heat or is lived cause they go back and forth

[@chris11212]

I remember reading about this in PWI. Damn, this is a gem indeed! Crush in the younger days, Raven as well, and The Equalizer before that stupid Dave Sullivan angle in WCW. I agree if Billy Jerk had made this heel turn years earlier he would've went very far indeed!

[@bradd9326]

Being there every Saturday night was definitely a great time. The heel/face turns were always big news.

[@madbrowniac7871]

Dave "Evad" Sullivan became a College Football Head Coach in Nebraska. Remember that his Storyline Brother Kevin Sullivan in his own JCP days became the "Head Coach" of The Varsity Club.🤔🎤🏈🤼‍♂️B.W.

[@grice40]

Billy Jack had lost his muscles at this point!His mind left him later!

[@nellbowie7986]

thewelshviper did he EVER have a mind?

[@GregoryWeagle]

He got them back when he came to USWA.

[@liamrussell]

raven + joey styles = commentery gold

[@fatdaddyeddiejr]

Nobody living in Portland was going to drive to Oregon City to work out at a gym.

[@zestamaster]

12thManInTokyo and it used to suck less.

[@necron99.aka-sammyboy92]

It use to be kool af. But anyway, u know what space rent costs in Portland now days!!!! Even in 90’s it was crazy, hence out in no man land

[@changoTCL]

EVERY DAG GONE ONE OF YOU IS OUT OF SHAPE

[@oldboy81]

"I'm the big boys"

[@d820m]

@slabtowner here in seattle when i used to watch it was called Big Time Wrestling.......

[@danielbennett6353]

THIS IS GREAT,DON COSS!!!!!

[@Lurvy1963]

Billy Jack Haynes. There was a wrestler that was misused by both the NWA and the WWF/WWE. At least the independent scene at that time took notice of Billy Jack's talent. I knew that bastard Vince McMahon would use him as a midcard grappler than a main event one.

[@stingray2k2]

wow love seeing classic wrestling I grew up watching the mid south territory wrestling and world Class and Georgia Championship wresting cause we had wtbs . wish I could have seen pacific northwest and the other territories .

[@johnathanrush4666]

Someone's getting their own Dark Side episode, I think

[@musicguy64]

Yep, that's Art Barr...AKA "The Juicer" & "American Love Machine"

[@OneUltimateWarrior]

Dark Side Of The Ring Season 6

[@bradd9326]

Scotty the Body was awesome! The last holder of the Coal miners glove 🥊#WhatAboutMe

[@charleswilson4526]

Love the idea but couldn’t he watch the replay to see it wasn’t him?

[@necron99.aka-sammyboy92]

Charles Wilson I think he figured that out, at least as part of the act, but at that point it didn’t matter to him, he was just getting him back from all the crap that he’s done to him over the years! You would come over to my moms house after Friday night house matches, and my mom had to help take care of all those razor cuts on his forehead. Finger still in the blood on our antique couch?

[@m1keybush]

Is that raven doing commentary?

[@chrisuncleahmad]

The master of the full nelson

[@billysikes1374]

I didn't get to watch much.of the Portland wrestling, but these clips are really good

[@alexandermacdougall7873]

good thing he had an extra pair of trunks on. that was convenient lol

[@joshshields9229]

The Juicer was Art Barr. Eddie Guerrero's tag partner, just before Eddie went to WCW. After Art died, Eddie would use the frog splash (Art's finishing move) to honor him. Rey Mysterio Jr. still uses Art's other move as well. He just renamed it The 619.

[@cecehempstead1226]

1:43 "Oh come on now, billy!"

[@KaneRobot]

Weird hearing a yelling and screaming Raven on commentary.

[@yardlet6]

No that was Gulf Coast and Central States.

[@wwffan1967]

When it was big, it was on SATURDAY night tracimarie69.

[@dabh0568]

very cool! how is sammy

[@manzi71]

I know what you mean,brother!One time,somebody threw me a paper airplane that HIT me!!I gave him a legdrop of Doom on his ass!

[@Ptilt]

I was a 13 year old kid dressed up as a juicer in the crowd, as a die hard billy jack haynes i was upset.

[@TheRmm1976]

I love the kenpo sticks and trash cans they used... The trash cans were like aluminum foil! Not sure if anyone ever bought into the idea of those really hurting.

[@mercoid]

TheRmm1976 ...impossibly shiny to be a real garbage can.

[@martinitime1975]

Is that the Juicer? That's "Love Machine" Art Barr, it looks like

[@pitdog34]

I got three words for ya, " I'm takin you out!"

[@gladfan1989]

EDGE: That was 4 words

[@GrimmyDee]

THAT. IS. HOW. YOU. SELL.

[@thatisamazing912]

What does it mean when someone called you a "juicer" in the 90's, in Portland?

[@johnathanrush4666]

It means the makers of "Beetlejuice" won't sue you lol

[@dkoch2]

RAVEN!!! :p

[@studbourbon798]

Billy got a point

[@sr7312]

Raven is horrendous on color commentary here. Unlistenable.

[@randyhutchinson9910]

he was for real at that time, he was busting his backside, and nobody really paid attention

[@mgummer]

bombshell tonight.....

[@fatdaddyeddiejr]

The reason why Billy Jack Haynes's gym failed is the gym was all the way out in Oregon City. Nobody from Portland is going to do a 40 mile round trip to work out in a gym when there's one down the street.

[@greedyd5524]

He expected people to go to Oregon City?

[@fatdaddyeddiejr]

Greedy D nobody living in Portland was going to take the time and drive to Oregon City to work out at his gym.

[@Lewis9709]

5:56, Uh, "I'm taking you out" is 4 words, not 3.

[@RicGillespie]

Yeah, but, "Kiss my ass!", is only THREE words.

[@tcda3640]

Too funny these were the days

[@JakeH3K]

And now he's a murderer.

[@battlestarmarc]

lol 4:54. SHUT UP !!! Billy Jack was awesome.

[@LifeOnWelfareIsGreat]

Why didn't Billy Jack Haynes have that look and attitude when he was in WWF? He probably would have had a better run beyond doing the odd match on Superstars or in a 'main event' on Maple Leaf Wrestling on CHCH. - The main event was usually a dark match from Copps Colosseum (Hamilton) or The London Gardens.

[@chitownace777]

Vince only wanted cartoons like what he did to Terry Taylor,Hacksaw Duggan & The Sheepherders among others

[@nellbowie7986]

I got 3 words for ya! I'm taking you out! Lmao

[@MrHmg55]

He gets around to the three words later when he tells the entire state of Oregon "Kiss My (bleep)!"

[@scottyawesomesauce]

My father was the fire chief in OC and he invited me a along to help inspect the building and got to meet BJH. I was starstruck as a kid watching him on tv then getting to meet him. I remember watching this very moment in my bedroom on a Saturday night. I was so glad I got to meet him beforehand, otherwise I would have been really upset at him for turning.

[@Filmation77]

This almost was perfect but the execution was clunky

[@yardlet6]

@unclezak70 It's a church now,isn't it?

[@OaktownABQ]

Yes

[@Spacefalcon63]

Ummmmm, that's four words Billy.

[@diablo666541]

Billy whack Haynes voice is so high pitch

[@donwilcox728]

Maybe, just maybe, the greatest heel turn in pro wrestling history.

[@aaajimmyb7472]

Wow Billy finally who up and told the it like it was the place sucks then now and forever. He also knew the place was a big 10-200. Great promo from a great wrestler

[@changoTCL]

HE HIT ME FROM BEHIND WITH THAT DAG GONE GARBAGE CAN

[@danorthsidemang3834]

CAUWUSS.

[@daviddavidson8050]

Classic heel turn, totally unexpected and out of the farthest of left fields possible. Scotty the Body (Raven)? Lolz. Character was still developing. But the Raven is still being quoted forever more. Forever more intended.

[@Fultonfalcons86]

That is what his wife said r4ight before he murdered her pathetic hink of crap

[@nellbowie7986]

Billy Jerk Haynes

[@jeffm26]

as said by the late great Bobby Heanen

[@southwardwill]

portland was routinely one of the worst territories there was

[@MrNWA4Life]

Idiot.

[@michaelreeves3637]

This is......not great.

[@rkish1969]

He couldn't cut a promo with a chainsaw

[@bigdickdudley9119]

End my pain richards

[@jacobjones788]

So, Raven from the 90's saw a heel turn happen....what does he do?...Easy......Go bat shit crazy.

[@GregoryWeagle]

Hot take: Scotty The Body/Johnny Polo were better characters than Raven. Raven was great and all; but Scotty was the funner character.

[@markallenkellner]

Is that Raven on commentary?

[@01musicfan]

Yes, it's Raven before he was Raven. He was going as Scotty the Body at the time. He was good on the mic and way better gimic then that Raven bull shit in my opinion.

[@danorthsidemang3834]

"I'm the big boys"

[@dougiewugs5434]

Back when wrestling was fun

[@kestill]

I remember PNW when i was a kid, there was no wrestling like it.... I miss it compared too how wrestling is now... Those were the good ol days

[@jeffm26]

Yes, I remember being there that night. I had to look at the crowd several times for my girl and me along with my friend and his girl...we always sat off to camera left about middle row middle seats....it was off the hook that match...I had a hard time watching the ring and Scotty the Body in the crows nets going crazy. ahhh I would have loved to have taken my sons to the Portland Sports Arena in their youth

[@cbpointblank]

lol... "You like midget wrestling, do ya?" Classic.

[@jayc6395]

scotty flamingo

[@nothinmn2]

oh my god I remember this like it was yesterday!!! I was sooo pissed BJH was one of my favorites! It is crazy to soo how many the top guys came from Portland!

[@kevinheard139]

Good ol portland wrestling.

[@PFlaw317]

I agree Billy Jack shoulda been a heel in New York. He would have been "in the building" with that persona. Nice heel promo. RIP Bryan Crush Adams

[@maziku4749]

great promo

[@purdhupley7864]

Raven totally marking out was just glorious.