Buddy Rose v Roddy Piper - PNW Title Lumberjack Match

[@johnmontgomery9100]

Portland Wrestling was something special.

[@Psi_Cop]

Watched this with my dad back in the day. We didn't have a lot in common. But we liked watching wrestling with a tub of popcorn

[@anthonywilson4181]

I grew up near Portland, this was my Saturday night in front of the TV.

[@josephtelegen8754]

As a territory nerd, Portland tends to be the one locale that never disappoints. Rose (and DeBeers) were so good as the heel tandem that everyone else was elevated chasing them.

[@PTownPiper]

Best match of all time hands down!! My dad and his best friend used to hang out with Roddy Piper, Jesse Ventura and Bull Ramos after the matches. He used to go with his buddy's to these matches in the 70's.

[@duckdodger3080]

Two Pacific Northwest Legends who will be long remembered RIP Rose and Piper/

[@russ-ebert]

Thanks for this upload. Awesome. Truly a lost era for what is now Portland and Oregon, a completely different world. Thanks again!

[@edwells4769]

Sad, isnt it

[@russ-ebert]

@@edwells4769 Yes, it really is. I miss it all.

[@1thepner]

Awesome! Thx for posting, nice to hear Frank Bonnama announcing again. RIP Frank and Rowdy.

[@SUPERNUTKING]

back in the good ole days of wrestling when there wasn't on the pomp and circumstances. I watched these 2 go at 100's of times, R I P Roddy & Buddy you 2 can sit with Dutch & Frank and have a few cold ones again

[@TravisTarrant]

Rest in peace Rowdy Roddy Piper. You are loved and missed.

[@TheStuport]

Travis Tarrant Hot Rod was a Classic "Old School" Villain!! One of the very few who could be brutal yet have a distinct fan following as he did his dirty work!! "Rasslin" lost a True Legend! Cheers Travis man

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Both these guys have died ...

[@FlyGuy2000]

I always loved it when Sandy Barr would get distracted by someone outside of the ring and a teammate would pull some shenanigans while his back was turned. This was a great match!

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

I always thought Sandy's son , Jesse , was going to be a bigger star than he became .

[@kevindouglas5333]

He actually turns and looks and sees him in the ring

[@jayvallandingham2406]

Best $2.00 I've ever spent. Seen many matches in that place. 1967 thru 1980 they had a pretty good run.

[@TheMatthew5252]

I've watched a lot of matches from different territories like Memphis, Georgia, etc... There was nothing like Portland Wrestling. So exciting. Some of the greatest talent has come through here. I consider Frank Bonema to be right up there with Gordon Solie and Lance Russell. Piper vs Rose was Piper in his absolute prime. Rose carried the territory on his shoulders for years. Portland Wrestling in the 70's and early 80's was second to none. And yes, I'm biased. After all, I'm a Portlander.

[@jaliscoyguerrero]

My dad came to the us in the late 70s and told me when he was in Portland he would watch buddy rose and roddy piper

[@dpurplefox]

rip Adrian adonis,Tim Brooks Buddy Rose Roddy Piper .

[@tcda3640]

Old skool... indeed...

[@bradd9326]

The steel cage hair vs hair match would top this. Unfortunately it occurred on a Tuesday night, and at the fairgrounds because it allowed a bigger capacity than the Portland Sports Arena.

[@THEBODYPRACTICE]

PURE GOLD!!!

[@musicman32]

Thanks for sharing. Been going through old Piper videos. Love this!

[@tomkeithley8598]

Two of the greats man. They knew how to tell a story.

[@TPain79lawguy]

Roddy Piper was destined for greatness, and he fulfilled his destiny.

[@russellloomis4376]

I loved Piper's Pit. I'm just now discovering his wrestling outside the WWF/WCW.

[@buhnerboy1974]

Never realized Adonis was in our territory. But I grew up in the Billy Jack Vs Rip Oliver era.

[@TerrickTerran]

It wasn't a long run but he did appear there for a bit post California pre AWA.

[@simplysteve68]

Also both Haynes and Oliver, were here in the DFW,Tx WCCW Von Erich territory, in the mid to late 80s before switch to USWA.

[@puck30]

Back when Portland Wrestling was king.

[@darkstar6909]

I remember this one!!!!

[@TheMikeypop]

Fun match, thx for sharing. I had no idea until today that there was wrestling in Oregon back then! The Rowdy one will be missed, so many great memories. :(

[@RingOfFireProWrestling]

Mike Popowich Really?? Portland Wrestling has a long tradition dating all the way back to the 1890's. The first World Wrestling Champion was crowned in the Pacific Northwest, one of the first Tag Titles started in the NW, and we have the honor of being the first territory to ever have a black man hold an NWA singles title in the United States. We bred countless legends, including Piper, Ventura, Snuka, Adonis, Gorgeous George, Scotty the Body, Brian Adams, Curt Hennig, Art Barr and a slew of other greats. We even had a guy named Mike Popovich!! Stick around, you might like what you discover in our collection of over 3,000 videos dating back to 1977!!

[@westsideflyer7559]

The Owen Promotion was one of the most respected in the country. Don Owen made fair deals, paid what he said he was going to pay and paid it on time. Many wrestlers were willing to take the extra time to come to Oregon because they didn't have to put up with any of the foolishness of other promoters. The NWA Champion made a yearly trip to Portland. There are videos of Ric Flair wrestling Buddy Rose. The NWA Champion's main job was to make a trip into the territories, put the belt up and make the local hero look good to fill the seats in the future.

[@davidwesley2525]

@@RingOfFireProWrestling Don't Forget Billy Jack Haynes. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@SunbeamsSting]

Great match! Thanks for posting.

[@RingOfFireProWrestling]

+SunbeamsSting Glad to have you here!! There are over 3,000 other videos dating back to 1977 on here, though I can't guarantee all of them are good!! Come join us at facebook.com/LegitProWrestling for an even more interactive PNW wrestling experience and to see a slew of pictures dating all the way back to 1900!!

[@SunbeamsSting]

Wow awesome! I'm going to check it out!

[@namelessentity5851]

Thank you very very much for these matches! I remember reading about Pacific Northwest in the 'Apter Mag's' back as far 82' I recall the Grappler,Matt Bourne (two of my faves) Rip Oliver and Billy Jack Haynes,being just a few of the Big Cats,wrestling out your way.So happy I now get to finally see them,and more in action for Pacific Northwest.I mainly saw them wrestle in Texas,Central States,Mid-Atlantic/Georgia.etc....I saw a good deal of Wrestling from the 'Territories' when I was young,but I never got to see much (if any) West Coast and Pacific action.Thank you for archiving this footage,this to me,is equivalent to a Philatelist coming across a rare and valuable Stamp. P.S. Being fairly close to Calgary,and to San Fransisco and L.A. did PN ever share talent with,or do cross-promo's with any of those territories? I know a touch about Stampede but,beyond the Samoans being larger then life in San Fransisco,and I heard of a few L.A. Wrestlers like Jack Armstrong,and Jerry Graham,California wrestling from the 70's and 80's,is still murky to me.Think Mr.Fuji and Prof.Toru Tanaka did a lot of business out West.

[@namelessentity5851]

BTW I would NEVER have believed somebody if they had told me that 'Killer' Tim Brooks had been a 'Face' The Bad Man from Waxahachie,Texas playing 'Baby Face' For shame! Timothy! And Stasiak too?!?! Two mean old Polaks (not an insult,I am a Polak) Like Stasiak and Wiskowski would have made one Hell of a Heel team,to me.Yes,Stasiak was actually Croatian but,Western Slav,Southern Slav.....same Family.

[@PleiadianExpressProductions]

lol i used to read about the areas you saw in apter mags while growing up on PNW at that same time in the early 80s now i had an aunt and uncle id go stay with for the weekend now and then and they had one of those old expensive giant c band sat dishes and when I was there i was in heaven i got to tune into all of the territories that i kept up with in the apter mags!!!!! You mentioned Killer Brooks yeah this is also the only area that adrian adonis and smaller known wrestler as well named ron star who wrestled in other territories well this was the only place ever that they ever did face stints!!! In fact that is all they were those two when here!!!! The portland sports arena was the total forbeaer pIoneer to the ecw arena!! One strange thing thou as i have seen every territory there ever was at one time or another back then and PNW was the only one to never have managers like non wrestling managers that were always at ringside with you if you were a heel!! strange how they never even for a small time had them and it was common place everywhere then and was everywhere!! lol great memories

[@duckmangooo7376]

1979, Saturday night, Portland Wrestling, not much better than that.

[@russellloomis4376]

I totally dig your channels name. I had to join it. 😂 Also this has to be one of the craziest finishies ive seen in a while. Thank you for posting.

[@DustinBlythe]

That belt looks like it got 2nd place at the local 4H fair.

[@MyNameIsCurrentlyUnavailable]

Dustin Blythe POP! Also the said the match is sanctioned by National Wrestling Association!

[@WhitneySmith-ey7dl]

Sad to think all the wrestlers of my youth have departed except Jesse Ventura

[@topherbarrow4631]

Those were the days.

[@rayjohnson4741]

Rest In Peace Rowdy Roddy Piper

[@edwells4769]

Little late

[@MyNameIsCurrentlyUnavailable]

When rasslin’ in your territory was basically the center of the Earth! In a converted 2,000 seat bowling alley called a Sports Arena! 😎😎😎😎😎

[@bradd9326]

The Portland Sports Arena. On N. Chautauqua.

[@kevindouglas5333]

Bingo halls like the ecw arena

[@paulross9287]

I remember seeing wrestling at the Armoury in NW Portland.

[@loveinactionnow3368]

i used to watch these two (and portland wrestling) when i babysat on saturday nights! :)

[@davepedersen2115]

I used to watch on Saturday nights when I was getting babysat!

[@frakplease3771]

Used to watch, no sitter ! 💥

[@randyhutchinson9910]

what a match!!!!!

[@anthonythegreat72]

WWE needs to jump into a time machine and live in this past life.

[@garysherwood382]

Great match,thanks.

[@greenlawler]

I really think Portland and Memphis were the best territories..."they got it" .

[@johngallagher72]

Mid South was really good . Calgary was good to. Texas was also really good when the Von Erich were at their peak.

[@tlbradio]

Definitely underrated

[@ElectricStrider1]

Love those old school belts. Ugly as sin but lots of character.

[@reynaldoreyes9927]

September 24,1978 was Roddy Piper's.last day in NWA Hollywood (le belles). Piper debut in PNW (Portland, Oregon) 10/7/78- 9/2/80, MACW 10/7/80

[@TheStuport]

I "see" a lot of Owen Hart in Al Wiskowski.....TY for the posting!!

[@RingOfFireProWrestling]

***** Ed Wiskowski became better known as Col. DeBeers.

[@TheStuport]

***** YES....I remember him doing his Col. Debeers "gimmick" now that you mentioned it....me thinks he was in AWA as that character too....Great info...Thanks...Cheers

[@1thepner]

Hey, this is now years later...I grew up two blocks from this arena. Ed Wiskowski was known here as the "The Polish Prince" before becoming the South African DeBeers. Wiskowski was always a heal, but a huge draw.

[@TheStuport]

STILL love to hear these great stories from "The Territory Days"....thanks for sharing 1thepner

[@westsideflyer7559]

Ah, Wiskowski was good and a good friend to Rose but Owen Hart was something else. They never were in the same promotion (I think) so it's hard to compare them.

[@kevindouglas5333]

Never seen the airplane spin used in a match

[@georgeiron8399]

I miss wrestling

[@Sargebri]

Tim Brooks a babyface in Portland. Of course, a lot of guys who were heels in the other territories were faces in Portland and vice versa.

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

How could a mug like Tim Brooks make a convincing Babyface ?

[@madbrowniac7871]

It was the rarest of Territories indeed. Lord Jonathan Boyd was a young Face up Portland way in the late Seventies!🤔😉🎤🤼‍♂️B.W.

[@lynchie137]

When the Playboy was actually close to 220 pounds....

[@davidwesley2525]

Later He Weighed 300+ pounds 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stevejohnson1577]

That’s 225!!!

[@32alltheway]

When the territories still existed

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

They could again but you could not call it wrestling ...call it combat sport , grappling or shooting or anything else but not wredtling . Most people think wrestling is cutting an in ring promo and high spots .If they came thinking they would see that and got this they would never come again .Better to re-educate people .

[@hottwheels6785]

Buddy rose wife beater ask tony rae

[@williamamacker3119]

Hot Rod Roddy Piper Awesome always RIP

[@MyNameIsCurrentlyUnavailable]

At 2:09 Referee Sandy Barr is sanctioned by the National Wrestling *ASSOCIATION!* 🤪

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Lol Lou Thesz had one of their belts

[@MyNameIsCurrentlyUnavailable]

Andrew Gardener GOOD HISTORIAN, salute!

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

@@MyNameIsCurrentlyUnavailable I won a trivia contest when I correctly guessed how many National Wrestling Alliance World Championships Lou Thesz had won . Everyone else knew he won 6 NWA World Championships but only I remembered one of them being a National Wrestling Association World Championship and said 5 .

[@MyNameIsCurrentlyUnavailable]

Andrew Gardener that’s over as fuck! Best I ever did was get suckered into calling WCW hotline, “won” a WCW CREW T-shirt after spending $25 bucks answering trivia anybody who ACCIDENTALLY watched WCW could’ve answered correctly🤗

[@Redwagonride]

Great match RIP Roddy and Buddy. What year is this. Pipers in such great shape then.

[@RingOfFireProWrestling]

Redwagonride 1979. Dates are always listed in the description of the matches on this channel.

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

It has to be the 70s because he was still wearing tartan trunks .

[@scottanderson8167]

Buddy Rose was a specialist at losing in lumberjack matches

[@davidwesley2525]

Buddy Rose was a specialist Losing to Rowdey Roddy Piper. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@trapperdan]

Great goddamn match!

[@Doug41160]

It's strange hearing cheers for Killer Brooks!

[@KelleyM462]

That was a good match

[@paulcoy9060]

4:25 Does the announcer say they had a match on the 8th "the first Tuesday of the Month" ? Did he mean the 1st, which would have been the first Tuesday?

[@burnjburn]

He was the best announcer to ever hold a mic better than Solie and JR put together. PW was never the same When Frank Bonnema died.

[@garbageday587]

What year was that match ?

[@eoinMB3949]

Wow that is a very leanlooking Adrian adonis

[@DungTran-li2wn]

i came here because of chael sonnen

[@countrydawn418]

Belt was Great.

[@madbrowniac7871]

A guy indelibly associated with the creation of classic Memphis lunacy in Dutch Mantell was one of the ringside Lumberjacks! Wonder if he ever teamed with Dutch Savage...😂🎤🌹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤼‍♂️B.W.

[@doghead87]

I've been watching lots of these matches. Buddy was legit over in the Pacific Northwest. He had great psychology, incredible timing and could work his ass off. Buddy should have been a bigger talent on the national level. He would have been a great heel IC or US champion.

[@madbrowniac7871]

Miss Sherri Martel guided him and Doug Somers to The AWA World Tag Team Championships in the late Eighties where they feuded charismatically with the duo of Scott Hall and Curt Hennig. And Buddy Rose himself would've been an intriguing challenger for either Nick Bockwinkel or Stan Hansen on a frequent basis. All three (especially Bockwinkel) were darn eloquent on The Mic.🤔🎤🌹🤼‍♂️B.W.

[@davel7791]

I saw Buddy Rose wrestle Bob Backlund for the WWF title. I don’t remember what year it was.

[@doghead87]

@@davel7791 very cool man. Those matches were good as well. Both could work with anyone. I loved how Backlund gave Buddy some credit and props in his book. You just don't hear Buddy's name getting thrown out there enough.

[@doghead87]

@@madbrowniac7871 I'm honestly surprised that Buddy wasn't a regular challenger during Curt's AWA title reign. They were familiar with each other and I think they could have some solid matches. Same with Rick Martel's reign. I still think had Buddy gotten out of the Northwest on a more frequent basis he would be remembered in a better light. So many people think he was just a WWF jobber with a big belly. The man was literally Portland Wrestling for so, so, so long.

[@frakplease3771]

What a finish

[@markm8311]

Now that's going back a ways in times. Look how young they are. Look how skinny Buddy Rose is.😅

[@XLordLeamingtonX]

Rose was a good worker and a great heel. Even when he got really obese he could still take bumps and flip out of the ring. Kinda like Adonis. It was a shame McMahon made him into a joke. Kinda funny though, Wiskowski gets in the ring and starts beating up Piper, the ref turns around and looks at it twice and acts like he saw nothing. LOL sloppy refereeing.

[@burnjburn]

Sandy was the Best!!!

[@Fang_Face]

Killer Tim Brooks! Are you fawkin kiddin me!?

[@THECLARENCES]

Love! Love! Love! xoxo The Clarences (robert, erin & leslie)

[@RingOfFireProWrestling]

THECLARENCES Thanks for watching!! Glad the fam is having fun reliving some amazing wrestling moments!! There's plenty more Portland Wrestling where that came from, so stick around!!

[@THECLARENCES]

***** Welcome! Thanks! Can't wait for more! We are good friends of Allan Bolte, legendary San Francisco ring announcer! We will be starting a wrestling podcast along with Fred L. very soon! Maybe you can be a call-in guest?

[@RingOfFireProWrestling]

THECLARENCES I'd be happy to!! I do Hart Beat Radio with Bruce Hart every couple of months and would love to participate in another!! Come check us out at facebook.com/LegitProWrestling

[@THECLARENCES]

***** Awesome! Thanks! We are gonna "like" that page right now!

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Neither of these guys were as heavy as billed .

[@nicholasbintner4677]

I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum...

[@davidwesley2525]

I'm out of bubble gum.😆😆😆❤❤❤

[@dnx112]

Arn anderson sr as ring announcer.

[@HeathInClearLake]

All these years later, and I still hate Buddy Rose.

[@frakplease3771]

😂

[@madbrowniac7871]

In 1979 "Bad News" Tim Brooks settled the matter with two Legdrops! Hmm...🤔🎤🌹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🐶🤼‍♂️B.W.

[@jamesamsler2418]

Adonis looks kinda in shape!!!

[@asukalangley6494]

If you screw with the Man, you'll have to pay the Piper! RIP O" Rowdy One.

[@rockinyouallnight]

Billy Jack had a left hook from Hell. He probably still does.

[@christopherjenkins1176]

Piper-V-Rose in PNW.

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Easy Ed

[@rodzor]

16:56

[@randyhutchinson9910]

Hot Rod Piper, was not, a wrestler, he fought for a living, just like YOU, he told me so

[@robbhooper7577]

Piper was very slim then. So was Rose.

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

I guess that everyone had no problem throwing the Playboy back into the ring. After all Buddy Rose is a slim trim 217 lbs. 😂

[@charlesharrisjr9909]

Buddy Rose is 262 LB????? Naaaah!!!😆😆

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Maybe 240 but probably a little lighter . Piper was not 255 lbs either 225 more likely

[@johngallagher72]

Hes 216 pounds .

[@vlogger4567]

Rose even looks slightly athletic in this match.

[@dnx112]

Killer Brooks had a great elbow.

[@HawklordLI]

No way Piper weighed 251lbs. here, lucky if he was 175.

[@rowds]

He was around 6'1''. 175 at that height would be real stringbean, I am 175 at 5'9''...not big but not rail thin. He would be rail thin and he just isn't, my guess would be around 225-230.

[@trinityj1]

He's not less than 220lbs. With that much muscle, at his height, if he were 175 he'd be super cut.

[@Tatsukoi.muffin]

5:00 what 12:06 omg!!

[@sammydabull4001]

I would HATE TO RUN THOSE ROPES !!!😖😖😖😖 I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MUCH IT WOULD HURT ,JUST RUNNING THE HOSE COVERED ONE WILL LEAVE WELTS AND BRUISES WHEN THEY BITE BACK THESE look like STEEL CABLE WRAPPED IN DUCK TAPE 🙄🙄. I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR THESE OLD School PROS.🤜🤛 I'M SHUR ONLY PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE BUSINESS UNDERSTAND.🤷

[@brucehauge1391]

Piper couldn't weigh more than 220lbs here. LOL

[@centrist1008]

Wow, what a roster

[@vlogger4567]

Jobber vs. jobber match

[@damien5138]

Worst lumberjacks ever