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Portland Wrestling Obscurities: Forgotten, Brief, and Barely Remembered: Episode 8: “Mysteries, Manilows, and Missed Opportunities”
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🎙️ Episode 8: “Mysteries, Manilows, and Missed Opportunities”
Some wrestlers leave behind titles and legacy. Others leave behind question marks.
This week on Portland Wrestling Obscurities: Forgotten, Brief, and Barely Remembered, Frank Culbertson takes you through four of the strangest cases to ever hit the Rose City ring:
Joe Atkins – a wrestler who may not have even existed.
Terry Bradshaw – no, not the quarterback, but a Barry Manilow lookalike who lost every match.
Mike Hennessy – the hair-match victim of Buddy Rose who walked away to join the military.
Wayne Bridges – a British star who Portland fans barely got to see.
From phantom wrestlers to overseas legends, these are the names history almost forgot—but we’re bringing them back to the spotlight.
📚 Inspired by The Encyclopedia of Portland Wrestlers by Mike Rodgers—available now on Amazon!
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