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Northwest Favorites: The Heart of Portland Wrestling – #12

Episode 12 takes a deep dive into three very different careers — a brilliant but troubled natural, a fiery heel who became a legend just north of the border, and a smooth technician who would go on to train some of wrestling’s biggest stars.

Host Frank Culbertson covers:

🎭 Matt Borne — the intense, gifted second-generation star whose Portland roots shaped a career that took him from Mid-South to WWF to Japan, and ultimately into theunforgettable Doink the Clown persona. A raw, emotional talent whose life was as dramatic outside the ring as inside it.

💎 Tim Flowers — “Diamond Timothy Flowers,” the unpredictable, sharp-edged heel who wasn’t booked strongly in Portland but became a major star and successful promoter in Vancouver. Wild, charismatic, and fiercely respected by those who knew him.

🔧 Tom Prichard — the polished technician who captured multiple Portland tag titles, wrestled Ric Flair for the NWA World Title, starred in the WWF, and later became one ofwrestling’s most influential trainers, helping groom future megastars.

These weren’t the megastars — they were the fan favoritesand fierce rivals who defined an era and gave Portland Wrestling its identity.

Based on The Encyclopedia of Portland Wrestlers by historian Mike Rodgers, available now on Amazon.
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