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Ringside in Rose City – Episode 47: We Haven't Mentioned These Guys Yet – Part 2

There are the legends everybody remembers—and then there are the wrestlers whose names can suddenly unlock a memory you haven't thought about in fifty years.

This week, Frank Culbertson and Portland wrestling historian Mike Rodgers pick up the conversation that became too big for one episode. We Haven't Mentioned These Guys Yet – Part 2 digs even deeper into the wrestlers who passed through Portland—some for only a handful of matches, others for longer runs, and more than a few who went on to fascinating careers elsewhere.

Among the stories are Bill Watts, who wrestled exactly one Portland match before becoming one of wrestling's legendary promoters; Prince Kumali, whose Northwest appearances were his only North American wrestling run; Randy Morse, the big man who toured Japan and survived a frightening accident at the Portland Sports Arena; and Sailor White, who eventually found championship success in the WWF as one of the Moondogs.

Mike also makes the case for one of Portland Wrestling's great missed opportunities—masked babyface Super Hawk, a talented luchador with an impressive career in Mexico who Mike believes could have become something special if Don Owen had given him a bigger push. The conversation also revisits Super Ninja, The White Avenger, Clay Spencer, and the wonderfully ridiculous story of Terry Gibbs losing a Loser Leaves Town match... only to return later that very night under a mask as The Georgia Jaw Jacker.

Then it's back to wrestling's earlier years with Luis Martinez, Larry Chaney, and Tarzan Tyler, as Frank and Mike uncover stories of championships, friendships, tragedy, unusual gimmicks, and even a possible historical connection to the loaded boot that would eventually become synonymous with The Grappler.

And of course, Card Shark returns. Lisa deals Mike three mystery wrestling cards, including a loaded 1962 Los Angeles card and a 1977 Detroit lineup. But the real surprise comes with the final card: a 1989 Pacific Coast Championship Wrestling show in Oregon City that just happened to feature a young announcer named Frank Culbertson behind the microphone. Somehow, Mike fails to recognize the most important wrestling card in human history. Lisa, meanwhile, just keeps dancing.

It's an episode built around one of the things that makes wrestling history so much fun: not every wrestler becomes a legend, but every wrestler adds another page to the story. And on Ringside in Rose City, Frank and Mike believe every page is worth reading.

Hosted by Frank Culbertson and Portland wrestling historian Mike Rodgers.

One ring. One city. A thousand stories.

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