Episode
Mid-Card Chronicles #11 – The Ones Left Behind
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- Portland Wrestling
- Published
- May 15, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 471
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Summary
Mid-Card Chronicles #11 – The Ones Left Behind Main events get remembered. Champions get photographed. But this week… we look at the wrestlers who proved one hard truth about the territory system: Talent alone didn’t guarantee your spot. In Episode #11 of Mid-Card Chronicles , Frank Culbertson closes out the series by focusing on four wrestlers whose careers reveal how quickly momentum could shift in professional wrestling—and how even accomplished performers could suddenly find themselves pushed aside. Because in Portland Wrestling…sometimes being good wasn’tenough. John Anson – The Wrestler Replaced No story in this episode captures frustration quite like JohnAnson . Again and again: • Winning tag titles • Building momentum • Finding success Only to suddenly be replaced when bigger names or hotterprograms emerged. First it was Ron Bass moving on to a bigger feud. Then Bull Ramos stepping in to take his partner. And yet outside Portland? Anson had championship credentials everywhere: • Detroit • Los Angeles • Japan • Vancouver A proven champion in one territory… an afterthought in another. That’s wrestling. Frankie Lane – The Connector Some wrestlers leave a bigger impact than fans realize. Frankie Lane wasn’t just a solid tag wrestler and dependable heel. He’s the man who brought a young Jimmy Snuka into Portland Wrestling. That one decision helped launch one of wrestling’s biggeststars. But Lane’s own story was layered: • Tag title runs • Cowboy heel turns • In-ring weddings • Bullrope feuds with Steven Little Bear And eventually… A violent injury in Alabama that changed everything. Rip Rogers – Three Weeks That Felt Real When Rip Rogers returned to Portland in 1980 and defeated Roddy Piper—not once, but twice—it shocked fans. Because in the territory days…you didn’…