# Ringside in Rose City #34 – February 1969: When the Snow Melted… Everything Exploded

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Podcast: [Portland Wrestling](https://stenobird.com/podcast/portland-wrestling-7406807)
Published: 2026-05-07T13:42:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frank1794/episodes/Ringside-in-Rose-City-34--February-1969-When-the-Snow-Melted-Everything-Exploded-e3j0f1f
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Ringside in Rose City #34 – February 1969: When the SnowMelted… Everything Exploded One ring. One city. A thousand stories. And this week… the storm clears—and the chaos begins. After surviving one of the harshest winters in Oregonhistory, Ringside in Rose City returns to February 1969 —andsuddenly, Portland Wrestling isn’t fighting the weather anymore… It’s fighting itself. When Lisa Hughes spins the wheel, the envelope reads: “PSA February ’69.” And what follows is a month where every rivalry thatsimmered in January finally boils over. Three Teams. One Territory. At the center of it all: • The Von Steigers – still clinging to the tag titles through every trick in the book • Shag Thomas & Luther Lindsay – the powerhouse challengers who just won’t go away • Lonnie Mayne & Tony Borne – reunited as the Unholy Alliance , more dangerous than ever Titles change. Matches end in chaos. And every finish somehow makes things worse. This isn’t clean wrestling… This is territory warfare. Feuds That Won’t End February delivers some of the most creative—andbrutal—booking you’ll see: • Bloody disqualifications that help the babyfaces • Referees getting taken out in the middle of matches • Headbutts, chairs, and bodies going through walls • A Texas Death Match that doesn’t just settle things… it extends them And through it all… Lonnie Mayne evolves into something darker— a heel so intense the newspapers start calling him bloodthirsty.” A Night to Remember – February 26, 1969 The biggest crowd in Portland Sports Arena history— 2,200fans —packs the building for a card that feels like something bigger: • Lou Thesz vs. Luther Lindsay – pure wrestling, noshortcuts • Stan Stasiak & Buddy Marino vs. Mayne & Borne – new blood meets chaos • John Tolos and Bulldog Bob Brown add…

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