Episode
Ringside in Rose City #35 – March 1969: Chaos, Chains, and the Road to Memorial Coliseum
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- Portland Wrestling
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- May 14, 2026
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- 4341
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Summary
Ringside in Rose City #35 – March 1969: Chaos, Chains, and the Road to Memorial Coliseum One ring. One city. A thousand stories. And this week… Portland Wrestling completely loses control. When Lisa Hughes spins the wheel, the envelope sendsFrank Culbertson and Portland Wrestling historian Mike Rogers into March 1969 —a month where the feuds stop simmering and start exploding. The crowds are back. The Portland Sports Arena is packed. And every major rivalry in the territory is spiraling into violence. Billy White Wolf vs. Everybody No wrestler dominates March 1969 quite like Billy WhiteWolf . Fresh off returning from injury after the Von Steigersshattered his nose, White Wolf spends the month tearing through opponents in brutal Indian Death Chain Matches : • Kurt Von Steiger • Karl Von Steiger • Lonnie Maine And somehow… he survives all of them. The chain matches become so violent the newspapers describe them as: • “Blood splattered” • “One-sided beatings” • And even claim White Wolf “almost scalped” Karl Von Steiger (As always, some language from 1969 reflects a verydifferent era and newspaper style than today.) At one point, six wrestlers literally drag Kurt Von Steigerback into the ring against his will so White Wolf can continue the match. That’s not modern wrestling. That’s territory chaos. The Unholy Alliance Grows Stronger While White Wolf is fighting the Von Steigers… Lonnie Maine and Tony Borne are becoming one of the hottest heel teams Portland has ever seen. • Banned from buildings • Constant interference • Referees knocked unconscious • Police officers stationed around ringside in Eugene • Chairs, chains, and flying knee drops everywhere And through it all… Lonnie Maine evolves into something even darker. The papers call him: • Belligerent • Bloodthirsty •…