Posted July 16, 201312 yr comment_5552259 Wanted to start a Portland (PNW) thread to get some of the best matches here brought up by fans who watched it... There are a TON of matches I have questions about, but for me, first up is 1980...what were some of the great matches from that year? All other years apply as well obviously, but 1980 is the first I wanted to know about from those that know it well!
July 16, 201312 yr comment_5552305 Buddy Rose vs Rick Martel from 1980 is great. Not sure of the exact date, but it's on YouTube in 4 parts. You should probably watch some other stuff first and build up to it if you are going to go through a bunch of footage. Maybe Matt D or Dylan can give you an overview of the best stuff.
July 16, 201312 yr comment_5552307 I can't vouch for these myself, but here are the ones I've seen get the most praise: Buddy Rose vs Rick Martel (04/26/80) Roddy Piper & Rick Martel vs The Sheepherders (05/03/80) Buddy Rose vs Rick Martel (05/10/80) Roddy Piper & Rick Martel vs The Sheepherders (05/31/80) Buddy Rose vs Butch Miller (06/07/80) Buddy Rose & Ed Wiskowski vs Roddy Piper & Rick Martel (08/02/80) Roddy Piper vs Ed Wiskowski (08/23/80) Buddy Rose vs Roddy Piper (09/13/80)
July 16, 201312 yr Author comment_5552308 Are either of those Rose vs. Martel matches the 2/3 falls match? I didnt know they had two matches in '80 - fuckin fantastic... Thanks for the info so far.
July 16, 201312 yr comment_5552310 They are both 2/3 falls matches. I think every singles match listed here is.
July 16, 201312 yr Author comment_5552312 Shit, that's right...its PNW...almost all were.....even better!
July 16, 201312 yr comment_5552313 They're all 2/3 falls. Most of the Ricky and Roddy tags are good. For a bit of variety, there's a good Buddy Rose/Steve Pardee match which is basically a 2/3 falls squash match.
July 16, 201312 yr comment_5552317 Honestly? If you have the time and care about this stuff at all, there's absolutely zero reason not to go on youtube (it's all on one channel) and go through the near entirety of 1979 that's posted there. If you want to go for DVDs for quality and to watch on your couch, or whatever, nab Will's Buddy set, but that doesn't have all of the matches posted (and some aren't quite as good as the rest, of course, but I think all are worth your time). In general, there are over 25 chronological matches from 1979 posted right now, surrounded by angles and promos, and I can't think of a reason why anyone wouldn't watch that way if they had an interest. I'm very, very happy that I took the time to do so and excited to continue watching that way.
July 16, 201312 yr Author comment_5552321 I will jump on there tonight and take a look... I have one of my PC's hooked up to my old school 36" CRT TV in the man cave, so old videos on youtube or local to my machine play great on there and I can sit on my large chair and watch them... Which channel was it?
July 16, 201312 yr comment_5552324 PM Sent. He breaks up the 2/3 falls matches by fall which is a little annoying but you get what you pay for. I love seeing Portland in context, as much as we have at least, as the action's almost universally great, the angles are good, the announcing is enjoyable, and even the sponsors just add to the feel of it all.
July 16, 201312 yr Author comment_5552330 I can always put them together as one file and then watch...so thanks for the heads up...
July 16, 201312 yr comment_5552351 I am too lazy to look, but I think it is the May 1980 match with Rose and Martel that some consider one of the better singles matches ever (I wouldn't go that far but I"ve seen multiple people say that) and the best singles match in the history of the territory (I wouldn't go that far either, but it's certainly upper tier and almost certainly the best singles matches of 1980). For my money Buddy Rose & Ed Wiskowski vs Roddy Piper & Rick Martel (08/02/80) is the best Portland match of all time and probably one of the ten best tag matches I've ever seen. It's also the best match I've seen from anywhere in the world that year - the aforementioned Rose v. Martel is probably my number two.
July 16, 201312 yr Author comment_5552367 Yeah, I did some more research and it is the May match that gets all teh love... But I am gonna watch the first one (4/26) first as I think I have seen teh May match a while back... EDIT- FUCK, I have the 4/26 match right now, will hunt down teh May one....if its better than April then should be a classic. EDIT 2 - Did they have a No DQ 2/3 Falls match as well besides the 2 listed in April and May? I have a disc that has that match labeled on it...from a Portland early 80s set.
July 17, 201312 yr comment_5552406 On that Youtube page I found a 1/?/80 Harley Race vs Rick Martel match for the NWA strap. I haven't had the chance to watch it yet. It sure sounds kick ass.
July 17, 201312 yr comment_5552409 I'm 2 of the 3 falls into it and I have a decent amount to say about it and Harley at some point. I think it's a great example of a lot of the criticisms against Race but also pushes back against the Angle comparisons as well. What it does best though is shows how Frank Bonnema was actually a pretty damn good announce for this sort of thing. once I watch the third fall, i'll write something.
July 17, 201312 yr comment_5552452 On that Youtube page I found a 1/?/80 Harley Race vs Rick Martel match for the NWA strap. I haven't had the chance to watch it yet. It sure sounds kick ass. I sit here wondering how I did not know this existed until right now. Awesome.
July 28, 201312 yr comment_5553672 The 4/26/80 match is the one where Martel gets his leg worked over, right? I thought that was the one that got all the praise.
October 28, 201311 yr comment_5569361 Geez, in the span of about three months in 1980, Portland loses Martel, Piper, Wiskowski, Rip Rogers and the Sheepherders. At this point the faces are basically Jonthan Boyd, Mike Popovich, and Joe Lightfoot, with Dutch Savage "injured" and semi-retired. The army is Rose, a newly debuted Rip Oliver and Cortez the Cuban. And the Popovich thing is about to explode in Portland's face. Are there drawing figures from this era? I'd love to see if Buddy can hold the fort down.
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