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History of Pro Wrestling #59 (January-August 1968)

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in Part 3: The 1960s and a fractured landscape

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History of Pro Wrestling #59 (04:17:43)
Matches from January-August 1968

  • LE PETIT PRINCE vs BOBBY GENELE (01/20/1968; French Catch; 00:07:06)
    Segunda Caida review of the match.

  • BEAUREGARD vs SANDY BARR (02/1968; PNW; 00:01:49)
    Sandy Barr was a Portland-area wrestler, referee, trainer and promoter with a pretty unimpeachable reputation in wrestling, and the father of “Love Machine” Art Barr. Barr stayed semi-active in wrestling all the way to his death in 2007.

  • TONY BORNE vs STAN STASIAK (02/1968; PNW; 00:01:45)

  • SHOHEI BABA vs DICK THE BRUISER (02/28/1968; JWA; 00:18:01)
    Baba really had excellent brawls with the American wrestlers during this time, and this is no exception. 4*

  • BATTLE ROYAL (03/1968; PNW; 00:03:56)

  • BEAUREGARD vs LUIGI MACERA (03/1968; PNW; 00:04:46)

  • BUD CODY vs TOM ANDREWS (03/1968; PNW; 00:02:39)

  • TONY BORNE vs SHAG THOMAS (03/1968; PNW; 00:00:51)

  • TONY BORNE vs SHAG THOMAS (03/1968; PNW; 00:01:21)
    Extremely rare black and white clips in February-March footage of 1960s Portland Wrestling! Tony Borne is of course the father of Matt Borne, and was a major star in the territory prior to the rise of Buddy Rose in the late 70s.

  • RENE BEN CHEMOUL & WALTER BORDES vs INCA PERUANO & ANTON TEJERO (03/09/1968; French Catch; 00:38:15)

  • PAT PATTERSON vs ANTONIO PUGLIESE (03/16/1968; WCW Australia; 00:15:57)

  • EDDIE WILLIAMS vs ROBERT DURANTON (03/23/1968; French Catch; 00:06:14)

  • ROGER DELAPORTE vs VASILIOS MANTOPOULOS (03/23/1968; French Catch; 00:31:54)
    Segunda Caida reviews of the above two matches.

  • SHOHEI BABA vs BOBO BRAZIL (06/25/1968; JWA Golden Series; 00:08:07)

  • SHOHEI BABA vs BOBO BRAZIL (06/27/1968; JWA Golden Series; 00:24:01)
    Great to see fans throwing their seat cushions into the ring as a signal that they loved the match. 3 1/2*

  • BOB PLANTIN vs FRANCIS LOUIS (07/06/1968; French Catch; 00:32:07)
    Segunda Caida review of the match.

  • SHOHEI BABA vs BRUNO SAMMARTINO (08/07/1968; JWA Summer Series I; 00:27:09)
    Yet another great match between these two. 4*

  • ANDRE BOLLET vs JACKY WIECZ (08/24/1968; French Catch; 00:31:45)
    Segunda Caida review of the match.

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