“Portland Wrestling”
Sports Arena
Portland, OR
2/9/83
 
Don Coss and Dutch Savage open the show.
 
Coss, “Welcome to the 'House of Action'! The wrestling world is still talking about the fallout from the eight man tag team match from the last 'Portland Special'. The 'Playboy' is even more obnoxious, if that's possible. Maybe tonight he will be taken down a peg, or two.”
 
Savage, “Young Matt Borne and Jimmy Snuka make a great tag team and I think Rose is going to get a lesson.”
 
Coss, “That's our main event, Rose and Oliver vs. Borne and Snuka, but that's not all. We will see Sheik Ali Hasan make his TV debut tonight.”
 
Savage, “Last week, we say him escape from handcuffs. If he disappears in mid-ring tonight, I quit, you'll never see me again.”
 
Coss, “I hope that doesn't happen. Let's get to the ring and see the 'Rock and Roller' in action.”
 
Match #1
Buck Zumhofe def. Verne Siebert, w/Dropkick
 
Sheik Ali Hasan is in the Crow's Nest.
 
Coss, “With us is Sheik Ali Hasan. Mr. Hasan, you have been impressive as a wrestler and as an illusionist. You are a different type of wrestler.”
 
Hasan, “I am different from these cowardly, sniveling Americans you have sen here before! I am a proud Sheik from Arabia! I am the wealthiest man in wrestling and the best wrestler in the game! Bring on all these weak Americans, Sheik Ali Hasan will destroy them all!”
 
The Sheik reaches into his trunks and a large fireball appears. Coss and Savage step back.
 
Coss, “This man is mysterious and dangerous!”
 
Match #2
Sheik Ali Hasan def. Terry Adonis, w/Camel Clutch
 
“Playboy” Buddy Rose and the Army are in the Crow's Nest.
 
Coss, “With us are Buddy Rose and the Army. Mr. Rose, your team got the win on Tuesday, you must be very proud.”
 
Rose, “Proud? You must be kidding! We're disgusted that we even had to wrestle those morons. Ed and I should be taking the tag titles back from Billy Jerk and Stasiak, not wrestling some punk like Borne.”
 
Coss, “Well that brings us to tonight. You and Rip Oliver take on Jimmy Snuka and Matt Borne. Sunka wants the Northwest Title and has come very close to taking it from Oliver.”
 
Oliver, “I'll take this. Snuka, go back to Fiji and pick pineapples! I've had this title for a long time and I'm not giving it up, not to you, or anyone else. Buddy and I just might fix it tonight so you never wrestle again! That's just the mood we're in!”
 
Coss, “It looks like emotions are running high. We have a great tag team main event, now let's see the Assassin in action.”
 
Match #3
The Assassin w/”Playboy” Buddy Rose def. Pat McGinnis, w/Piledriver
 
The New Zealand Sheepherders are in the Crow's Nest.
 
Coss, “With us are the New Zealand Sheepherders. Gentlemen, you took care of Dean Ho and Rocky Della Serra last week. This week you have Northwest Tag Team Title matches signed against Billy Jack and Stan Stasiak.”
 
Williams, “OHHHH, Bloody Don Coss, it's bout time we get title shots! We have won titles all over the world! We won the Northwest Titles five hears ago! Now we want them again, right Cousin!”
 
Miller, “That's right Cousin, no American team can beat us, everyone knows that, OHHHHH!”
 
Coss, “Always an interesting interview when the Kiwis are here. Let's see them in the ring.”
 
Match #4
The New Zealand Sheepherders def. Tiny Anderson and Moondog Moretti, w/Double Gutbuster vs. Moretti
 
Coss, “Our main event is next.”
 
Main Event, Two out of Three Falls
“Playboy” Buddy Rose and Rip Oliver vs. Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka and Matt Borne
 
First Fall-The Portland crowd is on the edge of their seats. The bell rings and Snuka and Oliver start things. Snuka is aggressive and Oliver uses it to his advantage. He lures Snuka into the corner and he and Oliver work over the Fijian. Borne tries to help, but each time, referee Sandy Barr stops him and the Army inflicts more punishment on Jimmy. Finally Snuka escapes and tags in Borne. The youngster holds his own and the fall is wild and unpredictable. The end comes when Snuka hits the Superfly Leap on Oliver for the three count.
Winners-Jimmy Snuka and Matt Borne
 
Snuka and Borne are in the Crow's Nest.
 
Coss, “Gentlemen, great work. You're up one fall to none.”
 
Borne, “Jimmy and I are unstoppable! Rose, Oliver, we're coming for you! We've got one, now we'll get the second one!”
 
Snuka, “Oliver, Rose, you're on borrowed time! We are ready for you and I'm ready to take that title. It's just a matter of time.”
 
Coss, “When we return, our second fall.
 
Second Fall-Rose and Oliver are desperate and they wrestle like it. It's a close fall, but Rose uses the Piledriver to pin Borne. It's one fall apiece.
Winners-Buddy Rose and Rip Oliver
 
Don Owen joins Coss and Savage in the Crow's Nest.
 
Coss, “With us is the 'Boss'. Don Owen, what's on your mind?”
 
Owen, “Thank you, it's been an exciting night. We all want to see Rose beat and his mouth shut for good. I hope Jimmy and Matt can do that. I came up here to make an announcement. The fans have been supporting us so well and we've had such big crowds, I'm going to give everyone a special show. We usually have our 'Portland Specials' five, or six weeks apart, but we're going to change that. On February 26, we are going to have one right here.”
 
Coss, “Big news, a 'Portland Special' on February 26. That is big news. Now let's talk about next week's show. The tag team champions, Billy Jack and Stan Stasiak will be back from Hawai'i.. Also we have a great main event scheduled. Kevin 'Hercules' Kelly will take on a newcomer, 'Gorgeous' Gary Royal. Now let's go to our third fall.”
 
Third Fall-This is a brawl. Both teams have their chances. Rose tries to roll up Borne, but Matt reverses it and Sandy Barr counts the fall! Matt Borne pins the 'Playboy'! Snuka and Borne win!
Winners-Jimmy Snuka and Matt Borne
 
Owen approaches Snuka and Borne.
 
Borne, “Rose, I did it, I pinned you!”
 
Snuka, “Oliver, I'm taking that title! You can't stop me!”

Well, both Snuka and Borne have shown they are worthy of a title shot. Hope that doesn't cross things up. The Sheepherders continue to roll. Stasiak and Haynes must address them. Hassan and that fireball would have given me the creeps if I were a young fan.
 
Great pacing and Writing, as always, Tom.

Fantastic TV...Zumhoffe is fitting in nicely here...Liking Hassan a lot...Assassin & Sheepherders with nice wins...Awesome win for Snuka & Borne...Great work Tom!