Ringside in Rose City #53 — The Best, the Cringiest…and the Ugliest?

<p><strong>Ringside in Rose City #53 — The Best, the Cringiest…and the Ugliest?</strong></p><p>Year Two of <em>Ringside in Rose City</em> is officially underway—and apparently one year of credibility was enough.</p><p>Frank Culbertson and Portland wrestling historian <strong>Mike Rodgers</strong> begin Episode 53 seriously enough, as Lisa Hughes spins the Ringside Wheel and sends them into the <strong>greatest moments in Portland Wrestling history</strong>.</p><p>There’s <strong>Buddy Rose’s unforgettable babyface turn</strong>, with fans flooding the ring and lifting him onto their shoulders. The legendary wheelbarrow overflowing with championship belts. The eight-man tag that helped launch <strong>Roddy Piper versus Buddy Rose</strong>. <strong>Bull Ramos breaking Lonnie Mayne’s arm.</strong> Mad Dog Vachon bringing a coffin to the Crow’s Nest. Mayne taking a saw to the television light post. Ripper Collins destroying Dutch Savage with repeated Opu Drops. Dutch coming to Beauregard’s rescue. Roddy Piper transforming Art Barr into <strong>Beetlejuice</strong>—and the emotional final days of Don Owen’s Portland Wrestling.</p><p>Then things begin to deteriorate.</p><p>Frank and Mike turn to some of the <strong>cringiest moments in Portland Wrestling history</strong>—from interviews that went horribly wrong and Rip Oliver’s unfortunate dental incident to Ginger versus Veronica and the unforgettable Grappler–Scotty the Body sing-off.</p><p>And then Lisa takes complete control.</p><p>Who were the <strong>most handsome wrestlers in Portland Wrestling history?</strong></p><p>And, because apparently we&#39;re actually doing this...</p><p>Who were the <strong>ugliest?</strong></p><p>Somewhere between Rick Martel and Mad Dog Vachon, whatever remained of the show&#39;s credibility disappears.</p><p><strong>CARD SHARK</strong> also returns with three programs designed to test just how deep Mike’s wrestling knowledge really goes. We visit San Antonio in 1959 during a Texas wrestling war, encounter one of the strangest promotions we’ve ever discussed in 1974 Arizona, and finally come home for the <strong>last night of wrestling at the Portland Armory in September 1968</strong>, when more than 3,000 fans packed the building for the end of an 18-year era.</p><p>And this week&#39;s Card Shark gives us the perfect opportunity to recommend a terrific new wrestling history book:</p><p><em><strong>The Texas Rasslin’ Wars of the 1950s</strong></em><strong> by Greg Klein, edite