Portland Wrestling in Pictures
From the converted bowling alley on North Chautauqua Boulevard to championship portraits and high-flying action, this archive brings together the faces and atmosphere of Pacific Northwest Wrestling. Select any photograph to open the full-screen lightbox.
Featured sequence
The Klan Confrontation
A three-frame sequence from Portland’s Crow’s Nest captures the tension between the territory’s leading heels and babyfaces.
The Archive
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Portland Sports Arena
The North Portland home of Don Owen Promotions, formerly a bowling alley.
Portland Sports Arena
An exterior view of the Portland Sports Arena.
Don and Barry Owen
Promoter Don Owen with his son Barry Owen.
Barry Owen
Barry Owen addresses the Portland crowd from inside the ring.
Tom Zenk
A black-and-white studio portrait from Zenk’s Pacific Northwest years.
Ready for the Bell
Tom Zenk in the ring at the Portland Sports Arena.
Bigger and Stronger
A posed portrait reflecting the bodybuilding work behind Zenk’s ring physique.
PNW Heavyweight Champion
Tom Zenk wearing the Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship.
Billy Jack Haynes and Brady Boone
Two of Portland Wrestling’s leading babyfaces.
Brady Boone
A black-and-white promotional portrait of Brady Boone.
The Assassin
The masked veteran in his distinctive entrance robe.
PNW Tag Team Champions
Scott Doring and Tom Zenk with the championship belts.
Championship Partners
Scott Doring and Tom Zenk, PNW Tag Team Champions.
Victory in Portland
Scott Doring and Tom Zenk acknowledge the crowd.
Sky-High
Tom Zenk launches into the action in a Portland Wrestling tag-team bout.
Double Dropkick
Tom Zenk and Billy Jack Haynes strike Bobby Jaggers and Rip Oliver.
Rip “The Crippler” Oliver’s Carry Out Service
The Assassin and Rip Oliver bring their notorious prop into the ring.
Body Press
A ringside view captures Zenk driving through a high-impact exchange.
Pacific Northwest Tag-Team Champions
Moondog Moretti and Mean Mike Miller pose with the championship belts in the Portland ring.
Pacific Northwest Champion
Pacific Northwest Champion Tom Zenk. Photograph by Jim Ross.
Return to the Northwest
Tom Zenk works a hold during a return appearance in the Pacific Northwest, 1996.
Return Entrance
Tom Zenk enters in red, white and blue, 1996.
Return to the Northwest, 1996
Tom Zenk makes his 1996 return with the AWF.
Sky-High Dropkick
Tom Zenk flies over Scott Doring to strike “Mean” Mike Miller, with referee Sandy Barr.
Steve Pardee
A black-and-white portrait of Steve Pardee in the Portland ring.
PNW Tag Team Champions
Scott Doring and Tom Zenk with the championship belts.
Zenk and Doring in action
Tom Zenk works a head lock while Scott Doring referees.
PNW Tag Team Champions
Tom Zenk and Scott Doring PNW tag team champions.