Portland Wrestling Tee

Long before Portland was known for brunch and irony, it was known for headlocks and haymakers. From the smoky Civic Auditorium to the grungy glory of Channel 12 on Saturday nights, Portland Wrestling was the underground soap opera of the Pacific Northwest — where mullets flew, chairs shattered, and good vs. evil smelled like sweat and Aqua Net.

Promoted by Don Owen, a straight-shooting wrestling lifer, Portland Wrestling gave the world legends like Rowdy Roddy Piper, Playboy Buddy Rose, Billy Jack Haynes, and a rotating cast of madmen, heroes, and guys who looked like your uncle after two Rainiers and a bad day at work.

The action was realer than it had any right to be. Cheap tickets, loud crowds, and promos that could peel paint off a '72 Dodge Dart. No pyro. No glitz. Just pure, uncut mayhem with a steel folding chair chaser.

Wear it if you like Grit. Glory. And maybe a little blood on the mat.

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