The Owen Family Legacy
Pacific Northwest Wrestling by one of the founding members of the NWA, Don Owen and for 60 years he ran PNW. Don Owen was regarded as one of the most honest and beloved wrestling promoters during the last 60 years.
The Pacific Northwest Wrestling is often the most overlooked wrestling promotion by during the heyday of the NWA. The alumni reads as a who's who in the wrestling business during the 70's and 80's. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Curt Hennig, Rick Martel, Chris Adams, the Sheepherders, "Playboy" Buddy Rose, Jesse Ventura, Stan "the Man" Stasiak, Tommy Rogers, Billy Jack Haynes, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, Raven, Scott Norton, Brian Adams, were just a few of the great wrestlers of the past that once called Pacific Northwest there home.
Pacific Northwest Wrestling was one of the few wrestling promotions that survived the WWF take over of the wrestling industry during the late 80's. Forces outside of the wrestling industry was the main reason for this once great wrestling promotion to die. The overzealous Oregon State Athletic Commission breathing down the neck of the PNW, making almost impossible for them to stay in business. Then the main television sponsor declared bankruptcy causing one of the longest running TV programs during the time to be canceled. Finally in 1992 the PNW was gone forever from this world.
“Today’s wrestling really pains me. There’s no wrestling, just a lot of screaming and flying around.” Don Owen, 1995
