🎙️ The Attraction Archive #9 – The Greatest of All Time, Future Champions, and Wrestling Originals

🎙️ The Attraction Archive #9 – The Greatest of All Time, Future Champions, and Wrestling OriginalsSome wrestlers earned championships.Some earned fame.And a select few earned something even greater—the respect of generations of wrestlers who simply called them the greatest.In Episode #9 of The Attraction Archive, Frank Culbertson explores another remarkable collection of Portland Wrestling attractions, featuring perhaps the greatest professional wrestler who ever lived, one of the Northwest's most successful women champions, an unforgettable wrestling original who proudly called herself a "Gidget," and two pioneers of little person wrestling whose careers helped define an entire era.When wrestling legends were asked one simple question—"Who was the greatest professional wrestler of all time?"—the answer was often the same:Lou Thesz.From an unforgettable 1969 classic against Luther Lindsay to an impromptu match with Gene Kiniski after arriving in Portland as a special referee, Thesz proved why he remains one of the most respected figures in wrestling history. You'll also hear his heartfelt admiration for Don Owen, offering a rare glimpse into the mutual respect shared by two true legends.Standing just 4'11", Jeanne Antone refused to let anyone define her.Instead, she created her own category.Calling herself a "Gidget"—too small to be considered average-sized and too tall to compete as a little person wrestler—Antone carved out a unique identity while entertaining fans throughout the Northwest. It's one of the most charming and original stories in wrestling history.Long before capturing the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship, Princess Victoria was learning her craft under Sandy Barr in Portland.Her early Northwest appearances became the launching pad for a championship career, proving once again that Portland Wrestling was where many future stars first learned to shine.Sometimes history leaves behind only fragments.Farmer Jones remains one of wrestling's great mysteries—a performer whose documented Portland career lasted only one appearance but whose name continues to surface in wrestling records across North America. It's another reminder of why preserving wrestling history matters.Few names in little person wrestling carry more prestige than Sky Low Low.Over a remarkable 41-year career, he wrestled more than 900 matches, became a three-time World Midget Champion, performed before royalty, and earned a place alongside Little Beaver as one of the two greatest little wrestlers of all time.His story is nothing short of extraordinary.The Attraction Archive continues to celebrate the stars you know......the legends you may have forgotten......and the remarkable personalities who helped make Portland Wrestling unlike anywhere else in the world.Because every attraction...has a story worth telling.🎙️ New episodes of The Attraction Archive drop every Friday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.Based on the historical research of Mike Rogers and The Encyclopedia of Portland Wrestlers, available now on Amazon.