'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
Frederick, MD
May 18, 2000
Ft. Detrick H.O.T. Dome
KING KONG BUNDY
-vs-
JOHN RAMBO
After 10 minutes, King Kong Bundy
was disqualified when The Honky Tonk Man interfered in the match. Rambo retained the NWL
heavyweight title.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
Portland, OR
October, 1990
Sports Arena
JIMMY JACK FUNK
-vs-
JOHN RAMBO
In a televised match, John Rambo
used a roll up to get the pin on Jimmy Jack Funk.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
Portland, OR
1991
Sports Arena
STEVE DOLL & SCOTTY THE
BODY
AKA STEVE DUNN & RAVEN
-vs-
AL MADRIL & JOHN RAMBO
In a televised match, Steve Doll and
Scotty the Body won the match by disqualification when Al Madril used a foreign
object.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
Portland, OR
December 4, 1993
Interstate Pavilion
AMERICAN LOVE MACHINE
AKA ART BARR, BEETLEJUICE, THE JUICER
-vs-
JOHN RAMBO
In a match which promoter Sandy Barr
labeled "the best match he has ever witnessed," John Rambo suffered 8 fractures
to the face and continued to wrestle but lost by a roll up after 15 minutes of action.
This match was televised on KOIN TV Portland, OR.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
BOONESBORO, MD.
March 23, 1997
The Arena
NWL HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE STEEL CAGE MATCH
DISCO INFERNO
-vs-
NWL Champion
JOHN RAMBO
...After 15 minutes into the match,
John Rambo was the first wrestler to exit the steel cage to retain the NWL heavyweight
title.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
APRIL 1997
Baltimore/Dundalk, MD
Teamsters' Hall
BALLS MAHONEY
-vs-
JOHN RAMBO
This match ended in a 10 minute time
limit draw.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
JUNE 25,
1990
Maui, HI
Maui War Memorial

Atlantic Wrestling
Federation Heavyweight Title Match
THE BOUNTY HUNTER
-vs-
JOHN RAMBO
After a 20 minute match, John Rambo
walked away as the new AWF heavyweight champion.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
APRIL 7,
1990
Norfolk,
VA
Scope Arena
JOHN RAMBO
-vs-
CHEETAH KID
(aka ROCCO ROCK)
After 15 minutes, both wrestlers
were counted out of the ring.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
MAY 26,
1990
Hico, WV
Midland Trail High School
Main
Event
Former WWF
World
Heavyweight Champion
THE IRON SHEIK
-vs-
NWL
Heavyweight Champion
JOHN RAMBO
At 10 minutes into the match, the Iron Sheik
was disqaulified for using a foreign object. Both wrestlers walked away from the match
bloody and beaten as Rambo retained the NWL title.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
1995
Championship
Wrestling, U.S.A. (CWUSA)
Seattle, WA
The Sports Lounge
HERCULES HERNANDEZ
-vs-
JOHN RAMBO
In a 10 minute match, John Rambo was
disqualified for using a foreign object.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
1992
Pacific
Northwest Wrestling
(PNW-Portland Wrestling)
Portland Sports Arena - "HOUSE OF ACTION"
SOLD OUT
ATTENDANCE
JOHN RAMBO
-vs-
BILLY JACK HAYNES
Former WWF superstar Billy Jack
Haynes got the pin on Rambo following a "low blow" punch.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
OCTOBER
1991
Saipan,
U.S. Territory
(South Pacific Micronesian Islands)
Saipan's Cowtown Rodeo Arena
SOLD OUT
ATTENDANCE
NWL Heavyweight Title
Match
WWF Superstar
OUTLAW RON BASS
-vs-
NWL
Heavyweight Champion
JOHN RAMBO
In a 15 minute match Rambo retained
the NWL heavyweight title by pinning Ron Bass after a martial arts spinning back kick to
Bass's jaw.
(The recorded temperature at this outside event was 110 degrees)
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
MAY 29,
1989
Jonesboro,
AR
Jonesboro Armory
JOHN MAXWELL
(aka John Rambo)
-vs-
PRIME TIME
BRIAN LEE
John Maxwell wrestled Brian Lee to a
10 minute time limit draw in his debut CWA match for promoters Jerry Jarrett and Ed
Marlin.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
JULY 3,
1989
Louisville,
KY
Louisville Gardens
JOHN MAXWELL
(aka John Rambo)
-vs-
TOWER OF PAIN
(aka The Undertaker)
John Maxwell received his very first
steel chair shot from the Tower of Pain, resulting in a disqualification win for Maxwell.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
FEBRUARY
1996
Vancouver
Island
British Columbia
SOLD OUT
EVENT
ECCW Heavyweight
Title Main Event
JOHN RAMBO
-vs-
ECCW
Heavyweight Champion
JIMMY Superfly SNUKA
In a 15 minute match, John Rambo
managed to get the pin on Snuka to become the new ECCW Heavyweight Champion.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
MARCH
15, 1997
Keyser,
WV
Potomac State College
MAIN
EVENT
NWL Heavyweight Title Match
WWF's
MANKIND
-vs-
NWL
Heavyweight Champion
JOHN RAMBO
In a 17 minute match that went all
over the gymnasium, John Rambo retained the NWL title via DQ when Jimmy Cicero and Royce
Profit ran out and interfered in the match.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
SEPTEMBER
1990
Jerry
Lewis Labor Day Telethon
KPTV 12 (Portland's Superstation)
Marriott
Hotel
Portland, OR
Scott "Flash" Norton,
Steve Dunn, and John Rambo appear on the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon For MS in downton
Portland, Or. at the Marriot Hotel's Convention Center. In the 2 one hour segments that
the wrestlers appeared in, answering phones and taking donations, the Portland, Or. region
set a new record for contributions called in.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
SPORTSFEST
'98
Allentown,
PA
SOLD OUT
EVENT: 7000
8 Man Tag Team
Match
THE GRUNGERS
&
The ECW's
THE BAD CREW
-vs-
BLACKHAWK
&
BART SAWYER
&
JOHN RAMBO
&
DOINK THE CLOWN
(original Doink)
In a televised match, Doink pinned
Gutterboy to get his team the win.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
OCTOBER
1990
Portland,
OR
Portland Sports Arena
MAIN
EVENT
Grudge Tag Team Match
THE GRAPPLER
(LEN DENTON)
&
THE EQUILIZER
(aka WCW's
DAVEY SULLIVAN)
-vs-
SCOTT "FLASH" NORTON
&
JOHN RAMBO
In a match televised on KPTV-12
(Portland's Superstation), Norton and Rambo defeated the Grappler and the Equilizer to
prove they are a tag team force to be reckoned with in the PNW.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
MAY 26,
1989
Hico, VA
MAIN
EVENT
NWL Heavyweight Title Match
Former
WWF World Champion
THE IRON SHEIK
-vs-
NWL
Heavyweight Champion
JOHN RAMBO
In a 10 minute match, Rambo pinned
the Iron Sheik to retain the NWL heavyweight title.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
MAY 23,
1996
Vancouver
Island
British Columbia
SOLD OUT
EVENT
ECCW
Heavyweight Title Main Event
WWF'S
RAD RADFORD
(aka Louie Spicolli)
-vs-
ECCW
Heavyweight Champion
JOHN RAMBO
After 16 minutes, Rambo walked away
the winner of this match to remain ECCW heavyweight champion.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
OCTOBER
23, 1990
University
of Guam
15,000
IN ATTENDANCE
Main
Event
CACTUS JACK
(aka Mankind)
with Manager
AXL ROTTEN
-vs-
NWL Champion
JOHN RAMBO
In a 27 minute "extreme"
match involving chairs, tables, and anything not fastened down, John Rambo managed to get
the pin on Cactus.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
MARCH
23, 1989
Elk
Garden, WV
SOLD OUT
ATTENDANCE (1100)
MAIN
EVENT
1st Ever NWL Heavyweight Title Match
Vacant Title
Former WWF
World Champion
RUSSIA'S
IVAN KOLOFF
-vs-
JOHN RAMBO
In a 15 minute match, Rambo
managed to pin Ivan Koloff following a steel chair shot to the Russian's head. John Rambo
becomes 1st ever NWL heavyweight champion.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
MARCH
21, 1992
Portland,
OR
Portland Sports Arena
SOLD OUT
MAIN
EVENT
PNW World Tag Team Championship Match
COL. DeBEERS
&
JOHN RAMBO
-vs-
THE GRAPPLER
(LEN DENTON)
&
STEVE DOLL
(aka STEVE DUNN)
In a 10 minute match, John Rambo got
the pin on Doll to make DeBeers and Rambo the new PNW world tag team champions.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
OCTOBER
1997
UCW -
Ultimate Championship Wrestling
Sanger,
CA
Sanger High School
UCW
World Tag Team Title Match
YUKON RUSSELL
&
BIGGS
-vs-
"FIREBREAKER CHIP"
CURT THOMPSON
&
JOHN RAMBO
In a 10 minute match, Thompson and
Rambo walked away victorious after Rambo got the pin on Biggs following a shot to Biggs'
head by Thompson with his fireman's helmet. Thompson & Rambo capture first ever UCW
tag team titles.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'
NOVEMBER
1989
TWWF
Event
Woodhaven,
PA
Woodhaven Sports Arena
SOLD OUT
ATTENDANCE
JOHN RAMBO
-vs-
CHEETAH KID
(AKA ROCCO ROCK)
This match went the full 15 minute
time limit and was declared a time limit draw. The card also featured Big John Studd,
Captain Lou Albano, Kokino Maximus (aka Yokozuna), Afa & Sika the Wild Samoans, the
Tonga Kid, Ray Apollo, Iron Mike Sharpe, Yukon Jack, and Ken Patera.
'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°'¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨'°º²²º°' |