C.W. Bergstrom

C.W. Bergstrom has been a fixture in Northwest rings for close to 25 years. Tomorrow night he has his retirement match.

Bergstrom began wrestling and refereeing for Don Owen in 1989. He spent the next couple years as a prelim wrestler, before moving up the card near the end of Owen's promotion. One of his greatest claims to fame was being the final PNW Heavyweight champion when Don Owen closed up shop.

Bergstrom spent some time in the USWA, as Principal Bergstrom, including a match with Jerry Lawler at the Mid-South Coliseum. I don't know if it's true, but I always heard he had a WWF deal to come in and feud with the 1-2-3 Kid as the Principal, but it never materialized.

Bergstrom returned to Oregon, where he remained on the indy scene for the next 20 years. During that time he wrestled for virtually every promotion that has come and gone. He has been on several famous cards in the area, including the AAA/CWUSA event in 1994 that Tonya Harding appeared on as Eddie Guerrero and Art Barr's manager.

Bergstrom's final match will be on the Blue Collar Wrestling card Sunday April 21st at the North Portland Eagles (7611 N. Exeter Ave). 6 PM bell time. The event is a fundraiser for Junior Roughriders Baseball.  All tickets are $8.