One of the biggest stars in the history of the area, Dutch Savage, passed away on August 3rd. Savage had been in the hospital for weeks after suffering several strokes.He wrestled in Japan, All-Star Wrestling out of Canada, the AWA, San Francisco, and other areas, but was most well known for his time in the Pacific Northwest.
Savage was one of the biggest stars in Portland during the 70's, a decade where he originated the Coal Miner's Glove match and was a 6-time PNW tag team champion with future WWE star Jimmy Snuka. He also ran the Washington territory and was a color commentator for Portland Wrestling/Big Time Wrestling when his career began to wind down. Years later, he returned to wrestling as the commentator for Sandy Barr's Championship Wrestling USA in the mid 90's.
After getting out of pro wrestling, Savage had a career in real estate and became involved with religion.
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