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About Me

I was a wrestling and boxing arena built in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona in 1929. Events were held in me until 1979, because at that time the property was sold. Ironically, for those with a sense of humor and some "smarts" to the wrestling game, I became a warehouse called Arizona Jobber Supply. In 2005, I was torn down in spite of efforts by many to save me, for my historic value (Thanks a lot, City of Phoenix).

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

People into wrestling history, as I saw a lot of it. A man named Jim Wright died within me in the 1960s, from a fatal heart attack in the ring. I saw all the greats and many of the so-so greats from The Great Depression to The Disco Era. After I was torn down, one of The Lumberjacks who used to wrestle here, came and picked up several of my adobe bricks to give to surviving wrestlers who appeared within my walls.Like Lou Thesz, Buddy Rogers, Rudy Navarro, Don Kent, The Comancheros, Ripper Collins, Johnny Mann and so many others who have passed before me, I have died and followed them to the grave. My memory will last a long, long time, though the cheers have gone silent and the spot where I stood has been altered.You see, the ghosts of the past are not silenced so easily.

My Blog

Books Dealing With The Phoenix Madison Square Garden

The Heels by Greg Oliver & Steve JohnsonAvailable in book stores everywhere after its 2007 release, this book is not on Phoenix wrestling itself, but has some Phoenix incidents mentioned within. I...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:03:00 GMT

An Interview With Dale Pierce

An Interview With Dale Pierce, author of Riot At The Garden. Q. You are considered one of the foremost authorities on wrestling at the old Phoenix Madison Square Garden... A I do not really consider m...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:37:00 GMT

Phil Melby

Born Paul Gottloeb, this man would be trained by the legendary Jim Londos and embark on a career as a wrestler under the name of Phil Melby. While he made money at night withint he ring, he also made ...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 05:53:00 GMT

Cowboy Bob Ellis

Cowboy Bob Ellis was a tall man,w ith a load of scars on his head, put there by countless battles against the rulebreakers of the wrestling world. He was a good guy's good guy, always friendly with th...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:08:00 GMT

David Rose

David Rose wrestled as himself and under a variety of masked routines over the years at the old Phoenix Madison Square Garden. After the arena was closed, he took to running wrestling himself in other...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 06:03:00 GMT

John "Machoman" Ringer

John "Machoman" Ringer used the :"Machoman" name BEFORE Randy Savage, but never made any complaints about it. In fact it is doubtful the two men ever met. John Ringer may have been a Pre-Savage "Macho...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:18:00 GMT

Fuji-San & Sako-San

Fuji-San & Sako-San were supposedly brought in from Japan to defeat The Comancharos. the hype had them being the master villains of the Orient and as such, wanted to challenge the master villains ...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:40:00 GMT

Johnny Kostas

Johnny Kostas might have been known to some as a poor man's Argentina Rocca. He always wrestled barefoot, he dropkicked the hell out of people and could perform with the best of them, but with a style...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 17:23:00 GMT

Varied Phoenix Madison Square Garden Results

February 17, 1978. Paul Harvey beat Ed Blair, Cowboy Bob Yuma beat John Ringer, Mr Wrestling & Benny Mendeblis beat The Lumberjacks, Mike Gordon double dq Tito Montez. June 6, 1978. Al Seneceros b...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:25:00 GMT

Sweet Daddy Watts

Sweet Daddy Watts was a rotund black wrestler who came into the Phoenix area in the late 1960s, He had a high pitched voice that seemed particularly odd for a man his size and an annoying style in his...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:39:00 GMT