Which States Regulate Pro Wrestling?

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Dec 31, 2017 2:42:16 GMT -5 Rave said:

I remember hearing that Oregon is very strict and WWE doesn't run there much because of it.

Back in the 80s apparently Billy Jack Haynes almost killed wrestling in Oregon because he told the commissioner how blading works, then the comission would stop the matches if they thought someone was going for the blade.

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Dec 31, 2017 17:44:47 GMT -5 @kudohdriver said:

Dec 31, 2017 14:51:52 GMT -5 @sandman said:

Indiana has one, but it's for sanctioning boxing and MMA.

Every state has an athletic commission that oversees sports, but it just comes down to how many still bother with pro wrestling as a "sport." Those that still do are doing it as means of collecting fees.

I recall that IWA Mid-South specifically was banned from Indiana armories as well. (Others could.) It was worked around by Ian squeezing his talent onto two NWA shows; one night was a tourney for the Midwest Women's Title, the next for the tag belts. After that, Ian ran to Midlothian, IL.

That timeline is a bit backwards. They were under the impression they were banned from the Indiana armories at the same time that happened in Kentucky (late 90s), but learned they were able to run in Indiana armories around 2002 or so. They were still running armories in Indiana well after adding Midlothian to their schedule, and shows that had nothing to do with NWA Midwest or Ed Chuman. That women's title show was in mid 2004, and they were still running Indiana armories through late 2005.

Just wasn't the one up here. They told them to get out and don't come back.

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Dec 31, 2017 18:27:07 GMT -5 ThereIsNoAbsurdistOnlyZuul said:

Dec 31, 2017 2:42:16 GMT -5 Rave said:

I remember hearing that Oregon is very strict and WWE doesn't run there much because of it.

That was a performance enhancement drugs testing.

They've since gone there. I was at the first WWE show in Eugene, Oregon in like... well over a decade, or more.

Wwe has been running shows in Oregon since 2003.
I have been to every single one.
Last year including nxt I think WWE ran 4 shows in Oregon in a year which is a high for us since they came back.
They ran a double shot of Eugene then Portland for the second time last year.
On febuary 16th and 17th WWE is running Portland then Eugene this year.

The commission on Oregon is a pain the f***ing ass for Indy’s I won’t say more for reasons

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Dec 31, 2017 23:41:01 GMT -5 OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 said:

Dec 31, 2017 2:42:16 GMT -5 Rave said:

I remember hearing that Oregon is very strict and WWE doesn't run there much because of it.

Back in the 80s apparently Billy Jack Haynes almost killed wrestling in Oregon because he told the commissioner how blading works, then the comission would stop the matches if they thought someone was going for the blade.

There's a reason why they call him Billy Jerk.