Friday Night in the Coliseum
Friday Night in the Coliseum is a short film featuring wrestling performances recorded at the Sam Houston Coliseum, in Houston, Texas, along with interviews with audience members and wrestling promoter Paul Boesch. The film features many wrestlers who were well-known in Houston, including The Crusher, Nick Kozak, Red Bastien, Dory Funk, Stan Stasiak, Johnny Valentine, Thunderbolt Patterson and Wild Bull Curry. The creation of this film was supported by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, however, the film never aired on television.
1972-05-01
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Cast
Paul Boesch as Self
Harry Fujiwara as Mr. Fuji
Dean Ho as Dean Ho
Bull Curry as Bull Curry
Terry Funk as Terry Funk
Dory Funk Sr. as Dory Funk Sr.
Claude Patterson as Thunderbolt Patterson
Rolland Bastien as Red Bastien
John Wisniski Sr. as Johnny Valentine
Boyd Pierce as Ring Announcer
Danny McShain as Referee