Friday Night in the Coliseum
01/05/1972
1h



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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.
Cast


Paul Boesch
Self


Harry Fujiwara
Mr. Fuji
Nick Kozak
Nick Kozak


Dean Ho
Dean Ho


Bull Curry
Bull Curry


Terry Funk
Terry Funk


Dory Funk Sr.
Dory Funk Sr.


Claude Patterson
Thunderbolt Patterson


Rolland Bastien
Red Bastien
Stan Stasiak
"The Crusher" Stan Stasiak


John Wisniski Sr.
Johnny Valentine


Boyd Pierce
Ring Announcer


Danny McShain
Referee
Gilberto Merendez
Gypsy Joe Rosario
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