Friday Night in the Coliseum
35m

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