The Percy Palmer Recreation Hall

For several years, The Percy Palmer Recreation Hall in Casa Grande held wrestling, most notably in the early 1970s. I have no idea  if the building is still there or not.

Various wrestlers appearing there included The Von Steigers, Cornelio "Tony" Hernandez, The Avengers, Randy Tyler, Johnny Mann, Jimmy Valentine, Bill Williams, Apache Joe, Al Madril, Jody Arnold, Bobby Mayne (Jaggers), Donny Anderson, Mitri-The Arabian Assassin, Henry Pulusso, Sal Dominguez, Tony Barbetta (in a rare fan favorite role), Johnny Kostas, Apache Gringo, Edmundo Manuel and Spike Jones.

Women booked in thsi arena included Sandy Parker, Bambi Ball, Marilyn Bender and Peggy Conners.

There were also appearances by Samson who was a trained bear.

There were predictably the blood feuds, but two of the main ones were Chuck Karbo vs Eddie Lopez and Chris Colt vs Tito Montez. These pair-ups carried over from several years of earlier booking. One of the angles was Lopez housing ill feelings and a desire for revenge from when Chuck Karbo mauled him on a television taping in Phoenix way back in 1968. The Colt vs Montez feud sprang from the previous run in Arizona with Montez and a multitude of partners taking on Colt (previously known as Paul Dupree) and his "brother Ron as The Comancheros.

The Montez vs Colt confrontations were constant brawls rather than wrestling matches, with one or both men bleeding. Colt made it a point to use every dirty trick in the book and then some, as he pursued new means of villainous behavior. He was constantly pulling illegal objects such as brass knuckles, bits of chain, pencils, spoons and at one point a wet bar of soap, to put into play against his beloved Mexican opponent,.