Wrestlemaniac: The Rise and Fall of Billy Jack Haynes and the Oregon Wrestling Federation

On Feb. 9, Billy Jack Haynes, 70, was arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife Janette Becraft, 85. As of this writing, he has not been charged with a crime. The arrest is a bleak coda to an unusual life. Haynes was Oregon’s best-known professional wrestler, standing astride two eras: the regional, rickety wrestling promotions that won local allegiance, and the slick, cable-televised World Wrestling Federation.

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