And we`re back with #29
Buddy Rogers
37 points
Highest ranking 10
6`2" -227lbs
Trained by Joe Cox & Fred Grubmeyer
Debut: June 1939
Previous Gimmicks: Herman Rohde, Dutch Rogers
Signature move: Figure four leg-lock
Titles (Loads)
NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Otto Kuss defeating Marvin Jones & Hans Schnable (May 21, 1945);
NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Dave Levin (July 27, 1945);
NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Ted Cox (September 7, 1945);
NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Jim Casey (November 23, 1945);
NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Lou Thesz (May 10, 1946);
(Ohio/California) World Heavyweight title defeating Dave Levin (July 21, 1947);
(Ohio/California) World Heavyweight title Awarded (June ??, 1948);
(Ohio/California) World Heavyweight title defeating Shei Lawrence (March 5, 1949);
(Ohio/California) World Heavyweight title defeating The Demon (May 25, 1950);
(Ohio/California) World Heavyweight title defeating Bozo Brown (June 24, 1950);
MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Bobby Managoff (May 9, 1951);
AWA (Ohio) World Heavyweight title defeating Don Arnold (October 14, 1952);
AWA Eastern States Heavyweight title defeating Killer Kowalski (December 2, 1952);
AWA (Ohio) World Heavyweight title defeating Don Arnold (January 29, 1953);
AWA (Ohio) World Heavyweight title defeating Antonio Rocca (April 9, 1953);
NWA Midwest Heavyweight title defeating Don Arnold (June 11, 1953);
MWA Ohio Tag Team titles w/Great Scott defeating
? (November ??, 1953);
NWA Midwest Heavyweight title defeating Bill Miller (September 11, 1954);
NWA Midwest Heavyweight title defeating Bill Miller (October 2, 1954);
MWA Ohio Tag Team titles w/Great Scott defeating Oyama Kato & Danny McShain (November 26, 1954);
MWA Ohio Tag Team titles w/Great Scott defeating Stan Holek & Bill Miller (Febuary 10, 1955);
NWA Eastern States Heavyweight title defeating Wilbur Snyder (April 21, 1955);
NWA Eastern States Heavyweight title defeating Bill Miller (October 13, 1955);
(Maryland) Eastern Heavyweight title defeating Karl Von Albers (January 24, 1956);
(Maryland) Eastern Heavyweight title defeating Karl Von Albers (March 13, 1956);
NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Pepper Gomez (June 1, 1956);
NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Kay Bell (August 2, 1956);
NWA Eastern States Heavyweight title won a tournament (September 11, 1956);
NWA Eastern States Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Barend (January 11, 1957);
NWA Mid America Heavyweight title defeating
? (May ??, 1957);
NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Dory Funk Sr. (January 23, 1958);
NWA Eastern States Heavyweight title defeating
?? (July ??, 1958);
NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/Ronnie Etchison defeating Mike Valentino & Gene Dubuque (October 23, 1958);
NWA Eastern States Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Barend (
?, 1959);
MWA Ohio Tag Team titles w/Juan Sebastian defeating
(March ??, 1959);
NWA Eastern States Heavyweight title defeating Fritz Von Goering (April ??, 1959);
MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Killer Kowalski (September 16, 1959);
MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Killer Kowalski (January ??, 1960);
NWA Eastern States Heavyweight title defeating
?? (March ??, 1960);
NWA (Chicago) United States Heavyweight title won a tournament (July ??, 1960);
NWA (Capitol) United States Tag Team titles w/Johnny Valentine defeating Roy Heffernan & Al Costello (November 19, 1960);
NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Pat O` Connor (June 30, 1961);
NWA (Capitol) United States Tag Team titles w/Johnny Barend defeating Bob Ellis & Johnny Valentine (July 5, 1962);
WWWF World Heavyweight title Awarded (April ??, 1963);