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On This Date – November 6, 1961 – NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, The Nature Boy, Buddy Rogers battled Crusher Lisowski to a draw in front of a crowd of 8,564 at the Civic Auditorium in Pittsburgh, PA
NWA Champions – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers and Pat O’Connor
Nature Boy Buddy Rogers poses with the man he defeated for the National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title. Rogers and O’Connor wrestled in front of over 38,000 fans in Chicago, IL when The Nature Boy defeated O’Connor in 2 out of 3 falls.
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Nature Boy Buddy Rogers vs Whipper Billy Watson – Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto 1956
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario Canada 1956 Whipper Watson with the ‘Canuck Commando’ on Buddy Rogers. Watson had just lost the NWA title back to Lou Thesz 3 weeks earlier. When Rogers had made the challenge for the match, watson was still champion but would lose the title to Thesz the next day.
The Nature Boy and Watson would finally meet for the NWA World Title at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1961 when Buddy defended his championship winning via disqualification.
Rogers would make 8 successful title defenses at the Maple Leaf Gardens before losing the title to Lou Thesz there on January 24, 1963
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Rogers Corner – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers interviews Captain Lou Albano – What Happened to Lou?
On this episode of the Rogers Corner, Nature Boy Buddy Rogers’ guest is Captain Lou Albano. Buddy gives Lou his best ‘This is Your Life” treatment as only he can with What Happened to Lou?
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On This Date: November 2, 1962 – National Wrestling Alliance Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nature Boy Buddy Rogers defeated Edouard Carpentier in St Louis, MO
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Nell Stewart body slams the Nature Boy Buddy Rogers at training session.
Overheard floating on the air… Probably!
"The idea here, see, is t'get yerself set...both you meanin' in this case me, and yer opponent, in this case Nell...so you set and the other guy sets, see, without lettin' the crowd know that that's what yer doin', see...a flow, I'm talkin' about a flow, right? Right. A flow. Pick up, set, slam, jump up, set, land right...got it? Any questions? Okay, Nellie, slam me down..."
BOOM
"See what she did and what I did? How she placed me, how I didn't get killed? Who else wantsa try?"
"I got a question first, Dutch..."
"Shoot, Lou."
"What if yer opponent don't smell as good as Nellie?"
LAUGHTER
"You start hangin' out at a higher-class bar."
LAUGHTER
"How 'bout you? What's yer name, again?"
"Joe Taglianetti, Dutch."
"Okay, Joe, come on in."
"Oh, boy..."
LAUGHTER
OH.. to be a fly on the wall of this gym on that day….
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On This Date: November 1, 1979 – Rogers, Studd, Snuka, Patera vs Flair, Mulligan, Steamboat and Mystery Partner – Norfolk, VA
On This Date: November 1, 1979 Nature Boy Buddy Rogers and the Rogers Army (Big John Studd, Ken Patera and Jimmy Snuka) we set to battle with Ric Flair, Blackjack Mulligan, Ricky Steamboat and a Mystery Partner when Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling came to the Scope Coliseum and Norfolk, VA. Due to injury Jay Youngblood would fill in for Steamboat and the big news “Mr Wrestling” Tim Woods returning to action to get his revenge on Rogers and his army.
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On This Date: October 31, 1961 – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers Defends NWA Title Against Duke Keomuka – Dallas Texas
On this date: Tuesday October 31, 1961 – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers successfully defended his National Wrestling Alliance Worlds Heavy Weight Championship against the challenge of Duke Keomuka (Hisao Tanaka) at the legendary Sportatorium in Dallas, Texas.
Included in the photo a ticket for the event at the Sportatorium.
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On This Date: October 30, 1962 Nature Boy Buddy Rogers Defeated Bobo Brazil in World Title Rematch
On This Date: October 30, 1962 in Toledo, Ohio Nature Boy Buddy Rogers defeated Bobo Brazil to regain his World Championship. When these two faced for the title on August 18, 1962 Bobo had been declared the victor after the match was stopped due to Rogers injury. Bobo would not accept the title nor was either title change recognized officially by the NWA. This rematch settled the score and Rogers continued his reign as NWA World heavyweight Champion.
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On This Day: October 30, 1961 – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers Defends NWA Title Against Iron Mike DiBiase – Fort Worth, TX
On This Date: October 30, 1961 – NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nature Boy Buddy Rogers came to Fort Worth Texas to defend his championship against the challenge of Iron Mike DiBiase at the North Side Coliseum.
Sports News – Wrestling program with an article advertising this big matchup. According to Rogers when he learned his opponent for the match. “They always give me the toughest… but of course that’s the way I like em!”
In the semi-main was Sputnik Monroe against Sam Steamboat.
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