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Nature Boy Buddy Rogers (Dutch Rohde) with Stu Hart.
This extremely cool and rare photo of an young Buddy Rogers and Hart Family patriarch Stu Hart is signed “Best of luck” Dutch Rohde – Stu Hart Edmonton, Canada”
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From the collection of Tom Burke
October 12, 1949 –
Rainbo Arena Line Up With Results
Chicago, Illinois
Wrestling As You Like It Magazine –
October 6, 1949
Results – October 12, 1961, Amarillo, Texas, Doc Karl Sarpolis, Promoter.
North American Champion, Dory Funk Sr defeated challenger The Great Antonio-dq.
Tony Borne beat Nick Roberts.
Gentleman Ed Sharpe lost to The Great Antonio.
The Bat beat Suni War Cloud.
Danny McShain & Danny Savich lost to Rito Romero & Eric Rommel.
On This Date: October 11, 1969 – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers vs Mr Wrestling Gordon Nelson – Detroit, MI
On This Date: October 11, 1969 – Former NWA and WWWF (WWE) World Champion Nature Boy Buddy Rogers faced Mr Wrestling Gordon Nelson at the COBO Arena in Detroit Michigan. The Main Even featured US Champion The Sheik vs Whipper Billy Watson for the United States Championship. This card also featured Lou Thesz, Fred Curry and Haystacks Calhoun.
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The Nature Boy Buddy Rogers poses confidently with an early championship belt.
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October 9, 1979 Nature Boy Buddy Rogers Teams with Jimmy Snuka – Raleigh, NC
October 9, 1979 – At the age of 59 Nature Boy Buddy Rogers teamed with Jimmy Snuka to take on the team of Rufus R Jones and Blackjack Mulligan at the Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina for NWA Mid-Atlantic Wrestling. Also on the card Greg Valentine vs Jay Youngblood.
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The Rogers Strut
Nature Boy Buddy Rogers displays his perfect cocky arrogance with the Rogers Strut while in Japan. The Rogers Strut would influence many future wrestlers and it is still commonly used today. Many say Vince McMahon models his walk to the ring in the arrogant style of Buddy Rogers.
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NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nature Boy Buddy Rogers
The National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion – The Nature Boy Buddy Rogers is introduced to the crowd ahead of his title defense.
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Buddy Rogers with Tiger Mask 1983
Nature Boy Buddy Rogers is pictured here shaking hands with WWF Junior Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask (Sayama) backstage at this WWF event in 1983 where Rogers would team with Jimmy Snuka. Jimmy Snuka & Buddy Rogers defeated Capt. Lou Albano & Ray Stevens when Snuka pinned Albano with the splash off the top. Tiger Mask would defend his title against Eddie Gilbert.
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On This Day: October 6, 1961 – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers Defends NWA Belt Against Bob Ellis – St Louis, MO
Pictured – PROGRAM ADVERTISING FIRST OCT. 6, 1961 ROGERS/ELLIS MATCH WITH THE FIGURE FOUR CHALLENGED BY ELLIS.
On This Date: October 6, 1961 – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers defended the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship against the challenge of Cowboy Bob Ellis who swore he would break Rogers Figure-four! This match took place at the Kiel Auditorium in St Louis, Missouri.
“Cowboy Bob Ellis once said that Buddy Rogers was the easiest wrestler to work with. In fact, Buddy and Cowboy Bob gave the fans some of the most superbly crafted matches that the game has ever seen.
The Rogers-Ellis feud during Buddy’s reign as NWA World Champion was played up in Sam Muchnick’s St. Louis territory and then in the Capitol Wrestling northeast territory of Vince McMahon, Sr. and Toots Mondt.
What makes the Rogers-Ellis feuds in St. Louis and New York City historically important is the fact that this was the first time in the history of the game that the Figure Four Grapevine was ever challenged. The whole premise of the feuds was Ellis’ claim that he could reverse and break out of Roger’s signature submission hold which he invented.
To my knowledge, the first time they clashed with the challenge to the Figure Four was in Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis on October 6, 1961. I believe that during the buildup of heat prior to this match Ellis was supposed to be given a chance to break Rogers’ leglock during a special segment on TV. However, from what I understand Buddy did not lock in the hold, but attacked Ellis beating him bloody.
I don’t have a blow by blow, but Buddy won the match at Kiel Auditorium on October 6th and Ellis did not succeed in breaking the Figure Four Grapevine. They had planned on continuing the feud the following fall of 1962, but that match had to be cancelled when Buddy’s hand was broken in the Miller/Gotch locker room incident.”
– Michael Tereshko
Special thank you to Michael Tereshko for sharing this program and his memories of this feud.
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On This Day: October 4, 1969 – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers vs Magnificent Maurice – Cincinnati, OH
On This Date: October 4, 1969 – Three BIG Main Events featuring former NWA and WWWF (WWE) Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nature Boy Buddy Rogers vs Magnificent Maurice – The Sheik vs Cowboy Bob Wllis and Bobo Brazil vs Ernie Ladd at Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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