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On This Day: September 20, 1961 – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers Defended NWA World Title Against Bruno Sammartino – Asbury Park, NJ

On This Day: September 20, 1961 – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers Defended NWA World Title Against Bruno Sammartino – Asbury Park, NJ

On This Day: September 20, 1961 – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers Defended NWA World Title Against Bruno Sammartino – Asbury Park, NJ

On this Date: September 20, 1961 – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers defended his National Wrestling Alliance Worlds Heavyweight Championship against Bruno Sammartino at the Asbury Park Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Though the actual result of this match is unknown, this Capitol Wresting Corporation card was one of the many title defenses Buddy made against Bruno Sammartino as NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion.

The undercard of include Roderigues and Olympica vs Bob Orton and Terror plus 3 more matches.

Credit: Twitter @SethHanson1982 for the news clipping.

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Inside Wrestling Magazine May 1969 Issue – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers vs Antonino Rocca

Inside Wrestling Magazine May 1969 Issue – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers vs Antonino Rocca
Inside Wrestling Magazine May 1969 Issue – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers vs Antonino Rocca

Inside Wrestling Magazine – May 1963
Antonino Rocca vs. Buddy Rogers
February 17, 1963 – New York City

‘My Toughest Bout”
Written and approved by Antonino Rocca

The one thing Buddy Rogers could not stand was to have an opponent twist and bend his legs. I learned that the first time I was in the ring with Rogers, and everytime I was in with him after that I centered my attack on his legs. The reason i call this particular match in NEW York with Buddy “the toughest I haver had” is because he was ready for me then as he had never been ready before. He had figured out a defens for his legs and he bugged me with it all night. Every time I even looked at his legs he took a step towards me and brought his knee up into my body. During that whole bout I was never able to touch his legs. Of course he was fooling me all the time, and I kept asking the referee to disqualify him. But the referee let him get away with it. When I got back to the dressing room my body was covered in lumps and every time I look a breath it felt like somebody was sticking a knife into me. This a bouth a want to forget.

Rogers was a master at choking opponents in such a way that the referee seldom caught him in the act. I spit blood for a whole month after this bout. I worked a lot on Buddy’s arms with the idea of neutralizing his attacks. The stragegy slowed him down only a little. I knew I had him when I raised him to my shoulders bounced him up and down a few times, spun around as fast as I could to make him dizzy, then slammed him to the mat just as hard as I could. The first fall was mine. You can see the condition Rogers was in after he hit the floor. I should have walked away with his title that night and I would have had it if it had not been for a referee whom I still say was blind.

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Wrestling World April 1954 Magazine Cover – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers – The Thinker

Buddy Rogers is The Thinker on the cover of Wrestling World magazine April 1954

Wrestling World April 1954 Magazine Cover – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers – The Thinker

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Buddy Rogers vs Lou Thesz – Rogers Unloads on Thesz

Rogers catches Lou Thesz on the jaw

This incredible photo shows every muscle in Lou Thesz body contract  as Nature Boy Buddy Rogers connects with a vicious right handed blow to the chin.

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On This Day August 30, 1962 – Buddy Rogers vs Bruno Sammartino – Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

60 years ago Aug 30 1962 MLG Toronto: The third Buddy Rogers vs Bruno Sammartino matchup ends when Bruno misses a dropkick and lands awkwardly on the ropes. Captured in a clip from our MLG Film at Toronto Classic Wrestling on YouTube youtu.be/4nkUFI86bnY

Film from Maple Leaf Gardens Aug 1962. The first meeting between World champ Buddy Rogers and Bruno Sammartino in July 1962 ends when Bruno can’t continue after hitting the mat head first and is is unable to get up before the 10 count. Two weeks later in front of 14,000 fans Bruno controls the bout and when Rogers attempts to leap over Bruno he gets hit below the belt by a charging Sammartino. Ref Tiger Tasker is ready to declare Bruno the new champ but Bruno, being the rule abiding hero, addresses the fans (in Italian) refusing to accept the title under the circumstances. A rematch is set for August. For the 3rd meeting (film clip) in front of 14,000 again (and with traffic jams outside MLG) Bruno gives Rogers a beating but Sammartino tries for another drop kick and lands badly on the ropes. Tasker declares him done. Rogers takes the win, and next returns to Toronto to lose the title to Lou Thesz in Jan 63. Film courtesy mapleleafwrestling.com

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On This Date: August 30, 1961 Nature Boy BuddyRogers Defends NWA World Title Against Ray Stern Detroit, MI

On This Date: August 30, 1961 – Nature Boy Buddy Rogers defended the National Wrestling Alliance Worlds Heavyweight Championship against Ray ‘Thunder’ Stern at the Cobo Arena in Detroit Michigan. Also on this card Vern Gagne defend the US Heavyweight championship against Dick the Bruiser.

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On This Day: June 21, 1950 – Lou Thesz defends NWA World Championship against Nature Boy Buddy Rogers – Wrigley Field – Chicago, IL

On This Day: June 20, 1950 – Lou Thesz defends NWA World Championship against Nature Boy Buddy Rogers – Wrigley Field – Chicago, IL

by Michael Tereshko

On this day 68 years ago Lou Thesz and Nature Boy Buddy Rogers met in a historic match in Wrigley Field, Chicago where almost 10,000 fans were privileged to see what I believe is the first time a missed flying tackle resulted in a wrestler’s head tangled in the ropes.
Nature Boy Buddy Rogers gets his neck caught in the ropes during this June 21, 1950 matchup with Lou Thesz at Wrigley Field
Nature Boy Buddy Rogers gets his neck caught in the ropes during this June 21, 1950 matchup with Lou Thesz at Wrigley Field
Buddy and Lou were asked by promoter Fred Kohler to come up with a spectacular ending for their NWA World Championship Match which headlined a charity show for the Chicago Heart Association.  The turnout for this historic match was disappointing.  Kohler predicted a record attendance of 38,000.  The actual attendance of just under 10,000 might be attributed to the fact the show was on a Wednesday workday in the middle of the week.  Another deterrent might have been the expensive price of the tickets.  The best seats went for $6.50 which was a lot of money back in the day in 1950.For those who are interested in seeing this match in its entirety go to the link below.  To see the spectacular climax of the bout go to 33:45 on the video.

From my collection the original vintage program from the show and a complete ticket for a ringside seat:

Original program and ticket for the June 21, 1950 match between NWA Champion Lou Thesz and challenger Nature Boy Buddy Rogers from the collection of Mike Tereshko

From my collection the June 17, 1950 copy of “WRESTLING AS YOU LIKE IT” with a first page article on the upcoming Thesz/Rogers Wrigley Field match in which Kohler predicts an attendance of 37,000 fans (see last paragraph of article).

Wrestling As You Like It Program June 17, 1050