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Mar 19, 2021 · On the fateful night in Toronto, Buddy did the job without so much as a peep in protest, and Thesz became the NWA World Heavyweight champion. And by the way, Buddy’s belt deposit was only $10,000!
May 18, 2021 · On Friday, May 17, 1963 Bruno Sammartino defeated Buddy Rogers for the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) World Heavyweight Championship. Today, the date is remembered with great reverence, and aplomb. How was the major change of titles reported in the newspapers around Pittsburgh and the country? One might be surprised to find out.
Jan 6, 2021 · Mat Matters: The quizzical calls from Bobby Davis (1937-2021) Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 6, 2021. Bobby Davis was a mythical figure for so long with pro wrestling fans. He was the legendary manager of the even more legendary “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers. With his death today, January 6, 2021, at the age of 83, I found myself looking back to ...
Mar 1, 2021 · The absence of a full length biography on Buddy Rogers has, for years, been a glaring void in the field of wrestling history. Although fully acknowledging the perils of drawing sporting parallels, Rogers’ lack of biographical treatment is no less significant than if baseball’s Joe Dimaggio, or hockey’s Maurice Richard, had been denied the ...
Both Ric Flair ( 13 time world champion who is considered to be the best wrestler of all time) and Buddy Landel have taken the name of "Nature Boy."Buddy with another Nature Boy, Ric Flair. In 1979, Buddy showed up in the Mid Atlantic, where Flair was wrestling, and challenged him to a "Battle of the Nature Boys."
After the second violent attack against "Mr. Wrestling" Tim Woods by Jimmy Snuka and Buddy Rogers on Mid-Atlantic Wrestling television programming on September 19, 1979, Woods vowed another improbable comeback against the odds.
Apr 18, 2018 · So I packed my bag with my boots and tights just in case.”. Bruno Sammartino in the corner of his long-time friend Dominic Denucci in Denucci’s last match in 2012 in Toronto. Photo by Andrea Kellaway. “We are in the car driving to Toronto and Bruno starts asking me questions about wrestling and if I was on the card.
