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Mar 19, 2021 · At the end of 2020, Tim Hornbaker released his latest book detailing the life and career of former NWA and WWWF Champion Buddy Rogers entitled Master of the Ring – The Biography of Nature Boy Buddy Rogers.
Jul 17, 2020 · Who Is the Ultimate WWE Champion of All Time?A plethora of Superstars have been crowned a world champion in WWE , dating back to Buddy Rogers on April 11, 1963.
Rogers was a fourteen-time world champion, notably holding the top championship in both the NWA and the WWWF, today known as WWE (he was the inaugural WWWF World Heavyweight Champion). He is one of four men in history to have held both championships, along with Ric Flair, AJ Styles and Cody Rhodes.
Mar 1, 2021 · Fortunately, Tim Hornbaker, one of the genre’s most well respected and competent chroniclers, has finally tackled the task with Master of the Ring: The Biography of “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers, out now from Crowbar Press. Buddy Rogers on the cover of an issue of TV Guide from 1951.
Jan 10, 2023 · Legend claims that promoters dragged Buddy Rogers out of his hospital bed just days before his May 17th, 1963 title bout against Bruno Sammartino, forcing him into the match after suffering a heart attack six weeks before. Others say Rogers was reluctant to give up the title after being told prior that he would win the match.
Dec 21, 2020 · Backstage assaults and injuries almost derailed his title reign, and in the midst of his historic run, Rogers suffered serious health problems, and a cloud fell over his future on the mat. In May 1963, he defended the title against Bruno Sammartino, the popular “Italian Superman,” at Madison Square Garden.
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Sadly, later that year, Rogers passed away due to complications from a heart attack and multiple strokes. In 1994, Rogers was honored posthumously, inducted into the WWE Hall of...
