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- Some felt that Rogers used his influence and power to hold certain rival wrestlers down, while others maintained that he had intentionally injured opponents on various occasions. The decision was eventually made by NWA President Sam Muchnick and the championship committee to replace Rogers with the next World champion.
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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!
Jan 7, 2021 · With very limited physical ability, he appeared at Madison Square Garden in May 1963 and lost the WWWF belt to Bruno Sammartino (Rogers had lost the NWA Title in January to Lou Thesz). Davis was concerned for his friend, but there was little he could do.
Aug 30, 2021 · Buddy Rogers was a controversial figure, as there are claims he faked an injury at least once to keep his title. On January 24th 1963, North Eastern promoters broke away from the NWA following the decision to not keep the title on Buddy Rogers after a one-fall defeat to Lou Thesz.
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After Thesz defeated Rogers for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, Northeast promoters Toots Mondt and Vincent J. McMahon withdrew their membership from the NWA and formed the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF, now WWE).
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 ...
Jan 23, 2020 · On January 24, 1963, following a good deal of backstage maneuvering just to ensure the match actually took place, Buddy Rogers lost the NWA World championship to Lou Thesz in Toronto. Vince McMahon and his partners then publicly used the reasoning that since the match had ended after one fall instead of the traditional two-of-three, Rogers was ...
Jan 22, 2021 · When Buddy Rogers was champion, the title was known as the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship. Weeks after winning, he lost the title to Bruno Sammartino who held it for over 2,800 days. In the '70s, Pedro Morales held the title for 1,000 days, and Bruno held the title for another 1,200 days.
