|
Wrestling
Name
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"Nature
Boy" Buddy Rogers
|
| Real Name | Herman Rohde |
| Born | 1921 |
| Died | June 26, 1992 |
| Height | 6' 0'' |
| Weight | 227 lbs |
| Hometown | Camden, NJ |
| Pro Debut | July 1939 |
| Years Pro | 25 years |
Title History
|
Title
|
Won
From
|
Date
|
Location
|
Lost
to
|
Date
|
Location
|
| Texas Heavyweight Title | Dave Levin |
45/07/27
|
Houston, TX | Ted Cox |
45/08/31
|
Houston, TX |
| Texas Heavyweight Title (2) | Ted Cox |
45/09/07
|
Houston, TX | Jim Casey |
45/09/19
|
San Antonio, TX |
| Texas Heavyweight Title (3) | Jim Casey |
45/11/23
|
Houston, TX | Lou Thesz |
46/05/03
|
Houston, TX |
| Texas Heavyweight Title (4) | Lou Thesz |
46/05/10
|
Houston, TX | Kay Bell |
46/07/??
|
Houston, TX |
| World Heavyweight Title (California) | Awarded |
48/06/??
|
------------------- | Billy Darnell |
48/10/26
|
San Diego, CA |
| World Heavyweight Title (California) (2) | Sheik Lawrence |
49/03/05
|
Pomona, CA | George Bollas |
49/07/07
|
Toledo, OH |
| NWA United States Heavyweight Title | Johnny Valentine |
50/01/01
|
????????????? | Vacant |
61/06/30
|
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| World Heavyweight Title (Ohio) (3) | The Demon |
50/05/25
|
Toledo, OH | Bozo Brown |
50/06/10
|
Akron, OH |
| World Heavyweight Title (Ohio) (4) | Bozo Brown |
50/06/24
|
Akron, OH | Indian Nature Boy |
50/07/06
|
Toledo, OH |
| NWA Texas Heavyweight Title (5) | Sonny Myers |
50/08/07
|
Ft. Worth, TX | Killer Kowalski |
50/08/22
|
Dallas, TX |
| AWA International Heavyweight Title | Bobby Managoff |
51/05/09
|
Montreal, Canada | Yvon Robert |
51/07/13
|
Montreal, Canada |
| AWA World Heavyweight Title | Don Arnold |
52/10/14
|
Dayton, OH | Don Arnold |
50/01/??
|
????????????? |
| AWA World Heavyweight Title (2) | Don Arnold |
53/01/29
|
Cleveland, OH | Antonio Rocca |
53/03/05
|
Cleveland, OH |
| AWA World Heavyweight Title (3) | Antonio Rocca |
53/04/09
|
Cleveland, OH | Vacant |
54/??/??
|
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| Ohio Television Title | ????????????? |
53/05/16
|
Cincinnati, OH | ????????????? |
??/??/??
|
????????????? |
| NWA Eastern States Title | Don Arnold |
53/06/11
|
Cincinnati, OH | Bill Miller |
53/10/22
|
Columbus, OH |
| AWA Ohio Tag Team Title (w/ Great Scott) | ????????????? |
53/11/??
|
????????????? | Don Leo Jonathan & Ray Stern |
54/09/02
|
Columbus, OH |
| NWA Eastern States Title (2) | Bill Miller |
54/09/11
|
Akron, OH | Bill Miller |
54/09/18
|
Akron, OH |
| NWA Eastern States Title (3) | Bill Miller |
54/10/02
|
Akron, OH | Wilbur Snyder |
55/02/15
|
Cleveland, OH |
| AWA Ohio Tag Team Title (w/ Great Scott) (2) | Danny McShain & Oyama Kato |
54/11/26
|
Columbus, OH | Bill Miller & Stan Holek |
55/01/??
|
????????????? |
| AWA Ohio Tag Team Title (w/ Great Scott) (3) | Bill Miller & Stan Holek |
55/02/10
|
Columbus, OH | Frankie Talaber & Bobo Brazil |
55/05/19
|
????????????? |
| NWA Eastern States Title (4) | Wilbur Snyder |
55/04/21
|
Columbus, OH | Bill Miller |
55/07/26
|
Dayton, OH |
| NWA Eastern States Title (5) | Bill Miller |
55/10/13
|
Columbus, OH | Vacant |
??/??/??
|
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| NWA Texas Heavyweight Title (6) | Pepper Gomez |
56/06/01
|
Houston, TX | Pepper Gomez |
56/08/03
|
Houston, TX |
| NWA Eastern States Title (6) | Dick Steinborn |
56/09/11
|
Baltimore, MD | Johnny Barend |
??/??/??
|
????????????? |
| NWA Eastern States Title (7) | Johnny Barend |
57/01/11
|
Akron, OH | Sweet Daddy Siki |
59/02/??
|
Canton, OH |
| NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title | ????????????? |
57/05/??
|
????????????? | ????????????? |
??/??/??
|
????????????? |
| NWA North American Heavyweight Title | Dory Funk |
58/01/23
|
Amarillo, TX | Dory Funk |
58/04/03
|
Amarillo, TX |
| NWA Eastern States Title (8) | Sweet Daddy Siki |
59/04/??
|
Canton, OH | Fritz Von Goering |
59/06/20
|
Reynoldsburg, OH |
| NWA Eastern States Title (9) | Fritz Von Goering |
59/08/08
|
Reynoldsburg, OH | Johnny Barend |
59/09/26
|
Cincinnati, OH |
| AWA International Heavyweight Title (2) | Killer Kowalski |
59/09/16
|
Montreal, Canada | Killer Kowalski |
59/12/02
|
Montreal, Canada |
| NWA Eastern States Title (10) | Johnny Barend |
??/??/??
|
????????????? | Johnny Barend |
59/10/10
|
Cincinnati, OH |
| AWA International Heavyweight Title (3) | Killer Kowalski |
60/01/??
|
Montreal, Canada | Killer Kowalski |
60/06/08
|
Montreal, Canada |
| NWA Eastern States Title (11) | ????????????? |
60/03/??
|
????????????? | ????????????? |
??/??/??
|
????????????? |
| NWA United States Tag Team Title (w/ Johnny Valentine) | Fabulous Kangaroos |
60/11/19
|
Teaneck, NJ | Fabulous Kangaroos |
60/11/26
|
Washington, DC |
| NWA World Heavyweight Title | Pat O'Connor |
61/06/30
|
Chicago, IL | Lou Thesz |
63/01/24
|
Toronto, ON |
| NWA United States Tag Team Title (w/ Johnny Barend) (2) | Johnny Valentine & Bob Ellis |
62/07/05
|
Washington, DC | Buddy Austin & Great Scott |
63/03/07
|
Washington, DC |
| WWWF World Heavyweight Title | Awarded |
63/04/??
|
------------------- | Bruno Sammartino |
63/05/17
|
New York, NY |