[Bad News Allen dies suddenly]

[RATNW Interview: Bad News Allen]

Title History

• NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Leroy Brown defeating Mando & Hector Guerrero (August 4, 1979);
• NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Victor Rivera defeating The Twin Devils (1979);
• NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Victor Rivera defeating Chavo Guerrero & Al Madril (November 2, 1979);
• (Stampede) North American Heavyweight title defeated Bret Hart (September 3, 1982);
• (Stampede) North American Heavyweight title defeated Bret Hart (July 16, 1983);
• (Hawaii) Polynesian Pacific Heavyweight title defeating Lars Anderson (May 25, 1985);
• (Stampede) North American Heavyweight title defeating Dynamite Kid (March 30, 1986);
• (Stampede) North American Heavyweight title defeating Steve DiSalvo (May 12, 1986);
• NWA Bahamas Heaveyweight title defeating The Falcon (December 16, 1986);
• Florida Heavyweight title defeating Ron Simmons (January 20, 1987);
• NWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Kevin Sullivan (January 31, 1987);
• ICW (Vancouver) Heavyweight title (1991);
• IWA (Winnipeg) Heavyweight title (1996) ;
• CCW Canadian Heavyweight title () ;

Career Highlights

In The Beginning

• Allen Coage got the name “Bad News” during his days in judo —- from his opponents..
• 1976 Montreal Olympics: Allen Coage competed in the Heavyweight (+205 lb) class for Judo and won bronze..
• Allen Coage won two straight gold medals at the Pan-American Games..
• 1977: Allen Coage was trained by Antonio Inoki at the New Japan Pro Wrestling dojo..
• October 23, 1977: Allen Coage made his transition from Judo to professional wrestling.

New Japan Pro Wrestling

• Allen Coage debuted in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, under the guidance of Antonio Inoki and Kotetsu Yamamoto..
• Allen Coage debuted in New Japan using the name “Buffalo Allen Coage”..

World Wide Wrestling Federation

• 1978: Allen Coage had his first (albeit brief) stint with the WWWF and Vince McMahon Sr..
• The “Bad News Allen” gimmick was born and Allen got a lot of experience in Japan and the US..

Stampede Wrestling

• 1982: Bad News Allen went to Calgary, where he wrestled for Stu Hart’s Stampede Wrestling..
• Bad News Allen began wrestling guys like Dynmamite Kid & Owen Hart..
• Six months later, Bad News Allen did a tour of Australia before returning to Stampede..
• Allen Coage met his wife in Redwater, outside of Edmonton, after Coage missed both the babyface and heel bus..

World Wrestling Federation

• Bad News Allen signed with the WWF and was forced, for some reason, to change his name to Bad News Brown..
• March 27, 1988 – WrestleMania IV: Bad News Brown won a battle royal throwing Bret Hart out last, turned the Hitman into a face..
• July 31, 1988 – WrestleFest 1988: Bad News Brown defeated Bret “Hitman” Hart..
• August 28, 1989 – Summerslam: Bad News Brown defeated “Strongman” Ken Patera..
• October 1988 – House Show: Bad News Brown defeated Junk Yard Dog..
• November 24, 1988 – Survivor Series: Bad News Brown prooves that he was a “loner” by walking out on his Teammates..
• December 1988 – House Show: Randy “Macho Man” Savage defeated Bad News Brown to retain the WWF Heavyweight title..
• January 15, 1989 – Royal Rumble: Bad News Brown entered at #13 and was eliminated by Hulk Hogan..
• March 11, 1989 – SNME: Hulk Hogan defeated Bad News Brown..
• April 2, 1989 – Wrestlemania V: Bad News Brown wrestled “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan to a NO CONTEST..
• November 23, 1989 – Survivor Series: For the second year in a row, Bad News Brown walked out on his Teammates..
• January 21, 1990 – Royal Rumble: Bad News Brown entered at #9 and was eliminated by Roddy Piper..
• April 1, 1990 – Wrestlemania VI: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper vs Bad News Brown ended in a NO CONTEST..
• August 27, 1990 – Summerslam: Jake “The Snake” Roberts defeated Bad News Brown with help from the Big Bossman..
• Bad News Brown physically manhandled President Jack Tunney on an episode of the Brother Love Show..
• Failure to live up to promises to him by Vince McMahon, has cause trememdous amounts of “bad blood”..
• Bad News Allen does not cherish the time he spent in the WWF, and only did it to support his family..

Retirement

• Allen Coage had to retired after twenty-two years in the ring due to the poor condition of his knees..
• Allen & Helen Coage lived in Calgary, and had nine children — three boys and six girls — and 14 grandkids..
• Allen Coage worked occasional spot shows for promoters like Tony Condello (Winnipeg) & Tim Flowers (Vancouver)..
• Allen Coage said he’d eventually like to end up promoting a wrestling organization out of Calgary, Alberta..
• Allen Coage was working on a book about his career filled with inside wrestling stories before his death..
• 2005: Rick Bogner & “Bad News” Allen Coage now run a wrestling school out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada..
• March 6, 2007: Bad News Allen Coage suddenly passed away from a heart attack at 5:30 a.m. at the age of 63..
• May 27, 2007–Bad News Allen Tribute Show: Helen Coage attended with some of Allen’s children and grandchildren..