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Buddy Rose


Last updated by Chris George on November 27, 2015

[Buddy Rose GALLERY]

[w/Doug Somers]

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[Buddy Rose Found Dead]

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[Buddy Rose Blow Away Diet]

Title History

  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Jesse Ventura defeating Jimmy Snuka & Dutch Savage (October 25, 1976);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Jesse Ventura defeating Jimmy Snuka & Dutch Savage (January 15, 1977);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Ed Wiskoski defeating Moondog Mayne & Ron Bass (December 7, 1977);
  • NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating John Anson (May ??, 1978);
  • NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/John Studd defeating Bill & Russ Francis (May 17, 1978);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Ed Wiskoski defeating Jimmy Snuka & Dutch Savage (September 9, 1978);
  • NWA (San Francisco) United States Heavyweight title defeating Jimmy Snuka [Tournament] (September 16, 1978);
  • NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/Ed Wiskoski defeating Ron Starr & Dean Ho (October 25, 1978);
  • NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/Ed Wiskoski defeating Ron Starr & Enrique Vera (December 7, 1978);
  • NWA (San Francisco) United States Heavyweight title defeating Ron Starr (May 11, 1979);
  • NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Chris Colt defeating Texas Outlaw & Bobby Bass (November 12, 1979);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Stan Stasiak (November 16, 1979);
  • NWA (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Heavyweight title defeating Siegfried Steinke (January ??, 1980);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Rick Martel (August 16, 1980);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Roddy Piper (September 20, 1980);
  • NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Rip Oliver defeating Joe Ventura & Jay Youngblood (January 12, 1981);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Jay Youngblood (April 9, 1981);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Jay Youngblood (April 21, 1981);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Matt Borne (April 30, 1981);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Rip Oliver defeating Steve Regal & Matt Borne (August 29, 1981);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Steve Regal (October ??, 1981);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Stan Stasiak defeating Steve Regal & Matt Borne (November 4, 1981);
  • NWA (Knoxville) Southern Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Golden defeating ???????? (May ??, 1982);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Rip Oliver defeating Rocky Johnson & Brett Sawyer (July 30, 1982);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Brian Adias defeating Assassin & Rip Oliver (August 20, 1983);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Curt Hennig defeating Assassin & Rip Oliver (November 5, 1983);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Rip Oliver (April 28, 1984);
  • AWA World Tag Team titles w/Doug Somers defeating Scott Hall & Curt Hennig (May 17, 1986);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Avalanche defeating Steve Doll & Scott Peterson (September 3, 1988);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Col. DeBeers defeating Steve Doll & Scott Peterson (January 28, 1989);
  • WCCW (Vancouver) International Tag Team titles w/Michelle Starr defeating Mighty Quinn & Mike Roselli (October 16, 1992);
  • ACCW (West Virginia) Heavyweight title defeating ????????? (August 23, 1997);
  • ACCW (West Virginia) Television title defeating Bart Batten (September 20, 1997);
  • UIW (Washington) Heavyweight title defeating ??????? ()
  • UIW (Washington) Heavyweight title defeating ??????? ()
  • OPWF (Oregon) Heavyweight title defeating ??????? ();
  • OPWF (Oregon) Tag Team titles w/?????? defeating ???? & ???? ();

Career Highlights

In The Beginning:

  • 1973: Buddy Rose was trained by Verne Gagne & Billy Robinson along with Chris Taylor & Sgt. Slaughter.

World Wrestling Federation:

“Playboy” Buddy Rose had a huge push in the World Wrestling Federation in 1982-83, wrestling against WWF Champion Bob Backlund for several months, selling out WWF venues all over the East Coast, including being the first WWF wrestler to work the West Coast exspansion with WWF Champion Bob Backlund at the LA Sports Arena for Vince McMahon Jr…

  • March 31, 1985–WrestleMania: Tito Santana defeated The Executioner (Buddy Rose) in the first ever WrestleMania match..

Portland Wrestling:

  • Buddy Rose won “Loser Leave Town” matches against Jesse Ventura and Rowdy Roddy Piper..
  • May 21, 1985–Owen Promotions 60th Anniversary Show: Roddy Piper defeated “Playboy” Buddy Rose..

American Wrestling Association:

  • April 20, 1986 – WrestleRock: Doug Somers & Buddy Rose defeated The Midnight Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels)..
  • June 28, 1986 – Battle by the Bay: The Midnight Rockers & Curt Hennig defeated Buddy Rose & Doug Somers & Alexis Smirnoff..
  • December 25, 1986 – Brawl: The Midnight Rockers (Jannetty & Michaels) defeated Buddy Rose & Doug Somers in a “Steel Cage”..

Retirement: