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  1. Buddy Rogers (born Herman Gustav Rohde Jr.; February 20, 1921 – June 26, 1992), better known by the ring name " Nature Boy " Buddy Rogers, was an American professional wrestler who was one of the biggest professional wrestling stars in the beginning of the television era.

  2. Jan 10, 2023 · At 17, he joined a traveling circus as a wrestler, wrestling on the mat for real against all comers and appearing in worked bouts with other, older pros on the circuit. After the circus, Buddy Rogers worked as a stevedore and as a police officer. But the ring lured him back.

  3. Jan 23, 2020 · Buddy Rogers, wrestling's original "Nature Boy," was one of the most influential wrestlers ever & 1st to win World Heavyweight titles in both the NWA & WWE.

  4. Sep 22, 2020 · Buddy Rogers is most famously associated with Vince McMahon Sr.’s promotion, the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, but he first made his name in the National Wrestling Alliance territories in Texas in the 1940s, becoming a seven-time NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion.

  5. Herman Gustav Rohde Jr. (February 20, 1921 – June 26, 1992), better known by the ring name Buddy Rogers, was an American professional wrestler and one of the biggest wrestling stars in the beginning of the television era.

  6. www.wwe.com › superstars › buddyrogersBuddy Rogers | WWE

    Buddy Rogers’ official WWE Hall of Fame profile, featuring bio, exclusive videos, photos, career highlights, classic moments and more!

  7. www.prowrestlinghall.org › buddy-rogersBuddy Rogers | IPWHF

    In June 1961, Rogers finally won the NWA World Title with a victory over Pat O’Connor before over 30,000 fans in Chicago. For 18 months, he ruled the grandest circuit in wrestling, and demonstrated his value as a box office star night after night, earning a fortune for promoters.

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