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He needs another title run. Thats been one of my biggest gripes, Taker never got as many title runs as he should have.
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Playboy Buddy Rose Found Dead In His Home
Former WWE superstar "Playboy" Buddy Rose (real name Paul Perschmann) was found dead in his home in Portland, Oregon on Tuesday afternoon. No cause of death is known at this time, though he told people that he had been having blood sugar issues with his diabetes of late. He was a former mid-card heel with many promotions, including the AWA, the WWF, and various independent promotions in Portland, Oregon.
Rose was an AWA tag team champion with his partner "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers and had a great tag team feud with the young Midnight Rockers, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty. In an interesting bit of trivia, Rose wrestled in the first ever WrestleMania match against Tito Santana as the masked Executioner.
Early 1990's WWF fans will remember Rose's "Blow Away Diet" vignettes .
He was perhaps best known for his bit where a ring announcer would announce him as 270 pounds and he'd correct them, claiming he actually weighed 217 (or some variation of that joke).
For more on the life and career of Buddy Rose, visit his http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playboy_buddy_rose page.
Our condolences go out to family, friends and fans of Playboy Buddy Rose.
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Playboy Buddy Rose Passes Away At 56
Written: April 29, 2009
Playboy Buddy Rose (Paul Perschmann), one of the most unique individuals ever to compete inside the squared circle, passed away April 28 in Portland, Ore., at the age of 56.
In the early 1970s, Rose began his wrestling career in Minneapolis. From there, he moved on to the Pacific Northwest. It was there where Rose blossomed into a top caliber performer in the mid to late 1970s. Two of his most notable rivalries from that area at that time were against WWE Hall of Famers Rowdy Roddy Piper and Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka.(Career Photos)
It was in 1982 that the Playboy entered WWE. He painted the picture that he had money to burn, and lived a lavish lifestyle that he flaunted, saying the fans could only dream that they were him. Despite his physical appearance, Rose was deceivingly quick and agile when in action, saying that he was “heavy in the seat, but light on the feet.” He pushed the then-WWE Champion Bob Backlund to the limit in the series of matches they had during the 1982-1983 time frame.
Another highlight of Rose’s WWE career came while wearing a mask. As the Masked Executioner, he and Tito Santana were the participants in the very first match to have taken place at WrestleMania in 1985.
In 1986, Rose returned to Minneapolis, and while competing anew in the AWA, he and his tag team partner Pretty Boy Doug Somers had an intense rivalry against a young, upstart team known as the Midnight Rockers, a.k.a. Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty.
Rose returned for another stint in WWE rings in 1990, and gained even more notoriety by humorously promoting a product known as the “Blow Away Diet.” And despite his even bigger girth of being 317 pounds at that time, Rose would correct the ring announcement of his weight, adamantly saying that he was a “slim, trim 217 lbs.”
World Wrestling Entertainment offers its sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Paul Perschmann, a.k.a. Playboy Buddy Rose.
Source: http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/10066160
Howard Finkel Remembers Playboy Buddy Rose
When I came into my office this morning here at wwe.com, I received an e-mail informing me of the passing yesterday of Playboy Buddy Rose, at the way too young age of 56. Now I know that a lot of you probably are unaware of this individual from a standpoint of prominence and performance, but for those of you who do remember, the Playboy was one of a kind.
He flaunted his lifestyle when he entered WWE rings in 1982. If it was wine, women, and song, the Playboy was right there, and he knew how to tug on the emotional strings of our fans back then. And his body composition was the exact opposite of what a playboy should look like; that definitely was a key to his getting over with our fans from a "negatively positive" standpoint.
Yet in the ring, he could move with the best of them. Deceivingly quick and cat like, Rose could go toe to toe with the best of them. His first meeting against Bob Backlund in Madison Square Garden even had my jaw dropping in amazement. This man gave the then WWE Champion a run for his money, in addition to the great Pedro Morales, and others as well. And the night that Buddy faced Bob for the first time in MSG, there were two of the Playboy's fine ladies by his side, accompanying him. They wore top hats, tuxes, and tails, pretty classy. One of those ladies was a very young Sensational Sherri Martel, who of course would go on to manage the Playboy and Doug Summers in the AWA in 1986.
When Buddy returned back to WWE around 1990, he was carrying a little more "excess baggage" around his midsection, and he took that supposed "handicap" and capitalized on that as well. Remember the Blow Away Diet? He was the subject. And in the ring, I would introduce him at his weight of 317 pounds, to which he would come up to me, as cool as a cucumber, take the microphone from me, and say: "Correction. Tonight I weigh in at a slim and trim 217 pounds." Boy, did he ever get booed for that. But that was the secret to his success. He knew what his role was, and he always seemed to press the right buttons to make himself a most unique character that stood out from the rest of the pack.
Playboy Buddy Rose was one of my favorites, and I'm saddened by the fact that he had to leave us so soon. Godspeed my friend, and the "wrestling arena up above" will now be welcoming one heck of a performer!!!
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Very sad. RIP. Was not a huge fan, but I do remember him and it never ceases to amaze me when these guys from the golden age of wrestling die prematurely.
He pushed the then-WWE Champion Bob Backlund to the limit in the series of matches they had during the 1982-1983 time frame.
Yep, and is one of several alternate realities that could have easily prevented Hulkamania and the wrestling boom from ever existing.
He needs another title run. Thats been one of my biggest gripes, Taker never got as many title runs as he should have.
He never needed it. He was this generation's Andre the Giant. No major title runs necessary.
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Major News Alert!
WWE Star Makes In-Ring Return At FCW TV Taping
WWE star Mr. Kennedy made his long-awaited return to the ring at tonight’s Florida Championship Wrestling tapings. FCW is WWE’s developmental territory based out of Tampa.
Kennedy has suffered numerous injuries throughout his career, with his latest being a dislocated shoulder he suffered in a house show match against Shelton Benjamin in August of last year. Kennedy was recently drafted to RAW, but hasn’t appeared on WWE television in months.
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Saturday marked the ten year anniversary of the death of Owen Hart. He was the youngest of twelve children to Helen and Stu Hart.
He fell to his death in Kansas City, Missouri on Sunday, May 23, 1999 during the World Wrestling Federation's "Over The Edge" pay-per-view event when a stunt where he was supposed to be lowered into the ring from the rafters went wrong. Hart fell 78 feet (24 m) into the ring, landing chest-first on the top rope, approximately a foot from the nearest turnbuckle, throwing him into the ring.
Owen had just celebrated his 34th birthday a couple weeks before, and is survived by his wife and two children.
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I actually remember that Raw on the following Monday. A very somber and touching show especially with some of Jeff Jarrett's comments. I remember being stoked when Owen returned and attacked either Triple H or Shawn Michaels on Raw in late 1997 or early 1998. I'm still not sure why they didn't give him a proper push after that. I'll blame the stupid Kliq on that one.
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John Tolos passed away last night in California at the age of 78. His death is believed to be as a result of kidney failure.
"The Golden Greek" and his brother Chris worked a number of territories as a tag team including the WWWF, NWA Detroit, Maple Leaf Wrestling, NWA Los Angeles, Stampede Wrestling and Championship Wrestling from Florida. They held several tag team championships throughout North America as heels.
Following his split from his brother, Tolos went on to become a top singles heel in Los Angeles and was considered one of the top talkers of the seventies.
Tolos may be best known for feuding with Fred Blassie in one of pro wrestling's all-time greatest feuds. He was chosen by Blassie to be his opponent in a match in 1971 at the Los Angeles Coliseum, which was one of the biggest events in wrestling of the time.
Tolos had a brief run in the World Wrestling Federation in 1991 as the manager of Intercontinental Champion "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, replacing Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Known as "The Coach," the character never really caught on, partially because Hennig took an extended leave of absence following SummerSlam after suffering a severe back injury. With Hennig indefinitely out of action, along with The Beverly Brothers changing their manager to "The Genius" Lanny Poffo, Tolos quietly disappeared from the World Wrestling Federation by the end of the year.
Tolos later worked for Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation as an announcer and heel manager for "Cowboy" Bob Orton, Cactus Jack and The Power Twins.
Tolos' career in wrestling spanned three decades and he worked regularly into his 50s. He was known for his tremendous conditioning as he continued distance running well into his 60s. However, a near fatal stroke slowed him down in recent years.
Click here (http://wrestlingfigs.com/inner2.php?id= … e76d8e25c8) to read an article on "The Golden Greek."
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Mr. Kennedy released
World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms on the release of Raw Superstar Mr. Kennedy (Ken Kennedy) as of today, May 29, 2009. WWE wishes Ken the best in all future endeavors
Source: http://www.wwe.com/inside/industrynews/kennedyreleased
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For those not keeping up, since that happened:
-Umaga has been fired for a failed steroids test
-Batsista has been ruled out for 4 months through an injury (likely as cover for a steroids suspension)
-Rey Mysterio has supposedly handed in his notice
-And more suspensions are on their way....
