Buddy Rose wrestled primarily for the AWA, WWF, and for promoter Don Owen in Pacific Northwest Wrestling.
41 Facts About Buddy Rose
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Buddy Rose continued to wrestle under his own name for the duration of his initial tenure, facing such opponents as Billy Graham, Dusty Rhodes, Billy Robinson, and Jos LeDuc.
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Buddy Rose wrestled in several National Wrestling Alliance territories that year before settling in the collective's Pacific Northwest Wrestling promotion.
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Buddy Rose made his debut on October 15,1976, and wrestled Rick Hunter to a draw.
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In 1978 Buddy Rose partnered with John Studd to win the 50th State Big Time Wrestling tag-team championship.
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Later that summer Buddy Rose entered a tournament to crown the vacant NWA San Francisco United States Heavyweight Title.
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Buddy Rose won it on September 16,1978, when he defeated Dean Ho, securing his first singles championship.
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Three days later Buddy Rose regained the Big Time Wrestling United States Title by pinning Ron Starr.
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However on November 17,1979, Buddy Rose finally broke through when he defeated Stasiak to win the PNW Heavyweight Championship.
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Buddy Rose successfully defended the title that winter against Jonathan Boyd and Sivi Afi before losing it to Jay Youngblood in early 1981.
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Buddy Rose would get a measure of revenge by defeating Youngblood in a loser leaves town match on May 12,1981.
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Buddy Rose next embarked on a lengthy tour of New Japan Pro-Wrestling that spring, wrestling opponents including Yoshiaki Yatsu, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, and Animal Hamaguchi.
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Buddy Rose quickly moved to a house show feud with former WWF Tag-Team Champion Tony Garea and dominated the series.
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Buddy Rose faced Morales numerous additional times but was unable to win the title.
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Buddy Rose eventually moved that winter to a house show series with Curt Hennig, where he found considerable success.
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Buddy Rose defended the title against Oliver and future tag-team partner Doug Somers before losing it later that year and returning to the World Wrestling Federation.
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Buddy Rose was later put under a mask as "The Executioner", losing to Tito Santana in the opening match of the inaugural WrestleMania.
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On May 21,1985, the PNW held a 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza at the Portland Memorial Coliseum attended by an estimated 13,000; Buddy Rose was defeated by Roddy Piper at the event.
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Buddy Rose was more dominant in this run, defeating Billy Jack Haynes, Frank Lang, and Cocoa Samoa.
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Ten years after his first run, Buddy Rose returned to the AWA on March 9,1986, and defeated Scott Hall via disqualification at an event in St Paul, Minnesota.
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Buddy Rose renewed his tag-team partnership with Ed Wiskoski, who was now wrestling as Colonel DeBeers.
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Buddy Rose returned to the WWF on February 5,1990, at a house show in Brandon, Manitoba, and was defeated by Hillbilly Jim.
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Buddy Rose was primarily used as an enhancement talent during this run, losing his televised matches to elevate other stars.
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Buddy Rose lost to Kerry Von Erich in Von Erich's WWF television debut on the July 1990 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event XXVII.
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Buddy Rose finally gained his first televised victory on the December 10,1990, edition of Prime Time Wrestling, where he defeated Mario Mancini.
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Buddy Rose returned to Pacific Northwest Wrestling and began to experience a career revival.
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Buddy Rose made his debut on a television show on December 21,1991, and upset PNW Champion Demolition Crush in a non-title match.
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In 1994 Buddy Rose jumped to the Oregon Pro Wrestling Federation, a newly formed company owned by Billy Jack Haynes and Ron Barber.
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Buddy Rose made two appearances in the California-based All Pro Wrestling in 1995, before moving on to the fledgling American Wrestling Federation in 1996.
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Buddy Rose would wrestle in several other house shows that summer for the AWF.
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Buddy Rose managed the Butcher in the short-lived revival of Portland Wrestling.
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The match was billed as Jimmy Valiant's retirement match, but Buddy Rose retired after the match.
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Buddy Rose continued to make personal appearances, and opened a wrestling training school with DeBeers in Portland.
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Buddy Rose and Lanette have one daughter, Alexia, born in May 1977 in Portland, Oregan.
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Buddy Rose's daughter has 4 children; Luke, Sofia, Lane, and Brooke, Buddy Rose's grandchildren.
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Buddy Rose later married Toni Osborne, and they were divorced three months into their marriage.
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Buddy Rose lastly married Tammy Marie Kelly, a wrestling fan living in the pacific northwest, she and Buddy Rose were married from 1990 until his death in 2009.
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Buddy Rose enjoyed Motown music and had two dachshunds, Prince and Penny.
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Buddy Rose battled drug addiction, which caused him to gain weight and repeatedly shoot himself in the foot, which got him in trouble.
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Buddy Rose later went to rehab as an outpatient for six weeks.
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Buddy Rose, who had struggled with his weight since the late 1980s, experienced problems with blood sugar and diabetes.