Rip Rogers graduated from Seymour High School in 1972 and went on to attend Indiana Central College, graduating in 1976.
19 Facts About Rip Rogers
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Rip Rogers formed the "Convertible Blondes" with Pez Whatley and Gary Royal in Angelo Poffo's International Championship Wrestling and won the Tag Team Titles with Royal.
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Rip Rogers left the ICW following a dispute with Angelo Poffo's son Randy Poffo, better known by his ring name Randy Savage.
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In 1979, Rogers went to the National Wrestling Alliance's Portland territory, Pacific Northwest Wrestling, where he was aligned with Buddy Rose and Ed Wiskoski.
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Rip Rogers wrestled as a heel in Bob Geigel's Central States promotion during most of 1987.
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Rip Rogers received a small push near the end of his run in Stampede.
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Rip Rogers was back in the NWA in time for it to be renamed World Championship Wrestling.
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Rip Rogers wrestled in WCW from 1991 to 1994 as a jobber and he lost several matches to Pillman.
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Rip Rogers later substituted for Pillman, being the scapegoat in the ill-fated Yellow Dog angle.
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Rip Rogers finally settled in Ohio Valley Wrestling in 1997.
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Rip Rogers teamed with Dave the Rave and formed the "Suicide Blondes" with Jason Lee.
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At the age of 48, Rip Rogers was hit by a car and sustained injuries which forced him to completely retire from in-ring competition; according to a 2011 story on OVW, the accident left him "with a stiff limp".
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Rip Rogers was known for his berserk reaction after losing a match.
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Rip Rogers wrestled his last match on August 6,2010, for Pro South Wrestling losing in a 6-man tag match in Alabama.
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Rip Rogers fought in 3 professional boxing matches in 1996 at 41 years old.
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Rip Rogers's record stands at 1 win, 1 loss, 1 draw, with 1 TKO.
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Rip Rogers was trained by longtime friend Bobby "Sweetpain" Duchi, a veteran professional boxer, kickboxer, and champion weightlifter.
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Rip Rogers made an appearance in the 1993 music video for "Human Wheels" by fellow Seymour native John Mellencamp.
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Rip Rogers has made some appearances on The Pat McAfee Show, when it was part of Barstool Sports.