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| WHO'S WHO: BUDDY ROGERS |
| REAL NAME: Herman Rohde |
| MATCH RECORDS, MENTIONS, OR APPEARANCES IN GEORGIA
MARCH 22, 1946 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buddy Rogers defeated Dick Lever APRIL 19, 1946 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buddy Rogers defeated Vic Emanuel JUNE 1, 1946 (SATURDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buddy Rogers defeated Jim Coffield NOVEMBER 15, 1946 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bibber McCoy defeated Danno OMahoney / Notes: Danno O Mahoney substituted for Buddy Rogers in the match with Bibber McCoy. SEPTEMBER 26, 1947 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buddy Rogers defeated Pierre DeGlane JULY 10, 1953 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buddy Rogers defeated Nick Carter AUGUST 7, 1953 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Handicap Match: Don & Red McIntyre defeated Buddy Rogers by disqualification AUGUST 10, 1953 (MONDAY) AUGUSTA, GA WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buddy Rogers defeated Johnny Valentine (2-1) AUGUST 14, 1953 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buddy Rogers defeated Johnny Valentine SEPTEMBER 1, 1953 (TUESDAY) MACON, GA MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Johnny Valentine versus Buddy Rogers wrestled to a draw SEPTEMBER. 3, 1953 (THURSDAY) COLUMBUS, GA COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buddy Rogers versus Wild Man Zimm Notes: No documented results for this match have been found. SEPTEMBER 11, 1953 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Title versus Title Match: Don McIntyre versus Buddy Rogers ended in a double countout Notes: Buddy Rogers had been the reigning Eastern States Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Boston, MA, office since he defeated Killer Kowalski on December 2, 1952, in Boston. This title replaced the AWA World Heavyweight Title that had been recognized there since 1928. Don McIntyre had been billed as Southern Heavyweight Champion since March 16, 1953. Both men retained their titles since there was not a clean ending to the match. MAY 9, 1956 (WEDNESDAY) AUGUSTA, GA WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buddy Rogers defeated Jack Bence MAY 11, 1956 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buddy Rogers defeated Chief Big Heart JUNE 2, 1962 (SATURDAY) ATLANTA, GA PONCE de LEON BALL PARK [P] (Don McIntyre Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: It was announced Don McIntyre was negotiating with Buddy Rogers for future dates. JUNE 7, 1963 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA PONCE de LEON BALL PARK [P] (Don McIntyre Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: It was announced that Buddy Rogers would be wrestling in Atlanta soon. JULY 19, 1963 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Don McIntyre Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) Notes: According to the program we have for this card, Don McIntyre mentioned he had received word that Buddy Rogers was recently released from a Georgetown hospital after suffering a minor heart ailment, reporting there was doubt he would ever wrestle again. McIntyre had been promising throughout the year that he was looking to book Rogers. |
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