Rip Rogers

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Rip Rogers was a professional wrestler and was a trainer for Ohio Valley Wrestling.

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[edit] Career

Rip Rogers started wrestling in 1974. He formed the "Convertible Blondes" with Pez Whatley and Gary Royal in Angelo Poffo's ICW and won the Tag Team Titles with Royal. As with the three-member version of Demolition defending the WWF World Tag Team Championship with any two of the three members, the Convertible Blondes also used the so-called "Freebird Rule" to defend the ICW Tag Team Championship in this manner.

In 1984, he went to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'s Jim Crockett Promotions where he formed "The Hollywood Blondes" with Ted Oates and won the National Tag Team Titles. By early 1986, he was in the Tennessee area feuding with Dutch Mantel.

In 1989, he wrestled for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico as one of their top heels with partner Abbuda Dein.

He was back in the NWA in time for it to be renamed World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1991 and he lost several matches to Brian Pillman. By late 1991, he had left WCW for the Global Wrestling Federation where he joined The Cartel, which included Scotty Anthony, Makhan Singh and Cactus Jack. They were the top heels for several months and he created a lot of havoc while there.

After that run, he popped up here and there in the United States and finally settled in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in 1997. He teamed with Dave the Rave and formed the "Suicide Blondes" with Jason Lee. When he retired in 2000, he was named head trainer at OVW.

He was released from that position in March 2004 by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

[edit] Profile

  • Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
  • Weight: 237 lbs.
  • Birthday: February 14, 1955
  • Hometown: Seymour, Indiana, United States
  • Trainer: -
  • Debut: 1974
  • Managers: Brenda Britton, Max Andrews
  • Other Gimmicks: Disco Kid, Hustler Rip Rogers

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

[edit] National Wrestling Alliance

[edit] Ohio Valley Wrestling

[edit] World Wrestling Council

  • 1-Time WWC Caribbean Champion
  • 2-Time WWC Tag Team Champion (with Abbuda Dein)

[edit] Other titles

  • 2-time ICW United States Tag Team Champion (1 reign each with Ricky Starr and Pez Whatley)
  • 2-Time Southeast United States Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 1-Time Mid-American Heavyweight Champion
  • 1-Time Central States Television Champion
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