Buddy Rogers In Arizona

Historians into the collection of results seem frustrated and contend there is little data related to Buddy Rogers in Arizona that survives, though he was there and had a successful run early in his career.

By all accounts, he faced many of the same people he feuded with in other parts pf the USA, such as Dick Hutton, Don Arnold, Argentina Rocca and Lou Thesz.

During the Arizona run he was billed as North American Champion.

Where he would later be known for his sequined jackets, in his Arizona reign old photos show him partial to fancy capes instead.

The Indian Death Lock was his signature move, even in the early days, as was his strut and his smirk. He also used a pile driver to finish off his opponents, for a change in pace.

Much footage survives of him in action on DVD and on u tube, but from other parts of the USA and later in his career. It is also difficult to find any book on the history of pro wrestling without a biography of him included.

Finding details of his Arizona run, however, remains difficult, though he was definitely there and definitely at the top during his stay.