Roger Kirby

Roger Kirby
Information
Ring names	Bob Baker Billy Baker Cruiser Red Destroyer Roger Kirby Rip Kirby
Height	5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight	242 lbs (110 kg)
Birth Place	Dunkirk, Indiana
Died	March 18, 2019
Debut	1960
Retired	1986

Roger Kirby was an American Professional wrestler.

Career

The second of the four Nature Boys (the others being Buddy Rogers, Ric Flair and Buddy Landel) would go on to become World Junior Heavyweight Champion, US champion and one half of the world tag team champions.

Kirby wrestled for American Wrestling Association, Central States Wrestling, Continental Wrestling Association, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Georgia Championship Wrestling, Pacific Northwest Wrestling, World Wrestling Association, World Wrestling Council, World Wrestling Federation and in Japan for All Japan Pro Wrestling.

Apart from being a successful single wrestler, he was also a very successful tag team wrestler, teaming with Harley Race, Ronnie Garvin, JJ Dillon, Lord Alfred Hayes, Buddy Colt, Dr. D David Schults and others.

After 26 years in the ring, Roger Kirby retired in 1986 after brief runs in the WWF and the WWA Central States.

Roger Kirby passed away, March 18, 2019, aged 79.

In wrestling

• Finishing and signature moves
  • Figure-four leglock
  • Forearm smash
  • Piledriver

• Managers
  • James J. Dillon
  • Bobby Heenan

• Teams and stables
  • Angus Campbell
  • Alfred Hayes
  • Buddy Colt
  • David Schults
  • Guy Mitchell
  • Harley Race
  • Abdullah The Great as "The Sheiks"
  • James J. Dillon
  • Jerry Brown
  • Jerry Valiant
  • Paul Christy
  • Rip Hawk
  • Rock Hunter
  • Ronnie Garvin

• Nicknames
  • "The Nature Boy"
  • "The Master of The Piledriver"
  • "Sheik Roger"

Championships and accomplishments

• American Wrestling Association
  • AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times) with Guy Mitchell and David Schults

• Continental Wrestling Association
  • NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Championship Wrestling from Florida
  • NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (3 times) with Rip Hawk, Harley Race and James J Dillon

• Georgia Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Buddy Colt
  • NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Ronnie Garvin

• Heart of America Sports Attractions
  • NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
  • NWA Central States Television Championship (2 times)
  • NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (5 times) with Jerry Valiant, Jerry Brown and Abdullah The Great

• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Lord Alfred Hayes
  • NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA North American Tag Team Championship (3 times) with Harley Race, Angus Campbell and Rock Hunter

• Pacific Northwest Wrestling
  • NWA Northwest Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

• World Wrestling Association
  • WWA World Tag Team Championship (5 times) with Igor Volkoff, Jerry Valiant and Paul Christy

• World Wrestling Council
  • WWC North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

External links

• Profile
• Profile