Roger Bachman is an American professional wrestler, trainer and referee known as Roger Ruffen.
Career[]
Ruffen is a regular on the Western Pennsylvania/Ohio independent scene and was a WWE referee for 15 years spanning the 1980s and 1990s, appearing at events like Wrestlemania 8 and on WWE television programs. Ruffen also appeared as a wrestler for the company.
In 1998 Roger became the owner of the Northern Wrestling Federation, where he also serves as the head trainer for NWF's BoneKrushers Pro Wrestling School (see trainees).
Personal life[]
Ruffen was previously married to Sin-D and is the father of Amanda Ruffen. A documentary "I'm The Man: The Story of Roger Ruffen and the Northern Wrestling Federation" was released in 2019.
In wrestling[]
- Signature moves
- Piledriver
- Elbow Drop
- Entrance Music
- Sad But True by Metallica
- Hallowed Be Thy Flame" by Zack Tempest
- Nicknames
- "Roughhouse"
- Managers and valets
- Sin D
- Kirk Sheppard
- Teams and stables
- Kansas Outlaws with Sam Cody
- Trainees
- Abyss
- Chris Harris
- Jason Cross
- Jillian Hall
- Jordan Clearwater
- Karl Anderson
- Nemesis
- Scottie Murray
- Tiny Tim
- Zodiak
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Steel City Wrestling
- SCW Pennsylvania State Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Northern Wrestling Federation
- NWF Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) with Sam Cody
