Buck Robley
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| Buck Robley | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Philip Buckley |
| Born | January 19, 1945 Little Rock, Arkansas, United States |
| Died | May 28, 2013 (aged 68) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Buck Robley Colonel Buck Robley Phil Robley Buckley Christopher George Robley III |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 253 lb (115 kg)[1] |
| Debut | 1968 |
| Retired | 1985 |
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Philip Buckley (January 19, 1945 – May 28, 2013) was an American professional wrestler, known as "Colonel" Buck Robley, who had success in NWA Tri-State (Mid-South) from 1975 to 1982.
Professional wrestling career[edit]
Buck Robley made his professional wrestling debut in 1968 in Florida. In 1975 he made his debut for NWA Tri-State where he became a household name. In 1978, Robley won the NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship defeating Doug Gilbert on October 7 and dropped the title to Dick Murdoch on December 30. Robley won many titles in his career in many territories, holding the NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship twice with Sgt. Slaughter and Bill Watts as well as the UWF Tag Team Championship with Watts and Junkyard Dog.[2]
In 1981, Robley went to All Japan Pro Wrestling where he teamed with Jimmy Snuka and Bruiser Brody. He feuded with Genichiro Tenryu and Terry Funk. While traveling on a Japan Airlines 747 back to the United States a year later, Robley and Funk got into a real-life fight following a tag team match in Tokyo.[3][4] In 1982 he returned to the Mid-South and Central States as a wrestler-manager, most notably, as leader of "Robley’s Army"[5] which included Bob Sweetan, Bobby Jaggers, Jerry Blackwell, Bruiser Brody and Jesse Ventura. In 1985 he retired from wrestling.
Death[edit]
Robley was battling cancer during the later years of his life. He died on May 28, 2013 from congestive heart failure.[6]
Championships and accomplishments[edit]
- NWA Tri-State
- NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Sgt. Slaughter (1) and Bill Watts (1)
- UWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Bill Watts (1) and Junkyard Dog (1)[2]
- Central States Wrestling
- NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Crusher Blackwell
- NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Blue Yankee
- Eastern Sports Association
- ESA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Eric Pomeroy
- Western States Sports
- NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Hank James
- NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Continental Championship Wrestling
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=4763. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mid-South Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ↑ Funk, Terry; Williams, Scott E. (2013). "Chapter 15: Japan's Wrestling Wars". Terry Funk: More Than Just Hardcore. New York: Sports Publishing. ISBN 978-1613213087. Search this book on
- ↑ Nemer, Paul (April 28, 2010). "Dory Funk Jr. returns to St. Louis for new tour". Wrestleview.com.
- ↑ "Regional Territories: Central States #15". KayfabeMemories.com.
- ↑ Oliver, Greg (May 28, 2013). "Buck Robley, 'one of wrestling's brightest minds', dies". SlamWrestling.net.
Further reading[edit]
- Wolfe, Dusty (2015). The Night They Drove San Antonio Down: The story of Brody, Buck Robley, and Mark Lewin and the shenanigans they got into in San Antonio. Amazon Kindle. ASIN B00U0B5DWO. Search this book on
External links[edit]
- Buck Robley at Cagematch.net
- Buck Robley at WrestlingScout
- Buck Robley at OWW.com
- Buck Robley at Wrestlingdata.com
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