Buck Robley
| 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 debuted for NWA Tri-State, where he became a household name. In 1978, Robley won the NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship, defeating Doug Gilbert. He held the title until December 30, when he lost it to Dick Murdoch. Robley won many titles in his career across various territories, including the NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship and UWF Tag Team Championship.
In 1981, Robley went to All Japan Pro Wrestling, teaming with Jimmy Snuka and Bruiser Brody. He feuded with Genichiro Tenryu and Terry Funk. A notable incident occurred in 1982 when Robley and Funk got into a real-life fight on a Japan Airlines flight back to the United States.[2]
In 1982, he returned to the Mid-South and Central States as a wrestler-manager, notably leading "Robley’s Army," which included Bob Sweetan, Bobby Jaggers, Jerry Blackwell, Bruiser Brody, and Jesse Ventura. He retired from wrestling in 1985.
Death[edit]
Robley was battling cancer in his later years. He died on May 28, 2013, from congestive heart failure.[3]
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)[4]
- 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
NWA Southeastern Brass Knuckles Championship (1 time)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=4763. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ 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
- ↑ Oliver, Greg (May 28, 2013). "Buck Robley, 'one of wrestling's brightest minds', dies". SLAM! Wrestling. Text "SlamWrestling.net" ignored (help)
- ↑ "Mid-South Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
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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