'Playboy' Buddy Rose was found dead at his home yesterday. The cause of death hasn't been released but he had been suffering from complications stemming from diabetes for a number of years.
I won't sit here and say I was a fan of his - I can't as I have only seen two of his matches in my years as a wrestling fan.
My interest in wrestling came after he was out of the big promotions so missed out.
What I will say is I had brief interactions with him online in 2003-2004 as we were both members of Percy Pringle's message board. He came across as one of those old school wrestlers who did his best to protect the business.
I guess that is the best compliment I can give considering how little I saw him perform.
Trivia note - Rose was in the opening match of the first WrestleMania. He wrestled under a mask as The Executioner losing to Tito Santana.
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