Ole Anderson
Real Name: Alan Rogowski
Birthday: 09/22/??
Wrestling Debut: 1967
Stats
Tag Teams: Four Horsemen with Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Sid Vicious;
Four Horsemen with Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Sting; Four Horsemen with Ric
Flair, Arn Anderson, & Tully Blanchard; Minnesota Wrecking Crew with Arn
Anderson
One of the founding members of the Four Horsemen.
Helped Ric Flair & Arn Anderson break then-Television champion Dusty
Rhodes' leg, resulting in a vacation of the title.
Interfered on Ric Flair's behalf against Junkyard Dog at Clash of the
Champions XI.
A member of the WCW Hall of Fame.
Father of Bryan Anderson.
Titles held
- NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team title: With Gene Anderson. Defeated Johnny
Weaver & George Becker (4/70). Lost to Paul Jones & Nelson Royal
(9/22/70).
- NWA Florida Tag Team title: With Ron Garvin. Won in a tournament final
(7/2/71). Lost to Australians (Larry O'Dea & Ron Miller) (8/5/71).
- NWA Florida Television title: Defeated Jack Brisco (12/16/71). Lost to Bob
Roop (12/23/71).
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Televsion title: Defeated James J. Dillon in a tournament
final to become the first champion (1973). Lost to Danny Miller.
- NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team title: With Gene Anderson. Defeated Johnny
Weaver & Art Neilson (1973). Lost to Thunderbolt Patterson & Jerry
Brisco (1973).
- NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team title: With Gene Anderson. Defeated
Thunderbolt Patterson & Jerry Brisco (1973). Lost to Sandy Scott &
Nelson Royal (1973).
- NWA Eastern States Heavyweight title: Defeated Jerry Brisco (1973). Lost
to Jerry Brisco (1973).
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team title: With Gene Anderson. Won title in 1974.
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Gene Anderson. Defeated Robert Fuller
& Bob Armstrong (5/31/74). Lost to Tim Woods & Mr. Wrestling II
(8/2/74).
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Gene Anderson. Defeated Tim Woods &
Harley Race in a match where Race was paid $10,000 for defending Mr.
Wrestling II's half of the Tag Team titles (8/16/74). Lost to Mr. Wrestling
I & II (9/6/74).
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Gene Anderson. Defeated Mr. Wrestling I
& II (9/20/74). Lost to Buddy Colt & Roger Kirby (11/1/74).
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team title: With Gene Anderson. Defeated Paul Jones
& Tiger Conway Jr. (1975). Vacated 1975.
- NWA World Tag Team titles. With Gene Anderson. Won titles. Lost to Wahoo
McDaniel & Rufus R. Jones (3/76).
- NWA World Tag Team titles. With Gene Anderson. Defeated Wahoo McDaniel
& Rufus R. Jones (3/76). Lost to Mr. Wrestling & Dino Bravo (1976)
- NWA World Tag Team titles. With Gene Anderson. Defeated Mr. Wrestling
& Dino Bravo (7/76). Lost to Ric Flair & Greg Valentine (12/25/76).
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Gene Anderson. Defeated Tom Jones &
Porkchop Cash (9/10/76). Lost to Mr. Wrestling I & II (1/14/77).
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Gene Anderson. Defeated Mr. Wrestling I
& II (3/77). Lost to Mr. Wrestling & Thunderbolt Patterson
(4/29/77).
- NWA World Tag Team titles. With Gene Anderson. Defeated Ric Flair &
Greg Valentine (5/8/77). Lost to Dick Slater & Dusty Rhodes (9/77).
- NWA World Tag Team titles. With Gene Anderson. Defeated Dick Slater &
Dusty Rhodes (1977). Lost to Ric Flair & Greg Valentine (10/30/77).
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Gene Anderson. Defeated Mr. Wrestling
& Thunderbolt Patterson (6/77). Lost to Tommy Rich & Tony Atlas
(1977).
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Gene Anderson. Defeated Tommy Rich &
Tony Atlas (1977). Lost to Tommy Rich & Stan Hansen (8/77).
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Jacques Goulet. Defeated Tommy Rich &
Stan Hansen (12/13/77). Lost to Mr. Wrestling II & Tony Atlas (2/78).
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Lars Anderson. Defeated Mr. Wrestling II
& Tony Atlas (3/78). Lost to Thunderbolt Patterson & Tommy Rich
(3/31/78).
- NWA Georgia Television title: Won title 1978. Lost to Thunderbolt
Patterson (1978).
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Ivan Koloff. Defeated Thunderbolt
Patterson & Tommy Rich (6/78). Lost to Thunderbolt Patterson & Tony
Atlas (6/23/78).
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Ivan Koloff. Defeated Thunderbolt
Patterson & Tony Atlas (7/78). Vacated 11/78.
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Ivan Koloff. Defeated Jack & Jerry
Brisco (1/19/79). Lost to Rufus R. Jones & Norvell Austin (4/25/79).
- NWA Georgia Television title: Defeated Thunderbolt Patterson (3/2/79).
Lost to Bob Armstrong (1979).
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Ivan Koloff. Defeated Tommy Rich &
Wahoo McDaniel (6/8/79). Lost to Tommy Rich & Stan Hansen (7/2/79).
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Ivan Koloff. Defeated Tommy Rich &
Stan Hansen (8/31/79). Lost to Tommy Rich & Crusher Lisowski (8/31/79)
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Ernie Ladd. Defeated Tommy Rich &
Crusher Lisowski (10/5/79). Lost to Masked Superstar & Austin Idol
(11/25/79).
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Jerry Brisco. Given Jack Brisco's half of
the titles (1980). Lost to Ivan Koloff & Alexi Smirnoff (1980).
- NWA Southeastern Heavyweight title: Defeated Karl Kox (4/13/80). Lost to
Karl Kox (1980).
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Lars Anderson. Defeated Ivan Koloff &
Alexi Smirnoff (6/8/80). Lost to Assassins (6/16/80).
- NWA World Tag Team titles. With Gene Anderson. Defeated Paul Jones &
Masked Superstar (5/1/81). Vacated due to injuried Gene recieved in October
'81 (12/81).
- NWA World Tag Team titles (unofficial). With Stan Hansen. Won vacant
titles in a tournament final (2/82). Title vacated (1982).
- NWA National Tag Team title: With Thunderbolt Patterson. Defeated Long
Riders (Scott & Bill Irwin) (1/11/85). Vacated when Patterson &
Anderson split.
- NWA National Tag Team title: With Arn Anderson. Defeated Thunderbolt
Patterson & Manny Fernandez to determine the new champions. Title
abandoned 2/86.
Pro Wrestling Illustrated Achievement Awards
- Second Runner-Up Manager of the Year 1990
- Third Runner-Up Tag Team of the Year 1982 (with Stan Hansen)
- Tag Team of the Year 1977 (with Gene Anderson)
- First Runner-Up Tag Team of the Year 1976 (with Gene Anderson)
- Tag Team of the Year 1975 (with Gene Anderson)
PWI 500 Rankings
Major Matches (NWA/WCW)
11/29/84: (Starrcade) With Keith Larsen, lost to Ivan & Nikita Koloff
7/6/85: (Great American Bash) With Arn Anderson, successfully defended the
National Tag Team titles against Buzz Sawyer & Dick Slater
11/28/85: (Starrcade) With Arn Anderson, defeated U.S. National Tag Team
champions Wahoo McDaniel & Billy Jack Haynes
7/1/86: (Great American Bash Tour) With Arn Anderson, lost a cage match to
Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal)
7/9/86: (Great American Bash Tour) With Arn Anderson, lost a cage match to
Dusty Rhodes & Hawk
7/23/86: (Great American Bash Tour) With Arn Anderson, battled to a
double-disqualification with Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson & Rick
Morton)
7/25/86: (Great American Bash Tour) With Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard,
lost a cage match to Dusty Rhodes & Road Warriors
8/2/86: (Great American Bash Tour) With Arn Anderson, lost a bunkhouse match
to Rock 'n' Roll Express
11/28/86: (Starrcade) With Arn Anderson, lost to World Tag Team champions
Rock 'n' Roll Express
4/10-11/87: (Crockett Cup) Defeated Bubba Rogers in a non-tournament match
7/2/87: (Great American Bash Tour) With Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Lex
Luger, lost to Superpowers (Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff) & Road
Warriors
7/31/87: (Great American Bash Tour) With Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger,
& War Machine, lost a war games match to Super Powers, Road Warriors, &
Paul Ellering
2/6/90: (Clash of the Champions X) With Ric Flair & Arn Anderson,
defeated Great Muta, Dragon Master, & Buzz Sawyer in a cage match
2/25/90: (Wrestle War) With Arn Anderson, lost to World Tag Team champions
Rick & Scott Steiner. He was pinned by Rick.
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