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Rip Oliver

Title History

  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Fidel Cortez defeating Mike Popovich & Roddy Piper (September 12, 1980);
  • NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Fidel Cortez defeating Mike Popovich & Al Tomko for vacant titles (October 6, 1980);
  • NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Buddy Rose defeating Joe Ventura & Jay Youngblood (January 12, 1981);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/The Destroyer defeating Joe Lightfoot & Jay Youngblood (January 17, 1981);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/The Destroyer defeating Brett & Buzz Sawyer (June 8, 1981);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Buddy Rose defeating Steve Regal & Matt Borne (August 29, 1981);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Matt Borne defeating Iceman Parsons & Rocky Johnson (January 16, 1982);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Brett Sawyer (April 24, 1982);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Matt Borne defeating Curt & Larry Hennig (May 1, 1982);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Rocky Johnson (July ??, 1982);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Buddy Rose defeating Rocky Johnson & Brett Sawyer (July 30, 1982);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Brett Sawyer (August 28, 1982);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Assassin (aka David Sierra) defeating Steve Pardee & Brett Sawyer (September 11, 1982);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Assassin defeating Billy Jack Haynes & Stan Stasiak (January 1, 1983);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Assassin defeating Billy Jack Haynes & Stan Stasiak (April 2, 1983);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Assassin defeating Brian Adias & Buddy Rose (August 30, 1983);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Billy Jack Haynes (November 30, 1983);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Billy Jack Haynes (December 25, 1983);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Assassin defeating Pat McGhee & Curt Hennig (February 11, 1984);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Rose (May 12, 1984);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Billy Jack Haynes (November 3, 1984);
  • WCCW (World Class) Television title defeating Buck Zumhofe for vacant title (February 4, 1985);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Bobby Jaggers defeating Scott Doring & Tom Zenk (January 26, 1986);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title won a Battle Royal (June 13, 1986);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Coco Samoa (September 20, 1986);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Assassin (December 13, 1986);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Mike Miller defeating Coco Samoa & Ricky Santana (March 6, 1987);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Ricky Santana (April 18, 1987);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Super Ninja defeating Coco Samoa & Mike Miller (July 25, 1987);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Larry Oliver defeating Al Madril & Ricky Santana (September 29, 1990);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Steve Doll (September 28, 1991);

Career Highlights

  • Rip Oliver achieved his greatest success in Don Owens’ Pacific Northwest Wrestling promotion in Portland, Oregon..
  • Rip Oliver was known for his “nagging” thumb injury, which caused him to continually tape it up before every match..
  • ~~~Rip would enevitably use the taped-up thumb as a weapon and jab it into the throats of his babyface opponents..
  • Rip Oliver appeared on an episode of WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event as “Super Ninja” to be squashed by Ultimate Warrior..
  • January 23, 1986 – PNW: Bobby Jaggers & Rip Oliver defeated Scott Doring & Tom Zenk to win the tag team titles.
  • September 6, 1986 – PNW: Rip Oliver defeated Tama Samoa.
  • December 12, 1986 – PNW: Rip Oliver defeated The Assassin in a cage match to retain the heavyweight title.
  • March 6, 1987 – PNW: Mike Miller & Rip Oliver defeated Coco Samoa & Ricky Santana to win the tag team titles.
  • March 21, 1987 – PNW: Ricky Santana defeated Rip Oliver to win the heavyweight title.
  • June 27, 1987 – PNW: Mike Miller defeated Rip Oliver to win the heavyweight title.
  • July 16, 1987 – PNW: Rip Oliver & Super Ninja defeated Coco Samoa & Mike Miller to win the tag team titles.
  • September 25, 1987 – Live Event: Rip Oliver defeated Omar Atlas.
  • October 3, 1987 – Live Event: Rip Oliver defeated Sivi Afi.
  • November 7, 1987 – Superstars: Jake Roberts defeated Rip Oliver.
  • November 14, 1987 – Live Event: Rip Oliver defeated Scott Casey.
  • November 15, 1987 – Wrestling Challenge: Randy Savage defeated Rip Oliver.
  • November 28, 1987 – Saturday Night’s Main Event: Don Muraco defeated Rip Oliver in a dark match.
  • September 2, 1988 – Live Event: Koko B. Ware defeated Rip Oliver.
  • November 26, 1988 – Saturday Night’s Main Event: The Ultimate Warrior defeated Super Ninja to retain the Intercontinental title.
  • October 7, 1989 – WWC: The Youngbloods (Chris Youngblood & Mark Youngblood) defeated Abbuda Dein & Rip Oliver to win the tag team titles.
  • September 28, 1990 – PNW: Larry Oliver & Rip Oliver defeated Al Madril & Ricky Santana to win the tag team titles.
  • November 3, 1990 – PNW: The Equalizer & The Grappler defeated Larry Oliver & Rip Oliver to win the tag team titles.
  • March 5, 2020: Rip Oliver has passed away at the age of 67.
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Debut

1976-October 12, 1991

Birthday

Hometown

Portland, Oregon

Gender

Male

Height

6' 0" (183 cm)

Weight

209 lbs (95 kg)

Finishing Move(s)

Favorite Move(s)

Notable Feuds

Scott Casey,
Iceman Parson,
Mike Von Erich,
Billy Jack Haynes

Status

Deceased