WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: "Hustler" Rip Rogers Real Name: Mark Frederick Sciarra Birthday: February 14, 1955 Hometown: Seymour, Indiana Marital Status: Divorced from Brenda Britton Married to Patricia Ann Height & Weight: 6'0" - 230 lbs Trained by: Debut: 1975 Previous Names: The Disco Kid (Tennessee) Mark Sciarra (WWA) Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: Ricki Starr Adrian Street "Wildfire" Tommy Rich [Rip Rogers Gallery]
ICW (Poffo) United States Tag Team titles w/Rikki Starr defeating George Weingeroff & Lanny Poffo (????, 1981); ICW (Poffo) United States Tag Team titles w/Pez Whatley defeating ????????? (May ??, 1982); NWA (Southeastern) United States Junior Heavyweight title defeating Ken Lucas (November 11, 1983); NWA (Southeastern) United States Junior Heavyweight title defeating Larry Hamilton (March 5, 1984); NWA (Georgia) National Tag Team titles w/Ted Oates defeating Jerry Oates & Ron Garvin (September 20, 1984); CWA Mid America Heavyweight title defeating Dutch Mantell (May 19, 1986); NWA Central States Television title defeating Vinnie Valentino (November 28, 1987); AGPW (Grand Prix) International Heavyweight title defeating ???????? (July 14, 1988); WWC (World Wrestling Council) Caribbean Heavyweight title defeating TNT (May 14, 1989); WWC (World Wrestling Council) World Tag Team titles w/Abudda Dein defeating Invader I & Carlos Colon (May 17, 1989); WWC (World Wrestling Council) World Tag Team titles w/Abudda Dein defeating Hurricane Castillo Jr. & Miguelito Perez (August 5, 1989); OVW (Ohio Valley Wrestling) Heavyweight title defeating Bill Dundee (November 23, 1997); OVW (Ohio Valley Wrestling) Southern Tag Team titles w/Dave the Rave defeating Rob Conway & Nick Dinsmore (May 3, 1998); OVW (Ohio Valley Wrestling) Southern Tag Team titles w/Dave the Rave defeating Rob Conway & Nick Dinsmore (May 17, 1998); OVW (Ohio Valley Wrestling) Heavyweight title defeating Doug Basham (September 13, 1998); OVW (Ohio Valley Wrestling) Heavyweight title defeating Doug Basham (January 3, 1999); OVW (Ohio Valley Wrestling) Southern Tag Team titles w/Jason Lee defeating Trailer Park Trash & Flash Flannagan (July 20, 1999);
1975: Rip Rogers & Gary Royal were the "Convertible Blondes" in Angelo Poffo's ICW and the later added Pez Whatley.. 1978: Rip Rogers worked for Nick Gulas in Tennesseee using the name "The Disco Kid".. 1984: Rip Rogers formed a tag team with Ted Oates known as the "Hollywood Blondes" for Jim Crockett Promotions.. Rip Rogers worked for Global Wrestling Federation in a group called the Cartel -- along with Cactus Jack & Scott Anthony.. 1988-90: Rip Rogers worked with a successful homosexual gimmick in Giant Baba's All Japan Pro Wrestling.. 1997: Rip Rogers formed a tag team with Jason Lee known as the "Suicide Blondes" in Ohio Valley Wrestling in Kentucky.. Rip Rogers was named the head trainer at the Ohio Valley Wrestling training facility - developmental league for the WWE.. March 2004: Rip Rogers was given his release from the WWE as head trainer for WWE developmental talent..