Wrestler Playboy Buddy Rose Found Dead
Paul Perschmann, better known to wrestling fans as Playboy Buddy Rose, was found dead by his wife in their home Tuesday in Portland, reported early Wednesday morning. His age is listed as 56 Wednesday. The cause of death is still unknown, but he had told people that he had had blood sugar problems with diabetes.
Rose was the top heel for a number of years in Portland territory, where he had legendary feuds with Roddy Piper and Jimmy Snuka. In 1985, Rose was the answer to a trivia question. In a mask and billed as the run he wrestled in the very first Wrestlemania match, losing two Tito Santana.
Rose came back to WWF later in his career, and worked as an enhancement guy. Severe overweight at this point, his gimmick was that he demanded to be announced as weighing 217 pounds. Fans from that time probably remember the campy "Blow Away Diet" Spoof infomercial as Rose did.
Perschmann could deliver a nice drop kick, was a skilled Bump-taker and cut good Special Offers. During its heyday in the 1970, rotunda Rose was the ultimate example of not judging a book by its cover. Despite his flabby physique, Rose was a gifted employee.
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