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September 28, 2003. In 2005 he worked at NWA Rocky Top promotion in Knoxville doing color commentary with Tony Basilio. Following a six-year absence from the ring, Landel returned at the XCW Mid-West: Legends Of The Louisville Gardens on March 3, 2009, to wrestle
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November 27, 1991, in Morristown, TN. Landel stated that he had refused to do favors for major promotions and had joined SMW to hurt people. His first wrestling match would not come until April 18, 1992, however; he defeated
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Landel acknowledged that in 1985 he began abusing drugs, using them for 10 to 15 years. He hoped by talking about the rampant drug abuse in pro wrestling, that he could help newcomers to avoid the trials he went through. He also had some trouble with the
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conducted a sit-down interview with Buddy Landel who claimed that he and not Ric Flair was the real "Nature Boy". In his first month back, he was programmed against opening level competition on house shows, facing and defeating Rocky King,
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Tennessee Mountain Wrestling and competing for them on multiple occasions. Landel also returned to the
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at a television taping in
Atlanta, GA. Accompanied by former foe turned partner Bill Dundee, Landel and Dundee both attacked South after the match. On the August 2nd episode of "World Championship Wrestling", announcer
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February 2. Landel regained the championship sixteen days later and held it until April 7, when he lost to Dutch Mantell. On April 19, 1986, he made a one-off return to Jim Crockett Promotions, teaming with
866:. It was right after this match that Landel suffered a serious injury outside of the arena, slipping on ice and tearing his right quadriceps. He was out of action for six months as a result. Landel wrestled
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on
September 18, 1987, defeating ML Williams at a TV taping in Las Vegas, NV. His stay was short-lived and consigned only to that TV taping, where he also defeated Lance Allen and Chris Bassett.
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for the XCW Heavyweight
Championship. On October 24, 2009, Landel appeared at the TWA Reunion Show in Vorhees, NJ. Still holding onto the TWA Heavyweight Championship, he then lost the title to
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Landel returned to Mid-South
Wrestling on March 3, 1982, defeating Bob Orton in a match held in Baton Rouge, LA. He stayed in Bill Watt's territory for the next few months, facing Rick Ferrara,
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to win the vacated USWA Heavyweight
Championship. He would lose it to Brian Christopher on December 11, 1993. In 1994 he unsuccessfully attempted to regain the title from Tommy Rich and later
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at a television taping in
Memphis, TN. Seventeen days later he retook the CWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship from Koko B Ware, although his reign was brief as he was defeated for it by
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in a barbed wire match held in Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee. He briefly vacated the belt that month, then regained it in a tournament finale over The Flame (Roger Smith). With
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from Flair in 1985. However, Landel had a falling out with the management of Jim Crockett Promotions and left the company after dropping the National Heavyweight Championship to
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on March 29, 1985. He would wrestle Magnum several more times that spring but was unable to gain the title. On June 15, 1985, Buddy Landell received his first ever shot at the
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on December 1, 1983, in Lexington, KY. Landell spent all of 1984 splitting time between Mid-South and Houston Wrestling, facing competitors such as Terry Taylor,
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in only 45 seconds. He continued to use a very similar image to Ric Flair, even using Flair's early 90s WWF entrance music. He made his
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to a double count-out. After several months in the CWA, Landel returned to MSW and would split time between several
277:. Landel was an amateur wrestler in high school, but dropped out during his junior year. While he was training with
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on October 10, 1986, and defeated Jeff Raitz at a house show in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Landel was unbeaten, defeating
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for his Tri-State Title in early 1992, but the promotion folded before the match could happen.
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Landel returned to the WWF for a one-night appearance on February 20, 1997, wrestling against
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On July 27, 1986, Buddy Landel returned to Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling and defeated
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Buddy Landel made his first trip to an overseas promotion in January 1988 when he joined
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at "MACW Title Night '85" in Raleigh, North Carolina on March 6. Landel joined manager
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in Asheville, NC. He was largely victorious against a number of opponents, including
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in Memphis, TN. He held the title until August 29, 1983, when he was defeated by
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via disqualification. Landel became one of the main eventers managed by
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in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Landel often claimed this crowd broke
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Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South Heavyweight Title
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Landel was honored as Most Influential WWF/WCW Wrestler from
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on June 28, 1991, and defeated Gary Young. He would lose to
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of the 500 top singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 1995
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on SMW television in his debut match. Landel feuded with
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World Wrestling Federation (1995–1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)
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He next jumped to National Wrestling Alliance affiliate
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main event on July 31, 1985, drew an overflow crowd at
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in an unsuccessful challenge to MSW Tag-Team Champions
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in 1995. In August 1995 he earned a role in the movie
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in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. That summer Landel defeated
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NWA Mid-America / Continental Wrestling Association
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1272:NWA Southeast Continental Heavyweight Championship
887:. On May 19, 1998, he worked a dark match against
782:and Tommy Rich. On November 22, 1993, he defeated
466:in Greensboro, NC. A wrestling card with a Landel-
237:(August 14, 1961 – June 22, 2015) was an American
2610:. Southern States Wrestling. 2001. Archived from
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326:. The young wrestler was quite active, wrestling
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1161:MAWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
762:United States Wrestling Association (1992–1994)
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794:Return to Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1994–1995)
392:promotions, including Mid-South, the CWA, and
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521:. The duo was defeated in the first round by
281:, Landel lived in an apartment with Olympian
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450:'s stable, and he unsuccessfully challenged
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1117:Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
1088:Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance
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4513:20th-century male professional wrestlers
2537:(4th ed.), Archeus Communications,
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1457:WWC North American Tag Team Championship
1213:NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship
417:NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship
253:. He was best known for his work in the
4558:SMW Beat the Champ Television Champions
2584:The History of Smoky Mountain Wrestling
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1858:"Flair vs. Landel: Sold Out in Raleigh"
1232:NWA United States Tag Team Championship
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1362:TMW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
1190:NDW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
1123:IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship
1062:ECCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
1058:Extreme Coastal Championship Wrestling
1039:AIWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
897:, first on February 20, 1999, against
456:United States Heavyweight Championship
4563:NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Champions
4538:Professional wrestlers from Tennessee
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1473:NCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
1372:TWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
1317:SCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
1203:AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship
1110:IWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
1075:NWA National Heavyweight Championship
1052:AWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
860:on the December 23, 1995, episode of
633:American Wrestling Association (1987)
585:Universal Wrestling Federation (1986)
576:NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion
480:NWA National Heavyweight Championship
4523:American male professional wrestlers
737:Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1991–1992)
462:, falling in defeat to "Nature Boy"
405:WWC North American Heavyweight Title
304:International Championship Wrestling
4341:Jason The Terrible (David Irizarry)
4052:WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Champions
2712:IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champions
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1434:WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship
1389:United States Wrestling Association
1313:Southeastern Championship Wrestling
1266:Southeastern Championship Wrestling
1042:AIWF Hall Of Fame (Class of 2016)**
966:by the state's governor and made a
703:United States Wrestling Association
348:Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
13:
4528:NWA National Heavyweight Champions
872:WWF World Heavyweight Championship
717:, Landel joined the newly created
709:Global Wrestling Federation (1991)
699:WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Champion
615:Continental Championship Wrestling
495:NWA World Heavyweight Championship
460:NWA World Heavyweight Championship
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2274:. SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from
1513:. SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from
1174:Mid-South Television Championship
1029:Championships and accomplishments
818:, appearing in a scene wrestling
376:on August 30, 1982. Teaming with
374:Continental Wrestling Association
178:6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
4533:People from Knoxville, Tennessee
2428:Mooneyham, Mike (27 June 2015).
1555:"The Redemption of Buddy Landel"
1553:Mooneyham, Mike (May 15, 2011).
1350:Kingsport Wrestling Hall of Fame
1139:LPW Hall of Fame (Class of 2011)
991:
852:debut the next night, defeating
589:Buddy Landel joined Bill Watts'
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4553:People from Chilhowie, Virginia
4543:Professional wrestling trainers
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2272:"Buddy Landel's brief WWF run"
2270:Oliver, Greg (June 22, 2015).
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1146:Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame
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1069:Georgia Championship Wrestling
691:AWA World Heavyweight Champion
649:All Japan Pro Wrestling (1988)
643:American Wrestling Association
617:in February 1987, winning the
591:Universal Wrestling Federation
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2484:Wrestling Observer Newsletter
1511:"Buddy Landel dead at age 53"
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1395:USWA Heavyweight Championship
1094:IPWA Heavyweight Championship
1048:American Wrestling Federation
1005:helped him pay the tax bill.
519:Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup
346:, and after this moved on to
314:In 1981, he became a part of
289:Professional wrestling career
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1368:Tri-State Wrestling Alliance
1358:Tennessee Mountain Wrestling
1330:SSW Heavyweight Championship
1291:SMW Heavyweight Championship
808:SMW Heavyweight Championship
715:Tri-State Wrestling Alliance
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812:SMW Television Championship
719:Global Wrestling Federation
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1324:Southern States Wrestling
1249:Pro Wrestling Illustrated
1001:, but wrestling promoter
780:The Rock 'n' Roll Express
731:"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
713:Following a stint in the
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4442:El Sensacional Carlitos
1906:. Solie.org. 1998-03-04
1418:World Wrestling Council
1186:New Dimension Wrestling
916:World Wrestling Council
909:Late career (1996–2010)
778:to defeat Bill Dundee,
727:GWF Television Champion
655:All Japan Pro Wrestling
440:Jim Crockett Promotions
3414:NWA National Champions
2562:, wrestling-titles.com
1557:. The Post and Courier
894:Shotgun Saturday Night
517:to participate in the
501:on December 19, 1985.
84:Complications after a
3439:The Mongolian Stomper
3314:Bota the Witch Doctor
2229:. Thehistoryofwwe.com
2154:. Thehistoryofwwe.com
2002:. Thehistoryofwwe.com
1135:Legends Pro Wrestling
924:Ohio Valley Wrestling
239:professional wrestler
194:Jacksonville, Florida
4455:Bolo the Red Bulldog
4255:Abdullah the Butcher
3449:The Masked Superstar
3369:Jeremiah Plunkett
2301:. The History of WWE
1904:"Buddy Landell Chat"
1580:. Wrestling Observer
1463:) – with Terry Gibbs
1255:PWI ranked him No.
741:Buddy Landel joined
241:better known by the
115: 1975;
57:Knoxville, Tennessee
4216:Chief Jay Strongbow
4102:The Missouri Mauler
3946:The Dirty White Boy
3823:The Dirty White Boy
3474:The Super Destroyer
3193:Gorgeous George Jr.
2361:thehistoryofwwe.com
2343:thehistoryofwwe.com
2325:thehistoryofwwe.com
1346:) – with Beau James
856:. He also defeated
820:Headbanger Thrasher
800:The Dirty White Boy
320:Mid-South Wrestling
257:(NWA) territories.
235:William Fritz Ensor
74:Chilhowie, Virginia
39:William Fritz Ensor
4446:Chavo Guerrero Jr.
4265:Jason the Terrible
3741:Anthony Mayweather
3608:Hotstuff Hernandez
3166:Whipper Watson Jr.
2941:John Wayne Murdoch
2363:. 16 January 2023.
2345:. 16 January 2023.
2327:. 16 January 2023.
2299:"WWE Results 1995"
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2648:Wrestlingdata.com
1023:Oakland Athletics
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806:. Buddy held the
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745:'s new promotion
472:J.S. Dorton Arena
394:Houston Wrestling
306:in the Mid-East.
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3529:Buddy Landel
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3282:Buddy Landel
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3185:Ron Garfield
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3069:Mighty Atlas
3065:Buddy Rogers
2970:Mance Warner
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2937:Shane Mercer
2901:Chuck Taylor
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2887:Jimmy Jacobs
2786:Rollin' Hard
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2770:Harry Palmer
2755:Buddy Landel
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