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95. Bad News Brown

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95.  Bad News Brown

Possibly the only Olympic winner (Bronze in Judo at the 76 Olympics) in Professional Wrestling history to have that accolade ignored, Allen Coage found far more fame as a wrestler than he ever did in Judo competition.

Entering the profession late in life, Coage’s Olympic accomplishments were never mentioned because he frankly didn’t look like he ever competed there.  Bad News looked like a street thug and could wrestle like one.  Entering the WWF in at the age of 45 (discounting a brief run in 1978), Bad News Brown hit the top rung of Sports Entertainment and found himself in main events against Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan.  According to Brown, he was promised a run with the belt as the federation’s first black champion, and though that didn’t happen, would he not have made a believable one?  Had Allen Coage entered wrestling earlier in life (though his love of Judo prevented that from happening); the legitimately tough athlete could have very well been the business’s first African American World Champion.

Should Bad News Brown be in the Hall of Fame?

Definitely put him in! - 73.4%
Maybe, but others deserve it first. - 16.5%
Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. - 5.5%
No opinion. - 0%
No way! - 4.6%

The Bullet Points

  • Other Aliases: Allen Coage (Real Name)
    Buffalo Allen Coage
    Bad News Allen
  • Billed From: U.S.A. (Harlem, NY)
  • Key Championships Held: NWA Americas Tag Team (3) (2w/Victor Rivera, 1w/Leroy Brown)
    NWA Florida Heavyweight
    NWA Southern Heavyweight (Florida)
    Stampede North American (4)
  • Why they will get in: The legitimate tough man has the amateur background that the WWE may want to celebrate.
  • Why they won't get in: He left the organization on bad terms.
  • Five Greatest Matches/Moments: 1.  Lost to Antonio Inoki at the Sumo Hall (2/7/84)
    2.  Defeats the Dynamite Kid for the Stampede North American Belt (3/30/84)
    3.  Wins the 20 man Battle Royal at Wrestlemania IV establishing himself as a star in the promotion (3/27/88)
    4.  Lost to Randy Savage in a WWF Title Match in a Harlem Street Fight (1/16/89)
    5.  Lost to Hulk Hogan on Saturday Night’s Main Event (3/11/89)

Should Bad News Brown be in the Hall of Fame?

Definitely put him in! - 73.4%
Maybe, but others deserve it first. - 16.5%
Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. - 5.5%
No opinion. - 0%
No way! - 4.6%

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