Allen Coage
Statistics
Ring name(s)	"Buffalo" Allen Coage Bad News Allen Bad News Brown
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight	260 lb (118 kg)
Born	October 22, 1943 New York, New York
Died	March 6, 2007 Calgary, Alberta
Billed from	Harlem, New York
Trained by	Antonio Inoki
Debut	October 23, 1977
Retired	1998

Allen James Coage (October 22, 1943 – March 6, 2007), also known as Bad News Brown and Bad News Allen, was an American professional wrestler with the WWF among many other companies. He was also the 1976 Olympic bronze medal winner in judo, in the heavyweight division. He remains the only American heavyweight to have a won an Olympic medal in judo. October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (66th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... For other uses, see Harlem (disambiguation). ... Antonio Inoki (アントニオ猪木), real name Kanji Inoki (猪木寛至 Inoki Kanji, born February 20, 1943) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist who now resides in New York City. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Judo ), meaning gentle way, is a modern Japanese martial art (gendai budō) and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. ... The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... At the Judo competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics medals were awarded in 5 weight classes and in the open competition, and was restricted to male judoka only. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (66th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Judo ), meaning gentle way, is a modern Japanese martial art (gendai budō) and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. ...

Career

Prior to his training as a wrestler, Coage trained in judo for the better part of two decades, earning a spot on the United States Olympic team at the Games in Montreal. He even trained in Japan with judoka masters, living in near poverty and continuing on solely for the love of his sport. After his bronze medal victory, Coage attempted to open his own judo school. Later, he decided to try his hand at professional wrestling. He began training with Antonio Inoki around 1978. Nickname: City of Mary (Ville-Marie) Motto: Concordia Salus (salvation through harmony) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1] [2] [3]  - City 365. ... Antonio Inoki (アントニオ猪木), real name Kanji Inoki (猪木寛至 Inoki Kanji, born February 20, 1943) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist who now resides in New York City. ...

After short stints with New Japan Pro Wrestling and the then-World Wide Wrestling Federation, Bad News Allen found a long-term home in Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling, centered in Allen's adopted home city of Calgary. Allen would remain with Stampede from 1982 until 1988, with some tours of Australia and Florida during that time, and would have matches with wrestlers like The Dynamite Kid and Owen Hart. He often referred to himself in interviews as "the Ultimate Warrior," a name that was later used more famously by wrestler Jim Hellwig. New Japan Pro Wrestling (新日本プロレス, shin nihon puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Stewart Edward (Stu) Hart, CM (May 3, 1915 – October 16, 2003) was a Canadian amateur wrestler, professional wrestler, promoter and trainer. ... Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta that for decades produced a weekly television series that is considered the forerunner of todays WWE. // Stampede Wrestling was operated by Stu Hart between 1948 and 1984, when his son Bruce took over. ... Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) was an National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) promotion that started in Florida in 1949. ... The Dynamite Kid (left) with Davey Boy Smith The Dynamite Kid, real name Tom Billington, was a professional wrestler from England. ... Owen Hart (May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999) was a Canadian-American professional wrestler. ... Ultimate Warrior redirects here, for the South Korean movie Ultimate Warrior, see musa (film). ...

Allen returned to the World Wrestling Federation in early 1988 as Bad News Brown, and it was during this time that he would achieve his greatest notoriety. While the roster was mostly filled with ultra-virtuous babyfaces and cowardly and monster heels, Bad News was something entirely different; a tough loner who stood on his own and fought to his last breath. Some memorable moments from his WWF tenure included winning the battle royal at WrestleMania IV by sneak-attacking and eliminating Bret Hart, a brief feud with then-champion Randy Savage in early 1989 which lead to matches in the main event, feuding with Roddy Piper (starting before the Royal Rumble 1990 and culminating at Wrestlemania VI) and with Jake "The Snake" Roberts (where Bad News had a sewer rat against Jake's snake) along with other moments like attacking WWF President Jack Tunney on The Brother Love Show. Bad News would also have a brief run challenging Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship. Bad News would eventually leave the WWF after SummerSlam 1990 due to, as he claims, Vince McMahon's failure to live up to his promises, as McMahon had originally promised to make him the company's first black champion. See also: 1987 in sports, other events of 1988, 1989 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bobby Allison won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Bill Elliott CART Racing - Danny Sullivan won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears Formula One Championship - Ayrton... In professional wrestling jargon, a face is a character who is portrayed as being moral or approving - that is, faces are good guys or crowd favorites. The vast majority of wrestling angles (or storylines) - though not all - place a heel (or bad guy) against a face. ... In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character who is portrayed as behaving in an immoral manner; sometimes they are humorously referred to as evil. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are often bad guys in pro wrestling storylines. ... WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, and part of the Hart wrestling family. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Royal Rumble 1990 was the third annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... WrestleMania VI was the sixth pay-per-view event, and the first WrestleMania to be held outside of the U.S. It took place on April 1, 1990 from the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with an announced attendance of 67,678. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Jack Tunney (b. ... Bruce Prichard (born March 7, 1963) is a creative team writer for the World Wrestling Entertainments WWE SmackDown! brand. ... Terrence Terry Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. ... The World Wrestling Entertainment Championship or WWE Championship or WWE Heavyweight Championship, formerly known as the WWF Championship and WWWF Championship as the company name changed, is the top prize in the WWE, though exclusive to its Smackdown! brand since August 26, 2002 while the World Heavyweight Championship is exclusive... SummerSlam 1990 was the third annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation. ... Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 25, 1945) is an American wrestling promoter, occasional professional wrestler, on-screen personality, former play-by-play announcer, and film producer. ...

According to the Wrestling Observer's Obituary of Coage,his well-known toughness was accentuated in a story involving Andre the Giant. Apparently, the Giant had made a racist comment, which Coage overheard. He confronted the Giant and made him understand, in no uncertain terms, that he would not tolerate bigotry. Andre got the message, and it is considered one of the few times anyone can remember the Giant backing down from anyone.

Coage continued to work in independent promotions for several more years, including Japan's stiff-style UWFi promotion. Coage retired in 1998 due to knee damage. He continued occasionally working independent shows for friends while living in Calgary with his wife, and had considered starting a promotion himself. Additionally, he taught wrestling, and worked as a mall security officer in Airdrie, Alberta. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Shoot wrestling is a general term that describes a range of hybrid fighting systems originating in Japan in the late 1970s, in close association with Japanese professional wrestling. ... Union of Wrestling Forces International, better known as UWF International or simply UWFi, was a stiff-style professional wrestling promotion in Japan from 1991 to 1996. ... // Stock car racing: Dale Earnhardt won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon NASCAR celebrates its 50th anniversary Indy Racing League - Indianapolis 500 - Eddie Cheever CART Racing - Alex Zanardi won the season championship Formula One Championship - Mika Häkkinen of Finland 24 hours of Le Mans: won by the team... Airdrie is a city in Alberta, Canada, located just north of Calgary within the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor. ...

Coage died in the morning of March 6, 2007 in his hometown of Calgary at Rockyview Hospital, having been rushed to the hospital after complaining of chest pains. ^[1] March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (66th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

In wrestling

• Finishing and signature moves
  • Ghetto Blaster (Enzuigiri)

• Quotes
  • "Beer-bellied Sharecroppers!" (about fans)
  • "Spineless cockroaches!" (about opponents)

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Championships and accomplishments

• Olympic Games

• Olympic Bronze medal winner (judo, heavyweight class) (1 time)
• Pan American Games gold medal winner (2 times)

• Professional wrestling
• National Wrestling Alliance
• National

• NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (3 times)

• Regional

• NWA Florida Bahamian Championship (1 time)
• NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him #187 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the PWI Years (2003)

• Stampede Wrestling

• Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

• Other Championships

• ICW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• IWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

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Notes and references

External links

• Bad News Allen's official site
• Bad News Allen's profile at Slam! Wrestling's Canadian Hall of Fame
• A June 2005 article on Allen Coage at Slam! Wrestling
• Bad News Brown at YouTube
• A look at the career of Bad News Brown