Playboy Buddy Rose passes away

The Portland legend passes away…

According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, Paul Perschmann, better known to wrestling fans as Playboy Buddy Rose was found dead today by his wife in their Portland home. There is no cause of death at this time. Rose has been battling blood sugar issues due to his diabetes, and had gained a lot of weight in recent years.

Rose is considered one of the greatest stars of Don Owen's Portland Wrestling, and worked for the AWA as well as the WWF. Rose was credited for grooming many young wrestlers, including Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty in the AWA.

Rose and Ed "Col. DeBeers" Wiskoski had opened up a wrestling school in recent years, to help train the stars of tomorrow. More on the life and times of Playboy Buddy Rose is available at playboybuddyrose.com.



Started watching the AWA replays on ESPN these past 2 years so I've seen Rose wrestle alot. Rose/Somers vs Michaels/Jannetty was an INCREDIBLE feud.