Roger Barnes

Acting

Roger Barnes

Born 1945-03-30 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Roger Barnes is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin. He is best known for his appearances with NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and The World Wrestling Federation in the late-1980s and early-1990s. Championships held by Garvin over his career include the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and The NWA National Television Championship. He headlined the NWA Starrcade 1987 pay-per-view event.

Acting credits

The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament poster
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The second Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament was held over two nights, April 10 and 11, 1987. The tournament included 24 tag teams.

The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

1987

WWE Royal Rumble 1990 poster
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Royal Rumble (1990) was the third annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on January 21, 1990 at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida. The main event was the 1990 Royal Rumble match won by WWF Champion Hulk Hogan. Hogan last eliminated Mr. Perfect to win the match. Featured matches on the undercard were Jim Duggan versus The Big Boss Man, Ronnie Garvin versus Greg Valentine in an "I Quit" match and The Bushwhackers (Butch and Luke) versus The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques and Raymond).

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

1990

The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament poster
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The first Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament was held on April 19, 1986. The tournament featured 24 tag teams.

The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

1986

WWE Survivor Series 1989 poster
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The 1989 WWE Survivor Series was the third annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1989 at The Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. This was the first Survivor Series event to feature team names. It was also the first Survivor Series to feature four-on-four tag matches instead of five-on-five. The main event was a four-on-four Survivor Series match where The Ultimate Warriors faced The Heenan Family. The undercard also featured Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Matches.

WWE Survivor Series 1989

1989

GCW at The Omni (December '83) poster
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GCW December 4, 1983 from The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia

GCW at The Omni (December '83)

1983

WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1 poster
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Take a journey through the greatest Pay-Per-View Matches in WCW History with names including Sting, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, nWo, The Four Horsemen, Booker T and many more.

WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1

2014

WWE Royal Rumble 1989 poster
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The 1989 WWE Royal Rumble was the second annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation, and the first one to be held on pay-per-view. It took place on January 15, 1989 at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The main event was the 1989 Royal Rumble match won by Big John Studd, who last eliminated Ted DiBiase to win the match. Featured matches on the undercard were Jim Duggan and The Hart Foundation versus Dino Bravo and The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers, Rockin' Robin versus Judy Martin for the WWE Women's Championship and "King" Haku versus Harley Race.

WWE Royal Rumble 1989

1989

NWA Starrcade 1986 poster
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Only one team will survive the "Night of the Skywalkers" as The Road Warriors and Midnight Express clash high atop a 25 foot scaffold! Ric Flair defends the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against The Russian Nightmare Nikita Koloff. The Rock 'n' Roll Express defend the NWA Tag Team Championship against Ole & Arn Anderson in a Steel Cage Match.

NWA Starrcade 1986

1986

WWE SuperTape: Volume 1 poster
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Tito Santana vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude; Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs. "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase; Hulk Hogan and Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake vs. "Macho King" Randy Savage and Zeus in a Cage Match.

WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

1990

NWA Starrcade 1987 poster
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Ric Flair battles Ron Garvin for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in a Steel Cage Match. Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defend the NWA Tag Team Championship against The Road Warriors. The Rock 'N' Roll Express face The Midnight Express. Dusty Rhodes battles Lex Luger in a Steel Cage for the United States Championship.

NWA Starrcade 1987

1987

NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games poster
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This was the first use of the WarGames: The Match Beyond match conceived by Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes was on the winning side in both events along with the Road Warriors, Nikita Koloff and Paul Ellering. Koloff, Rhodes and J.J. Dillon sustained serious injuries in the first encounter. The Bash series took place in numerous venues all July long, starting in Landover, Maryland at the Capital Centre on July 2.

NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games

1987

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At long last the WWE Falls Count Anywhere DVD and Blu-ray match listing has arrived! The full content comes to us courtesy of Shock Entertainment.

WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches

2012

Wrestling Tough Guys poster
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Hosts Sean Mooney and Lord Alfred Hayes highlight some of the toughest customers the WWE has ever known; from "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and Haku to Akeem and The Bushwhackers, the special spotlights some of the most rugged individuals in WWE history.

Wrestling Tough Guys

1990

AWA SuperClash III poster
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AWA World Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lawler puts his title on the line against Kerry Von Erich's WCWA World Heavyweight Championship in a Title Unification Match main event. Plus, King Parsons defends the Texas Heavyweight Title against Brickhouse Brown, The Rock 'n' Roll Express battles The Stud Stable, and much more.

AWA SuperClash III

1988

NWA Starrcade 1985 poster
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Ric Flair takes on Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. A Brutal Steel Cage "I Quit" Match for the United States Championship pits Magnum T.A. against Tully Blanchard. The Rock 'n' Roll Express battle The Koloffs and much more.

NWA Starrcade 1985

1985

WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI poster
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Join your hosts Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan from the CN Tower in Toronto as they take you down the road to WrestleMania!

WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI

1990

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The Summer heats up as the Superstars of WWE hit the ring for some rope-meltingly hot action in the lead up to WWE SummerSlam '90!

WWE SummerSlam Fever

1990

NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem poster
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Clash of the Champions II took place on June 8, 1988 at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. There were 2400 people in attendance and the show drew a 4.8 rating on TBS. Throughout the show, wrestlers were being interviewed as they arrived to the building, most notably, Lex Luger who was attacked by the Four Horsemen and was busted open after being slammed head first into the trunk of his limo. This was a big deal at the time as it was the first time Luger had bled while in the NWA. This would also be an important factor in the conclusion of Luger's match against Ric Flair at the 1988 Great American Bash PPV.

NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem

1988

NWA Night of Champions poster
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The National Wrestling Alliance invades the 'Big Apple' with an all-star card featuring a main event of Ricky Steamboat coming out of retirement for one last shot at the NWA World's Heavyweight Championship, held by old rival "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair!

NWA Night of Champions

1984

NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro poster
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The World Heavyweight Championship hangs in the balance as WWE Hall of Famers Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes clash inside a steel cage.

NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro

1986

NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte poster
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Ric Flair puts the World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Ricky Morton in a Steel Cage Match as the Bash rolls into Charlotte.

NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte

1986

NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land poster
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Jim Crockett Promotions used "The Great American Bash" as the name for a tour that had several PPV caliber shows around the country. In 1986, there were 13 Great American Bashes and NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defended his title at each one against Ricky Morton, Road Warrior Hawk, Ron Garvin, Nikita Koloff, Robert Gibson, Road Warrior Animal, Magnum T.A., Wahoo McDaniel and Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes defeated him for the title at the July 26 Bash. Flair challenged for it on the last Bash on August 2. Nikita Koloff and Magnum T.A. were involved in a best of seven title match series throughout the Bash for the U.S. Title.

NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land

1986

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A who’s who of WWE Hall of Famers, including Cactus Jack, Jeff Jarrett, Kerry Von Erich and more compete in this AWA spectacular.

AWA The Road to Super Clash III

1988

SMW Night of The Legends poster
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Bullet Bob Armstrong, Tracy Smothers and Road Warrior Hawk battle Jim Cornette's team of the Funk Brothers and Bruiser Bedlam, the controversial Gangstas speak their minds, The Dirty White Boy defends the SMW Heavyweight Title, the Rock N Roll Express challenge Chris Candido and Brian Lee for the SMW Tag Team Titles, and, in the bloodiest match in SMW history, the Thrillseekers face the Heavenly Bodies, and more!

SMW Night of The Legends

1994