Rip Rogers
| Rip Rogers | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mark Sciarra |
| Born |
February 7, 1954 Seymour, Indiana, United States |
| Residence | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| Alma mater | Indiana Central College |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Disco Kid Hercules Marseilles Mark Skeara Rip Rogers |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Billed from | Seymour, Indiana Lexington, Kentucky |
| Debut | 1977 |
| Retired | 2000 |
Mark Sciarra (born February 7, 1954) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Rip Rogers.He is currently a trainer for Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW).
Sciarra was born in Seymour, Indiana on February 8, 1953. He graduated from Seymour High School in 1972 and went on to attend Indiana Central College, graduating in 1976. Sicarra worked as a teacher for a year before deciding to become a professional wrestler.
Rip Rogers started wrestling in 1977. He formed the "Convertible Blondes" with Pez Whatley and Gary Royal in Angelo Poffo's International Championship Wrestling (ICW) and won the Tag Team Titles with Royal. As with The Fabulous Freebirds defending the NWA World Tag Team Championship with any two of the three members, the Convertible Blondes also used the so-called "Freebird Rule" to defend the ICW Tag Team Championship in this manner. He left the ICW following a dispute with Angelo Poffo's son Randy Poffo, better known by his ring name Randy Savage.
In 1984, he went to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'s Jim Crockett Promotions where he formed "The Hollywood Blonds" with Ted Oates and won the National Tag Team Titles. By early 1986, he was in the Tennessee area feuding with Dutch Mantel.
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