{"id":146446,"date":"2024-02-26T18:26:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T00:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=146446"},"modified":"2024-02-26T18:57:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T00:57:17","slug":"ole-anderson-dead-at-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/02\/26\/ole-anderson-dead-at-81\/","title":{"rendered":"Ole Anderson dead at 81"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-435769741\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Longtime pro wrestler and booker Ole Anderson (Alan Rogowski) died at age 81. The cause of death was not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Anderson&#8217;s death was announced by Ricky Morton and other wrestlers from their era have also offered their condolences. Ole worked as Rock Rogowski before he took the Anderson name while replacing Lars Anderson as the tag team partner of Gene Anderson. Ole was an original member of the Four Horsemen with Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, and Arn Anderson. He also worked as a booker for Jim Crockett Promotions and Georgia Championship Wrestling. 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