Allen James Coage (October 22, 1943 – March 6, 2007) was an American professional wrestler with the WWF, Stampede Wrestling and other promotions, better known by his ring names Bad News Allen and Bad News Brown. He won a bronze medal in heavyweight judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He remains the only American heavyweight judoka to have won an Olympic medal.
Bad News" Allen Coage and Rick Bogner now run a wrestling school out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [2005]
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He arrived in the World Wrestling Federation in 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 good guys 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. While booked as a heel, Bad News Brown was more a good and bad guy, and his character would become the template for later characters such as Stone Cold Steve Austin. Some memorable moments from his WWF tenure included winning the battle royal at WrestleMania IV, and attacking Jack Tunney on The Brother Love Show. he eventually left the WWF in 1990 due to, as he claims, Vince McMahon's failure to live up to his promises.
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Was the first person ever to refer to Hulk Hogan as Hollywood Hogan, a nickname for many years.
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Father of 9 children (3 boys and 6 girls).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Summerslam
1990
Video
Bad News Brown
WWF Superstars
1988-1990
TV Series
Bad News Brown
Royal Rumble
1990
Video
Bad News Brown
No Holds Barred: The Match/The Movie
1989
TV Movie
Bad News Brown
Hulkamania 4
1989
Video
Bad News Brown
Saturday Night's Main Event
1989
TV Series
Bad News Brown
WWF Challenge
1988-1989
TV Series
Bad News Brown
Royal Rumble
1989
Video
Bad News Brown
Summerslam
1988
TV Movie
Bad News Brown
World Wrestling Federation
1979
TV Series
Bad News Allen
Stampede Wrestling
1957
TV Series
Bad News Allen - Co-host (1999-2000)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dynamite Kid: A Matter of Pride
2013
Video documentary
Himself
Biography
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Arsenio Hall Show
1990
TV Series
Himself
WWF Challenge
1990
TV Series
Himself
WrestleMania VI
1990
TV Special
Bad News Brown
Survivor Series
1989
TV Special
Bad News Brown - The Enforcers
WrestleMania V
1989
TV Special
Bad News Brown
Survivor Series
1988
TV Special
Bad News Brown
WWF: Wrestlefest 88
1988
TV Movie
Himself (as Bad News Brown)
WrestleMania IV
1988
TV Special
Bad News Brown
WWF Prime-Time Wrestling
1988
TV Series
Himself
World Wrestling Federation
1979
TV Series
Himself
WWF Championship Wrestling
1979
TV Series
Himself
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1972
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Macho Man: The Randy Savage Story
2014
Video documentary
Bad News Brown
Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho
2010
Video
Bad News Allen
Bret Hart: Survival of the Hitman
2010
TV Movie documentary
Bad News Allen
WWE: Survivor Series Anthology, Vol. 1
2009
Video
Bad News Brown
WWE: Summerslam - The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1
2009
Bad News Brown
WWE Vintage Collection
2008
TV Series
Bad News Brown
WWE: Royal Rumble - The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1
2007
Video
Bad News Brown
The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling
2007
Video
Bad News Allen
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
2006
Video documentary
Bad News Brown
The Bret Hart Story: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be
2005
Video documentary
Bad News Allen
WWE WrestleMania: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 2
2005
Video
Bad News Brown
Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story
2004
Video documentary
Bad News Allen
Mike Graham Presents: The Best of Classic Championship Wrestling Vol. 1
2003
Video
Bad News Allen
Known for movies
Stampede Wrestling (1957) as Bad News Allen - Co-host (1999-2000)
$1.6 Million
