Mark Sciarra (born February 7, 1954), better known by his ring name Rip Rogers, is an American retired professional wrestler.
In 1984, he went to the Mid-Atlantic territory, Jim Crockett Promotions, where he formed "The Hollywood Blonds" with Ted Oates and won the National Tag Team Titles.
In September 1986, "The Hustler," managed by his then-wife Brenda Britton,[5] joined Continental Championship Wrestling and immediately feuded with "The Exotic" Adrian Street and Miss Linda, until leaving the Gulf Coast area in March 1987.
They had a running feud with popular International Tag Team Champs Bad Company, which included Bruce Hart and Flyin' Brian Pillman.
His biggest win was at Battlebowl in 1993 where he teamed with Road Warrior Hawk (who attacked him prior to the match but later used him to his advantage during the finish) and defeated Davey Boy Smith and Kole to qualify for the battle royal main event, though he was the first man eliminated in that 16-man bout.
While working for WCW in 1991 he also competed in Global Wrestling Federation where he joined The Cartel, which included Scotty Anthony, Makhan Singh and Cactus Jack.
At the age of 48, Rogers was hit by a car and sustained injuries which forced him to completely retire from in-ring competition; according to a 2011 story on OVW, the accident left him "with a stiff limp".
[3][6] As head trainer for OVW, Rogers has been involved in training over thirty wrestlers who appeared in WWE or Impact Wrestling, notably including John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Dave Bautista, Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley, Mark Henry, and The Miz.
Rogers made an appearance in the 1993 music video for "Human Wheels" by fellow Seymour native John Mellencamp.