Bruce Swayze | |
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Born | Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada | April 7, 1940
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Bruce Swayze Black Baron Beautiful Bruce Jack Swayze[1] |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Billed weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st) |
Billed from | Sarasota, Florida |
Trained by | Jack Wentworth |
Debut | 1958 |
Retired | circa late 1970s |
Bruce Swayze (born April 7, 1940) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and manager who spent his career in Cleveland, Ontario, Florida, Carolinas, Calgary and Memphis.[2]. He is also as The Black Baron when he was a manager in the 1970s.
Swayze made his debut in wrestling in 1958. Little is known. Swayze formerly played hockey.[3] It wasn't until 1970 that he had his first match in Cleveland for National Wrestling Federation.
He was also known as Black Baron where he managed Abdullah the Butcher, the Love Brothers, Crusher Verdu, and the Samoans.
He was the uncle of actor Patrick Swayze.[4][5]
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