Swedish Angel

Last updated: April 28, 2014

Title History

 

  • MWA (Kansas) World Heavyweight title defeating Orville Brown (December 3, 1943);;

 

Career Highlights

 

  • The Swedish Angel suffered from the disease known as Acromegaly (same as Andre The Giant & Maurice Tillet)..
  • The Swedish Angel was one of Jack Pfefer’s ripoff versions of the popular “French Angel” Maurice Tillet..
  • December 3, 1943: The Swedish Angel defeated Orville Brown to win the MWA (Kansas City) World Heavyweight title..
  • December 9, 1943: Orville Brown defeated The Swedish Angel to win the MWA (Kansas City) World Heavyweight title..
  • The Swedish Angel later become a wrestling promoter and trainer of wrestlers such as Bill Melby
  • Later there would be a Super Swedish Angel in wrestling played by actor Tor Johnson..

 

hometown: Lulee, Sweden
previous names: Olaf Swenson
notable feuds: Orville Brown
Frank Hickey

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