2021/08/16
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The website devoted to preserving the history of Australian wrestling.
We're in the process of renovating and moving some things around so some things may look a little strange but the aim is to minimise disruption.
This website was designed in 2012 with a scope of covering present and past wrestling in Australia.
The scope will change to prioritise the older stuff and make that a bit more accessible.
Thank you for your patience.
I also have another website (with my good buddy Greg) The Wrestling Roadshow which has more of a global scope. We have a podcast by the same name too and discuss all sorts of wrestling.
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Swede Hanson
Name: - Swede Hanson
Height: - 6'5” (196cm)
Weight: - 300lb (140kg)
Born: - 27 March, 1933
From: - East Orange, New Jersey
Trained by: - George Tragos
Debut: - 1957
Retired: - 1986
Died: - 19 February, 2002 (sepsis)
Finisher: - Reverse neckbreaker
Toured Australia: - 1970
Formed one of the alltime great tag teams with Rip Hawk. Debuted in 1957, wrestling Miguel Torres in Paterson, NJ. After a couple of years in Capitol wrestling, moved to the Carolinas where he began teaming with Rip Hawk. The two traveled all over the world, coming to Australia in 1970 for a run with the IWA World Tag belts, until Hanson suffered a heart attack in 1971.
Returned to wrestling several months later, initially teaming with Super Destroyer, then becoming a fan favourite and teaming with Tiger Conway Jr. Feuded with Hawk and Ric Flair in Mid-Atlantic. Traveled to Texas where Hawk and Hanson again teamed succesfully. Ventured to Quebec in the early 80s to have success in tag competition there, this time with The Hangman. Spent his final years before retirement wrestling in WWF as a lower mid-carder.
Titles held: - IWA World Tag (w/ Rip Hawk), (Florida) NWA World Tag (w/ Rip Hawk), Southern Tag (w/ Rip Hawk), Atlantic Coast Tag (4, w/ Rip Hawk), Western States Tag (3, w/ Rip Hawk), International Tag (w/ The Hangman)
Credits: - Mark Dalgleish, Wikipedia