Arnold Skaaland
| Arnold Skaaland | |
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| Data | |
| Ring name | Arnold Skoaland Bobby Weaver Arnold Skaaland |
| Additions to names | "The Golden Boy" |
| height | 180 cm |
| Fighting weight | 85 kg - 109 kg |
| birth | January 21, 1925 White Plains , New York |
| death | March 13, 2007 |
| debut | 1946 |
| retirement | 1975 |
Arnold Skaaland (born January 21, 1925 in White Plains , New York , † March 13, 2007 ibid) was an American professional wrestler and wrestling manager.
Career
Prior to his wrestling career, Skaaland served in the Marines during World War II . Even before it led him to wrestling, he tried his hand at being an amateur boxer .
Arnold Skaaland started pro wrestling as Bobby Weaver in the 1950s. He quickly made a name for himself as an agile wrestler. In 1967 he won the WWWF US Tag Team title with Spiros Arion . In the early 1960s he got two chances for the NWA World Heavyweight Title , but he did not win against Pat O'Connor or Buddy Rogers . From the beginning Skaaland was part of the World Wide Wrestling Federation, the predecessor of today's WWE. He was also a shareholder in Capitol Wrestling Corporation, a company that owned WWWF.
After his active career, he managed the WWWF champions Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund . Skaaland ended the title reign of his protégé Backlund, who was in the Iron Sheik's Camel Clutch, by throwing a towel in December 1983 . From the 1980s until a few years ago, Skaaland worked as a WWWF official. He wrestled his last match in 1987 in a Battle Royal of Legends .
Skaaland's grave is located in the Roman Catholic Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, north of New York City .
Titles and honors
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World Wide Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Federation
- 1 × WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (with Spiros Arion)
- 1994 inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame
Web links
supporting documents
- ^ Greg Oliver: Arnold Skaaland dead at 82. In: slam.canoe.com. March 14, 2007, accessed November 24, 2017 .
- ^ Matches: Arnold Skaaland. In: cagematch.net. Philip Kreikenbohm, accessed November 24, 2017 .
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- Arnold Skaaland in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Skaaland, Arnold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Skoaland, Arnold; Weaver, Bobby |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American wrestler and wrestling manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | White Plains , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 2007 |
| Place of death | White Plains , New York |