Bob Sweetan
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Bob Sweetan | |
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Born | 1943 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | "Bruiser" Bob Sweetan Mister Pile Driver KO Kox |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Billed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) (In his prime) |
Debut | 1966 (Kansas City) |
Bob Sweetan better known as "Bruiser" Bob Sweetan was born in 1943. Bob was a professional wrestler who over his long career held numerous titles. Bob enjoyed tremendous success with the National Wrestling Alliance. Bob wrestled with Freddie Prosser who went under the name Freddie Sweetan in Canada for Stampede Wrestling. Bob and Terry Gibbs defeated Fabulous Freebirds for the NWA Central States Tag Team Championship. Bob also wrestled for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico. In the WWC he defeated King Tonga for the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship. Bob was in the first ever WWC Anniversary. Bob even played himself in the movie The Wrestling Queen in 1975. Bob wrestled any notable wrestlers during his career such as Rufus R. Jones, Buzz Tyler, Randy Rose, Ted DiBiase, Bill Watts, Frank Hoy, Butch Reed, Adrian Adonis, Tully Blanchard, and Jesse Ventura.
Championships and accomplishments
- Bob became the first ever to hold the NWA Central States Television Championship in 1977.
- Bob and Mike George are the first ever tag team to hold the UWF World Tag Team Championship in 1979.
See also
- NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship
- Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship
- NWA Central States Television Championship
- NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version)
- NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version)
- NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship
- Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship
- SCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship
- UWF World Tag Team Championship
External links
- http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/b/bob-sweetan.html
- http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/b/bob-sweetan.php
- http://www.wrestlingclassics.com/wrestlingppv/bullies-babes-brawn.htm
- http://www.oklafan.com/bios/333/profile.html
- http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midsouth/nwa/tri-bk.html
- http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/b/bobsweetan/04.jpg
- http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/11/kokillercox.jpg
- http://video.aol.com/video-detail/bruiser-bob-sweetan-vs-frank-monte/1601139416
- http://www.ryansheehan.com/slideshow.html?command=search&db=db/ss.db&eqmain_slideshow_iddatarq=1133553343519640&ss_positionsort=1&ss_positiontype=num&max=1
- http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/thingsandotherstuff/items/Wrestling_Revue_Aug_1983_Jimmy_Snuka_JYD_Bob_Sweetan
- http://www.oldschool-wrestling.com/centralstateswrestling/1977.htm
- http://kayfabe-wrestling.com/library-texas.html
- http://hollywood.premiere.com/celebrity-Bob+Sweetan
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163910/
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2573760/
- http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xu56g_tully-blanchard-vs-bruiser-bob-swee_sport
- http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/csttnwa.html