Bruce Swayze
| Bruce Swayze | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 7, 1940 Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bruce Swayze Black Baron Beautiful Bruce Jack Swayze[1] Jack Ross Bruce Heffernan |
| 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 | 1978 |
Bruce Swayze (born April 7, 1940) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler[2] and manager who spent his career in Cleveland, Ontario, Florida, Carolinas, Calgary and Memphis.[3] He is also as The Black Baron when he was a manager in the 1970s.
Career
[edit]Swayze made his debut in wrestling in 1958. Little is known. Swayze formerly played hockey.[4] 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.[5][6]
References
[edit]General
- Oliver, Greg (2003). "Roll Call: Hangman Neil Guay". The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Canadians. ECW Press. p. 176. ISBN 1-55022-531-6.
- Nevada, Vance (2022). (Un)Controlled Chaos: Canada's Remarkable Professional Wrestling Legacy. FriesenPress. ISBN 9781039154797.
Specific
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Bruce Swayze « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ Carter, Michael (January 12, 1989). "Pro wrestler makes Franklin his home". The Franklin Favorite. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Profile". Wrestlingdata. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ Oliver, Greg (October 11, 2007). "Taking a chance paid off for Bruce Swayze". Slam Wrestling. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Bruce Swayze Bio". The Oklahoma Wrestling Fan's Resource Center. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "Bonnie Spencer Swayze".
