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Mike "Baron Mikel" Scicluna Dead at 80


Baron Mikel Scicluna

One of the most prolific stars of the WWWF in the 60s and 70s especially in Canada, Mike "Baron Mikel" Scicluna, has passed away at age 80 after a long bout with liver cancer.

Scicluna wrestled Bruno Sammartino on many an occasion and later in his career would wrestle mid-card through the 70s for the WWWF.

King Curtis and Scicluna would hold a version of the WWWF World Tag Team title briefly and Scicluna would also hold a version of the IWA Tag title with Smasher Sloan.

As always I am Jerry Wiseman...and then the bell rings.

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