Mikel Scicluna was a Maltese professional wrestler who gained his fame during the 1960s and 1970s.
14 Facts About Mikel Scicluna
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Mikel Scicluna reached the peak of his success in WWWF where he was 2-time tag-team champion, having held the United States Tag Team championship once and the WWE World Tag Team Championship once.
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Mikel Scicluna was famous for entering the ring with a royal blue cape over his shoulders, indicating that he was of Maltese royal descent.
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Mikel Scicluna was known for being a master of the "foreign object", mainly utilizing a roll of coins to bash opponents out of sight of the referee.
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Mikel Scicluna enjoyed success as a tag team wrestler, winning the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship with Smasher Sloan on September 22,1966, in Washington, DC, then the WWWF World Tag Team Championship with King Curtis Iaukea on February 1,1972, in Philadelphia.
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In singles competition, Mikel Scicluna defeated Spiros Arion for Australia's IWA World Championship on June 15,1968, and would challenge Bruno Sammartino and Pedro Morales for the WWWF Championship from time to time.
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Mikel Scicluna went on to lose a series of matches to Spiros Arion.
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In June 1976, Mikel Scicluna found himself part of history, as the opponent for Gorilla Monsoon on the night Monsoon engaged in an impromptu tussle with boxing great Muhammad Ali.
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Mikel Scicluna was wrestling Monsoon in a televised match and was sent over the top rope to the floor after receiving a Manchurian Chop.
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Mikel Scicluna waved off his opponent and walked off, taking a countout loss.
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Mikel Scicluna was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 1996.
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Mikel Scicluna was the son of Vincenzo Scicluna and Maria who were married in Mosta, Malta, on 27 August 1927.
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Mikel Scicluna was named after his paternal grandfather Michele Scicluna.
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Mikel Scicluna worked as a driver for the New York Times.