- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- The Golden Boy
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Arnold Skaaland was born on January 21, 1925 in White Plains, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972), Spectrum Wrestling (1977) and Saturday Night's Main Event (1985). He was married to Betty. He died on March 13, 2007 in White Plains, New York, USA.
- SpouseBetty
- Managed such greats as 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka', WWF champion Bob Backlund and "The Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino.
- WWE Hall of Famer.
- His surname is pronounced 'Sko-lund'.
- He threw in the towel, resulting in Bob Backlund losing the World title to Khosrow Vaziri (aka "Iron Sheik") in a controversial fashion.
- Skaaland served as referee for the infamous 1962 match between 'Freddie Blassie' and Rikidôzan in Japan.
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