Ludvig Borga

'You say America is the land of milk and honey but down here it smells funny'

Tony Halme - who wrestled for WWE in 1993 and a short part of 1994 as Ludvig Borga - was found dead at his home in Finland.

Borga was one of the better foreign heels to come along in the WWF at that time and was programmed in a main event feud with the All American babyface, Lex Luger, within weeks of being brought into the company.

The most significant trivia note of his WWF career will be that he was the man who ended Tatanka's undefeated streak.

The Native American had enjoyed over two years of not being pinned in WWF matches and was pinned by Borga's small finger in an angle which was made to add more heat to the foreigner.

As a fun trivia note - Borga will also be remembered for my markish question I've ever asked a wrestler when - two weeks after the loss aired on TV - I met Tatanka and asked him 'are you going to get Ludvig Borga back?'

I am cringing now.

Halme was also a professional boxer as well as a mixed martial artist. He fought in the UFC and was Randy Couture's first fight in the company.

He will also be known as some what of a left wing politician in his native Finland. He had some controversial views which kept him in the limelight.

His final few years were noteworthy - in 2003, he ended up in a coma after a gun was let off at his home. He spent considerable time in a mental institution and was also suffering from illnesses caused by alcoholism.

He was a controversial and intriguing individual to say the very least.