Editing Tony Halme (section)

==Professional wrestling career==
===Early career (1989–1990)===
Halme was trained by [[Verne Gagne]] as a powerhouse [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. In 1990, he wrestled in New Zealand losing to [[Tom Magee]].

===Universal Wrestling Federation (1990)===
He made his debut for [[Herb Abrams]]'s [[Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams)|Universal Wrestling Federation]] (UWF) on October 29, 1990 as The Viking. In his first match, he defeated The Patriot, not to be confused with Del Wilkes, but a no name wrestler with a mask.<ref name="owwbio">{{cite web|title=Ludvig Borga Profile|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/ludvig-borga/|access-date=2008-01-12|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref name="uwf1990">{{cite web|url=http://herbabramsuwf.googlepages.com/episodeguide1990.htm|title=UWF 1990 Episode Guide|access-date=2008-01-12|publisher=Herb Abrams' UWF}}</ref> He then went on to defeat Kevin Benjamin.

===New Japan Pro-Wrestling (1990–1993)===
On October 25, 1990, Halme made his debut for the Japanese promotion [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] (NJPW), defeating [[Charles Wright (wrestler)|The Soul Taker]] in what was billed as a "boxer vs. wrestler" match.<ref name=WONObit/> Halme was brought in as an outsider and billed as a professional boxing champion with his matches billed as [[Mixed martial arts]] matches.<ref name=WONObit/> He was instantly pushed as a big deal, scoring wins over the likes of [[Scott Norton]], [[Big Van Vader|Vader]] and most notably [[Shinya Hashimoto]] on December 26, 1990.<ref name="acceleratorbio"/><ref name=WONObit/><ref name="njpw1990">{{cite web|url=http://puroresufan.com/njpw/results90.php|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070403205941/http://puroresufan.com/njpw/results90.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-04-03|title=NJPW 1990 results|access-date=2008-01-13|publisher=Strong Style Spirit }}</ref> Halme was main eventing shows regularly as he was pushed as the biggest star of a crew that included the likes of [[Bobby Eaton]], [[Chris Benoit]], [[Dean Malenko]], [[Eddy Guerrero]] and [[Fit Finlay]].<ref name=WONObit/> Despite Halme not getting over with NJPW fans, the company was doing strong business during his push.<ref name=WONObit/>

On April 30, 1991, Halme defeated [[Masashi Aoyagi]] in a boxer versus karate match.<ref name="acceleratorbio"/><ref name=WONObit/><ref name="njpw1991">{{cite web|url=http://puroresufan.com/njpw/results91.php|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070929083522/http://puroresufan.com/njpw/results91.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-09-29|title=NJPW 1991 results|access-date=2008-01-13|publisher=Strong Style Spirit }}</ref> He remained undefeated in NJPW until September 23, 1991, when he was defeated by Shinya Hashimoto in their third match against each other in front of 18,000 fans at the [[Yokohama Arena]].<ref name=WONObit/> While Halme's matches with Hashimoto were not considered quality matches, he has been credited with helping Hashimoto take his career to another level as the win made Hashimoto look like a "real fighter" as opposed to a professional wrestler.<ref name=WONObit/> Halme's "boxer versus wrestler" gimmick was ended on October 18, 1991, when he was defeated by Vader.<ref name=WONObit/>

In 1992, Halme was teamed in matches with Scott Norton, [[Bam Bam Bigelow]] and [[Barry Windham]].<ref name="acceleratorbio"/><ref name="njpw1992">{{cite web|url=http://puroresufan.com/njpw/results92.php|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080112070719/http://puroresufan.com/njpw/results92.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-01-12|title=NJPW 1992 results|access-date=2008-01-13|publisher=Strong Style Spirit }}</ref> He also competed in the NJPW Super Grade Tag League II teaming with [[Masahiro Chono]], together scoring 8 points and finishing fourth overall.<ref name="acceleratorbio"/><ref name="Super Grade Tag League II">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/sg-tag.html#92|title=Super Grade Tag League II|access-date=2008-01-13|publisher=Strong Style Spirit}}</ref> The tournament was won by Shinya Hashimoto and [[Riki Choshu]].<ref name="Super Grade Tag League II"/> On November 22, 1992, Halme and Norton won the [[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] from [[The Steiner Brothers]] ([[Rick Steiner|Rick]] and [[Scott Steiner|Scott]]).<ref name="acceleratorbio"/><ref name="njpw1992"/><ref name="iwgptagtitles">{{cite web|url=http://puroresufan.com/njpw/history/tagtitle.php|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131234118/http://puroresufan.com/njpw/history/tagtitle.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-31|title=IWGP Tag Team Championship history|access-date=2008-01-13|publisher=Strong Style Spirit }}</ref> However, the next night, Halme and Norton were forced to face each other with separate tag team partners with Halme and Ron Powers losing to Norton and TNT.<ref name="acceleratorbio"/><ref name="njpw1992"/>

On December 14, Halme and Norton lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship to the [[The Road Warriors|Hell Raisers]] ([[Road Warrior Hawk|Hawk Warrior]] and [[Kensuke Sasaki|Power Warrior]]).<ref name="iwgptagtitles"/> On January 4, 1993, at ''[[Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome]]'' (in North America aired on PPV as [[WCW/New Japan Supershow#III|WCW/New Japan Supershow III]]), Halme was pinned by [[Ron Simmons]].<ref name="acceleratorbio"/><ref name="Supershow III">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/tokyodome90.html#93|title=Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome results|access-date=2008-01-13|publisher=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128130301/http://prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/tokyodome90.html#93|archive-date=November 28, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On February 16, 1993, Halme teamed up with [[Luc Poirier|Monsieur Rambo]] for the IWGP Tag Team Championship against the Hell Raisers, but lost.<ref name="acceleratorbio"/><ref name="njpw1993">{{cite web|url=http://puroresufan.com/njpw/results93.php|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070729045523/http://puroresufan.com/njpw/results93.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-07-29|title=NJPW 1993 results|access-date=2008-01-13|publisher=Strong Style Spirit }}</ref>

Behind the scenes, Halme started having problems with Hawk Warrior and Scott Norton.<ref name=WONObit/> It also came out that Halme had knocked out Norton in a legitimate street fight, though some claimed this was the result of a sucker punch by Halme. Fearing that Norton would be looking for retribution on Halme, NJPW officials took a secret vote on what to do with the two.<ref name=WONObit/> Afterwards, Halme started losing matches more regularly and eventually left the promotion in June 1993.<ref name=WONObit/> His last match took place on June 17, when he and [[The Barbarian (wrestler)|The Barbarian]] lost to [[John Tenta]] and [[Tonga Fifita|Haku]].<ref name="acceleratorbio"/><ref name="njpw1993"/>

===World Wrestling Federation (1993–1994)===

On ''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars]]'' aired on July 24, Halme debuted in the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) as '''Ludvig Borga''', a [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] Finn who appeared in a series of vignettes castigating Americans for their perceived deficiencies in issues such as environmental laws and their educational system. His singlet was adorned with the [[Finland|Finnish]] flag, and his entrance music was ''[[Maamme]]'', the country's [[national anthem]]. After an initial streak of [[Squash (professional wrestling)|squash victories]] over [[Job (professional wrestling)#Jobbers|enhancement talent]],<ref name="superstars">{{cite web|first=Graham|last=Cawthon|url=http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/superstars.htm|title=Superstars results|access-date=2008-01-13|publisher=Angelfire |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071212020541/http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/superstars.htm |archive-date = 2007-12-12}}</ref> Borga defeated former [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]] [[Marty Jannetty]] at [[SummerSlam (1993)|SummerSlam]].<ref name="acceleratorbio"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam07/history/1993/results|title=SummerSlam 1993 official results|access-date=2008-01-13|publisher=WWE |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071210055456/http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam07/history/1993/results |archive-date = 2007-12-10}}</ref>

Borga was immediately pushed to main event status as he entered a feud with the federation's top [[Face (professional wrestling)|babyface]], "Made in the USA" [[Lex Luger]]. On the October 30, 1993 edition of ''Superstars'' (filmed September 28), Borga had the biggest win of his career when he ended [[Tatanka (wrestler)|Tatanka]]'s undefeated streak of nearly two years, dominating him throughout their match and ultimately knocking him out with a steel chair while the referee was distracted by [[Harry Fujiwara|Mr. Fuji]] at ringside. In a mockery of Luger's past "Narcissist" gimmick, Borga pinned Tatanka with one finger.<ref name="superstars"/> At [[Survivor Series (1993)|Survivor Series]], Borga participated in the main event, teaming up with [[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna]], [[Jacques Rougeau|Quebecer Jacques]] and [[Brian Adams (wrestler)|Crush]] as the "Foreign Fanatics" against "All-Americans" Lex Luger, [[The Undertaker]] and [[The Steiner Brothers]].<ref name="Survivor Series - All-Americans vs Foreign Fanatics">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1993/mainevent/|title=Survivor Series 1993 main event|access-date=2008-01-13|publisher=WWE}}</ref> Borga and Luger were the final two remaining participants and Borga was eliminated by Luger after a running forearm smash.<ref name="Survivor Series - All-Americans vs Foreign Fanatics"/> On December 14, Borga pinned Intercontinental Champion [[Scott Hall (wrestler)|Razor Ramon]] at a [[house show]], but the win was overturned and the match resumed because Razor's foot was on the bottom rope. Borga pinned Razor again after [[Shawn Michaels]] hit Razor with a title belt, but the decision was reversed and Borga disqualified.<ref name="owwbio"/><ref name="wwf1993">{{cite web|first=Graham|last=Cawthon|url=http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/93.htm|title=Ring Results: 1993|access-date=2008-01-13|publisher=The History of WWE |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071117080616/http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/93.htm |archive-date = 2007-11-17}}</ref>

On January 17, 1994, Halme injured his ankle in a match with [[Rick Steiner]], forcing the WWF to cancel future plans for the Borga character that included a scheduled appearance at the [[Royal Rumble (1994)|1994 Royal Rumble]] and a proposed [[WrestleMania X]] match against [[John Tenta|Earthquake]], Borga was replaced by [[Bryan Clark|Adam Bomb]] who got crushed in seconds. Halme left the company soon after.<ref name=wwf1994>{{cite web|title=Ring Results: 1994 |access-date=2008-05-27 |last=Cawthon |first=Graham |url=http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/94.htm |publisher=The History of WWE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501152837/http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/94.htm |archive-date=May 1, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

===Return to Universal Wrestling Federation (1994)===
After leaving the WWF, Halme returned to UWF for [[Blackjack Brawl]] as the Finland Hellraiser Thor against [[Bob Orton Jr.]] in a double disqualification.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/the-furious-flashbacks-uwf-blackjack-brawl/|title=The Furious Flashbacks – UWF Blackjack Brawl|work=411Mania|date=March 17, 2012|author=Arnold Furious|access-date=26 December 2018}}</ref>

===Fighting Network Rings (1994–1997)===
Halme returned to Japan in August 1994, this time working for [[Fighting Network Rings]]. During his debut, he defeated Thomas Lurosi by knockout. That Fall, he participated in a Mega Battle Tournament where he defeated Dimitri Petkov and Tarial Bitsadze before losing to [[Akira Maeda]] in the third round. 

In 1995, lost twice to [[Dick Vrij]] and once to [[Volk Han]]. 

He would lose to [[Mitsuya Nagai]] on January 24, 1996.  

His final match with RINGS was a lost to Dick Vrji on April 22, 1997.

===Catch Wrestling Association (1995–1997)===
Halme wrestled as Ludvig Borga for [[Catch Wrestling Association]] (CWA) in 1995. On December 20, Borga won the [[CWA World Heavyweight Championship|World Heavyweight Championship]], his first and only singles championship, by defeating [[Luc Poirier|Rambo]] at the [[Euro Catch Festival#1995 (Bremen)|1995 Euro Catch Festival]]. Borga held the title for over a year, including a major title defense against [[August Smisl]] at the [[Euro Catch Festival#1996|Euro Catch Festival]] in July. He then lost the title back to Rambo at [[Euro Catch Festival#1996 (Bremen)|Euro Catch Festival]] on December 21.<ref name="cwatitle">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/austria/cwa/eu-cwa-h.html|title=CWA World Heavyweight Championship history|access-date=2008-01-13|publisher=Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo}}</ref> His final match for the CWA was a boxing match against Tony Richardson, which he won by knocking out Richardson in the fourth round.