Ludvig Borga wins IC Title RARE

[sarnobat2000]

What show/video did was this released on?

[ManWhoUploadsWWE]

Without an injury,this guy was ment to be WWF Champion..

[thewholefinshow]

kliq's booking power does it again. screwing deserving wrestlers of titles.

[tightasnas]

should of keep the video running so we can see the ref reverse his decision...

[burkinatorous]

RIP Scott Hall

[jfearless1]

@burkinatorous He isn't dead.

[GLITZandGLOOM]

Before even seeing Michaels run to the back and the video wall revealing the words, I knew this was Coliseum Home Video, because I've been a wrestling fan for over 20 years and know of every title change, especially in the 90s. And I don't remember this. So even though it was reversed and not acknowledged, it's still pretty cool to see after all these years. Thanks for this!

[MrPezzzz]

Weird, I haven't seen WWE in a while reversing Title changes over foul play...

[reginald0421]

borga looks like lesnar. lol

[gombie]

@reginald0421

Borga was there before Lesnar, so Lesnar looks like Borga.

[SadisticScott]

@gombie to me he looked more like a Finnish Finlay

[NightelvesOfAzeroth]

Shawn Michaels saved Ludvig, our finnish hero :)

[geodeuce]

Why did the WWF never acknowledge the change?

[MystikWizard]

@geodeuce

Because this was not actually a title change. If the poster of this vid would have let the video continue, you would have seen the ref reverse the decision, as he was informed about Shawn Michael's interference.

[yardape99]

When wrestling really sucked....but not as much as it does now.

Thanks for the reminder.

[AvEryBadApPLe]

"Don't let me step on your new belt champ." lol

[bwashinski]

Jack Tunney reversed the refs decision? After the way Hogan lost on the Main Event to Andre - Tunney said referee's decisions are final and cannot be overturned. I know its pro wrestling but that's a little inconsistent isn't it Jack?

[SDBrownSugar]

Had no idea this even happened.

[VisionofOrion]

He was a great heel. Also of note quite a bad ass.

Rumor had it when he teamed with Scott Norton in Japan, Norton got drunk one night and mouthed off to Halme saying he was the reason for the team's success. Halme floored Norton with a punch (Halme was an accomplished boxer). Norton (in drunkness or self defense) put up no fight people have since speculated that he knew he stood no chance against Halme.

[Pryce121]

R.I.P. Scott Hall's Career...

[BeastNation2009]

The original Brock Lesnar...looks to me...Man that guy was HUGE!!!

[akuma4u]

how did borga die? was it suicide? i heard he had a swastika on his calf .. if he did,. fuck that guy.

[Comrico]

@akuma4u yes it was a suicide he shot himself.

[KalpaTatu]

@Comrico vitu apina, ei se mtn ihteesä ampunu. He died by using drugs.

[gombie]

@akuma4u

Little late reply, but... He shot himself, some speculate that he accidently killed himself with a gun..

I think he didn't have a swastika but i think he had a ''Parteiadler''-Hawk symbol... Wich is almost the same thing.

He was a nationalist (and so was his wrestler character), but i don't think he was a ''nazi''.. But i know he was quite racist. Even so, he was quite sympathethic person even though he was a tough guy.

[Kaunarar]

Pisteet nous just Michaelsille +100. Aina tietty ollu kovis.

[WBGThunderstruck]

10 times better heel than Triple H or The Undertaker.

[MrDoubleKiller]

Haista paska vitu lehmä 1:45

[jettcenterfold]

LUDViG BORGA = LEGEND !!!!

[Trekker84]

VOITTO!

[GlorifiedTruth]

Ludwig Borga, Randy Couture's first pro MMA opponent! And a cabinet member in Finland, too, I believe.

[PresidentNoah]

WWF WWF IC Champion Razor Ramon defeated Ludvig Borga via reverse decision at 10:08. Apparently, earlier in the match Borga beat Razor but his foot was on the rope so it was overturned. Then, Borga's win was overturned again after another ref informed Hebner of what happened. This is on a tape called "Inside the WWF"

[Bull1908]

Why did Borga quit wwf he probably would have gotten a legit reign.

[KennethKaniffFromCT]

A fine day for Finland. 

[ReichssenderBerlin]

Ted DiBiase and Ludvig Borga - phantastic.

[TheMadStork83]

So why didn't WWE continue with Ludvig being the new IC Champion?

[CriminalKASH]

@TheMadStork83 because he was destined for a bigger belt ..he was either planed to win the wwf title after the rumble or win the rumble and face wwe champion luger at wrestlemania..

unfortunetaly he broke is ankle and his wwe career was over

[TheJuustomakkara]

Kaikki voi imee mun munaa ketkä sanoo pahaa SUOMEN VIIKINGISTÄ RAUTANISKASTA

[evilpsycho717]

fucking nazi!

[wrestlingluva]

say what? i never knew Ludvig died...

[doublelinkki]

@wrestlingluva He died by own hand.

[CssArmada]

R.I.P. Viikinkimme

[madapina]

FINLAND! OI MAAMME SUOMI

[PLAiro]

R.I.P. Tony The Tony from Finnland

[aikmanbest]

Marks

[slashln]

Cool video. I had never seen it before. Tony was a legit tough guy and I hated his character when I was a kid which meant he was doing his job right. Thanks for posting the video.

[PLAiro]

R.I.P. Tony

[ottoku123]

its fucking WWE fags you thats real he was only playing a charecter

[TheBadonkadonky]

if any1 knows a worse ending to a match lz show me lmao

[LuggNutz09]

Fuck Finland. You fucking Finnish fucks!

[MrMarsa86]

@LuggNutz09 Go fuck urself !

[L33t00k]

@LuggNutz09 WHAT THE FUCK ?!?!?!?!?!?! FUCKING ASSHOLE YOU SUCK THE FUCKING HOLE IF YOU ARE SAYING THAT FINNISH SUCKS YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE.

[rumilux]

you're so mature for a grown man...

[Bull1908]

They should have let him have the belt in that match and then lose it to Razor at royal rumble 94 courtesy of tatanka, the two then could have met at wrestlemania x, why did he leave so soon? he was supposed to fight at royal rumble 94 but hurt his ankle.

[jasonbantle]

@Bull1908 bc borga broke his ankle and couldnt wrestle anymore. he was supposed to face tatanka at rumble 94.

[vili1]

@jasonbantle actually he broke his back.that was the end of his wrestling career.after that he became a boxer,winning finnish heavyweight class etc etc. after he came back from usa he was in the news everyday.. so sad he died.

[Bull1908]

why didn't Borga last long in WWE he was supposed to wrestle Tatanka at royal rumble 94 but got injured and never came back. they should have wrestled at wrestlemania x. heck i think the only time he lost was his elimination at survivor series 93

[samyj2002]

ludvig borga obv died recently. discovered he had an SS tatto,, as well as nazi and right wing tattoos on his body. is it really a great shame this man is no longer in wrestling?

[Jebu911]

@samyj2002 He wasent nazi at all you dont know him stop spreading lies

[EdgeRulezzzTheWorld]

He definitly deserved this belt and when i watch some other Title Changes then i have to why got he stript of this Belt?

Rest in Peace Tony Halme a.k.a Ludvig Borga

[PeterSmeter]

lol at ludwig's theme

[tmbttes]

R.I.P to one of my all time favorite heels, no matter if he was "screwed"out of the IC title here, he'll forever be a true Champion

[xxxxxUndertakerxxxx]

finnish anthem is cool i know the melody from kimi raikkonen! LOLZ!

[theangryrockstar]

This is bullshit! Halme should be recognized as champion, considering so many title wins that have gone this way...

[JeffTheFutureJaros]

R.I.P. Tony "Ludvig Borga" Halme

[saveus228]

same ending as the IRS match

[MrWrestlingman85]

What tape did this come from?

[theperfectone]

Inside the WWF.

[BoredGamer]

Too bad you didn't show the ending. You know, where the ref reverses the decision.

[NPossu]

maamme-laulua sopiikin raiskata tällaisissa yhteyksissä -b

[nolohomo]

@jokuvaan321 hehe, indeed

[ege92]

@jokuvaan321 älä juksaa...

[StanHowser]

47 is not young.

Once you're old enough to grow gray hair (mid-30's)  then that means you're old.

[Nnike123]

R.I.P HALME

[jobber25v]

ludvig another wrestler to die young

[petecrimson]

he was 47 man, thats not really young

[jobber25v]

alot of wrestlers died around that age tho

[tmbttes]

well, compared to Hogan, Flair and the Iron Shiek he WAS very young

[nWoWolfpacTV]

RIP

[experiencedspirit]

R.I.P. Tony Halme-Ludvig Borga

[Finmens]

Yep.. i just readed it

[Normalverbraucher78]

Ludvig Borga aka Tony Halme has died today.

1963 - 2010

[FinnishJpopLover]

Unfortunately he injured his ankle when he was against Rick Steiner. This prevented him from entering Royal Rumble -94, and he left soon after

[baria87]

and now he is dead

[rjr0228]

u wikipedia'd bitch

[JustLittleKid]

We're proud of him 'cos his Finnish

[LTEstyles]

i remember this

[codelyokofani12345]

Ludvig Borga is from Finland!!!

[originaldeadman1190]

when was this? I don't remember this at all.

[angus506]

ludwig got beat by randy couture

[nollawow]

actually tony ''ludvig borga'' left because he got invited to the coverment or something like that and he got a lot more cash.. but he didnt injury maybe wwf just said that he got injury.. like when ppl leave there they say that the guy got fired..

[wrestlebash82]

whatever happened 2 ludvig borga after wwf and why did he leave??????????

[batmanjwo]

I believe he injured his ankle or heel. (According to wikipedia, it was his ankle.) I remember reading about the injury. It was severe. The WWF let him go because of the injury. They cancelled the entire program with him.

[wrestlebash82]

Thanx for the responce ...

[ECOOL76]

Borga-Better IC Champ than The Honkey Tonk Man

[kokissssss]

Ludvig Borga = Toni Halme :D

[HanatsuChan]

okei :D

[edvhou812]

Why book the guy to win the match only to reverse the decision? It does not make any sense...

[davidvandayscousin]

Did Borga ever lose in singles competition? Only time i ever recall him getting pinned was at survivor series 93.

[snuptik]

maamme laulu in the end is great :D

[satac112]

xD

kyllä kyllä

[FIGHTonSC84]

Ludvig Borga figure is worth like a million dollars

[hermpie]

i have it in mint condition :D

[Maldek115]

lol my ass. i have the entire collection of original hasbro action figures and the one worth the most by official appraising is original undertaker with grey gloves, followed by rick rude and scott steiner.

[domirules28]

i was almost certain it was the red hulk shirt hulk hogan figure you had to send away for that came in a plastic bag..and i knew ludvig borga was up there on the list....i also had almost the entire set of hasbro action figures. even including the send away bret hart figure, (also worth a lot)

[JeffTheFutureJaros]

How much for Taker out of the box? I have it.

[davidvandayscousin]

The Borga figure is worth more than all 3 those figures u mentioned put together! What are u talking about?

[Chimbou]

Hellraiser from Helsinki! HELL YEAH!

[CALLE41]

the match end with a DQ... Razor Ramon won

[landrykkb]

If a title switch happens at a house show(not seen on TV or pay-per-view),it's not acknowledged unless there's no other choice.

[mrkoolnerd]

give an example other then bob blackland vs disel and willam regal and eugene losing their titles

[Aufreizen]

The same thing happened at a house show back in the late 1990's at Nassau Coliseum when DX (Triple H & Shawn Michaels) defeated the Legion of Doom for the WWF World Tag Team Championship. The title change was never recognized officially because the LOD won the belts back the same night.

[Jarskizki]

SUOMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!­!!

[QuentinDude]

Borga (the wwf 90's version of kozloff) was supposed to get some kinda mega push but didnt really have that long of a run in WWF... i do believe borga also handed tatanka his first loss after about a year of him goin undefeated

[Valldaran]

Jos huomasitte niin ton Halmen tunnusbiisi on "Oi maamme Suomi".

[miggy25]

Borga was a MUCH better wrestler than Lesnar was...I'm still glad this match was forgotten

[Dobbebassalaine]

No borga sucked as a wrestler. He was nothing but a puncher and kicker. Really lame.

[smudgeVIW]

Brock lesnar in the ring was a great all rounder. Ludwig didn't do much he was just the average big wwe guy of the early 90s who punched kicked and did a normal slams not much better or worse than the average wwf guy at the time.

[Tuominen98]

fuck you! Ludwig Borga is really Tony Halme, and from Finland. I'm from Finland too. If you think, Borga is sucker, go to the ring with he!

[Dobbebassalaine]

Ok, Mr.Fuck you, I don't need to go in the ring with your fellow countryman. Because I'm not a pro wrestler. But as part of the audience, I can decide myself if I give a wrestler thumbs up or thumbs down. Pro wrestling is about entertainment, not toughness. And Mr.Halme wasn't all that entertaining. btw. Halme tried MMA, too. Only once, because he's got his ass kicked by randy couture in less than a minute.

[ismo4never]

no because in training he broke his leg or neck i dont remember but not because of the match with couture. and btw couture was the only man enough balls to take that challenge. he was just like brock lesnar is today

[keijobeast]

Halme really sucked as a wrestler or fighter whatever you wanna call him. Anyways before the match with Couture, Halme's trainer tried to tell Halme not to rush in guns blazing because Couture is so prepared for that. And guess what Halme did because he just had no skills to do anything else :D

[hank7216]

You are insane

[miggy25]

Lesnar looked like an amateur on the big stage, botching big moves left and right.....I think Borga would've been a much better power wrestler had he been given as many shots at stardom as Lesnar was

[Y2p731]

He didn't do what Lesnar did...beat Randy Couture in a legit fight.

UFC 13, Tony Halme (Borga) lost to Couture by submission in 57 seconds. Lesnar knocked out Couture 11 years later for the UFC title.

[T82heartR91]

Yeah, 11 years later. That means he was 11 years older. when borga met him, he was fresh.

[thebest6996]

Finland Power ;D

[crookedong]

ole chico caught a nice little nap there,hey cheeko

[sandels91]

vittu mikä jätkä tuo halme:D

[RoderickStrong]

Borga was awesome, and did the torture rack a hell of a lot better than Luger. Someone else compared him to Brock Lesnar, but I disagree with that. Brock tended to botch a lot moves, and Borga didn't. To me, Borga was twice the wrestler (at least in the pro rings) that Lesnar was. He does look a bit like Lesnar though, but he also reminds me a bit of Finlay as well.

[akujang]

and the ludwig s theme is very old 100 year s old finish song

[RoderickStrong]

Of course it's old, it's their National Anthem, LOL

[akujang]

im from finland but ludwig borga s real name is tony halme and let me tell you he is realy ass whole

[Aznar245]

i have heard some stories on him but never knew for sure.

[kevinhardy]

they should have put a belt on him

[TheForgottenFlesh]

Ludvig kinda reminds me of the Brock Lesnar of that era. haha

Shame he was misused.

[Bull1908]

They should have gave him the title, he was a strong enough character to hold it. I wish he stayed longer.

[LuchaBoyYT]

Ditto, the thing with most of these 90's characters in the company at the time was that they had unusual gimmicks (not that a Finnish badass is unusual), but behind those wacky personas were GREAT workers!

[wolfhawkfield08]

one of the bigger problems with wrestling, not just WWE, at the time was that you would bring a guy in to work a program or two and then.........

They had no idea what to do with them next

[realblackhart]

what video is this from

[LuchaBoyYT]

The Coliseum release Inside The WWF, off of of the 1/23/94 Challenge victory. I loved that habit of rare last matches and title changes on those tapes

[SpikedDragonDriver]

Inside the WWF. I have it.

[awww19]

Finland ROCKS!!!!!!!

[therussianspy]

Borga's theme is actually the Finnish national anthem. The Mountie's theme was a generic piece of music (likely produced in-house by the WWF).

WWF made a huge error at WM X-Seven when they gave the theme to Nikolai Volkoff -- the Finnish national anthem for a "Soviet" character? Give me a break.

[KevinThornDarkFan]

Borga RULES!

[EGarrett01]

Wow, who knew Ziigmund was a professional wrestler.

[Surreal469]

I'm glad I didn't see this as a kid. Razor was my favorite wrestler and even at 8 I could tell Borga didn't know a wristlock from a wrist watch. I'd have thrown a fit.

[kevmoney2make]

Oh wow that's news to me.

[PetrovMartin1992]

WWE doesn't recognize Borga's reign

Why?

[MJMilz14]

Because the decision got reversed, and Razor won by DQ. This video cuts off right before it happens, so it looks like he won the title.

[PetrovMartin1992]

Maybe becacuse thera is a lot of xenophobia

[PetrovMartin1992]

"because there is"

(that was a mistake, i'm sorry)

[steeltownbrown52]

There are a few of title reigns the WWE does'nt recognize. The Rockers WTT title,Bob Holly IC title,Antonio Inoki World title.

[PetrovMartin1992]

WWE must recognize those reigns.

[giantsfan245]

I think Borga's theme is the Mountie's original one.

[LuchaBoyYT]

Not quite, the Bolsheviks/just Volkoff used it as well

[giantsfan245]

Actually, we are both wrong. I compared the two(mountie and borga, not sure about volkoff) and they are different, if only slightly.

[S0N1CSHAD0W]

Looked al;most like 2008's HBK just time warped to that match and screwed Ramon over... LUDVIG 4 IC CHAMP! :D

[golem98626]

I saw it but he was never recongized as the champ because Jack Tunney overturned it.

[miggy25]

never saw this...glad this decision got overturned...the Michaels/Razor feud was classic

[Andi88T]

never saw that, and never knew he was IC champ a short time.

[knoxville55]

wattt