Which Former WWE Star Had A Shocking Nazi Tattoo?

Vince McMahon and Jim Ross couldn't believe it...

by Jamie Kennedy
Ludvig Borga

Any wrestling fans who do remember Ludvig Borga probably recall his unique eco-warrior stance as a heel in 1993. Younger fans will be amazed to learn that Borga did this decades before Daniel Bryan, but it didn't really go anywhere or turn him into the top villain Vince McMahon hoped.

Maybe that's because WWF officials were absolutely stunned when they found out that big Ludvig had a Nazi tattoo on his calf.

Jim Ross leaked this news on the latest episode of his 'Grilling JR' podcast. He, just like McMahon and literally everybody else who came into contact with Borga, couldn't believe that he'd get an SS logo inked onto his body and then flagrantly flaunt it on company television.

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JR said he was mostly worried about the tatt because it almost seemed like the WWF were "condoning the holocaust" by letting Ludvig sport it on programming. In the end, Borga wound up getting new wrestling boots that covered the incriminating, offensive symbol.

He wouldn't last much longer in the federation anyway; Borga was released from contract in early-1994 whilst rehabbing an ankle injury.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.