The Cuban Assassin, Angel Acevedo, was born and raised in Havana, Cuba where he lived through the Castro revolution. He served with the Cuban military for many years. He was a natural athlete who played pro-baseball in Havana, and was also an amateur boxer. He gained a reputation in the ring as a nasty fighter, thus the transition to pro-wrestling was easy for him.

He immigrated to Puerto Rico in 1968 and broke into the wrestling business there. Angel moved to West Virginia in 1970 and worked many independent circuits in the area, drawing record crowds wherever he worked. Aligning himself with Castro, he was guaranteed to stir up the fans with his regular attire of combat fatigues and cap.

In 1971, Angel moved to the Maritimes and tagged up with Frank Seebransing to form The Cuban Assassins and this team became one of Emile Dupre's main drawing cards across the Maritimes and Ontario. He toured Japan in 1974 where a young Smith Hart took notice of his matches and recommended him to Stu Hart. Due to Angel's popularity with promoters, Stu was unable to bring The Assassins to Calgary until 1976. When they finally arrived, they made people stand up and take notice as they defeated Eddie and Gerry Morrow for the International Tag-Team titles.

After dabbling in singles matches, Cuban re-formed the Cuban Assassins, this time tagging with Jack Kruger, however this team never won the gold. In 1978 he formed yet another tag-team with Norman Frederick Charles III, formerly of the Royal Kangaroos, and the team managed to win the titles from George Wells and Gerry Morrow. Angel would hold the gold again in 1983 with Francisco Flores. Angel would then hold the straps again in 1986, this time with Honky Tonk Wayne. His last kick at the tag belts was in 1988 when Cuban and partner Gerry Morrow, known as the Cuban Commandos, defeated a tag-team known as Bad Company and consisting of Bruce Hart and Brian Pillman.

Angel will certainly be remembered for his amazing series of singles matches against the likes of Dynamite Kid, Davey Boy Smith, Bruce, Bret and Owen Hart, Chris Benoit and many others.

A true International star, Angel has worked all over North America as well as Japan, Puerto Rico, South Africa, and the Middle East. Angel is currently making a comeback after a successful tour of the Maritimes this summer and although known for his rule-breaking tactics and use of foreign objects, it seems The Cuban Assassin is now cheered by a cult of his fans who recall his many years of dedication to this sport. (Credit: StampedeWrestling.com)