Bob Sweetan
| Born |
July 4, 1940 Goodsoil, Saskatchewan, Canada |
|---|---|
| Died | February 10, 2017 (aged 76) Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
| Residence | British Columbia |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bob Sweetan Mister Pile Driver KO Kox |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 271 lb (123 kg) |
| Trained by | Stu Hart |
| Debut | 1966 (Kansas City) |
| Retired | c. 1987 |
Robert Carson (born Robert Beier, July 4, 1940 – February 10, 2017), better known by his ring name Bob Sweetan, was a Canadian professional wrestler and convicted sex offender. Sweetan was nicknamed "Bruiser" and "Mr. Piledriver", the latter in reference to his finishing maneuver.
Beier was born on a farm near Goodsoil, Saskatchewan, about four hours north of Saskatoon. He played briefly with the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts, and, after a period of traveling, settled in Calgary, the home of Stu Hart and his Stampede Wrestling promotion. Beier was introduced to pro wrestling by Gerd Topsnik, a door-to-door cookware salesman who wrestled part-time for Hart. Beier recalled: "I told [Topsnik], 'All right, I'll buy your pots and pans if you get me started in wrestling.' He started taking me to Stu's." It is unclear when Beier changed his legal surname to Carson.
Sweetan held numerous titles over his career. He enjoyed some success with the National Wrestling Alliance and wrestled with Freddie Prosser who went under the name Freddie Sweetan in Canada for Stampede Wrestling. Sweetan and Terry Gibbs defeated Fabulous Freebirds for the NWA Central States Tag Team Championship. He also wrestled for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico. In the WWC he defeated King Tonga for the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship. Sweetan was in the first ever WWC Anniversary. He played himself in the movie The Wrestling Queen in 1975.
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