King Kong Bundy

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Christopher Alan Pallies (November 7, 1955 – March 5, 2019)[7] was an American professional wrestler, actor and stand-up comedian, better known by his wrestling gimmick and ring name, King Kong Bundy. Under this gimmick, he portrayed a pugnacious, trash-talking villain character. He appeared in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s and wrestled in the main event of WrestleMania 2 in 1986, facing Hulk Hogan in a steel cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.[1][5][6][8] He also headlined the inaugural Survivor Series in 1987, as well as the first edition of Extreme Championship Wrestling's flagship event, November to Remember, in 1993.

Professional wrestling career
King Kong Bundy
King Kong Bundy in 1995
Birth name	Christopher Alan Pallies[1]
Born	November 7, 1955 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	March 5, 2019 (aged 63) Glassboro, New Jersey, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Marcy Russell (m. 1994; div. 2002)
Children	1
Ring name(s)	Big Daddy Bundy[1] Boom Boom Bundy[2] Chris Bundy[3] Chris Cannon[3] Chris Canyon[1][3][4] Crippler Cannon[2] King Kong Bundy[5] Man Mountain Cannon, Jr[1]
Billed height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[5]
Billed weight	458 lb (208 kg)[5]
Billed from	Atlantic City, New Jersey[5][6]
Trained by	Larry Sharpe[1]
Debut	March 7, 1981[1]
Retired	May 2007[1]

Championships and accomplishments​

• AWA Superstars of Wrestling
  • AWA Superstars of Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Continental Wrestling Association
  • NWA/AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA/AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rick Rude[44][45]
• Georgia Championship Wrestling
  • NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Masked Superstar
• International Pro Wrestling
  • IPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[46]
• International Wrestling Superstars
  • IWS United States Championship (1 time)
• Maryland Championship Wrestling
  • MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Midwest Championship Wrestling
  • MCW Championship (1 time)
• NWA New York
  • NWA New York Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 147 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1995[47]
  • Ranked No. 124 of the top 500 wrestlers during the PWI Years in 2003
• Richmond Championship Wrestling
  • RCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Top Rope Wrestling
  • TRW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• World Class Championship Wrestling
  • NWA American Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[48][49]
  • NWA American Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bill Irwin (1) and Bugsy McGraw (1)[50][51]
• World Wide Wrestling Alliance
  • WWWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[46]
• World Wrestling Federation
  • Slammy Award(2 times)
    • Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Scholarship Award (1987) with Haku, Tama, André the Giant, Hercules, and Harley Race
    • Most Evolutionary (1994) – Tied with Gorilla Monsoon

 

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