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King Kong Bundy

King Kong Bundy
King Kong Bundy in 1983
Birth nameChristopher Alan Pallies[1]
Born(1955-11-07)November 7, 1955
Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 2019(2019-03-04) (aged 63)
Glassboro, New Jersey, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Marcy Russell
(m. 1994; div. 2002)
Children1
Professional wrestling career
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 height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[5]
Billed weight458 lb (208 kg)[5]
Billed fromAtlantic City, New Jersey[5][6]
Trained byLarry Sharpe[1]
DebutMarch 7, 1981[1]
RetiredMay 2007[1]

Christopher Alan Pallies (November 7, 1955 – March 4, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and actor 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][7] 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.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Grasso, John (2014). Historical Dictionary of Wrestling. Scarecrow Press. pp. 55–56. ISBN 978-0-8108-7926-3.
  2. ^ a b "King Kong Bundy profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Meltzer1986 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Myers1999 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b c d e "King Kong Bundy". WWE. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Shields, Brian (2010). Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s. Simon & Schuster. pp. 80–81. ISBN 978-1-4516-0467-2.
  7. ^ Hornbaker, Tim (2017). Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body Slams, and Piledrivers. Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 956–957. ISBN 978-1-61321-875-4.

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