Basic Information About King Kong Bundy
| Category | Athletes › Wrestlers |
|---|---|
| Professions | Wrestler, Actor |
| Net worth | $50,000 |
| Date of birth | 1957-11-07 |
| Place of birth | Atlantic City |
| Date of death | 2019-03-04 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Wrestling finishing move "The Avalanche" Secondary signature move: the splash (often done after his "Avalanche" move) |
| Spouse | 25 September - Josephine Febrera ( 1997 - ?) (divorced) |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.93 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did King Kong Bundy win?
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
King Kong Bundy roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| WWE Monday Night RAW | King Kong Bundy 17 episodes, 1994-2009 |
| Weird Science | Self 1 episode, 1996 |
King Kong Bundy's photos
Interesting Facts about King Kong Bundy
- The story that the Bundy family in Married with Children (1987) was named after him is not true. The family was named after the street one of the show's writers lived on.
- Weighed between 440 and 502 pounds during his wrestling career.
- Always ask for a 5 count (instead of 3) at the end of his matches
- Used several names during his wrestling career such as: King Kong Bundy, Boom Boom Bundy, Big Daddy Bundy, Chris Canyon or Man Mountain Canyon.
- 1983 PWI Wrestling Rookie of the Year, 1st runner-up.
- Wrestled in a mixed tag team match at WrestleMania III (1987), which pitted himself and midget wrestlers Shigeru Akabane and Eric Tovey against Jim Morris (aka k"Hillbilly Jim") and his midget tag-team partners, Little Beaver and 'The Haiti Kid'. The end of the match saw Bundy, at 450 pounds, body-slam the under-100-pound Little Beaver and then give him a huge elbow drop. This caused Bundy's team to be disqualified.
- Began began his career as a face in Fritz Von Erich's World Class Championship Wrestling as Big Daddy Bundy. Von Erich turned him heel and gave him the name "King Kong" Bundy.
- Notable title wins include NWA (Dallas) American Heavyweight title; NWA American Tag Team titles; NWA National Tag Team titles; AWA Southern Heavyweight title; AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Rick Rude; AWA Superstars World title; ASWA Heavyweight title; Maryland Championship Wrestling Heavyweight title (2).
- Pallies now operates a wrestling training school and runs shows in New Jersey with a promotion called Devastation Wrestling Federation.
- Auditioned for a role in Wall Street (1987).
- Is doing stand up comedy [January 2008]
- Makes personal appearences at "gentlemen's clubs" that feature forms of female wrestling. [May 2004]
- Occasionally, he still wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation.
- According to Hulk Hogan, King Kong Bundy was rather overzealous appearing in steel cage matches. Hogan found this out when Bundy cracked one of his ribs during their cage match at Wrestlemania II.
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