King Kong Bundy
Christopher Pallies ( born November 7, 1957 in Atlantic City, New Jersey ), better known under the name King Kong Bundy, is an American professional wrestler. Because of his stature, he had some appearances in television series and films.
Career
Pallies began his wrestling career in 1980 at the regional level and was trained by Larry Sharpe, who later became owner of the training center "Monster Factory". 1981 Pallies worked under the name Chris Cannon and Man Mountain Cannon Jr. as jobbers for the first time for the World Wrestling Federation. In 1982 he went to Dallas and wrestled for World Class Championship Wrestling, the League of Fritz von Erich. First go with the name Big Daddy Bundy as a crowd favorite, was finally renamed it King Kong Bundy and made a villain out of him. Pallies feuded in the WCCW with that of Erich family and teamed quite often with " Wild" Bill Irwin. In 1982, he earned his WCCW American Heavyweight title he lost in the same year Fritz von Erich in his last match again.
In the aftermath Pallies has appeared in various territories of the National Wrestling Alliance at, including for Georgia Championship Wrestling and the Universal Wrestling Federation, where he feuded primarily with the Road Warriors. During this time also be gimmick is designed not to allow the usual count to 3 to 5 but the pinfall.
In 1985, Pallies then back to the WWF and was built as a monster villain. We first asked him Jimmy Hart as a manager aside and let him some jobber in a very one-sided and short -held matches defeat. Even at the first Wrestlemania he defeated his opponent SD Jones within only 23 seconds ( officially 9). Also Pallies 1985 made his first appearances in Japan for New Japan Pro Wrestling. Below you gave him Big John Studd as a partner, and Bobby Heenan as a manager and let them against Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan feud. This results in the storyline, which led in April 1986 to the Cage Match at Wrestlemania II, which lost Pallies against Hogan developed.
The team with Studd has been maintained for a while and included in the storyline to the suspension of Andre the Giants and his return as part of the group " The Machines ". After Bundy denied rather belang looser feuds, such as against Jake Roberts, Blackjack Mulligan or Hillbilly Jim, to whom he met at Wrestlemania III in a special match with midget wrestlers.
Towards the end of 1987 Pallies could along with Andre the Giant again Main Event contest against Hulk Hogan and various partners, including at the first Survivor Series. In early 1988 left Pallies then the WWF and turned to other projects.
In 1994, he finally gave a comeback to the WWF as part of the Stables one million U.S. dollars Corporation and began a feud with The Undertaker, which ended with his victory at Wrestlemania XI. The end of 1995 he left the WWF again.
Since then pallies occurred on an independent level.
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His fight name inspired the family name Bundy from Married with Children, in which he also appeared as a guest star in two episodes. As a result, the terrible relatives, he played Peggy's Uncle Irwin, and subsequently Bud in the ring, he played himself
Filmography
Title
American Wrestling Association
National Wrestling Alliance
World Class Championship Wrestling
- 2x WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 2x WCCW American Tag Team Champion ( once with Bugsy McGraw, the second time with Bill Irwin )