(1955-11-07)November 7, 1955 Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S.
Died
March 4, 2019(2019-03-04) (aged 63) Glassboro, New Jersey, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Marcy Russell
(m. 1994; div. 2002)
Children
1
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 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]
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.
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^ ab"King Kong Bundy profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
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^ abcde"King Kong Bundy". WWE. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
^ abShields, Brian (2010). Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s. Simon & Schuster. pp. 80–81. ISBN 978-1-4516-0467-2.
^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.
comedian and actor better known by his wrestling gimmick and ring name, KingKongBundy. Under this gimmick, he portrayed a pugnacious, trash-talking villain...
World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan defending his title against KingKongBundy in a steel cage match. The undercard in Uniondale also saw WWF Intercontinental...
Adonis and Missing Link to manager Jimmy Hart in September 1985 for KingKongBundy. Bundy, along with Studd, continued to make life difficult for André, who...
including a tag team battle royal victory over Big John Studd and KingKongBundy, but ultimately failed to gain the interest of fans. The two were eventually...
feud with Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation. During the match, KingKongBundy, another Corporation member, interfered and enabled the Corporation...
attention to the school. Sharpe's first pupils included Tony Atlas, KingKongBundy, and Bam Bam Bigelow, who Sharpe broke in at New York City nightclub...
Several wrestlers associated with Mike, such as his brother Kevin, KingKongBundy, "Gentleman" Chris Adams, Gary Hart and Jake Roberts, have all stated...
bailing with a tag to Hillbilly Jim. KingKongBundy's team was disqualified when Bundy attacked Little Beaver because Bundy was not supposed to be in the ring...
a tag team with KingKongBundy, and the duo faced André and Hulk Hogan on a number of occasions. Later, the team of Studd and Bundy teamed up in Handicap...
The King of the Ring tournament is a men's professional wrestling single-elimination tournament held periodically by WWE, a Connecticut-based professional...
Hammer" Valentine (light hair, dark blonde hair, or no belly button) KingKongBundy "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff Series 3 Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (with...
KingKongBundy (1955–2019), ring name of American professional wrestler Chris Pallies Laura Bell Bundy (born 1981), American actress Marquis Bundy (born...
ranks and in late November 1982, Hayes and Gordy defeated the team of KingKongBundy and Wild Bill Irwin for the NWA American Tag Team Championship. A feud...
Studd and KingKongBundy (who were managed by Orndorff's former manager Bobby "The Brain" Heenan), where Orndorff allowed Studd and Bundy to illegally...
regularly bodyslam such large wrestlers as the One Man Gang, Kamala, and KingKongBundy. The word "thump," which referred to JYD's powerslam, was prominently...
with Yokozuna in the main event, only to lose to Jim Neidhart and KingKongBundy in a tag team match. Playing off the resurgence in popularity of pro...
against the WWF's monster heels of the era, such as Big John Studd and KingKongBundy. He also had a short feud with Mr. Fuji and wrestled him in a series...
(212 kg) KingKongBundy. The two attacked André at a WWF TV card in Toronto in the summer of 1985, injuring Andre's sternum. The Studd-Bundy alliance...
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