King Kong Bundy
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Additional Training(If Applicable)
Training Seminars::
Company's Worked For: World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas:
# Christopher Pallies began his career as a face in Fritz von Erich's World Class Championship Wrestling as Big Daddy Bundy..
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Famous WCCW promoter, Fritz Von Erich, turned him heel and gave him the name "King Kong" Bundy..
# 1982: King Kong Bundy held the World Class Championship Wrestling American Heavyweight title in Texas..
# March 15, 1982--WCCW: Kevin & Kerry von Erich vs Gary Hart & King Kong Bundy in a Texas Death Cage match (No Contest).
# June 4, 1982: King Kong Bundy wrestled in Fritz Von Erich's retirement match, losing the American Heavyweight title..
# June 4, 1982--WCCW: Fritz Von Erich beat King Kong Bundy in a Falls Count Anywhere match to win the WCCW American title.
# August 15, 1982--World Class Championship Wrestling: King Kong Bundy vs Harley Race ended in a DOUBLE DQ.
# December 25, 1982--WCCW: Kevin von Erich defeated King Kong Bundy by DQ to retain the WCCW American title.
# June 17, 1983--World Class Championship Wrestling: Giant Baba defeated King Kong Bundy to retain the All-Japan PWF title.
King Kong Bundy:
# 1984: King Kong Bundy and the Masked Superstar held the NWA Tag Team titles..
# 1984: King Kong Bundy held the AWA Southern Tag Team titles with "Ravishing" Rick Rude..
Mid-South Wrestling:
# Bill Watts (who ran Mid-South Wrestling) came up with the 5-count gimmick..
# ~~~Bundy would insist the referee count FIVE instead of the traditional THREE, a gimmick he would use later in the WWF..
World Wrestling Federation - Managed by Jimmy Hart:
# King Kong Bundy was working for New Japan Pro Wrestling when he visited Minnesota and met Hulk Hogan..
# ~~~Hulk Hogan suggested King Kong Bundy call Vince McMahon - Soon Bundy was in the World Wrestling Federation!
# February 1, 1985 - WWF Show: Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy by DQ to retain the WWF title..
# March 5, 1985: King Kong Bundy w/Jimmy Hart defeated Mario Mancini (Bundy's WWF TV debut)..
# March 10, 1985: Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd by DQ when King Kong Bundy interfered..
# Wrestlemania I: King Kong Bundy (managed by Jimmy Hart) defeated S.D. Jones from Madison Square Garden in a record 9 seconds..
# April 1985: King Kong Bundy defeated Serge Jodoin & Brian Mackney in a handicap match..
# April 21, 1985: King Kong Bundy defeated Tony Garea & Swede Hanson in a handicap match..
# June 21, 1985: King Kong Bundy w/Jimmy Hart) defeated Tony Garea after the Avalanche..
# August 3, 1985: Andre the Giant & Angelo Mosca & Steve Collins defeated King Kong Bundy & Mark Lewin & Kevin Sullivan..
# August 18, 1985 - Toronto: Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd by DQ when King Kong Bundy interfered..
# ~~~Andre was beaten down by Bundy & Studd, sustaining a splash from Bundy that "broke" Andre's sternum..
# September 7, 1985: Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy by DQ to retain the WWF title..
World Wrestling Federation - Heenan Family:
# September 10, 1985: Bobby Heenan announced that King Kong Bundy was the newest member of his Heenan Family on Piper's Pit..
# September 12, 1985: King Kong Bundy won a $50,000 battle royal at the Meadowlands in New Jersey..
# September 23, 1985: Andre the Giant defeated King Kong Bundy by DQ when Big John Studd interfered..
# September 29, 1985: Andre the Giant & Hulk Hogan defeated Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy..
# October 3, 1985: Andre the Giant & Tony Atlas w/Lou Albano defeated King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd w/Heenan by DQ..
# October 6, 1985: Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy to retain the WWF title..
# October 17, 1985: Andre the Giant defeated King Kong Bundy in Quebec..
# October 21, 1985 - MSG: Andre the Giant & Hillbilly Jim vs Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy ended in a DOUBLE DQ..
# October 31, 1985: Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant w/Lou Albano defeated King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd by DQ..
# November 9, 1985: Andre the Giant & Hillbilly Jim & Lou Albano beat King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd & Bobby Heenan..
# November 14, 1985: Andre The Giant & Tito Santana defeated King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd..
# November 24, 1985: Andre the Giant & Hillbilly Jim defeated King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd in a Texas Tornado match..
# December 7, 1985: Andre the Giant & Junk Yard Dog beat King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd & Bobby Heenan in a handicap match..
# December 1985: King Kong Bundy (helped by Heenan & Don Muraco) destroyed the ribs of Hulk Hogan, on Sat Night's Main Event..
# Early 1986: Junk Yard Dog & Hillbilly Jim defeated King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd by COUNT OUT..
# January 12, 1986 - Toronto: Andre The Giant defeated King Kong Bundy in a Steel Cage Match..
# February 22, 1986: Hulk Hogan & Ricky Steamboat defeated King Kong Bundy & Bobby Heenan..
# April 7, 1986 - Wrestlemania II: Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy to retain the WWF title in a Steel Cage..
# April 1986: Hulk Hogan & Junk Yard Dog defeated King Kong Bundy & Hoss Funk..
# April 1986: The British Bulldogs defeated King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd by DQ to retain..
# May 10, 1986: Hulk Hogan & Paul Orndorff defeated Don Muraco & King Kong Bundy..
# June 24, 1986: Hulk Hogan & Paul Orndorff defeated King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd w/Bobby Heenan by DQ..
# ~~~After the match, Paul Orndorff turned on Hulk Hogan and joined the Heenan Family..
# July 27, 1986: Junk Yard Dog defeated King Kong Bundy when Bobby Heenan interfered..
# Early 1987: King Kong Bundy had short meaningless feuds with Jake Roberts, Blackjack Mulligan and Kamala..
# February 25, 1987: Blackjack Mulligan defeated King Kong Bundy in a Bullrope Match..
# February 26, 1987: Billy Jack Haynes & Blackjack Mulligan defeated King Kong Bundy & Hercules..
# Wrestlemania III: King Kong Bundy shocked the world by giving his patented "Bundy Splash" to Little Beaver in a mixed tag match..
# ~~~As a result, Hillbilly Jim/Haiti Kid/Little Beaver defeated King Kong Bundy/Lord Littlebrook/Little Tokyo by DQ..
# June 1987: King Kong Bundy defeated Hillbilly Jim by DQ when Little Beaver interfered..
# August 21, 1987: Billy Jack Haynes (sub. for Ken Patera) defeated King Kong Bundy in a Whipping Matc..
# ~~~After the match, Ken Patera & Billy Jack Haynes took turns whipping Bobby Heenan!
# August 29, 1987: Hulk Hogan & Bruno Sammartino defeated King Kong Bundy & One Man Gang..
# September 4, 1987 - KotR: Bundy beat One Man Gang (1st), beat SD Jones (2nd) but lost to Randy Savage in the finals..
# September 18, 1987: Paul Orndorff defeated King Kong Bundy in an Old Fasioned Whipping Match..
# ~~~Bobby Heenan was handcuffed to Ken Patera for the duration of the match..
# October 10, 1987: Bam Bam Bigelow w/Oliver Humperdink defeated King Kong Bundy..
# October 25, 1987: Bam Bam Bigelow & Paul Orndorff defeated King Kong Bundy & Rick Rude w/Andre the Giant..
# October 26, 1987: Bam Bam Bigelow & Paul Orndorff defeated King Kong Bundy & Hercules..
# November 10, 1987: Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage & Jim Duggan defeated King Kong Bundy & Rick Rude & Harley Race..
# November 17, 1987: Bam Bam Bigelow (w/Sir Oliver Humperdink) defeated King Kong Bundy (w/Bobby Heenan)..
# December 5, 1987: Bam Bam Bigelow (w/Hulk Hogan) defeated King Kong Bundy (w/Andre the Giant)..
# December 27, 1987 - Afternoon: Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Andre the Giant & King Kong Bundy..
# December 27, 1987 - Night: Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Ted Dibiase & King Kong Bundy..
# December 28, 1987: Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Andre the Giant & King Kong Bundy..
# February 22, 1988: Don Muraco & the Ultimate Warrior defeated King Kong Bundy & Butch Reed w/Slick..
Hollywood:
# 1988: King Kong Bundy co-starred in the Richard Pryor movie "Moving"..
# King Kong Bundy appeared on TVs "Married With Children" on three separate occasions playing a character named Uncle Irwin..
# November 13, 1993--November to Remember: Sabu & Road Warrior Hawk defeated Terry Funk & King Kong Bundy..
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Match stipulation was that Sabu won Terry Funk's ECW Television title.
Return to the World Wrestling Federation:
# 1994: King Kong Bundy made a brief return as a member of the of the Million Dollar Corporation..
# October 10, 1994--Monday Night RAW: King Kong Bundy defeated Mike Khoury.
# November 23, 1994--Survivor Series: Million Dollar Team defeated Guts & Glory in a Survivor Series match..
# ~~~Million Dollar = King Kong Bundy & Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka & Jimmy Del Ray & Tom Prichard & w/Ted DiBiase..
# ~~~Guts & Glory = Lex Luger & Adam Bomb & The Smoking Guns (Billy Gunn & Bart Gunn) & Mabel w/Oscar the Rapper..
# December 12, 1994--Monday Night RAW: King Kong Bundy defeated Bob Knight.
# January 22, 1995--Royal Rumble: King Kong Bundy entered at #15 and was elminited by Mabel.
# January 30, 1995--Monday Night RAW: King Kong Bundy defeated Mabel.
# February 6, 1995--RAW: King Kong Bundy & Irwin R. Schyster & Tatanka defeated Men on a Mission & Lex Luger.
# March 20, 1995--RAW: King Kong Bundy defeated Adam Kroomes & Raven Clark in a handicap match.
# April 2, 1995 - WrestleMania XI: The Undertaker defeated King Kong Bundy w/Ted DiBiase..
# May 22, 1995--Monday Night RAW: Shawn Michaels defeated King Kong Bundy.
# October 23, 1995--Monday Night RAW: King Kong Bundy defeated Marty Jannetty.
Semi-Retirement:
# April 1997: Kenny Casanova brought King Kong Bundy back to the spotlight managing him in New Breed Wrestling..
# ~~~King Kong Bundy battled Primo Canara III, to a no contest, in a best 2 out of 3 pinfall match-up..
# ~~~When the pinfall score was even, at one a piece, Bundy hit the big splash on Primo, and the ring collapsed!
# March 12, 2002--Border City Wrestling: King Kong Bundy defeated A-1.
# May 2, 2002--Border City Wrestling: King Kong Bundy defeated 5 guys.
# May 4, 2002--Border City Wrestling: King Kong Bundy defeated Geza Kalman Jr.
# September 6, 2002--Border City Wrestling: King Kong Bundy defeated Dyson Pryce.
# January 16, 2003--Border City Wrestling: King Kong Bundy defeated Dyson Pryce.
Devastation Wrestling Federation:
# Christopher Pallies (King Kong Bundy) began operating a Wrestling training school..
# Christopher Pallies (King Kong Bundy) runs shows in New Jersey with a promotion called Devastation Wrestling Federation..
# October 2, 2004--NorthEast Wrestling--Renegades Rampage: Sgt. Slaughter defeated King Kong Bundy..
# October 29, 2004--WWSA: King Kong Bundy defeated Leslie Leatherman..
# November 13, 2004--National Wrestling Superstars: King Kong Bundy defeated Vic D Vine..
# November 20, 2004--Powerhouse Wrestling: King Kong Bundy & Maniac Maverick b Shalwin & Timothy Lyle & Magnum Conroy..
# February 5, 2005--National Wrestling Superstars: King Kong Bundy defeated Chris Candido after a splash..
# March 4, 2005--Mid-Ohio Wrestling: King Kong Bundy defeated T-Rantula..
# April 16, 2005--CPW: King Kong Bundy defeated Drew Hankinson..
# April 30, 2005--Northeast Wrestling: Jerry Lawler defeated King Kong Bundy with Mick Foley as referee..
# May 20, 2005--World of Hurt Wrestling: King Kong Bundy & The Patriot beat Texas Outlaw & King Kahlua..
# July 6, 2005--National Wrestling Superstars: King Kong Bundy defeated Justin Cage w/Kevin Knight..
# July 7, 2005--National Wrestling Superstars: King Kong Bundy & Equalizer w/Tammy Sytch beat Kevin Knight & Justin Cage..
# July 27, 2005--National Wrestling Superstars: King Kong Bundy beat Z-Barr | Bundy & Damian Adams beat Kevin Knight & Z-Barr.
# December 9, 2005--Great Lake Wrestling: King Kong Bundy & Adam Evans defeated Dinn T. Moore & Steve Stone..
# March 11, 2006--Packerland Pro Wrestling: Tough Tom defeated Adrian Lynch and King Kong Bundy in a 3-WAY...
# April 15, 2006--Big Time Wrestling: Fred Curry Jr. & King Kong Bundy beat The Brain Surgeons w/Nurse Traci..
# April 22, 2006--New York Wrestling Connection: Spyder & Tito Santana defeated Stockade & King Kong Bundy..
# May 13, 2006--FEW: King Kong Bundy defeated ????? (sub for Jim Neidhart) in Melbourne, Florida ...
# May 18, 2006--All Out Mayhem: Demolition Ax defeated King Kong Bundy ....
# May 20, 2006--Frank Goodman's UXW: King Kong Bundy defeated Jake "The Snake" Roberts..
# June 24, 2006--EWA (Day Show): King Kong Bundy vs The Patriot ended in a No Contest.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
# June 24, 2006--EWA (Night Show): King Kong Bundy & The Patriot defeated Marcus Jordan & Stevie Riggs. .. ..
# July 22, 2006--National Wrestling Superstars: King Kong Bundy defeated Chris Steele w/Johnny Candido .. ..
# July 22, 2006--National Wrestling Superstars (Night Show): King Kong Bundy defeated Johnny Candido.. .. ..
# July 27, 2006--Legends of Wrestling: "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan defeated King Kong Bundy in the main event.
# August 23, 2006--National Wrestling Superstars: King Kong Bundy defeated Chris Steele in a 1-on-1 match..
# August 23, 2006--National Wrestling Superstars: King Kong Bundy & The Patriot beat Corvis Fear & Saddam Insane..
# September 3, 2006--Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling: King Kong Bundy defeated Chris Cronus in the main event..
# September 23, 2006--Powerhouse Wrestling: King Kong Bundy defeated The Outpatient....
# September 29, 2006--National Wrestling Superstars: King Kong Bundy w/Draven beat King Kaluha w/Sal Sincere
# December 8, 2006--Great Lakes Championship Wrestling: King Kong Bundy w/Bobby "The Brain" Heenan beat Mason Quinn
# December 9, 2006--Great Lakes Championship Wrestling: The Mississippi Militia defeated King Kong Bundy & Dave Hero
# March 3, 2007--National Wrestling Superstars: King Kong Bundy defeated Sal Sincere and King Kaluha in a 3-WAY
# March 31, 2007--New World Wrestling: King Kong Bundy defeated Pierre Vachon in Sandwich, Massachusetts ..
# April 14, 2007--National Wrestling Superstars: King Kong Bundy & Seth Shuey beat King Kaluha & King Du I Stink
# April 21, 2007--Big Time Wrestling: King Kong Bundy beat The Brain Surgeons (w/Mr. T.A. & Talia Madison)..
# April 28, 2007--AWF: Legend, King Kong Bundy was inducted into the American Wrestling Federation Hall of Fame..
# ~~~King Kong Bundy beat Corporal Punishment w/Judd The Stud to win back the fundraiser money that Corp had stolen..
# May 12, 2007--Big Time Wrestling: King Kong Bundy defeated Rich Byrne w/Mr. Johnny Fabulous
# July 19, 2007--National Wrestling Superstars: Big Slam Vader w/King Kong Bundy defeated The Equalizer (w/King Idu Stinq)..
Trained By: Not Given
Wrestling Debut: 1981
Title History: # NWA (World Class) American Tag Team titles w/Bugsy McGraw defeating Kerry Von Erich & Al Madril (April 11, 1982);
# NWA (World Class) American Heavyweight title defeating Kerry Von Erich (May 5, 1982);
# NWA (World Class) American Heavyweight title Awarded (June 15, 1982);
# NWA (World Class) American Tag Team titles w/Bill Irwin defeating Kerry & Kevin Von Erich (September 12, 1982);
# NWA (Georgia) National Tag Team titles w/Masked Superstar defeating Road Warriors (May 6, 1984);
# AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Tommy Rich (July 30, 1984);
# AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Rick Rude defeating Stan Lane & Steve Keirn [Tournament Final] (October 8, 1984);
# NWA New York Heavyweight title defeating Magic (August 8, 1998);
# MCW (Maryland Championship Wrestling) Heavyweight title defeating Romeo Valentino (December 3, 1998);
# AWA Superstars Heavyweight title defeating Jonnie Stewart (March 31, 1999);
# ASWA Heavyweight title defeating ?????? ();
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Information
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Wrestler Name: King Kong Bundy
Height & Weight: 6'5" - 400lbs
Entrance Music: Not Given
Finishing Move: The Avalanche
The Splash
Trade Mark Moves:
The Body Slam
The Body Block
The Elbow
Alignment
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Heel or Face
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