I never watched Hunter or BATB and had no idea that Big John Studd was in them for a short time He looked great! That would be something else to to see a robber that big, in fact you never see a "big" robber like that in anything Yes, I was very sad that he had died. I remember when I found out, it was before the web in a pro wrestling illustrated magazine. It showed him training Ron Reis who would bcome the Yeti and Big Ron Studd in WCW. BJS was one of a kind, I loved his feud with Andre and how he won the 89 RR. He was truly a unique big man. That gif you posted of him against Akeem, ah man that was incredible! He could handle him quite well, as much as Hogan could and Akeem was 6-9 and 450! You don't see guys and matches like this any more and I loved that stuff Great joke by Heenan
Yes, it did serve a decent "letting us know" type of deal with Heenan & Gorilla instead of him just disappearing like sometimes it happens.
I was very surprised about this one PB, can't wait to see what they next one is