Former WWE legend King Kong Bundy has died, the wrestling company announced Tuesday. He was 61.
The New Jersey native, whose real name is Christopher Pallies, was known for his enormous stature inside the ring. He was 6-foot-4 and weighed 458 pounds. People called him the “walking condominium.”
Part of his gimmick was having referees count to five, instead of three, when he pinned an opponent to show that there was no way they would get up from his destruction.
One of his biggest moments in WWE was wrestling Hulk Hogan for the title at Wrestlemania 2. He would leave WWE in the 1980s only to return once more as part of The Million Dollar Corporation faction in 1994 before he left the company a year later.
I met him once in an WWF Event in the 90's and he was very likeable and charming fellow ... we talked for 5-7 minutes before moving on ... A nice guy and loves his fans very much.
