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Christopher Alan "Chris" Pallies (November 7, 1957 – March 4, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and actor, better known by his ring name, King Kong Bundy

Professional wrestling career

Early career

Pallies took the King Kong Bundy name during a storyline while working with World Class Championship Wrestling. Bundy was discovered and developed as Big Daddy Bundy (a combination of Shirley Crabtree's "Big Daddy" moniker, and the surname of psychopathic serial killer, Ted Bundy) by the Von Erich family. He wore blue jeans with a rope belt and was a fan favorite. After a dispute with the Von Erich family, Bundy was recruited by Fritz Von Erich and dramatically reintroduced as King Kong Bundy, with the "Big Daddy" portion of his moniker replaced by the name of cinematic monster, King Kong, wearing the black singlet for the first time to signify his change. He lost his hair during the feud, adding to his signature look.

Bundy was Fritz Von Erich's opponent for Fritz's 1982 retirement match at Texas Stadium.

He also competed in various territories such as the American Wrestling Association and National Wrestling Alliance. He also had a tendency to demand a five count (as opposed to the usual three count) for pinfalls whenever he dominated his opponent in a squash match, a gimmick he began while wrestling for Mid-South Wrestling.

World Wrestling Federation

After making a few appearances on New Japan Pro Wrestling/World Wrestling Federation joint shows in early 1985, Bundy officially debuted in the WWF on the March 16, 1985 airing of WWF Championship Wrestling. First managed by Jimmy Hart, he was immediately pushed with dominating victories over all of his opponents. He defeated S.D. "Special Delivery" Jones in what was announced as only nine seconds at the first WrestleMania. This remained the shortest match in WrestleMania history until 2008 when Kane defeated Chavo Guerrero in eight seconds at WrestleMania XXIV.

In September 1985, Hart traded Bundy to manager Bobby Heenan in exchange for Adrian Adonis and The Missing Link. After joining The Heenan Family, Bundy feuded extensively with André the Giant, a feud which started during an angle where Bundy interfered in one of André's matches and delivered several splashes, giving the Giant a kayfabe broken sternum. They feuded for several months, including a pair of tag team matches on Saturday Night's Main Event in late 1985, where Bundy and André's other nemesis, Big John Studd, first faced André and Tony Atlas and then André and Hulk Hogan.

On a nationally televised match on Saturday Night's Main Event, Hogan was wrestling challenger Don Muraco when he was ambushed by Bundy and Heenan, thus setting up a feud between Hogan and Bundy. The feud culminated with a steel cage match for Hogan's WWF Championship as the main event of WrestleMania 2 in Los Angeles, which Hogan won.

One year later at WrestleMania III, Bundy bodyslammed midget wrestler Little Beaver (Lionel Giroux) and then delivered a big elbow causing a disqualification in a mixed six-man and midget tag team match.

In November 1987, Bundy defeated Hulk Hogan via count-out on an episode of Saturday Night's Main Event. Bundy left the WWF in early 1988 following a loss to Hogan in a rematch on the next episode of the series.

Bundy returned to WWF in the fall of 1994 as a member of Ted DiBiase's stable, the Million Dollar Corporation. He had a successful pay-per-view return at the Survivor Series, when he and fellow "Million Dollar Team" member Bam Bam Bigelow survived a match against Lex Luger's "Guts and Glory" team. Bundy was then billed as a favorite in the 1995 Royal Rumble, but lasted only three minutes before being eliminated by another big man, Mabel. Bundy made his return to WrestleMania at WrestleMania XI, where he was defeated by The Undertaker. Bundy left the WWF in November 1995.

Independent circuit

Bundy then wrestled for several independent promotions in the United States. In April 1997, he resurfaced in magazines when he joined a faction managed by Kenny Casanova called "Camp Casanova" along with "Danger" Dave DeJohn and The Masked Maniac at times in USWF, NBW, and USA Power Pro Wrestling. In a match against "The Seven Foot Tall" Primo Canera III, Bundy knee-dropped his opponent and then "Bundy-Splashed" him. The impact actually broke the ring, leaving the two grapplers in a pit in the center of the squared circle. This independent footage was picked up by Pro Wrestling Illustrated.

His feuds against "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, Doink the Clown, and Tom Brandi are among many main events in the northeast independent circuit. In 1999, he won the AWA Superstars of Wrestling Heavyweight Championship from Jonnie Stewart. He was last seen at the Legends of Wrestling Show at the Pulaski County Fair in Somerset, KY in 2007. He lost to "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan in the Main Event. Backstage he voiced his unhappiness with the promotion that he was working for, allegedly hurling insults and profanity at the photographer & promotion that asked to take his picture for their website.

Acting career

Bundy has also tried a career in stand-up comedy. On April 24, 2008, he was on a Norwegian TV show called Golden GOAL!.

Bundy also had two guest spots on "Married...With Children". In 1987 he played Peggy Bundy's brother 'Uncle Irwin', and in 1995 he appeared again where he guest starred as himself. Bundy also appeared in the 1988 Richard Pryor vehicle Moving as Gorgo, part of a trio of insolent and careless movers. King Kong Bundy also starred as Otto Belmar in the 2011 independent film entitled "Fight the Panda Syndicate."

King Kong Bundy is on the cover of Belgian band Asociality's 2009 album Kabaal.

Personal

Pallies graduated in 1974 from Washington Township High School in Sewell, New Jersey. He currently lives in Glassboro, New Jersey.

In wrestling

Finishing moves
- Avalanche Splash (Body avalanche)
- Big splash

Signature moves

Managers
- Paul Ellering
- Skandor Akbar
- Jimmy Hart
- Freddie Blassie
- Bobby Heenan
- Harley Race
- Slick
- Ted DiBiase
- Kenny Casanova

Championships and accomplishments

Maryland Championship Wrestling

MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Mid-Southern Wrestling

Mid-Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rick Rude

National Wrestling Alliance

NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with The Masked Superstar

Regional

NWA New York Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI ranked him # 124 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.

Top Rope Wrestling

TRW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

World Class Championship Wrestling

WCWA Heavyweight Championship
WCWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Bill Irwin (1) and Bugsy McGraw (1)

Other Titles

IPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

External links

WWE Alumni Page of King Kong Bundy
King Kong Bundy on Myspace

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+|height      = 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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+|birth_date  = {{Birth date|1957|11|7}}
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+|birth_place = [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]
-|death_date  =
+|death_date  = {{Death date and age|2019|3|4|1957|11|7}}
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+|death_place = Glassboro, New Jersey, United States
 |resides     = Glassboro, New Jersey
 |billed      = Atlantic City, New Jersey
 |trainer     = [[Larry Sharpe]]
-|debut       = [[1981]]
+|debut       = March 7, [[1981]]
-|retired     = [[2006]]
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 |}}
-'''Christopher Alan "Chris" Pallies''' (November 7, [[1957]]) is an [[American]] [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], stand-up comedian and [[actor]], better known by his [[ring name]], '''King Kong Bundy'''.
+'''Christopher Alan "Chris" Pallies''' (November 7, [[1957]] – March 4, [[2019]]) was an [[American]] [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], stand-up comedian and [[actor]], better known by his [[ring name]], '''King Kong Bundy'''
 ==Professional wrestling career==
 ===Early career===
-Pallies took the King Kong Bundy name during a storyline while working with [[World Class Championship Wrestling]]. Bundy was discovered and developed as Big Daddy Bundy (a combination of [[Shirley Crabtree|Shirley Crabtree's]] "Big Daddy" moniker, and the surname of psychopathic serial killer, Ted Bundy) by the [[Von Erich family]]. He wore blue jeans with a rope belt and was a fan favorite. After a dispute with the Von Erich family, Bundy was recruited by manager [[Gary Hart]] and dramatically reintroduced as King Kong Bundy, with the "Big Daddy" portion of his moniker replaced by the name of cinematic monster, King Kong, wearing the black singlet for the first time to signify his change. He lost his hair during the feud, adding to his signature look.
+Pallies took the King Kong Bundy name during a storyline while working with [[World Class Championship Wrestling]]. Bundy was discovered and developed as Big Daddy Bundy (a combination of [[Shirley Crabtree|Shirley Crabtree's]] "Big Daddy" moniker, and the surname of psychopathic serial killer, Ted Bundy) by the [[Von Erich family]]. He wore blue jeans with a rope belt and was a fan favorite. After a dispute with the Von Erich family, Bundy was recruited by Fritz Von Erich and dramatically reintroduced as King Kong Bundy, with the "Big Daddy" portion of his moniker replaced by the name of cinematic monster, King Kong, wearing the black singlet for the first time to signify his change. He lost his hair during the feud, adding to his signature look.
 Bundy was [[Fritz Von Erich]]'s opponent for Fritz's 1982 [[Professional wrestling match types#Retirement match|retirement match]] at Texas Stadium.
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 ===World Wrestling Federation===
 After making a few appearances on [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]/[[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] joint shows in early 1985, Bundy officially debuted in the WWF on the March 16, 1985 airing of ''[[WWF Championship Wrestling]]''. First managed by [[Jimmy Hart]], he was immediately [[Push (professional wrestling)|pushed]] with dominating victories over all of his opponents. He defeated [[Conrad Efraim|S.D. "Special Delivery" Jones]] in what was announced as only nine seconds at the first [[WrestleMania I|WrestleMania]]. This remained the shortest match in [[WrestleMania]] history until 2008 when [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]] defeated [[Chavo Guerrero, Jr.|Chavo Guerrero]] in eight seconds at [[WrestleMania XXIV]].
 In September 1985, Hart traded Bundy to manager [[Bobby Heenan]] in exchange for [[Adrian Adonis]] and [[Dewey Robertson|The Missing Link]]. After joining [[The Heenan Family]], Bundy feuded extensively with [[André the Giant]], a feud which started during an [[List of professional wrestling terms#A|angle]] where Bundy interfered in one of André's matches and delivered several splashes, giving the Giant a [[kayfabe]] broken sternum. They feuded for several months, including a pair of tag team matches on ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' in late 1985, where Bundy and André's other nemesis, [[Big John Studd]], first faced André and [[Tony Atlas]] and then André and [[Hulk Hogan]].
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 On a nationally televised match on ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event results#Saturday Night's Main Event V|Saturday Night's Main Event]]'', Hogan was wrestling challenger [[Don Muraco]] when he was ambushed by Bundy and Heenan, thus setting up a [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] between Hogan and Bundy. The feud culminated with a [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|steel cage]] match for Hogan's WWF Championship as the main event of [[WrestleMania 2]] in [[Los Angeles]], which Hogan won.
 One year later at [[WrestleMania III]], Bundy bodyslammed midget wrestler [[Lionel Giroux|Little Beaver (Lionel Giroux]]) and then delivered a big elbow causing a disqualification in a mixed six-man and midget tag team match.
 In November 1987, Bundy defeated Hulk Hogan via count-out on an episode of ''Saturday Night's Main Event''. Bundy left the WWF in early 1988 following a loss to Hogan in a rematch on the next episode of the series.
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 Bundy then wrestled for several independent promotions in the United States. In April 1997, he resurfaced in magazines when he joined a faction managed by [[Kenny Casanova]] called "Camp Casanova" along with "Danger" Dave DeJohn and The Masked Maniac at times in USWF, NBW, and USA Power Pro Wrestling. In a match against "The Seven Foot Tall" Primo Canera III, Bundy knee-dropped his opponent and then "Bundy-Splashed" him. The impact actually broke the ring, leaving the two grapplers in a pit in the center of the squared circle. This independent footage was picked up by ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated''.
-His feuds against [[Jimmy Snuka|"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka]], [[Doink the Clown]], and [[Tom Brandi]] are among many main events in the northeast independent circuit. In 1999, he won the [[WSL World Heavyweight Championship|AWA Superstars of Wrestling Heavyweight Championship]] from [[Jonnie Stewart]]. He was last seen at the Legends of Wrestling Show at the Pulaski County Fair in Somerset, KY in 2006. He lost to "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan in the Main Event. Backstage he voiced his unhappiness with the promotion that he was working for, allegedly hurling insults and profanity at the photographer & promotion that asked to take his picture for their website.
+His feuds against [[Jimmy Snuka|"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka]], [[Doink the Clown]], and [[Tom Brandi]] are among many main events in the northeast independent circuit. In 1999, he won the [[WSL World Heavyweight Championship|AWA Superstars of Wrestling Heavyweight Championship]] from [[Jonnie Stewart]]. He was last seen at the Legends of Wrestling Show at the Pulaski County Fair in Somerset, KY in 2007. He lost to "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan in the Main Event. Backstage he voiced his unhappiness with the promotion that he was working for, allegedly hurling insults and profanity at the photographer & promotion that asked to take his picture for their website.
 ==Acting career==
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 **[[Professional wrestling attacks#Knee drop|Knee drop]]
 **[[Professional wrestling attacks#Shoulder block|Shoulder block]]
+**[[Professional wrestling throws#Sidewalk Slam|Sidewalk Slam]]
-**Kick to Ribs
 *'''[[Manager (professional wrestling)|Managers]]'''
+**[[Paul Ellering]]
+**[[Skandor Akbar]]
 **[[Jimmy Hart]]
+**[[Freddie Blassie]]
 **[[Bobby Heenan]]
+**[[Harley Race]]
+**[[Slick]]
 **[[Ted DiBiase]]
 **[[Kenny Casanova]]
 ==Championships and accomplishments==
-*'''[[American Wrestling Association]]'''
-:*[[AWA World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of AWA World Heavyweight Champions|1 time]])
 *'''[[Maryland Championship Wrestling]]'''
 :*[[MCW Heavyweight Championship]] (1 time)
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 :*[[Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship]] (1 time) - with [[Richard Rood|Rick Rude]]
 *'''[[National Wrestling Alliance]]'''
-*'''National'''
 :*[[NWA National Tag Team Championship]] (1 time) - with [[Bill Eadie|The Masked Superstar]]
 *'''Regional'''
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 *[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/k/king-kong-bundy.html Online World of Wrestling Profile]
+*[[File:Cm logo.jpg|50px]] [https://www.cagematch.net//?id=2&nr=596 Profile]
 [[Category:1957 births]]
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 [[Category:World Wide Wrestling Alliance alumni]]
 [[Category:World Xtreme Wrestling alumni]]
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+[[Category:2019 deaths]]
+[[Category:Wrestlers who have died]]