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Chris Pallies (born November 7, 1957 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, King Kong Bundy.

Career

Weighing upwards of 450 pounds (204 kilograms) in his heyday, King Kong Bundy was an imposing – if somewhat cartoonish – grappler. With pale skin and a completely hairless body, he was often compared to the Michelin Man, and the contrast of his light complexion with his usual jet black singlet led color commentator Bobby "The Brain" Heenan to dub him "Shamu".

Bundy is best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation in 1986, when he feuded with WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan. At this time, he became known for his tendency to ask the referee for a five count (as opposed to the usual three count for pinfalls) whenever he dominated his opponent in a squash match. He is also remembered for winning the shortest match in Wrestlemania history, when he mauled S.D. "Special Delivery" Jones in what was announced as only nine seconds at Wrestlemania I. (The actual time clocks in at 23 seconds from bell to bell.)

On a nationally televised match on Saturday Night's Main Event, Hogan was wrestling challenger Don Muraco when he was ambushed by Bundy and his then manager, Bobby Heenan, thus setting up an onscreen feud between Hogan and Bundy. Hogan "required medical attention" from the beating sustained at the hands of the three attackers (the injury was not legitimate, and served to make Bundy look like a monster heel). The feud culminated with a steel cage matchup as the main event of WrestleMania 2 in Los Angeles, which was won by Hogan.

One year later at WrestleMania III, Bundy bodyslammed Little Beaver, a midget and then delivered a big elbow causing a disqualification in a mixed 6-man and midget tag team match.

In 1994, King Kong Bundy made his return to the WWF as a member of Ted Dibiase's stable, the Million Dollar Corporation, though he did not achieve the same amount of success as he did in the 1980s.

Bundy's stage name inspired the name of the sitcom family on the FOX Network sitcom "Married... with Children" and he made several appearances on that show.

He is immortalized in song by "I'll Take The Five", a tribute to Bundy's career performed by wrestling manager Kenny Casanova.

Wrestling facts

Finishing and signature moves

Atlantic City Avalanche (Running vertical corner body avalanche)
Bundy Splash (Horizontal splash)
Powerslam

Managers

Skandor Akbar
Kenny Casanova
Ted DiBiase
Johnny Glitter
Jimmy Hart
Bobby Heenan
Tony Rumble

Championships and accomplishments

American Wrestling Association

:*1-time AWA Heavyweight Champion

IPW

:*1-time IPW Heavyweight Champion

Maryland Championship Wrestling

:*1-time MCW Heavyweight Champion

Mid-Southern Wrestling

:*1-time Mid-Southern Heavyweight Champion :*1-time Mid-Southern Tag Team Champion (with Rick Rude)

National Wrestling Alliance

:*1-time NWA National Tag Team Champion (with The Masked Superstar) :*1-time NWA New York Heavyweight Champion

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

:*PWI ranked him # 124 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003

Top Rope Wrestling

:*1-time TRW Heavyweight Champion

World Class Championship Wrestling

:*2-time WCCW American Heavyweight Champion :*2-time WCCW American Tag Team Champion (1-time with Bill Irwin, 1-time with Bugsy McGraw)

Filmography

Married... with Children (1988) in episode "All in the Family" as "Uncle Irwin"
Moving (1988) as "Gorgo"
Married... with Children (1995) in episode "Flight of the Bumblebee" as himself
Weird Science (1996) in episode "Men in Tights" as himself
Bill's Seat (2002) as "Big Swede"

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