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Ron Reis is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s. His most notable feature is his size; he stands 7'2" (218 cm) tall and weighs 365 lb (166 kg).

Career

Ron Reis was trained by the Big John Studd. He joined WCW in 1995, appearing at Halloween Havoc encased in a giant block of ice as The Yeti, a member of the Dungeon of Doom. The Yeti later thawed out, and was revealed to be a large mummy. After Dungeon member The Giant defeated Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Halloween Havoc 1995, Reis assisted with the post-match beating of Hogan when he administered a tandem bearhug with The Giant. His ring attire was subsequently changed so that he looked like a ninja.

Reis later joined Raven's Flock as Reese, with Raven explaining that Reis' size had made him an outcast from society, leading him to seek acceptance within the Flock. Reis acted as Raven's enforcer, though he was unable to prevent Goldberg defeating Raven for the WCW United States Championship, and suffered an embarrassing loss to the far smaller Juventud Guerrera at the 1998 Great American Bash. The Flock eventually disbanded on September 13, 1998 at Fall Brawl when Perry Saturn defeated Raven to win the freedom of the Flock. Like many of the former Flock members, Reis lacked direction after the angle finished, and was released by WCW in 1999.

After being released, Reis toured Japan as Big Bomb Jones throughout 2000. In 2001 he returned to America and began working for Dusty Rhodes' Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling promotion as Big Ron Studd, a reference to his trainer. He formed a tag team with Ray Lloyd, and they won the TCW Tag Team Championships on January 3, 2002. The titles were vacated later that year.

Reis reemerged in Vince Russo's Christian orientated Glory Wrestling promotion in 2005 as the abstract character Evil, losing to Joshua the Carpenter on February 20.

Profile

Height: 7 ft 2 in (218 cm)
Weight: 365 lb (166 kg)
Birthday: November 18
Hometown: San Jose, California
Trained by: Big John Studd
Professional debut: March 12, 1994
Previous manager(s): Raven
, Luther Biggs
Finishing and signature move(s): Two-handed Chokeslam
Movie(s): Shadow Warriors II: Hunt for the Death Merchant (1999) as "Vlassi"

Previous identities

The Yeti
The Super Giant Ninja
Big Ron Studd
Ron Reese
Reese
Big Bomb Jones
B.B. Jones
Evil

Trivia

Ron Reis is the son of Ron Reis, Senior, a two time NCAA Championship winner. Reis attended Santa Clara University, where he followed in his father's footsteps by playing varsity basketball.
Ron Reis is often reported as being the tallest man to ever compete in a ladder match.

Championships and accomplishments

Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling
1-time TCW Tag Team Champion (with Ray Lloyd
)

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