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Humphrey, who at the time was working on a farm where he was known for his uncommon strength, began his wrestling career in 1953 by wrestling a bear for 28 minutes. [6] For about eight years, Humphrey wrestled a number of matches, some of them televised, often against Haystacks Calhoun who regularly weighed over 600 lb (270 kg) himself.
NWA All-Star Wrestling. NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) - with Don Leo Jonathan [3] NWA Tri-State. NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) - with Jack Brisco; World Wide Wrestling Federation / WWE. WWWF World Tag Team Championship - with Tony Garea [3] WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2017) [18]
Carl Thompson (1982–2015), heaviest man in the United Kingdom whose weight at death was 413 kg (911 lb; 65 st 1 lb). Renee Williams (1977–2007), woman from Austin, Texas. Yokozuna, the heaviest WWE wrestler, weighing between 267 kg (589 lb; 42 st 1 lb) and 317 kg (699 lb; 49 st 13 lb) at his peak.
Billy Leon McCrary (December 7, 1946 – July 14, 1979) and Benny Loyd McCrary (December 7, 1946 – March 26, 2001), known together as The McCrary Twins or under their stage name as The McGuire Twins, were American professional wrestlers listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "World's Heaviest Twins" (727 pounds (330 kg) and 747 pounds (339 kg), respectively).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 February 2025. French wrestler and actor (1946–1993) For the film, see André the Giant (film). André the Giant André in 1989 Birth name André René Roussimoff Born (1946-05-19) 19 May 1946 Coulommiers, France Died 28 January 1993 (1993-01-28) (aged 46) Paris, France Children 1 Professional ...
Jorge González (31 January 1966 – 22 September 2010) [6] [7] was an Argentine professional wrestler, basketball player and actor best known for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name El Gigante and in the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Giant Gonzalez.
The actor trained with wrestlers Chris Kanyon, Diamond Dallas Page and Shane Helms (aka WWE’s The Hurricane) for his starring role in the 2000 film Ready to Rumble, and learned to be a decent ...
Martin Austin Ruane (10 October 1946 – 29 November 1998) [5] was a British professional wrestler of Irish parentage, best known by the ring name Giant Haystacks. He was one of the best-known wrestlers on the British wrestling scene in the 1970s and 1980s. He also worked in Canada and the United States under the name Loch Ness Monster or ...