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King Kong Bundy

1955 - 2019

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Christopher Alan Pallies (November 7, 1955 – March 4, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and actor better known by his wrestling gimmick and ring name, King Kong Bundy. Under this gimmick, he portrayed a pugnacious, trash-talking villain character. He appeared in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s and wrestled in the main event of WrestleMania 2 in 1986, facing Hulk Hogan in a steel cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. He also headlined the inaugural Survivor Series in 1987, as well as the first edition of Extreme Championship Wrestling's flagship event, November to Remember, in 1993. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. King Kong Bundy is the 255th most popular wrestler (down from 165th in 2019), the 9,312th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,457th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, King Kong Bundy ranks 255 out of 1,027Before him are Nicolae Martinescu, Jimmy Hart, Bobby Heenan, Valentin Yordanov, Curt Hennig, and Val Venis. After him are Kazushi Sakuraba, Klaus Glahn, Lana, Paul Bearer, Nikki Bella, and Justin Gabriel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, King Kong Bundy ranks 413Before him are Rob Portman, Mihovil Nakić, Jean Lassalle, Toshio Hosokawa, Reinhold Mitterlehner, and Egidio Miragoli. After him are Philip Dimitrov, José Montilla, Klaus Siebert, Nestor Serrano, Abdelkrim Merry, and Vasile Andrei. Among people deceased in 2019, King Kong Bundy ranks 442Before him are Frank Robinson, Miklós Ambrus, Patricia Bath, Béla Zsitnik, Heinz Fütterer, and Aleksandar Kostov. After him are Bob Einstein, Maximilian Raub, Akitsugu Konno, Tim Conway, Neville Lederle, and Erik Hartsuiker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, King Kong Bundy ranks 9,314 out of 20,380Before him are Adelaide Ames (1900), Madeleine L'Engle (1918), Sasha Mitchell (1967), Talia Balsam (1959), Lynn Collins (1977), and Bill Moseley (1951). After him are Christopher Paolini (1983), Robert A. Parker (1936), Richard Davalos (1930), Jim Elliot (1927), Garrett Morris (1937), and Walter Reuther (1907).

Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, King Kong Bundy ranks 103Before him are Lex Luger (1958), George Mehnert (1881), Bubba Ray Dudley (1971), Jimmy Hart (1943), Bobby Heenan (1944), and Curt Hennig (1958). After him are Lana (1985), Paul Bearer (1954), Nikki Bella (1983), Robert Pearce (1908), Booker T (1965), and Stephanie McMahon (1976).