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Chris Pallies

Chris Pallies

Christopher Allan Pallies was an American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and actor, better known by his ring name, King Kong Bundy. Bundy achieved mainstream recognition in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in the 1980s and 1990s: he headlined WrestleMania 2 in 1986 against Hulk Hogan in a steel cage match for the WWF Championship, and at WrestleMania XI in 1995 he was also the fourth victim in The Undertaker's now 21-match undefeated WrestleMania streak. Late WWF play-by-play commentator Gorilla Monsoon dubbed Bundy as the "Walking Condominium" in reference to his imposing size and weight. After leaving the WWF in late 1995, Bundy 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, at the Kolf Arena in Oshkosh, Wisconsin he won the AWA Superstars of Wrestling Heavyweight Championship from Jonnie Stewart. Later that same year, Bundy the reigning AWA heavyweight champion wrestled again headlining an AWA "Super Event" at the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah. That night ended differently for Bundy, losing a "bodyslam match" to Koszmar Polski who was managed by Ken Patera. Bundy still wrestled across the country, primarily in the Southern and Eastern United States. He continued to be a headliner and a crowd favorite at all events he attended. King Kong Bundy's last match is thought to have been at the Legends of Wrestling Show at the Pulaski County Fair in Somerset, Kentucky in 2007. Bundy lost to "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan in the main event.

Acting career

In 1986, Bundy appeared in television commercials and print advertisements for the Vendex HeadStart personal computer.

Bundy had two guest spots and one bit part on Married... with Children, as the creators had named the lead characters "Bundy" as an homage to him.[28] In 1987, he played Uncle Irwin, the brother of Peggy Bundy. In 1995, he appeared again as the King Kong Bundy character, teaching Bud how to wrestle.

Born in Woodbury, New Jersey on November 7, 1955, Pallies attended Washington Township High School in Sewell, New Jersey, graduating in 1973.

In July 2016, Pallies joined a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred "long term neurological injuries" and that the company "routinely failed to care" for them and "fraudulently misrepresented and concealed" the nature and extent of those injuries. The suit was litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE. The case was dismissed by US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant in September 2018.

Pallies was fond of cats, and had “about 10” as pets at the time of his death.Their names included Stewie, Paige, Gio, and Pat

The Firefly Funhouse Match

2020

as King Kong Bundy (archive footage)

Supercard: King Kong Bundy Re-experiences WrestleMania 2

2016

as Self

WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions

2014

as King Kong Bundy

Undertaker: The Streak 21-1

2014

as Himself

WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

2012

as King Kong Bundy (archive footage)

The True Story of WrestleMania

2011

as King Kong Bundy (archive footage)

Ring Roasts II: A Comical Tribute to Terry Funk

2009

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

2009

as King Kong Bundy

Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik

2008

as King Kong Bundy

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

2008

as King Kong Bundy

The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling

2007

as King Kong Bundy

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

2007

as King Kong Bundy

Heroes of World Class

2006

as King Kong Bundy

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

2006

as King Kong Bundy

WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship

2006

as King Kong Bundy

Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 2

2006

NEW Renegades Rampage

2004

as King Kong Bundy

Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules

2002

as Himself

Heroes of Wrestling

1999

as King Kong Bundy

WWF Mega Matches '95

1995

as King Kong Bundy

WWE Brawl in the Family

1995

as King Kong Bundy

WWE WrestleMania XI

1995

as King Kong Bundy

WWE Royal Rumble 1995

1995

as King Kong Bundy

WWE Survivor Series 1994

1994

as King Kong Bundy

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

1994

as King Kong Bundy (archive footage)

ECW November to Remember 1993

1993

as King Kong Bundy

WWE Raw

1993

as King Kong Bundy

Hulkamania 3

1988

as King Kong Bundy

The Best of the WWF: volume 15

1988

as King Kong Bundy

Moving

1988

as Gorgo

WWF Survivor Series 1987

1987

as King Kong Bundy

The Best of the WWF: volume 12

1987

as King Kong Bundy

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87

1987

as King Kong Bundy

WWF Hulkamania 2

1987

as King Kong Bundy

Married... with Children

1987

as Uncle Irwin

WWE WrestleMania III

1987

as King Kong Bundy

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87

1987

as King Kong Bundy

The Best of the WWF: volume 10

1987

as King Kong Bundy

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

1987

as King Kong Bundy

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87

1987

as King Kong Bundy

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1987

as King Kong Bundy

WWE's Inside the Steel Cage

1986

as King Kong Bundy

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86

1986

as King Kong Bundy

The British Bulldogs

1986

as King Kong Bundy

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

1986

as King Kong Bundy

WWF Wrestling Challenge

1986

as King Kong Bundy

WWE The Big Event

1986

as King Kong Bundy

The Best of the WWF: volume 8

1986

as King Kong Bundy

WWE Villains of The Squared Circle

1986

as King Kong Bundy

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86

1986

as King Kong Bundy

WrestleMania II

1986

as King Kong Bundy

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85

1985

as King Kong Bundy

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85

1985

as King Kong Bundy

The Best of the WWF: volume 4

1985

as King Kong Bundy

WrestleMania

1985

as King Kong Bundy

WWE Pay Per View

1985

as King Kong Bundy

Best of the WWF Volume 3

1985

as King Kong Bundy

WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest

1985

as King Kong Bundy

NWA Night of Champions

1984

as King Kong Bundy

WCCW Star Wars (June 1983)

1983

as King Kong Bundy

WCCW Christmas Star Wars '82

1982

as King Kong Bundy

WCCW Star Wars (August 1982)

1982

as Big Daddy Bundy

WCCW Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show

1982

as Big Daddy Bundy

WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81

1981

as Big Daddy Bundy