Chris Pallies

Acting · 0.7 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: November 7, 1957 – March 4, 2019
From: Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Biography

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

Works

71 films

Ring Roasts II: A Comical Tribute to Terry Funk

200910.0

Moving

19885.6

WWE WrestleMania XI

19956.5

Jake "The Snake" Roberts

1987

WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions

201410.0

WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

20128.8

Headstrong

20196.0

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

20067.9

The Firefly Funhouse Match

20208.5

WWE WrestleMania III

19877.3

WWE Survivor Series 1987

19878.4

Fight the Panda Syndicate

2008

Big Daddy Cool Diesel

19954.0

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

199410.0

Undertaker: The Streak 21-1

20145.8

WrestleMania II

19866.4

Supercard: King Kong Bundy Re-experiences WrestleMania 2

2016

WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship

200610.0

Inside the Steel Cage

1986

WWE Royal Rumble 1995

19957.1

WrestleMania

19856.6

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

1987

WWE Survivor Series 1994

19947.3

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86

1986

Villains of the Squared Circle

1986

WWE The Big Event

19868.0

George "The Animal" Steele

1987

ECW November to Remember 1993

1993

WWE Mega Matches '95

1995

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1987

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

20097.5

Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!

19944.5

The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano

198610.0

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86

1986

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

2007

Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules

20027.7

Best of the WWF Volume 3

1985

Hulkamania 3

1988

WCCW Christmas Star Wars 1982

1982

The Best of the WWF: volume 4

1985

Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!

19856.0

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

2008

The Best of the WWF: volume 12

1987

WWE Brawl in the Family

1995

The Best of the WWF: volume 8

1986

NWA Night of Champions

1984

Heroes of World Class

20068.5

Bill's Seat

2002

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85

1985

WWF Hulkamania 2

1987

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87

1987

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87

1987

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87

1987

The British Bulldogs

19864.0

WCCW Star Wars (June 1983)

198310.0

The Undertaker: 15-0

2008

The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling

20079.0

The Best of the WWF: volume 10

1987

WCCW Christmas Star Wars '82

1982

Heroes of Wrestling

19991.0

The WWF's Amazing Managers

1985

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

1986

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85

1985

The Best of the WWF: volume 15

1988

WCCW Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show

1982

Hulkamania 6

199110.0

WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81

1981

Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 2

200610.0

NEW Renegades Rampage

2004

Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik

2008

WCCW Star Wars (August 1982)

198210.0