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.
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
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Filmography (Movies)
The Firefly Funhouse Match
Character:King Kong Bundy (archive footage)
Release Date:05/04/2020
Supercard: King Kong Bundy Re-experiences WrestleMania 2
Character:Self
Release Date:23/11/2016
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:27/05/2014
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
Character:Himself
Release Date:09/05/2014
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Character:King Kong Bundy (archive footage)
Release Date:23/07/2012
Ring Roasts II: A Comical Tribute to Terry Funk
Character:
Release Date:23/10/2009
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:10/02/2009
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:08/10/2008
The Undertaker: 15-0
Character:
Release Date:11/03/2008
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:22/01/2008
The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:11/12/2007
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:31/07/2007
Heroes of World Class
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:26/12/2006
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:17/10/2006
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:05/09/2006
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 2
Character:
Release Date:01/06/2006
NEW Renegades Rampage
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:02/10/2004
Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules
Character:Himself
Release Date:20/08/2002
Heroes of Wrestling
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:10/10/1999
WWF Mega Matches '95
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:01/12/1995
Big Daddy Cool Diesel
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:14/08/1995
WWE Brawl in the Family
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:23/05/1995
WWE WrestleMania XI
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:02/04/1995
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:22/01/1995
WWE Survivor Series 1994
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:23/11/1994
Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:12/09/1994
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Character:King Kong Bundy (archive footage)
Release Date:01/04/1994
ECW November to Remember 1993
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:13/11/1993
Hulkamania 6
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:28/11/1991
Hulkamania 3
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:27/08/1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:13/04/1988
Moving
Character:Gorgo
Release Date:04/03/1988
George "The Animal" Steele
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:15/12/1987
WWE Survivor Series 1987
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:26/11/1987
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:19/08/1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 12
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:15/08/1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:28/06/1987
WWF Hulkamania 2
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:01/05/1987
WWE WrestleMania III
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:29/03/1987
WrestleMania III (Duplicated)
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:29/03/1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:15/03/1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:01/03/1987
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:01/02/1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:11/01/1987
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:01/01/1987
Inside the Steel Cage
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:11/12/1986
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:19/10/1986
The British Bulldogs
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:15/10/1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:15/10/1986
WWE The Big Event
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:28/08/1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:20/08/1986
Villains of the Squared Circle
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:06/06/1986
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:04/05/1986
WrestleMania II
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:07/04/1986
WrestleMania 2 (Duplicated)
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:07/04/1986
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:08/03/1986
The WWF's Amazing Managers
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:31/12/1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:10/11/1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:22/09/1985
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:01/09/1985
WrestleMania
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:31/03/1985
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:01/01/1985
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:01/01/1985
NWA Night of Champions
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:30/05/1984
WCCW Star Wars (June 1983)
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:17/06/1983
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '82
Character:King Kong Bundy
Release Date:25/12/1982
WCCW Christmas Star Wars 1982
Character:Self
Release Date:25/12/1982
WCCW Star Wars (August 1982)
Character:Big Daddy Bundy
Release Date:15/08/1982
WCCW Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show
Character:Big Daddy Bundy
Release Date:04/06/1982
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81
Character:Big Daddy Bundy
Release Date:25/12/1981
Television Appearances
Raw
Character:King Kong Bundy
Married... with Children
Character:Uncle Irwin
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Character:King Kong Bundy
Saturday Night's Main Event
Character:
Saturday Night's Main Event
Character:King Kong Bundy
Tuesday Night Titans
Character:King Kong Bundy
Tuesday Night Titans
Character:King Kong Bundy (Archive footage)
World Class Championship Wrestling
Character:Big Daddy Bundy
World Class Championship Wrestling
Character:King Kong Bundy
AWA Arena Shows
Character:King Kong Bundy
Mid-South Wrestling
Character:King Kong Bundy
WCCW Star Wars
Character:Big Daddy Bundy
WWF Championship Wrestling
Character:Chris Canyon
WWE Old School
Character:King Kong Bundy
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