Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 07, 1957
Died
Mar 04, 2019
Place of Birth
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Credits
83 titles
Chris Pallies
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
Known For
Filmography
The Firefly Funhouse Match
King Kong Bundy (archive footage)
Headstrong
Self
Supercard: King Kong Bundy Re-experiences WrestleMania 2
Self
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
King Kong Bundy
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
Himself
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
King Kong Bundy (archive footage)
Ring Roasts II: A Comical Tribute to Terry Funk
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
King Kong Bundy
Fight the Panda Syndicate
Otto Belmar
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
King Kong Bundy
The Undertaker: 15-0
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
King Kong Bundy
The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling
King Kong Bundy
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
King Kong Bundy
Heroes of World Class
King Kong Bundy
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
King Kong Bundy
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
King Kong Bundy
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 2
NEW Renegades Rampage
King Kong Bundy
Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules
Himself
Bill's Seat
Big Swede
Heroes of Wrestling
King Kong Bundy
WWE Mega Matches '95
King Kong Bundy
Big Daddy Cool Diesel
King Kong Bundy
WWE Brawl in the Family
King Kong Bundy
WWE WrestleMania XI
King Kong Bundy
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
King Kong Bundy
WWE Survivor Series 1994
King Kong Bundy
Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
King Kong Bundy
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
King Kong Bundy (archive footage)
ECW November to Remember 1993
King Kong Bundy
Raw
King Kong Bundy
Hulkamania 6
King Kong Bundy
Hulkamania 3
King Kong Bundy
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
King Kong Bundy
Moving
Gorgo
George "The Animal" Steele
King Kong Bundy
WWE Survivor Series 1987
King Kong Bundy
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
King Kong Bundy
The Best of the WWF: volume 12
King Kong Bundy
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87
King Kong Bundy
WWF Hulkamania 2
King Kong Bundy
Married... with Children
Uncle Irwin
WWE WrestleMania III
King Kong Bundy
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87
King Kong Bundy
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
King Kong Bundy
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
King Kong Bundy
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
King Kong Bundy
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
King Kong Bundy
Inside the Steel Cage
King Kong Bundy