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

Filmography (84 Appearances)

The Firefly Funhouse Match

Headstrong

Supercard: King Kong Bundy Re-experiences WrestleMania 2

WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions

Undertaker: The Streak 21-1

WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

Ring Roasts II: A Comical Tribute to Terry Funk

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

Fight the Panda Syndicate

Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik

The Undertaker: 15-0

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling

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

Heroes of World Class

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship

Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 2

NEW Renegades Rampage

Hollywood Hulk Hogan: Hulk Still Rules

Bill's Seat

Heroes of Wrestling

WWE Mega Matches '95

Big Daddy Cool Diesel

WWE Brawl in the Family

WWE WrestleMania XI

WWE Royal Rumble 1995

WWE Survivor Series 1994

Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

ECW November to Remember 1993

Raw

WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits

Hulkamania 6

Hulkamania 3

The Best of the WWF: volume 15

Moving

George "The Animal" Steele

WWE Survivor Series 1987

Jake "The Snake" Roberts

The Best of the WWF: volume 12

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87

WWF Hulkamania 2

Married... with Children

WWE WrestleMania III

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87

The Best of the WWF: volume 10

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

Inside the Steel Cage

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86

The British Bulldogs

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

WWF Wrestling Challenge

WWF Superstars

WWE The Big Event

The Best of the WWF: volume 8

Villains of the Squared Circle

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86

WrestleMania II

The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano

The WWF's Amazing Managers

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85

The Best of the WWF: volume 4

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

WrestleMania

Best of the WWF Volume 3

Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!

NWA Night of Champions

Tuesday Night Titans

WCCW Star Wars (June 1983)

WCCW Christmas Star Wars 1982

WCCW Christmas Star Wars '82

WCCW Star Wars (August 1982)

WCCW Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show

World Class Championship Wrestling

WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81

AWA Arena Shows

Mid-South Wrestling

WCCW Star Wars

WWF Championship Wrestling

WWE Old School

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