Top 10 big men in professional wrestling history
by Mokun0810 | created - 09 Jul 2014 | updated - 09 Jul 2014 | Public
1. Hulk Hogan
Actor | Suburban Commando
Terry Eugene Bollea, better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler and television personality. He is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 1980s.
Hogan began his professional wrestling career in ...
2. André René Roussimoff
Actor | The Princess Bride
André René Roussimoff was born in a small farming community in Grenoble, France to Boris and Marian Rouismoff. His parents and four siblings were all of normal size, but André suffered from acromegaly, a hormonal disorder that results when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone. As the ...
3. Mark Calaway
Actor | Suburban Commando
Born on March 24, 1965. Best known as "The Undertaker" from World Wrestling Entertainment. He first came to the WWF in 1990 as Ted DiBiase's mystery partner at The Survivor Series (1990). At first, he was a heel, but later turned face, around WrestleMania VIII (1992). He has held the WWF World ...
4. Giant Baba
Actor | AWA All-Star Wrestling
Deceased Japanese professional wrestler and promoter as Giant Baba who was best known for his long career as the top star for his own All Japan Pro Wrestling. He and Antonio Inoki were the two protégés of Rikidôzan. After Rikidôzan's death, Baba went on a tour of the U.S. and had a series of ...
5. Frank Goodish
Actor | WWWF Championship Wrestling
Frank Goodish was born on June 18, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972), WCW Worldwide (1975) and WWF World Championship Wrestling (1972). He was married to Barbara Goodish and Nola Marie Neece. He died on July 17, 1988 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
6. Leon White
Actor | Fist of the North Star
Leon Allen White (May 14, 1955 - June 18, 2018), better known by his ring names Big Van Vader or simply Vader, was an American professional wrestler and professional football player. Throughout his career, he performed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the ...
7. Ernie Ladd
Actor | WWWF Championship Wrestling
Ernie Ladd was born on November 28, 1938 in Rayville, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972), That '70s Show (1998) and World Class Championship Wrestling: Star Wars (1981). He was married to Roslyn. He died on March 10, 2007 in Franklin, Louisiana, USA.
8. Stan Hansen
Actor | No Holds Barred
Refused to drop the American Wrestling Association heavyweight title in 1984, even when told directly by AWA president Verne Gagne. Never officially dropped the title and was stripped of it for failure to defend it in thirty days. When the AWA asked him to return the belt since he wasn't champion ...
9. Abdullah the Butcher
Actor | I'm Going to Get You... Elliot Boy
Known throughout the annals of professional wrestling as "The Wildman from the Sudan," Abdullah the Butcher was born Lawrence Shreeve in Windsor, Ontario, on January 11, 1941. Wrestling at over 400 lbs through his career, Abby became a legend for bloodying opponents and was one of the first ...
10. Don Leo Jonathan
Actor | Paradise Alley
Don Leo Jonathan was born on April 29, 1931 in Hurricane, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Paradise Alley (1978), Wrestling with the Past (2001) and Wrestling at the Chase (1959). He was married to Rosalie. He died on October 13, 2018 in Ladner, British Columbia, Canada.
Tell Your Friends