John Minton, or Big John Studd as he would eventually be known, was born on February 19th, 1948, in Butler, Pennsylvania. He started training to be a professional wrestler under 'Walter 'Killer' Kowalski' at the age of 18. He first worked for the WWF (then the WWWF) under the name Chuck O'Connor, then as one of the Masked Executioners in 1976, ...
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, The Marrying Man, Caged in Paradiso, Double Agent
Star Sign
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Trademark
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Trademark move: Reverse Bearhug
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Trademark move: Heart Punch
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Trademark move: Butterfly Suplex
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Trademark move: Backbreaker
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I'm the REAL Giant!!
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Fact
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WWE Hall of Famer.
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Three children: John Robert, Janelle, and Sean.
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Former NWA Hawaii Tag Team Champion.
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He received several title shots at AWA champ Verne Gagne, but was unable to win the coveted strap.
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His gimmick was bringing a stretcher the ring and he'd beat his opponents so badly they'd be taken out on the stretcher.
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Previous Managers: Bobby Heenan, Freddy Blassie.
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Notable Title Wins Include: WWWF Tag Team Titles; WWA Tag Team titles; NWA Canadian Heavyweight title; NWA American Heavyweight title; NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles; NWA Hawaii North American Heavyweight title; NWA (Pacific) International Heavyweight title; NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Tag Team titles (3); NWA Texas Tag Team titles; NWA National Tag Team titles; EWU World Super Heavyweight title; World Class Texas Tag Team titles; Florida Global Tag Team titles; Knoxville Southern Heavywieght title; WWF Royal Rumble Winner
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John Minton was diagnosed with Hodgkins Disease and fought the disease for several years.
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John Studd came out with his own line of workout and vitamin supplements.
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John Studd also trained several wrestlers including Ron Reis, who debuted in WCW as "Big" Ron Studd.
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Big John Studd was trained by Killer Kowalski
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Winner of the 1989 WWF Royal Rumble, last eliminating "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase
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1977 Wrestling Rookie of the Year.
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1977 Wrestling Rookie of the Year, 2nd runner-up.
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Inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame on May 21st, 1995.
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He was one of the wrestlers featured in the cartoon series "Hulk Hogan's Rock N' Wrestling" (1985-198?), though he did not provide his own voice.
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Wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991
Jack Daniels
The Marrying Man
1991
Dante
Shock 'Em Dead
1991
Officer Meak (as John Minton)
Caged in Paradiso
1990
Big Man
Best of the WWF Volume 20
1989
Video
Big John Studd
WWF Superstars
1986-1989
TV Series
Big John Studd
WWF Challenge
1986-1989
TV Series
Big John Studd
Hyper Space
1989
Psycho
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985-1989
TV Series
Big John Studd
Royal Rumble
1989
Video
Big John Studd
Hulkamania 3
1988
Video
Big John Studd
Beauty and the Beast
1988
TV Series
Erlick
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1987
TV Series
Igor
Hunter
1987
TV Series
Randy
Best of the WWF Volume 10
1987
Video
Big John Studd
Best of the WWF Volume 12
1987
Video
Big John Studd
Hulkamania 2
1987
Video
Big John Studd
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
Video
Big John Studd
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
1987
Video
Big John Studd
World Wrestling Federation
1986
TV Series
Big John Studd
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1985-1986
TV Series
Big John Studd
WWF: The Big Event
1986
Video
Big John Studd
WWF Championship Wrestling
1976-1986
TV Series
Big John Studd
Executioner #2
Best of the WWF Volume 5
1986
Video
Big John Studd
Best of the WWF Volume 8
1986
Video
Big John Studd
Best of the WWF Volume 9
1986
Video
Big John Studd
The British Bulldogs
1986
Video
Big John Studd
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986
Video
Big John Studd
The WWF's Grand Slams
1986
Video
Big John Studd
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986
Video
Big John Studd
WWF's Inside the Steel Cage
1986
Video
Big John Studd
The Protector
1985
Huge Hood (as John Minton Studd)
Best of the WWF Volume 1
1985
Video
Big John Studd
Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985
Video
Big John Studd
Best of the WWF Volume 4
1985
Video
Big John Studd
Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985
Video
Big John Studd
Highlights of Wrestlemania
1985
Video short
Big John Studd
Hulkamania
1985
Video
Big John Studd
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985
Video
Big John Studd
WWF Prime-Time Wrestling
1985
TV Series
Big John Studd
Micki + Maude
1984
Big John Stud (as John Minton)
Spectrum Wrestling
1984
TV Series
Big John Studd
Wrestling at the Chase
1984
TV Series
Big John Studd
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
WrestleMania V
1989
TV Special
Big John Studd
World Wrestling Federation
1986
TV Series
Himself
WrestleMania 2
1986
TV Special
Big John Studd
Wrestling's Country Boys
1985
Video
Himself
The A-Team
1985
TV Series
Himself
WrestleMania
1985
TV Special
Big John Studd
The War to Settle the Score
1985
TV Movie
Himself
World Pro Wrestling TV
1984
TV Series
Himself (1985)
World Championship Wrestling
1984
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
WWE Royal Rumble
2015
TV Special
Big John Studd
True Giants
2014
Big John Studd
WWE Presents... Wrestling's Greatest Factions
2014
Video
Big John Studd
WWE Royal Rumble
2014
TV Special
Big John Studd
WWE 2k14
2013
Video Game
Himself
WWE Hall of Fame 2013
2013
TV Special
Himself
Royal Rumble
2012
TV Special
Big John Studd
The True Story of WrestleMania
2011
Video
Big John Studd
Royal Rumble
2011
TV Special
Big John Studd
Hulk Hogan's Unreleased Collector's Series
2009
Video
Big John Studd
WWE: The Rise and Fall of WCW
2009
Video
Big John Studd
WWE Legends of WrestleMania
2009
Video Game
Big John Studd
WWE Vintage Collection
2008
TV Series
Big John Studd
WWE: Royal Rumble - The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1