His ring attire a slick mix of red and black and the creepy red strap he wears across his face mixed with his reputation often wins a match before he steps in the ring. He brutally beats opponents and more times than not they leave hurt or are in pain for days afterward. with the Japenese style strongly imprinted on him, Vader is credited for wrestling stiff. He is also credited for beating the crap out of his opponents.īig Van Vader has one of the most feared in ring styles in wrestling. Bundy wore a jet black singlet and matched with his pale skin, it gave one more the impression they were going to fight a killer whale.īundy was also remarkably fast witch surprised many of his opponents. Same couple moves from a big dude, big deal, however it was the way Bundy presented himself that made it unique. King Kong Bundy's style was, in a way, the generic big man style. Many of his moves given his incredible strength were basically finishers in their own right, but in a sidenote many of these moves would be numbed by Bundy's immense size. Some of these more feared moves included the German Suplex, multiple powerslam variations, and the chokeslam. In fact, King Kong Bundy was so sure with his few moves he could beat anyone he demanded that the referee count to five instead of three.īig Van Vader had one of the hugest move-sets I've ever seen on someone as big as his was. His strength was so incredible it was widely believed it was nearly on par with Andre's. King Kong Bundy didn't really have that expansive of a move-set, Much of it consisted of the elbow drop, the body slam, the shoulder block and the big splash pin, but when it comes right down to it he didn't need an expansive move-set. Van is credited as having nearly inhuman strength.
Van has a lot of weight to throw around and he did just as well as Bundy defeating a slew of talented opponents in Japan and America.
Hogan once said of him "he's a great guy but strong as hell."īig Van Vader was about the same size as Bundy standing at 6'5" and weighing a full 450 pounds. Jesse "the body" Ventura once famously remarked that King Kong Bundy had such a large back it could be used as a west screen at a drive in.īundy used this amazing size to dominate some of the best in the industry at the time including Hulk Hogan and, the best know Giant in wrestling, Andre. This is an important factor in a match like this mainly because both men relied so heavily, no pun intended, on it.
His personality was very bland but his in-ring skills were so great they carried him to a title match against Stan Hansen. He first started wrestling in the AWA under the name baby Bull and later Bull Power after being found by a talent scout for the AWA. He was an all American offensive lineman in college and eventually went on to play for the Rams and was on the team when they went to the Super Bowl against the Steelers. He competed in AWA and the NWA and eventually found a home in the then WWF.īig Van Vader was a widely recognized athlete before wrestling. He wrestled under the name "Big Daddy" Bundy.Īfter a slight dispute with The Von Erichs, Bundy joined Gary Hart and received the ring name he would use throughout the rest of his career, King Kong Bundy. King Kong Bundy started working with The Von Erichs, legends in their own right, in World Class Championship Wrestling.