Big John Studd
American professional wrestler and actor (1948-1995)
John Minton (February 19, 1948 – March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler and actor.
| Big John Studd | |
|---|---|
 Studd during a match | |
| Born | February 19, 1948 Butler, Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 20, 1995 (aged 47) Burke, Virginia |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Big John Studd Captain USA Chuck O'Connor Executioner #2 The Giant Studd |
| Billed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Billed weight | 364 lb (165 kg) |
| Billed from | Los Angeles, California |
| Trained by | Killer Kowalski |
| Debut | 1972 |
| Retired | 1990 |
He is known for competing in the World Wrestling Federation from 1982 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1989. Minton was also an actor in both .
Minton died on March 20, 1995 from liver cancer and Hodgkin's disease. Lou Albano revealed in 2000 that Minton had also suffered from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.[1]
Minton was inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame in 1995 and the WWE Hall of Fame by Big Show in 2004.[2]
Championships
change- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Florida Global Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Jimmy Garvin)
- European Wrestling Union
- EWU World Super Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- NWA National Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Super Destroyer)
- Maple Leaf Wrestling
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (one time)
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (four times) (with Ric Flair (one), Ken Patera (one), Masked Superstar #1 (one), and Roddy Piper (one))
- NWA Big Time Wrestling
- NWA American Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Bull Ramos)
- NWA Mid-Pacific Promotions
- NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (one time)
- NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Buddy Rose)
- NWA Southern Championship Wrestling
- NWA Tennessee Southern Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Tag Team of the Year (1976) (with Killer Kowalski)
- He was ranked #60 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.[3]
- World Championship Wrestling
- WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1995)
- World Wrestling Association
- WWA World Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Ox Baker)
World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)[2]
- WWWF World Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Killer Kowalski)
- Royal Rumble (1989)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Most Overrated (1984)
References
change- ↑ "Youtube - Captain Lou Albano Shoot Interview". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Big John Studd: 2004 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee". WWE. Archived from the original on 2013-11-24. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2003-04-12. Retrieved 2013-11-26.