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John Minton. Actor: Micki + Maude. 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, leading to...
Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy, Moondog Rex & Moondog Spot, Mike Rotundo & Special Delivery Jones, Chief Jay Strongbow & Steve Gatorwolf, Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid, Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart, B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell, Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik, Big Machine & Super Machine, Jacques Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau, Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine
Trivia. Create Subpage. John William Minton (February 19, 1948 – March 20, 1995) was an American Professional Wrestler from Burke, VA best known for his work in WWE in the 1980s as Big John Studd. He debuted in 1972 as Chuck O'Connor and also wrestled as Captain USA. He had his most famous feuds with André the Giant and with Hulk Hogan.
Jan 13, 2022 · Big John Studd spent much of the 1980s as a monster heel who could go toe to toe with babyface Andre the Giant. By the late 1980s, the tables had turned. Andre iconically turned heel to challenge Hulk Hogan in 1987, and when Studd returned to WWE, it was as a supersized hero to stand up to Andre as he took a step back from the main event picture.
Bobby Heenan discusses some of the wrestlers he managed in WWF like The Missing Link, Big John Studd and Paul Orndorff. Stream the Full Shoot Interview 📺 ht...
A young Big John Studd, Chris Markoff, and Andre the Giant.
John William Minton, known to the world as Big John Studd, was a towering figure in the world of professional wrestling. Born on February 19, 1948, in Butler, Pennsylvania, Studd's journey into wrestling began in the early 1970s after being trained by the legendary Killer Kowalski. His debut in 1972 marked the start of a
