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Tatanka
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Ring name(s) Chris Chavis
Tatanka
Billed height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight 258 lb (117 kg)
Born June 8, 1965 (1965-06-08) (age 43)
Pembroke, North Carolina
Resides Pembroke, North Carolina
Billed from Pembroke, North Carolina
Trained by Larry Sharpe
Debut 1989

Tatanka (born Christopher Chavis on June 8, 1965), is a Native American professional wrestler best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment from 1991 to 1996 and from 2005 to 2007. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Pembroke is a town in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. Pembroke is a town in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. Pembroke is a town in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. Larry Weil (b June 26, 1951) is an American Retired Professional wrestler, manager and trainer better known under his ring name "Pretty Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. His ring name is a Lakota word that literally means "bull buffalo. Lakota (also Lakhota, Teton, Teton Sioux) is the largest of the three languages of the Sioux, of the Siouan family " He is descended from the Lumbee Native American tribe. The Lumbee are a Native American tribe of North Carolina, though their origins are disputed

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Career

Early career

Chavis started competing in powerlifting, he competed in his first bodybuilding contest, Mr. Powerlifting is a strength Sport, consisting of three events the squat, the Bench press, and the Deadlift. Bodybuilding is the process of maximizing Muscle hypertrophy. Virginia Beach, placing second. He won many competitions during his time in bodybuilding, but decided against competing on the national level and possibly turning pro for personal reasons.

From 1985 to 1990 he worked for Bally's Health and Tennis Corporation. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Bally Total Fitness is an American fitness club chain with four hundred Gyms in seventy cities and claims four million customers. He was quite successful, becoming a Divisional Manager.

In 1987 he received many tryouts for the National Football League, from teams such as the Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, and the Los Angeles Raiders. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. He decided to pursue a career with the Dolphins. Chavis was one of 20 hopefuls offered a deal out of approximately 2,000 tryouts. The Dolphins offered him a free agent contract with the availability to increase after the first year. However, he declined, since his income at Bally's exceeded the value of the contract.

In 1989, Chavis left Bally's to pursue a wrestling career. "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers was his contact into the sport. "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers, born Herman C Rohde Jr, ( February 20 1921 &ndash June 26 1992) was a Professional They met in Florida at a video store while Chavis was looking for wrestling tapes. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Rogers had Chavis call Larry Sharpe, who ran a wrestling school in southern New Jersey called "The Monster Factory. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. " Sharpe had previously trained such wrestlers as Bam Bam Bigelow and The Godfather. Scott Charles Bigelow ( September 1 1961 &ndash January 19 2007) was an American professional wrestler, best known Charles Wright (born May 16 1961 in Las Vegas, Nevada) Career Beginnings Wright first entered professional wrestling after being noticed Tatanka's first match came against Joe Thunderstorm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 13, 1990. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) After coming back to Buddy Rogers, he took Chavis to George Scott, the booker for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) during the 80's Hulk Hogan era. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional

Scott was starting his own promotion called the North American Wrestling Association, later known as South Atlantic Pro Wrestling. Chavis wrestled under the name "The War Eagle" Chris Chavis, and he was voted 3rd runner up for Rookie Of The Year in Pro Wrestling Illustrated for 1990. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. Also in 1990, he became The South Atlantic Heavyweight Champion by beating Ken Shamrock. Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11 1964) is an American Mixed martial arts fighter and former professional Not long after, he was signed to a WWF contract.

World Wrestling Federation (1991-96)

Chavis made his debut into the WWF in late 1991 under his given name. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. He took on the name Tatanka soon afterwards. During his WWF run, Tatanka was best known for accumulating a significant undefeated streak nearly two years long, defeating many major names such as Rick Martel and Shawn Michaels. Rick Martel (born Richard Vigneault on March 18 1956) is a French-Canadian former professional wrestler, best known for his appearances Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. Tatanka was also known for his war dance, the Lumbee tribal war cry that preceded his entrance to the ring, and a red stripe dyed in the middle of his hair. The Lumbee are a Native American tribe of North Carolina, though their origins are disputed

On September 28, 1993 he suffered his first defeat in the WWF, losing to Ludvig Borga (Borga had hit Tatanka in the back with a steel chair while Mr. Fuji distracted the referee). Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Tony Christian Halme (born January 6, 1963) is a former member of the Finnish Parliament, representing the True Finns party Harry Fujiwara (born May 4 1935) As a manager he would often throw salt in the eyes of face wrestlers After the match, he was attacked by WWF Champion Yokozuna, and was subsequently out of action for three months. This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE Rodney Agatupu Anoa'i ( October 2 1966 &ndash October 23 2000) was a Samoan American professional wrestler When he returned, he received his only WWF Championship match, losing to Yokozuna.

Tatanka was honored by previous Native American professional wrestlers Chief Jay Strongbow and Chief Wahoo McDaniel and Lumbee tribesman Ray Littleturtle on an edition of RAW. Joseph Luke Scarpa (born 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a professional wrestler who was best known by his famous ring moniker Chief Edward "Wahoo" McDaniel ( June 19, 1938 - April 18, 2002) was a Choctaw - Chickasaw Native American The Lumbee are a Native American tribe of North Carolina, though their origins are disputed This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Littleturtle presented him with a full length Lumbee tribe Chief Headdress. Tatanka engaged in a storyline feud with Irwin R. Schyster, who insisted he pay a gift tax on the item, while Tatanka insisted his Lumbee heritage afforded him tax deductible privileges. Lawrence Michael "Mike" Rotunda (born March 30, 1958) is a former American professional wrestler, perhaps best known under the Strongbow briefly served as Tatanka's mentor and manager during the duration of the feud.

After years as a face, he turned heel against Lex Luger at SummerSlam 1994, joining Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view SummerSlam (1994 was the seventh annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase Sr (born January 18 1954 Pro wrestling career Mid-South Wrestling (First run 1975-1979 Ted DiBiase was trained The Million Dollar Corporation was a heel stable in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF from April 1994 to May 1996 and was led and managed by the Million Dollar

In 1996, Tatanka left the WWF, citing family and spiritual issues. Since the WWF workload at the time topped 300 shows a year, Chavis had little time for his family. At the time, the WWF and major rival World Championship Wrestling (WCW) were in a major talent war, and WCW President Eric Bischoff offered him a lucrative deal, but Chavis declined. Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27 1957) is an American Entrepreneur and former Professional wrestling booker, producer He continued to appear for independent promotions, which allowed him to continue to wrestle while maintaining a lighter schedule.

Return to WWE (2005-2007)

On August 1, 2005 Chavis returned to RAW, which was intended to be a special one-time appearance to face Eugene in the "Eugene Invitational", a 3-minute match with Kurt Angle's Olympic gold medal on the line. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Nicholas David Dinsmore (born December 17, 1975 in Fayette County Kentucky) is a American Professional wrestler who is best Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist Tatanka lost the match when Angle attacked Eugene with 27 seconds remaining, causing a disqualification. He mentioned on his website afterward that he loved being back in a WWE ring and hoped someday to return.

Chavis returned to a full-time schedule for World Wrestling Entertainment as Tatanka at the tail end of 2005, debuting at a December 27 house show, teaming with Shelton Benjamin in a win over Carlito and Jonathan Coachman. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the A house show is a short Professional wrestling show run by a major promotion (such as WWE or TNA) that is not televised or taped This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. Shelton Benjamin is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE working Carlos Edwin "Carly" Colón Jr Currently he is one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with his brother Primo Colón on SmackDown Jonathan William Coachman After this he would have an on-screen role as the "lackey" to then General Manager of Raw Eric Bischoff. He returned to television in the Royal Rumble match at the January 2006 event, where he was eliminated by Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro. The Royal Rumble is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced every January by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Royal Rumble (2006 was the nineteenth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Adam Birch Extreme Championship Wrestling / World Championship Wrestling (2000-2001 His first national exposure came after he left OMEGA and formed a Tag team John Randall Hennigan (born October 3 1979 better known by his Ring name John Morrison, is an American Professional wrestler. The next month he began appearing on Velocity before being moved full time to the SmackDown! brand. WWE Velocity, also known simply as Velocity, was a Professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment that WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means

As a face, Chavis teamed with Matt Hardy to defeat MNM, the Tag Team Champions, in a non title match at No Way Out. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE on their MNM (Mercury Nitro & Melina) was a Professional wrestling stable in World Wrestling Entertainment that consisted of Joey Mercury (previously The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment No Way Out (2006 was the eighth annual No Way Out Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE They were granted a title shot on the next edition of SmackDown!, but lost.

On the April 28 SmackDown! a vignette played announcing that "a new warrior would soon be forged in Tatanka. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title " Over the next three weeks footage aired of Tatanka being (legitimately) initiated into the Lakota tribe, which is considered a huge honor. In Professional wrestling, legit (from "legitimate" is a slang term used to describe a match or event which has not been booked, or a performer The Lakota (laˈkˣota (also Teton, Tetonwan) are a Native American tribe When he returned to wrestling Tatanka defeated Simon Dean with his new finisher, "Wykea" (from the Lakota word for "Thunder"). Michael Bucci (born June 5 1972) is an American professional wrestler.

Tatanka engaged in a mini-feud with Sylvan Grenier, trading victories with him, before he was moved into an angle where he entered into a losing streak due to, what he perceived to be, bad decision-making by referees during his matches. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers Sylvain Grenier, (born March 26, 1977) Independent Circuit & Life Beyond Wrestling (2007-present On the September 5, 2007 In Professional wrestling a screwjob occurs when a match ends in a controversy often involving "cheating" by the nominal victor A professional wrestling referee is the official figure that makes sure that wrestling matches move smoothly in an attempt to maintain Kayfabe. This escalated until the October 27 SmackDown! when Tatanka, alongside partner Bobby Lashley, lost a match to William Regal and Dave Taylor when Regal pinned Tatanka by illegally using the ropes. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Franklin Lashley Lashley later joined the United States Army, where he continued to wrestle The Blue Bloods was the name of a Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling that consisted of "Lord" Steven Regal After the match Tatanka argued the decision again, this time going so far as to attack the referee, then Lashley when he tried to calm him down. The next week he appeared on SmackDown! with a new style of warpaint, covering the top of his face in black and the bottom in white, and cut a promo on Lashley saying he owed neither him nor the crowd an explanation for his actions. In Professional wrestling, a promo is short for "promotional interview" a dialogue or monologue used to advance a storyline. He compared his recent losing streak to the years of persecution that his people had suffered over the years and said that he "called upon his forefathers to unleash a new warrior in [him]".

He was released from the WWE in January 2007,[1] but not before ending his losing streak by defeating Jimmy Wang Yang, his first victory in months. James Carson Yun They made their pay-per-view debut at New Blood Rising, losing a ladder match to 3 Count WWE. com noted this event with these parting words: "Tatanka is an accomplished veteran of the squared circle. The Native American made a splash upon his entrance to the WWE in the early 90s, remaining undefeated for 2-years. "[1]

All Star Wrestling

Tatanka is currently wrestling for All Star Promotions in the United Kingdom and plays as a Babyface. All Star Wrestling are British Professional wrestling promotions known as All Star Promotions, and Big Time Wrestling run by Brian Dixon

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • AWF United States Championship (1 times)
  • i-Generation International Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • NAWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • SAPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • PWI ranked him # 279 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the PWI Years in 2003
  • Wrestler of the Year in 2003
  • ASW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Joe Gomez
  • CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • TRCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Personal life

With his wife, Michelle, he has two daughters, Christiana and Rhea, and a son, Joseph Tatanka Chavis. Thunder is the sound made by Lightning. Depending on the nature of the lightning and distance of the listener it can range from a sharp A Powerslam is a Professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. A leg drop or legdrop refers to an attack used in Professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler will jump and land his leg across a fallen opponent's Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. A rain dance is a Ceremonial dance that is performed in order to invoke rain and to ensure the protection of the harvest Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Sherri Schrull (born Sherri Russell) ( February 8 1958 – June 15 2007) was an American professional wrestler Joseph Luke Scarpa (born 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a professional wrestler who was best known by his famous ring moniker Chief Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase Sr (born January 18 1954 Pro wrestling career Mid-South Wrestling (First run 1975-1979 Ted DiBiase was trained Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian Professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions The Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship is the major title in the Canadian Professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. The Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship is the major title in the Canadian Professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a Professional wrestling promotional organization based in Memphis Tennessee. The USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling championship formed in 1988 when Jerry Lawler defeated Curt Hennig The USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling championship formed in 1988 when Jerry Lawler defeated Curt Hennig Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. In Professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised [1] - From 1998 to 2002, he was represented and booked by Vin Gopal, now a Washington D. C. political consultant. Gopal also promoted his columns and articles in the media.

Tatanka appears briefly in the movie Natural Born Killers, as Rodney Dangerfield's character is watching wrestling on TV. Natural Born Killers is a 1994 Crime film Satire directed by Oliver Stone about Serial killers and their coverage by the Rodney Dangerfield ( November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004) born Jacob Cohen, was an American Comedian

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References

  1. ^ a b WWE releases Superstars. WWE.

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