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John William Minton (February 19, 1948 – March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name, Big John Studd. Studd is best known for his appearances with the World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation in the 1970s and 1980s.
Nov 1, 2020 · Born John Minton, Big John Studd was one of the great heels of his generation, an achievement certainly helped by the fact that he was managed by both “Classy” Freddie Blassie and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, easily two of the greatest heel managers in professional wrestling history, while in his prime years with WWE.
Big John Studd’s official WWE Hall of Fame profile, featuring bio, exclusive videos, photos, career highlights, classic moments and more!
Mar 25, 2024 · Big John Studd began his wrestling career in the 1970s, competing in NWA and WWE. Studd's biggest rivalry was with André the Giant, and he was known for his time in The Heenan Family. Despite his success, Studd tragically passed away at age 47 due to lymphoma complications.
John William Minton, better known as Big John Studd, was a well-known American professional wrestler and actor. He had won various wrestling championships during the course of his wrestling career. He exhibited his wrestling skills at ‘World Wrestling Federation’ (WWF) in the 1970s and 1980s.
Mar 20, 1995 · On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Big John Studd, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.
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.
John Minton (February 19, 1948 – March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler and actor. He is known for competing in the World Wrestling Federation from 1982 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1989.
Studd participated in the well-publicized 20 man over-the-top battle royal that took place at WrestleMania 2 and featured in a memorable pre-match interview with Gene Okerlund and then Atlanta Falcons player Bill Fralic, with Studd telling Fralic he had no business in professional wrestling and Fralic calling Studd "Dudd".
Jan 13, 2022 · Big John Studd won the second ever Royal Rumble, but was gone from WWE six months later, without even a WrestleMania match in between.
