Chase Tatum is best remembered for being a member of Master P’s No Limit
Soldiers. Tatum started his WCW training at the WCW Power Plant after winning
the Mr. Georgia bodybuilding competition and started his career as an enhancement
talent and was part of a tag team with Master Blaster Blade (Al Green), Tatum was
known as Master Blaster Iron, and the team was known The Master Blasters. After
a year in WCW, Tatum become a member of the No Limit Soldiers and feuded
against The West Texas Rednecks. In 1999, Tatum had a WCW World Television
title match against Rick Steiner in a losing effort. Tatum was released from
WCW and wrestled once in UPW against Prototype (future John Cena) in a losing
effort before retiring from wrestling because of severe back problems.
His back
problems led to a dependence to painkillers, leading to an accidental drug
overdose in 2008. At the time of his death, Tatum and his family were making
plans for him to enter a rehab facility.
Outside of wrestling, Tatum was worked as a road manager and personal
assistant for Big Boi of Outkast. He was a personal trainer and was in several
movies including Who’s Your Caddy (2007), Unshackled (2000), and Creature from
Black Lake (1976).
Ron Reis Born: November 18, 1969 in San Jose, California Other Ring Names: Big Bomb Jones, Big Ron Studd, Evil, Reese, Super Giant Ninja, SWAT, Vanilla Gorilla , T-Rex, and The Yeti. Standing at 7’1 and weighting over 350 lbs., Ron Reis had the size to be a star in the wrestling business. What Reis didn’t have was a strong gimmick, over the course of his career, Reis had upwards of nine gimmicks over the course of his career and might be remembered the most for his The Yeti gimmick. Ron Reis was trained by wrestling star, Big John Studd and made in professional in-ring debut in March 1994 with Killer Kowalski’s International Wrestling Federation. In 1995, Reis wrestled with the National Wrestling Conference in Las Vegas, before joining World Championship Wrestling by the fall. Reis as The Yeti With WCW, Reis would debut as The Yeti on October 23, 1995, as a member of the Dungeon of Doom. Every wrestling fans and maybe even non-wrestling fans kno...
In sports, the debate continues to rage as fans discuss who is the greatest of all-time or who should is on their Mount Rushmore in a specific sport, and it is no different in professional wrestling. Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair in WCW For me, the greatest wrestling of all-time is Ric Flair. Flair had the ability on the mic to cut amazing promos, his in-ring work was fantastic, and he had the “IT” factor. As for my Mount Rushmore of professional wrestling, I would have Ric Flair, Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan, and the fourth spot I feel is interchangeable, but I go with Andre the Giant. Since the mid-1970s, Ric Flair has used the moniker “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair, and is regarded as one of the best all-round talents in the wrestling business of all-time. Flair had a 40-year career, spanning from 1972 until 2012, and has noted tenures with Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) and Total Nonstop Action Wres...
Chief Jay Strongbow – Born Luke Joseph Scarpa Born: October 4, 1928 in Nutley, New Jersey Died: April 3, 2012 in Griffin, Georgia Chief Jay Strongbow was a true spectacle to see in his Native American gimmick. Wearing a war bonnet to the ring and “warpath” nature in the ring. National Wrestling Alliance (1947 to 1970) Strongbow started his wrestling career in 1947, becoming a standout star in the Georgia and Florida territories of the National Wrestling Alliance throughout the 1950s and 1960s. During his time in the NWA, he won several championships and becoming a fan favourite, and wrestled under his real name, Joe Scarpa. World Wide Wrestling Federation (1970 to 1979) In 1970, Chief Jay Strongbow started his career with the WWWF and started using his trademark native American gimmick with traditional headdress and native themed wrestling moves. During this time, his main rivals were “The Golden Greek” Spiros Arion, “Handsome Jimmy” Vallant and Superstar B...
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