Chris Kanyon
Chris Kanyon , real name Christopher Klucsaritis , (born January 4, 1970 , † April 2, 2010 ) was an American wrestler .
Life
After leaving school, Kanyon began a professional career as a wrestler. He trained under coaches Pete McKay Gonzalez, Ismael Gerena and Bobby Bold Eagle at the Lower East Side Wrestling Gym in Manhattan . His first match as a wrestler took place on April 5, 1992 in Levitton , New York. His stage name was initially Chris Morgan and then changed to the name Chris Canyon , which he then changed to Chris Kanyon . In 1995, Kanyon became a full-time professional wrestler. In 1997 he joined the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as a wrestler and worked as a wrestler in the WCW in the following years. In 2006, Kanyon ended his professional wrestling career.
On April 3, 2010, Chris Kanyon was found dead in his apartment.
Kanyon suffered from bipolar disorder and was openly gay .
Prizes and awards (selection)
- World Championship Wrestling
- WCW World Tag Team Championship - with Diamond Dallas Page and Bam Bam Bigelow as Jersey Triad
- World Wrestling Federation
- WCW United States Championship
- WWF Tag Team Championship - with Diamond Dallas Page
Web links
- Chris Kanyon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Openly Gay Former Wrestler Dies at 40 in Apparent Suicide on FOXNews.com , accessed April 5, 2010
- ↑ Advocate: Out Wrestler Chris Kanyon Found Dead ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kanyon, Chris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Klucsaritis, Christopher (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th January 1970 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 2010 |