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Big John Studd
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.
Studd held a number of championships over his career, including the NWA American Heavyweight Championship, NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship, and WWWF World Tag Team Championship, and was the winner of the 1989 Royal Rumble. He was posthumously inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame in 1995 and the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004.
John William Minton was born and raised in a farm in Butler, Pennsylvania. He attended Butler High School, where he played basketball. He then joined the United States Army and served as a military police officer in Vietnam.
Minton was trained for a career in professional wrestling by Killer Kowalski and Charlie Moto in Los Angeles. He debuted in 1972 under the ring name "The Mighty Minton" for NWA Hollywood Wrestling. He formed a tag team with "Superstar" Billy Graham, facing the Tolos Brothers (Chris and John) in a series of matches.
In mid-1972, Studd joined the World Wide Wrestling Federation under the ring name "Chuck O'Connor". His most notable match of this run took place on September 12, when he unsuccessfully challenged Pedro Morales for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship. He left the WWWF in February 1973.
As Chuck O'Connor, Minton joined Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling in January 1974. In 1977, he got the ring name Big John Studd from promoter Paul Boesch, who said "My God, you look like a stud." In 1978, Studd teamed up with Ken Patera to win the Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles. He also competed as Masked Superstar #2, but unmasked after losing to Blackjack Mulligan. In early 1981, Studd gained several unsuccessful title shots at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, which was held by Dusty Rhodes at the time.
In 1976, Studd returned to the World Wide Wrestling Federation, where he donned a mask and performed as "Executioner #2", teaming with Executioner #1 as The Executioners. On May 11, 1976, The Executioners defeated Louis Cerdan and Tony Parisi to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship, but they were stripped of them on October 26, after a third Executioner (Nikolai Volkoff) interfered in a title defense against Chief Jay Strongbow and Billy White Wolf. Studd left the WWWF once more in early 1977.
From 1975 to 1976, Studd performed for the American Wrestling Association. He returned in 1980 and feuded with Mad Dog Vachon and The Crusher before leaving in 1981.
Big John Studd
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.
Studd held a number of championships over his career, including the NWA American Heavyweight Championship, NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship, and WWWF World Tag Team Championship, and was the winner of the 1989 Royal Rumble. He was posthumously inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame in 1995 and the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004.
John William Minton was born and raised in a farm in Butler, Pennsylvania. He attended Butler High School, where he played basketball. He then joined the United States Army and served as a military police officer in Vietnam.
Minton was trained for a career in professional wrestling by Killer Kowalski and Charlie Moto in Los Angeles. He debuted in 1972 under the ring name "The Mighty Minton" for NWA Hollywood Wrestling. He formed a tag team with "Superstar" Billy Graham, facing the Tolos Brothers (Chris and John) in a series of matches.
In mid-1972, Studd joined the World Wide Wrestling Federation under the ring name "Chuck O'Connor". His most notable match of this run took place on September 12, when he unsuccessfully challenged Pedro Morales for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship. He left the WWWF in February 1973.
As Chuck O'Connor, Minton joined Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling in January 1974. In 1977, he got the ring name Big John Studd from promoter Paul Boesch, who said "My God, you look like a stud." In 1978, Studd teamed up with Ken Patera to win the Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles. He also competed as Masked Superstar #2, but unmasked after losing to Blackjack Mulligan. In early 1981, Studd gained several unsuccessful title shots at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, which was held by Dusty Rhodes at the time.
In 1976, Studd returned to the World Wide Wrestling Federation, where he donned a mask and performed as "Executioner #2", teaming with Executioner #1 as The Executioners. On May 11, 1976, The Executioners defeated Louis Cerdan and Tony Parisi to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship, but they were stripped of them on October 26, after a third Executioner (Nikolai Volkoff) interfered in a title defense against Chief Jay Strongbow and Billy White Wolf. Studd left the WWWF once more in early 1977.
From 1975 to 1976, Studd performed for the American Wrestling Association. He returned in 1980 and feuded with Mad Dog Vachon and The Crusher before leaving in 1981.
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