Big Daddy
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cultural icon
human
professional wrestler
television personality
television sports program
wrestling promoter
Big Daddy was a hugely popular British professional wrestler and cultural icon of the 1970s and 1980s, known for his massive size, crowd-pleasing persona, and frequent appearances on televised World of Sport wrestling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Daddy canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural icon
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human ⓘ professional wrestler ⓘ professional wrestler ⓘ television personality ⓘ television sports program ⓘ wrestling promoter ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| appearedOn | ITV ⓘ |
| billedAs | huge heavyweight wrestler ⓘ |
| billedFrom | Halifax, West Yorkshire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | sports entertainment ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
associated with Saturday afternoon TV in Britain
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became household name in the UK ⓘ |
| hasFanbase |
children
ⓘ
family audiences ⓘ |
| hasFinishingMove | splash ⓘ |
| hasOpponent | Giant Haystacks ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Max Crabtree ⓘ |
| hasRole |
main-event attraction
ⓘ
top babyface (hero) in British wrestling ⓘ |
| hasSignatureMove |
Big Daddy Splash
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splash ⓘ |
| influenced | popular perception of British wrestling ⓘ |
| knownFor |
charismatic crowd interaction
ⓘ
simple power-based wrestling style ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaFormat | televised wrestling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appearances on World of Sport wrestling
ⓘ
crowd-pleasing persona ⓘ massive size ⓘ |
| occupation | professional wrestler ⓘ |
| partOf |
British wrestling boom of the 1970s
ⓘ
British wrestling boom of the 1980s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Halifax, West Yorkshire
ⓘ
surface form:
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
|
| ringNameOf | Shirley Crabtree Jr. ⓘ |
| style | face (heroic) character ⓘ |
| trainedBy | Max Crabtree ⓘ |
| wears |
cape
ⓘ
singlet with BD initials ⓘ |
| wrestledFor | Joint Promotions ⓘ |
| wrestledOnProgram |
World of Sport (ITV wrestling)
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surface form:
World of Sport
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Frank D'Amico