Giant Haystacks

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Giant Haystacks was a towering British professional wrestler, famed as one of the most imposing villains of the UK wrestling scene in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
professional wrestler
television personality
activeYearsInWrestling 1960s–1990s
alsoKnownFor intimidating physical size
long beard and hair
appearedOn ITV World of Sport wrestling NERFINISHED
billedAs villain
billedFrom Salford, England NERFINISHED
billedWeight over 600 lb
birthName Martin Austin Ruane NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath lymphoma
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1946-10-10
dateOfDeath 1998-11-29
era 1970s
1980s
ethnicOrigin Irish
grewUpIn Salford, Lancashire, England NERFINISHED
height about 6 ft 11 in
knownFor being one of the most imposing villains of UK wrestling in the 1970s and 1980s
language English
legacy iconic heel of British professional wrestling
madeUSTelevisionDebutIn World Championship Wrestling (WCW) NERFINISHED
mediaType sports entertainment
notableFeudWith Big Daddy NERFINISHED
numberOfChildren 3
occupation professional wrestler
placeOfBirth London, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Manchester, England NERFINISHED
preWrestlingOccupation labourer
nightclub bouncer
religion Roman Catholic NERFINISHED
residence Salford, England NERFINISHED
ringName Giant Haystacks NERFINISHED
Haystacks Calhoun (early UK billing variation)
Loch Ness NERFINISHED
signatureMove elbow drop
splash
spouse Rita Ruane NERFINISHED
tagTeamPartnerOf Big Daddy (early in career) NERFINISHED
usedRingNameInPromotion Loch Ness in WCW
wrestledFor All Star Wrestling (UK) NERFINISHED
Joint Promotions NERFINISHED
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) NERFINISHED
World of Sport (ITV wrestling) NERFINISHED
wrestlingStyle super heavyweight brawler

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Big Daddy hasOpponent Giant Haystacks