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.
Statements (48)
| 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
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Joint Promotions NERFINISHED ⓘ World Championship Wrestling (WCW) NERFINISHED ⓘ World of Sport (ITV wrestling) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrestlingStyle | super heavyweight brawler ⓘ |
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