Lord Humongous
Lord Humongous is a professional wrestling character who was introduced in Memphis' Mid-South Wrestling by "Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart as a heel to challenge the long-time dominant Jerry "the King" Lawler. The original Lord Humongous (drawn from a character in the movie The Road Warrior) debuted in 1984 and was portrayed by the physically massive Mike Stark, who is currently the strength coach for the University of Memphis football team. The character has since been portrayed by wrestlers such as Sid Eudy and Barry Buchanan (later known, respectively, as Sid Vicious and Bull Buchanan). Currently portrayed by Sid Eudy's son, Gunner.
The name, and the idea for the look of Lord Humongous came from the film The Road Warrior, where the character leads a gang of bloodthirsty bandits.[1] The look was also seen later in Atari's arcade game Pit-Fighter as "The Masked Warrior."
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[edit] Wrestlers who portrayed "Lord Humongous"
- 1984: Mike Stark
- 1984: Jeff Van Kamp
- 1984-90s: Gary Nations
- 1987: Sid Eudy
- 1990s: Barry Buchanan
- 1990s: Randy Lewis
- 1990s: Emory Hale
- 2000s: Richard Baily
- 2009:Gunner Eudy
- March 6, 1999 - April 11, 2009: John Bass
- October 16, 2010 - April 2, 2011: Clint Barlow
- April 2, 2011 – Present: John Bass
[edit] Lord Humongous in popular culture
- A SuperNews! parody of The Hills features Lord Humongous as Audrina's new boyfriend.[1]
- Another SuperNews! animation features Glenn Beck interviewing Lord Humongous, the Grim Reaper, and Jesus Christ.[2]
[edit] In wrestling
[edit] References
- ^ Humongus speech from Mad Max Road Warrior
- ^ Matt Mackinder (January 17, 2008). "Sir Oliver Humperdink recalls career of yesteryear". SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/05/12/4175841.html. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "House of Humperdink". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/h/house-of-humperdink.html. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
[edit] External links
- Lord Humongous at Online World of Wrestling
- Additional site about Lord Humongous
- University of Memphis Webpage of Mike Stark (the original Lord Humongous)
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