1. Mantaur was best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation in the mid-1990s under the ring name Mantaur, and briefly as Tank.
18 Facts About Mantaur
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Mantaur remained with the promotion until late 1994 when he returned to the United States to perform for the World Wrestling Federation.
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The Mantaur character was that of a Minotaur who charged, trampled and mooed at opponents.
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Mantaur then began a small winning streak, defeating a series of jobbers.
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Mantaur got a shot at Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon, and lost the match by disqualification due to interference by Jeff Jarrett, who was involved in a feud with Ramon at that time.
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Mantaur made his first PPV appearance at the 1995 Royal Rumble, where he competed in the Royal Rumble match and lasted nine minutes before being eliminated by Lex Luger.
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Mantaur was defeated by Bret Hart during a taping of Wrestling Challenge in Moline, Illinois, on April 26,1995.
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Mantaur entered the 1995 King of the Ring tournament but was pinned by Bob "Spark Plug" Holly in a qualifying match.
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Mantaur debuted there on December 1,1995, with a victory over The Dark Ninja.
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Mantaur appeared with Goldust at In Your House 7 in his corner for his match against the Ultimate Warrior.
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Mantaur won the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, his first and only wrestling title, on March 15,1997, after defeating then-champion Jerry Lawler.
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Mantaur lost the belt back to Lawler in a rematch seven days later.
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Mantaur returned to the WWF in June 1997 with the Truth Commission as he fought as Tank.
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Mantaur was on two Shotgun Saturday Night episodes for 6 tag matches until his release later that summer.
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Mantaur won a battle royal and later that night fought his cousin Cannonball Grizzly for the RWA International title which Grizzly won.
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Mantaur lost to Tito Santana at Pro Wrestling Syndicate in Metuchen, New Jersey on December 7,2012.
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On November 28,2018, Mantaur was an inaugural inductee into the Omaha Pro Wrestling Hall Of Fame at the PWP Live "Wrestlerama" event at The Waiting Room Lounge in Omaha.
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Mantaur died in his sleep on July 11,2023, at the age of 55.