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John William Minton (February 19, 1948 – March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name, Big John Studd. Studd is best known for his appearances with the World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation in the 1970s and 1980s.
Nov 1, 2020 · He began another round of chemotherapy in early 1995 as his tumor had once again returned and had spread. He passed away on March 20, 1995, from Hodgkin’s disease and liver cancer. John Minton was just 47 years old at the time of his death. Big John Studd was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004.
Mar 25, 2024 · Big John Studd began his wrestling career in the 1970s, competing in NWA and WWE. Studd's biggest rivalry was with André the Giant, and he was known for his time in The Heenan Family. Despite his success, Studd tragically passed away at age 47 due to lymphoma complications.
Big John Studd’s official WWE Hall of Fame profile, featuring bio, exclusive videos, photos, career highlights, classic moments and more!
John William Minton, better known as Big John Studd, was a well-known American professional wrestler and actor. He had won various wrestling championships during the course of his wrestling career. He exhibited his wrestling skills at ‘World Wrestling Federation’ (WWF) in the 1970s and 1980s.
Mar 20, 1995 · On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Big John Studd, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.
Big John Studd. John Minton (February 19, 1948 – March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler and actor . He is known for competing in the World Wrestling Federation from 1982 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1989. Minton was also an actor in both . Minton died on March 20, 1995 from liver cancer and Hodgkin's disease.
John Minton. Actor: Micki + Maude. John Minton, or Big John Studd as he would eventually be known, was born on February 19th, 1948, in Butler, Pennsylvania. He started training to be a professional wrestler under 'Walter 'Killer' Kowalski' at the age of 18.
John William Minton (February 19, 1948 – March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler and actor who was born and raised in Butler, Pennsylvania, better known by his ring name, Big John Studd. Big John Studd was trained by wrestling legend Killer Kowalski.
Studd participated in the well-publicized 20 man over-the-top battle royal that took place at WrestleMania 2 and featured in a memorable pre-match interview with Gene Okerlund and then Atlanta Falcons player Bill Fralic, with Studd telling Fralic he had no business in professional wrestling and Fralic calling Studd "Dudd".
