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person_profile-Chris Chavis

Chris Chavis Age: 63

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Chris Chavis

Date of Birth:

Jun 08, 1961

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

Chris Chavis

    Christopher Chavis is a Native American professional wrestler best known for his work with the World Wrestling Federation (later known as World Wrestling Entertainment) as Tatanka from 1991 to 1996 and from 2005 to 2007. His ring name is a Lakota word that literally means "bull buffalo." He is descended from the Lumbee Native American tribe. is a Native American professional wrestler best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment from 1991 to 1996 and from 2005 to 2007. His ring name, Tatanka, is a Lakota word that literally means "bull buffalo". He is descended from the Lumbee Native American tribe.

    Chavis started competing in powerlifting, he competed in his first bodybuilding contest, Mr. Virginia Beach, placing second. He won many competitions during his time in bodybuilding, but decided against competing on the national level and possibly turning pro for personal reasons. From 1985 to 1990 he worked for Bally's Health and Tennis Corporation, becoming a Divisional Manager.

    In 1987 he received many tryouts for the National Football League, from teams such as the Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, and the Los Angeles Raiders. He decided to pursue a career with the Dolphins. Chavis was one of 20 hopefuls offered a deal out of approximately 2,000 tryouts. The Dolphins offered him a free agent contract with the availability to increase after the first year. He declined, however, since his income at Bally's exceeded the value of the contract.

    In 1989, Chavis left Bally's to pursue an accounting career. He met "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers in Florida at a video store while looking for wrestling tapes. Rogers had Chavis call Larry Sharpe, who ran a wrestling school in southern New Jersey called "The Monster Factory." He had his first match, as Tatanka, against Joe Thunderstorm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 13, 1990.

    Rogers then introduced Chavis to George Scott, the booker for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) during the 1980s. Scott was starting his own promotion called the North American Wrestling Association, later known as South Atlantic Pro Wrestling. Chavis wrestled under the name "The War Eagle" Chris Chavis and was voted 3rd runner up for Rookie of the Year in Pro Wrestling Illustrated for 1990. Also in 1990, he became The South Atlantic Heavyweight Champion by beating Ken Shamrock. Not long after, he was signed to a WWF contract. On May 2, 2014, Tatanka won the DPW Tag Team Championship along with Rick "The Prick" Dominick. They lost the titles on October 18, 2014 to Ravn and Demolition Davies.

    On November 3, 2015, WWE announced that they signed Tatanka to a Legends contract. On April 3, 2016, at WrestleMania 32, Tatanka competed in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal as a face, and was among the last to be eliminated.

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Chris Chavis

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Filmography of

Chris Chavis

Found 43 Movies in total

Ale

Selbst ( Actor )

... 2021

WWE WrestleMania 32

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 2016

The Old Boys

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 2015

... 2014

The True Story of WrestleMania

Tatanka (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2011

... 2011

WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 2006

Rodman Downunder

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 2006

WWE No Way Out 2006

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 2006

WWE Royal Rumble 2006

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 2006

WWE Royal Rumble 1996

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1996

WWE SuperSlams

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1995

WWE King of the Ring 1995

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1995

WWE Brawl in the Family

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1995

WWE In Your House

Tatanka (Appearance) ( Actor )

... 1995

... 1995

... 1995

WWE Wham, Bam, Bodyslam!

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1995

WWE Survivor Series 1994

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1994

German Fan Favorites 2

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1994

WWE SummerSlam 1994

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1994

... 1994

WWE King of the Ring 1994

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1994

Inside the WWF

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1994

... 1994

WWE Royal Rumble 1994

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1994

... 1993

WWE SummerSlam 1993

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1993

WWE U.K. Fan Favourites

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1993

... 1993

WWF Bashed in the USA

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1993

WWE King of the Ring 1993

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1993

WWF European Rampage 1993

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1993

WWE WrestleMania IX

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1993

... 1993

... 1993

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1993

WWE Survivor Series 1992

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1992

WWE Rampage '92

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1992

WWE SummerSlam 1992

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1992

... 1992

WWE UK Rampage

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1992

WWE WrestleMania VIII

Tatanka ( Actor )

... 1992