Gene Kiniski
Gene Kiniski
Eugene Nicholas Kiniski was a Canadian athlete who played football for the Edmonton Eskimos and later was a successful professional wrestler recognized as a multiple-time world heavyweight champion. "Canada's Greatest Athlete", as he billed himself for promotional purposes, was born in Edmonton, Alberta. Like Bronko Nagurski before him, Kiniski was one of the first world champions in professional wrestling to have a previous background in football. He is the father of professional wrestler Kelly Kiniski and international amateur and professional wrestler Nick Kiniski.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 2.01
Birthday 1928-11-23
Place of Birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Also Known As Big Thunder, Canada's Greatest Athlete,
NWA Starrcade 1983
1983

NWA Starrcade 1983

Paradise Alley
1978

Paradise Alley

Double Happiness
1994

Double Happiness

WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '85
1985

WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '85

Terminal City Ricochet
1990

Terminal City Ricochet

Mad Dog Vachon: Wrestling with the Past
1999

Mad Dog Vachon: Wrestling with the Past

WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
1997

WWE Badd Blood: In Your House

WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship
2009

WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship

WCW Slamboree 1993
1993

WCW Slamboree 1993