Chris Klucsarits
Christopher Morgan Klucsarits was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation under the ring names Chris Kanyon (or simply Kanyon) and Mortis. As a youth, Kanyon played roller hockey, basketball, and baseball at school. He attended Archbishop Molloy High School, located in Queens NY, graduating in 1988. In 1992 he graduated from the University at Buffalo with a bachelor's degree in physical therapy. During his time there, he was a member of the Mad Turtles, the University of Buffalo Rugby Football Club. Kanyon worked full-time as a physical therapist for three years before becoming a wrestler. Kanyon debuted in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as a jobber. After several months he was placed with Mark Starr in a tag team called "Men at Work". Their gimmick was that they were two construction workers turned wrestlers who wore jeans to the ring, and that Kanyon would cause the team to suffer losses by taking measurements with his tape measure at inopportune times. Kanyon was replaced with Mike Winner before the team disbanded altogether. Kanyon appeared on the CNN special Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling, in November 2007 following the aftermath of the Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide. On the program, Kanyon stated that on September 14, 2003 he had taken 50 sleeping pills in a suicide attempt. In the early hours of October 16, 2004, he was arrested in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida for "disorderly conduct and resisting arrest without violence" after attempting to break up a fight. He was released that same day after fellow wrestler Altar Boy Luke provided a US$750 cash bond. Kanyon publicly stated he did nothing wrong, and the case was thrown out of court. Kanyon, along with Raven and Michael Sanders, attempted to sue WWE for "cheating them out of health care and other benefits" but a federal judge in Stamford, Connecticut dismissed the case. In 2004, after Kanyon's release from WWE, he began a gimmick in which he was an openly gay wrestler. This included a publicity stunt wherein he stated that WWE released him from his contract because of his sexuality. Kanyon later told reporters and radio personalities that this was just a publicity stunt.[6] He later retracted these statements and acknowledged that he was in fact gay. Before his death Kanyon was working on a book, Wrestling Reality, with Ryan Clark. The book was released November 1, 2011, and it details Kanyon's struggles as a closeted gay man. Kanyon had been suffering from bipolar disorder, and he threatened suicide in the weeks prior to his death. On April 2, 2010, his brother Ken Klucsarits found him dead in his Sunnyside, Queens, New York apartment with an empty bottle of antidepressants. He left behind a note of apology for his family. His death was acknowledged by WWE
Ready to Rumble
as Stunt DoubleTwo slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an...
Movie pageYou Cannot Kill David Arquette
as Self (archive footage)Following his infamous championship as part of a marketing stunt for the film Ready to Rumble,...
Movie pageWWE WrestleMania XX
as KanyonWrestleMania XX was the twentieth annual WrestleMania . It took place on March 14, 2004 at...
Movie pageWWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as MortisThe best and most memorable matches from Hulk Hogan's career.
Movie pageWCW Greed
as KanyonGreed was the final PPV event from World Championship Wrestling (replacing the promotion's March...
Movie pageWCW World War 3 1998
as Chris KanyonSixty Men compete in a Three Ring Battle Royale with the winner gaining an opportunity at the...
Movie pageWCW World War 3 1995
as Chris KanyonSixty men fill three rings for one gigantic Battle Royal for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight...
Movie pageWCW Bash at the Beach '98
as Chris Kanyon (Appearance)The NBA collides with WCW as the Chicago Bull's Dennis Rodman teams with Hollywood Hogan to take...
Movie pageWWE No Mercy 2001
as Chris Kanyon (Heat)No Mercy (2001) was the fourth No Mercy professional wrestling PPV. It was presented by Subway...
Movie pageWCW Bash at The Beach 1997
as MortisBasketball star Dennis Rodman teams with Hollywood Hogan to face Lex Luger & The Giant. "Rowdy"...
Movie pageWWE InVasion
as Chris KanyonInvasion (also typeset as InVasion) was a PPV that took place on July 22, 2001 at the Gund Arena...
Movie pageWCW Fall Brawl 1997
as MortisThe new World order battles The Four Horseman in a WarGames Cage Match. "The Total Package" Lex...
Movie pageWCW Road Wild 1999
as Chris KanyonWCW hits the road and heads to Sturgis, South Dakota for Road Wild '99. Hulk Hogan defends the...
Movie pageWCW Fall Brawl 1998
as Chris KanyonThree teams clash in an epic WarGames Cage Match. "Diamond" Dallas Page, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper &...
Movie pageWCW Slamboree 2000
as Chris KanyonSlamboree 2000 took place on May 7, 2000 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The main...
Movie pageWCW New Blood Rising
as KanyonNew Blood Rising was a professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Championship...
Movie pageWWE SummerSlam 2001
as Chris KanyonSummerSlam (2001) was the fourteenth annual SummerSlam PPV and the third presented by Chef...
Movie pageWCW Bash at the Beach 1999
as Chris Kanyon"Macho Man" Randy Savage joins forces with Sid Vicious to take on Sting & Kevin Nash. The Jersey...
Movie pageWCW SuperBrawl Revenge
as KanyonSuperBrawl Revenge took place on February 18, 2001 from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in...
Movie pageWCW World War 3 1997
as MortisSixty men compete in a Three Ring Battle Royale for a chance at the WCW World Heavyweight...
Movie pageWCW Uncensored 1997
as MortisUncensored 1997 took place on March 16, 1997 from the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston,...
Movie pageWCW Bash at the Beach 2000
as KanyonBash at the Beach 2000 took place on July 9, 2000 from the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach,...
Movie pageThe Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3
as KanyonNitro was WCW's flagship show for over 5 years, yielding over 500 hours of action-packed...
Movie pageWCW The Great American Bash 1999
as Chris KanyonKevin Nash defends the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Rick...
Movie pageWCW The Great American Bash 1998
as Chris KanyonSting faces The Giant for control of the WCW World Tag Team Championship. Hollywood Hogan & "The...
Movie pageWCW Road Wild 1998
as Chris KanyonWCW hits the road and heads to Sturgis, South Dakota for WCW Road Wild! "Diamond" Dallas Page...
Movie pageWCW The Great American Bash 1997
as Mortis (Cornerman)"Macho Man" Randy Savage battles "Diamond" Dallas Page in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. The...
Movie pageTNA Turning Point 2005
as Chris KTurning Point (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total...
Movie pageThe Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
as KanyonFor six years, WCW Monday Nitro went head-to-head with WWE Raw, pulling out all the stops to...
Movie pageWCW Slamboree 1997
as Mortis"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, and football great "Mean" Kevin Greene...
Movie pageThe Jesse Ventura Story
as Kanyon / MortisBiography of ex-pro wrestler Jesse Ventura follows his life beginning as a youngster to election...
Movie pageOut in the Ring
as uncreditedA look at the lives of LGBTQ professional wrestlers past and present, and the history of LGBTQ...
Movie pagePWG: Astonishing X-Mas
as Chris Kanyon1. "The Professional" Scott Lost vs. Alex Shelley 2. Nemesis & Ronin vs. Quicksilver & Top Gun...
Movie pageRaw
as Chris KanyonA regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
TV Show pageTNA iMPACT!
as uncreditedTNA iMPACT offers a unique style of wrestling that features a blend of the traditional with...
TV Show pageDark Side of the Ring
as Self (Archive Footage)Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional...
TV Show pageWCW Monday Nitro
as uncreditedWCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship...
TV Show pageWCW Thunder
as Chris KanyonWCW Thunder was a professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling.
TV Show pageWCW Thunder
as MortisWCW Thunder was a professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling.
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