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Kurrgan: Classic Photos
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# S! M+ o3 O. \Kurrgan stormed on the WWE scene in 1997 with The Truth Commission.- y% j% D( {* B: o4 `
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By the end of the year, though, Kurrgan broke out on his own.
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' S, H9 S+ s- m) rThe seven-footer was managed by The Jackyl." p* I5 w7 q; `& J6 f& m! P( K
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No one could break Kurrgan's devastating Paralyzer clawhold.
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Clad in tie-dye, the jovial giant boogied to the ring with Golga, Giant Silva and Luna Vachon.
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" c3 I1 D% v1 j8 _2 nKurrgan and his pals were rapped to the ring by Insane Clown Posse.4 \4 w% ]( c$ x. O& p" m/ l6 R
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Kurrgan: Current photos, H7 s9 G: J* W! d8 n# f
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& Z$ o% {' U% EHis first feature film role was in "300" as the Uber Immortal that battled King Leonidas.
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He's also portrayed a Minotaur in "Immortals."
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Most recently, Maillet played Russian Jaeger pilot Aleksis Kaidanovsky. |
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