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Kurrgan: Classic Photos
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$ V" p# o: t+ p$ z- j5 TKurrgan stormed on the WWE scene in 1997 with The Truth Commission.
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' F4 @4 }6 O+ F+ E; eBy the end of the year, though, Kurrgan broke out on his own.1 N8 Y: K$ f& _+ o2 i' P
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; S1 h( ]2 S; f0 c6 z) kThe seven-footer was managed by The Jackyl.5 r+ a+ P" q8 y5 x9 j5 \5 _; ?/ C
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1 J- f( K8 k2 P9 hFew competitors could handle the giant's unparalleled strength.
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6 N, h+ n% G. u0 y# N6 WNo one could break Kurrgan's devastating Paralyzer clawhold.. z$ p% R) v7 f
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' Z( _* \( m6 D8 G4 h& t2 |In 1998, Kurrgan showed off his lighter side, joining up with The Oddities.
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; `$ x/ m4 H4 Z& ^- O7 f0 uClad in tie-dye, the jovial giant boogied to the ring with Golga, Giant Silva and Luna Vachon.
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% A" `! p/ P; z% }. x wKurrgan and his pals were rapped to the ring by Insane Clown Posse., t% @7 M9 x8 v* A( O; n
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& f3 `+ \( X. ~$ F6 d2 V! F; EKurrgan: Current photos+ R Y0 {! |4 r, S- Y
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Today, Robert Maillet is an actor.
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His 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."% w# Z* @, P+ j% T' r* F0 p
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Most recently, Maillet played Russian Jaeger pilot Aleksis Kaidanovsky. |
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