The Colossal Kongs was a professional wrestling tag team who competed in the USWA, GWF and WCW. In WCW they were managed by Harley Race, who brought them to the promotion. The team was made up of Awesome Kong and Krusher Kong (Krusher Kong was originally billed as King Kong, but changed his name for copyright reasons).[4]
| Colossal Kongs | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Name(s) | Awesome Kong King/Krusher Kong |
| Billed heights | Awesome Kong: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1] King Kong: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] |
| Combined billed weight | 850 lb (390 kg)[1][2] |
| Debut | 1991[3] |
| Disbanded | 1999 |
Although they headlined the Clash of Champions 24 in a losing effort against Ric Flair and Sting, the team was ultimately unsuccessful and short lived.[5] They were named the Worst Tag Team of 1993 in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards.[6]
Awesome Kong (Dwayne McCullough) died from a massive heart attack on November 17, 2012 at 54.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Wrestler Profiles: Awesome Kong". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ a b "Wrestler Profiles: Krusher Kong". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ "Tag Team Profiles: Colossal Kongs". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ Lentz III, Harris M. (2015). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling (2nd ed.). McFarland. p. 189. ISBN 9781476605050. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Weyer, Michael (19 December 2021). "10 Bad WCW Tag Teams Nobody Remembers". The Sportster. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ a b Pena, Daniel (November 18, 2012). "Former WCW Wrestler Dwayne "Awesome Kong" McCullough Passes Away". wrestlinginc.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.