Big John Studd

John Minton (February 19, 1948 – March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler and actor.

Big John Studd
Studd during a match
Born	(1948-02-19)February 19, 1948 Butler, Pennsylvania
Died	March 20, 1995(1995-03-20) (aged 47) Burke, Virginia
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Big John Studd Captain USA Chuck O'Connor Executioner #2 The Giant Studd
Billed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Billed weight	364 lb (165 kg)
Billed from	Los Angeles, California
Trained by	Killer Kowalski
Debut	1972
Retired	1990

He is known for competing in the World Wrestling Federation from 1982 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1989. Minton was also an actor in both .

Minton died on March 20, 1995 from liver cancer and Hodgkin's disease. Lou Albano revealed in 2000 that Minton had also suffered from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.^[1]

Minton was inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame in 1995 and the WWE Hall of Fame by Big Show in 2004.^[2]

Championships

• Championship Wrestling from Florida
  • NWA Florida Global Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Jimmy Garvin)
• European Wrestling Union
  • EWU World Super Heavyweight Championship (one time)
• Georgia Championship Wrestling
  • NWA National Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Super Destroyer)
• Maple Leaf Wrestling
  • NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (one time)
• Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (four times) (with Ric Flair (one), Ken Patera (one), Masked Superstar #1 (one), and Roddy Piper (one))
• NWA Big Time Wrestling
  • NWA American Heavyweight Championship (one time)
  • NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Bull Ramos)
• NWA Mid-Pacific Promotions
  • NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (one time)
  • NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Buddy Rose)
• NWA Southern Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Tennessee Southern Heavyweight Championship (one time)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year (1976) (with Killer Kowalski)
  • He was ranked #60 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.^[3]
• World Championship Wrestling
  • WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1995)
• World Wrestling Association
  • WWA World Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Ox Baker)

World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment

• • WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)^[2]
  • WWWF World Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Killer Kowalski)
  • Royal Rumble (1989)
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Most Overrated (1984)