Birthday
1928/11/23
Day of death
2010/04/14 (81 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Also know as
Big Thunder, Canada's Greatest Athlete
Eugene Nicholas Kiniski was a Canadian athlete who played football for the Edmonton Eskimos and later was a successful professional wrestler recognized as a multiple-time world heavyweight champion. "Canada's Greatest Athlete", as he billed himself for promotional purposes, was born in Edmonton, Alberta. Like Bronko Nagurski before him, Kiniski was one of the first world champions in professional wrestling to have a previous background in football. He is the father of professional wrestler Kelly Kiniski and international amateur and professional wrestler Nick Kiniski.
(1983) NWA Starrcade 1983
as Gene Kiniski (Referee)
(1978) Paradise Alley
as Wrestler
(1994) Double Happiness
as Man at Bus Stop
(1985) WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '85
as Gene Kiniski (Manager)
(1990) Terminal City Ricochet
as Commander Crutcher
(1999) Mad Dog Vachon: Wrestling with the Past
as Himself
(1997) WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
as Himself
(2009) WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship
as Himself
(1993) WCW Slamboree 1993
as Gene Kiniski (Cornerman)