Robert Maillet
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Ring name(s) | Kurgan Kurrgan The Interrogator Acadian Giant |
Billed height | 213 cm (7 ft 0 in) |
Billed weight | 158 kg (350 lb) |
Born | October 26, 1969 Ste-Marie-de-Kent, New Brunswick, Canada |
Trained by | Stephen Petitpas, Bret Hart, Leo Burke |
Debut | 1989 |
Robert Maillet (born October 26, 1969) is a professional wrestler best known for his tenure in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), as a member of the Truth Commission and the Oddities as Kurrgan.
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[edit] Career
Robert got his start in the early 1990s working for Stephen Petitpas Maritime Championship Wrestling and then for Canadian Championship Wrestling. Both of these promotions operated around the Canadian maritime provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Both of these promotions went out of business by 1994. Maillet spent some time in Japan working for the W*ING promotion as Goliath El Gigante. Maillet signed for the WWF in 1997 alongside The Jackyl as a member of The Truth Commission. The group was sent to the United States Wrestling Association before being called up to the WWF. After The Truth Commission disbanded, Kurrgan went on to be part of the The Human Oddities. After he left the WWF in 1999 he worked for the now defunct RAW - Real Action Wrestling that also operated in the same maritime provinces. He has also worked in Japan and Mexico.
He now works for Jacques Rougeau's wrestling events as Kurgan. On July 8, 2005, he wrestled Hacksaw Jim Duggan during half-time of a CFL game in Montreal.
Robert Maillet was featured in the movie 300, released in 2007. An adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel of the same name. He will play the part of a giant Persian warrior, the Uber Immortal.
[edit] Finishing and signature moves
- Kurrgan Slam (Rolling spinebuster)
- Chokeslam
- Clawhold
- Sidewalk slam
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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- 2-time ECCW Heavyweight Champion
- Real Action Wrestling
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- 1-time RAW Heavyweight Champion
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- 3-time USWA Tag Team Champion (with Recon)
[edit] Managers
- The Commandant
- The Jackyl
- Sable
- Luna Vachon
- Nasty Nat