Bigelow stated that while working as a bounty hunter in Mexico, he was shot in the back by a fugitive and imprisoned for six months in Mexico City. After dropping out of high school, Bigelow held various jobs including a bodyguard, a bouncer, and a bounty hunter. In his late teens, Bigelow competed in arm wrestling tournaments. He placed third in the 1979 New Jersey state wrestling tournament in his sophomore year, but missed his senior season due to a cyst in his lower back. While he did not graduate, he earned varsity letters in football and wrestling. He attended Neptune High School in Neptune Township, New Jersey. Bigelow headlined seven pay-per-views: the first Survivor Series in 1987, Beach Brawl in 1991, King of the Ring in 19, WrestleMania XI in 1995, and November to Remember in 19.īigelow was born on Septemin Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States. Over the course of his career, he held championships including the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, the ECW World Television Championship, the IWGP Tag Team Championship, the WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, and the WCW World Tag Team Championship. Recognizable by his close to 400-pound frame and the distinctive flame tattoo that spanned most of his bald head, Bigelow was hailed by Ryan Murphy (a writer for Bigelow's former employer WWE) as "the most natural, agile and physically remarkable big man of the past quarter century", while former co-worker Bret Hart described him as "possibly the best working big man in the business." īigelow is best known for his appearances with promotions New Japan Pro-Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) between 19. Scott Charles Bigelow (Septem– January 19, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Bam Bam Bigelow. Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States (as Bam Bam Bigelow)
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