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Chris Chavis
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1961-06-08,Pembroke, North Carolina, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Christopher Chavis is a Native American professional wrestler best known for his work with WWE as Tatanka from 1991 to 1996 and from 2005 to 2007. His ring name is a Lakota word that literally means "bull buffalo." He is descended from the Lumbee Native American tribe. is a Native American professional wrestler best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment from 1991 to 1996 and from 2005 to 2007. His ring name, Tatanka, is a Lakota word that literally means "bull buffalo". He is descended from the Lumbee Native American tribe. Chavis started competing in powerlifting, he competed in his first bodybuilding contest, Mr. Virginia Beach, placing second. He won many competitions during his time in bodybuilding, but decided against competing on the national level and possibly turning pro for personal reasons. From 1985 to 1990 he worked for Bally's Health and Tennis Corporation, becoming a Divisional Manager. In 1987 he received many tryouts for the National Football League, from teams such as the Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, and the Los Angeles Raiders. He decided to pursue a career with the Dolphins. Chavis was one of 20 hopefuls offered a deal out of approximately 2,000 tryouts. The Dolphins offered him a free agent contract with the availability to increase after the first year. He declined, however, since his income at Bally's exceeded the value of the contract. In 1989, Chavis left Bally's to pursue an accounting career. He met "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers in Florida at a video store while looking for wrestling tapes. Rogers had Chavis call Larry Sharpe, who ran a wrestling school in southern New Jersey called "The Monster Factory." He had his first match, as Tatanka, against Joe Thunderstorm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 13, 1990. Rogers then introduced Chavis to George Scott, the booker for WWE during the 1980s. Scott was starting his own promotion called the North American Wrestling Association, later known as South Atlantic Pro Wrestling. Chavis wrestled under the name "The War Eagle" Chris Chavis and was voted 3rd runner up for Rookie of the Year in Pro Wrestling Illustrated for 1990. Also in 1990, he became The South Atlantic Heavyweight Champion by beating Ken Shamrock. Not long after, he was signed to a WWE contract. On May 2, 2014, Tatanka won the DPW Tag Team Championship along with Rick "The Prick" Dominick. They lost the titles on October 18, 2014 to Raven and Demolition Davies. On November 3, 2015, WWE announced that they signed Tatanka to a Legends contract. On April 3, 2016, at WrestleMania 32, Tatanka competed in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal as a face, and was among the last to be eliminated.

Filmography

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams

10

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994-06-29

WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts

0

WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
1993-10-16

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

10

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992-06-25

WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

0

WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
1993-03-01

German Fan Favorites 2

0

German Fan Favorites 2
1994-10-24

WWE U.K. Fan Favourites

0

WWE U.K. Fan Favourites
1993-08-09

0

WWE SuperSlams
1995-10-03

WWF Bashed in the USA

0

WWF Bashed in the USA
1993-06-23

WWE Brawl in the Family

0

WWE Brawl in the Family
1995-05-23

0

Inside the WWF
1994-05-04

WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers

0

WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
1993-06-24

WWE Rampage '92

0

WWE Rampage '92
1992-10-22

WWE Wham, Bam, Bodyslam!

0

WWE Wham, Bam, Bodyslam!
1995-03-08

WWE Royal Rumble 2006

7.758

WWE Royal Rumble 2006
2006-01-29

WWE No Way Out 2006

7.4

WWE No Way Out 2006
2006-02-19

WWE WrestleMania 32

7.1

WWE WrestleMania 32
2016-04-03

WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head

10

WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head
2006-06-07

WWE Survivor Series 1992

8.4

WWE Survivor Series 1992
1992-11-25

WWE King of the Ring 1995

6.3

WWE King of the Ring 1995
1995-06-25

0

Ale
2021-01-20

PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning

0

PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
2011-01-29

0

The Old Boys
2015-06-20

WWF European Rampage 1993

0

WWF European Rampage 1993
1993-04-25

Rodman Downunder

0

Rodman Downunder
2006-06-01

Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania

8.5

Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
2014-02-11

The True Story of WrestleMania

8.286

The True Story of WrestleMania
2011-03-13

WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992

0

WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992
1992-08-23

WWE SummerSlam 1992

8.1

WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992-08-29

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992

0

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
1992-11-22

WWE Royal Rumble 1996

5.5

WWE Royal Rumble 1996
1996-01-21

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

6.667

WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993-01-24

WWE March to WrestleMania IX

0

WWE March to WrestleMania IX
1993-03-28

WWE WrestleMania VIII

8.2

WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992-04-05

WWE WrestleMania IX

6.3

WWE WrestleMania IX
1993-04-04

WWE King of the Ring 1993

8.4

WWE King of the Ring 1993
1993-06-13

WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993

0

WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
1993-08-22

WWE SummerSlam 1993

6.2

WWE SummerSlam 1993
1993-08-30

5

WWE UK Rampage
1992-04-19

WWE Royal Rumble 1994

6.857

WWE Royal Rumble 1994
1994-01-22

WWE March to WrestleMania X

0

WWE March to WrestleMania X
1994-03-13

WWE King of the Ring 1994

7.6

WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994-06-19

WWE SummerSlam 1994

5.7

WWE SummerSlam 1994
1994-08-29

WWE Survivor Series 1994

8.2

WWE Survivor Series 1994
1994-11-23

WWE March to WrestleMania XI

0

WWE March to WrestleMania XI
1995-03-26

WWE In Your House

8.3

WWE In Your House
1995-05-13

WWF Mega Matches '95

0

WWF Mega Matches '95
1995-12-01

WWF Off the Top Rope

0

WWF Off the Top Rope
1995-03-22

WWF Wrestling Challenge

6.8

WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986-09-07

6.8

Raw
1993-01-11

Saturday Night's Main Event

8.2

Saturday Night's Main Event
1985-05-11