Giant Gonzalez during his younger days as an accomplished basketball star.
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No, this eight-foot giant never competed in Olympic wrestling, obviously. However, he did excel at another sport and I'll give you one guess which sport that was. Yes! You are correct, Giant Gonzalez was a star basketball player from his native homeland of Argentina. Who would've guessed it?
Gonzalez was a member of the Argentina basketball team in the 1988 Olympic games. Soon after, he was drafted in the NBA by the Atlanta Hawks, to become the first ever Argentinean player drafted in the NBA. Unfortunately, injuries would plague him, shortening his NBA career.
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In 1990, Gonzalez would make his WCW debut at the Capital Combat pay-per-view. He would have strong feuds with the likes of Ric Flair and several others. In 1993, he would go on to sign with the WWF, where he would arguably have his greatest success as a professional wrestler.
One of his top moments was the Undertaker feud, which climaxed with a loss to Taker at Wrestlemania IX.
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J. Carpenter
Jonathan Carpenter is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda. After obtaining a degree in political science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, he started writing WWE articles in 2016. Jonathan believes integrity is vital in journalism and ensures his work is high on accuracy. He conducts in-depth research and verifies information from various sources before curating a feature.
Jonathan has engaged in many meaningful conversations with prominent pro wrestling personalities like Drew McIntyre and DDP. He grew up in Memphis, admiring Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan during WWE’s Golden Era in the ‘80s. He has attended many pro wrestling events and credits The Hulkster for making his childhood memorable.
Jonathan, a big fan of Bray Wyatt, would like to see the latter's brother, Bo Dallas, continue his legacy as Uncle Howdy. If he were to work on the storyline, Jonathan would book the return of Erick Rowan as Howdy’s muscle. He thinks it would be a great way to honor the former Universal Champion.
When not writing pro wrestling features, Jonathan likes to collect sports memorabilia and has amassed a large collection of event-used and autographed relics over the years.
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