First wrestler to hand Hulk Hogan his first defeat via pin-fall.
Wife, Monika De Rance, is his fourth wife. They met when she found him sleeping under a park bench. She allowed him to live with her and he turned his life around shortly after.
While in the WWE in the 80s, his substance abuse problems often caused him to behave erratically and miss bookings. This unpredictability led the WWE to actually pay him not to attend the WrestleMania I (1985) because of fears he would do something irresponsible with celebrities in attendance. Initially booked to face King Kong Bundy, he was replaced by Conrad Efraim (S.D Jones).
Once bench-pressed 600 pounds
Wrestled in WWF as Saba Simba
A former Mr. USA Body Building Champion.
After retirement from the ring, became a Certified Personal Trainer and
trains at Fitness World in Lewiston, Maine.