Where Are They Now?: Kurrgan

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[Clueless Steve]

Kurrgan making waves in Hollywood. Who knew? Next you'll tell me that Naked Mideon is an up-and-coming politician with an inside track on the Nobel Peace Prize.

[JTG Fan]

Kurrgan seems cool as f***, glad he's got it pretty good. He was a victim of the Attitude booking that did big men no favors (eg: Big Show in 1999-2001), booking them like any other wrestler instead of the monster all wrestling fans are accustomed to.

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Aug 28, 2013 10:55:38 GMT -5 Clueless Steve said:

Kurrgan making waves in Hollywood. Who knew? Next you'll tell me that Naked Mideon is an up-and-coming politician with an inside track on the Nobel Peace Prize.

Naked Mideon's actually a successful & happy chef, whilst becoming a writer. He's trying to pull together a script that will star the Undertaker.

Life is strange.

[Talent Name]

Kurrgan has been in a few movies I have seen and liked one of them being the first Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes movie

[Straight Edge Scrotum]

He was good in Pacific Rim, though he wasn't really required to do much.

[Sin Cara Tres]

Did they take the story down?

Kurrgan is from around here and I think he still lives here. He was doing an autograph signing when Pacific Rim came out. I've seen him wrestle quite a few times, he seems like a really nice guy.

[Hit Girl]

They should have given Kurgan a mask and repackaged him as a third brother of Kane and Undertaker. The difference however is that he'd be benevolent. Whereas Kane was evil, Kurgan's character would be good.

["Gentleman" AJ Powell]

Awesome to see him doing so well. I knew he was in 300, and I remember seeing him in Sherlock Holmes and telling my friend I recognised him, then being blown away when I found out who it was.

At this rate, Kurrgan surpass The Rock as the wrestler most successful in Hollywood!

[cherry coloured funk]

I remember when he debuted, Herb Kunze described "Kurrgan" as "the sound my stomach made as he walked down the aisle".

[Throwback]

I met Kurgan in 2000. I told him I wanted to be a wrestler and he proceeded to tell me that it's not about how much money you earn but how much you save. He said this as he was stuffing bills into his already over stacked wallet. I asked if I could touch his forehead and he said "You can try" My fingertips just reached his hairline. Super cool, super nice mountain of a man.

[Crappler El 0 M]

Considering how prominent he is in both 300 and Sherlock Holmes, both very successful movies, I don't think Kurrgan gets enough credit for how well he's done since WWE. I can't really comment on his role in Pacific Rim, but it has been a decent hit considering worldwide box office.

[GuyOfOwnage]

I honestly had no idea what he'd been up to since leaving WWE. I thought he'd fallen off the face of the earth. I'm glad to hear he's doing so well.

[Throwback]

Aug 28, 2013 21:06:56 GMT -5 GuyOfOwnage said:

I honestly had no idea what he'd been up to since leaving WWE. I thought he'd fallen off the face of the earth. I'm glad to hear he's doing so well.

I don't know if it's true. But right after he left WWE there was a rumor that he was a gas attendant in New Brunswick. Then he started showing up at local shows as The Acadian Giant. The promotion that booked him folded and I hadn't heard of him until 300 came out.

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He seems really cool, and he's just more proof that WWE has had its grubby paws on some seriously talented performers who have never been utilized to full potential.

A few years ago it looked like he was starting to get some stuff, but now it's all snowballing in his favor. Good for him.

[fw91]

Aug 28, 2013 21:26:49 GMT -5 @mightykretzler said:

He seems really cool, and he's just more proof that WWE has had its grubby paws on some seriously talented performers who have never been utilized to full potential.

glad he found success but I don't think he was ever that talented

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The WWE is ready for Hollywood Kurgan

[Sin Cara Tres]

Aug 28, 2013 21:13:24 GMT -5 Throwback said:

Aug 28, 2013 21:06:56 GMT -5 GuyOfOwnage said:

I honestly had no idea what he'd been up to since leaving WWE. I thought he'd fallen off the face of the earth. I'm glad to hear he's doing so well.

I don't know if it's true. But right after he left WWE there was a rumor that he was a gas attendant in New Brunswick. Then he started showing up at local shows as The Acadian Giant. The promotion that booked him folded and I hadn't heard of him until 300 came out.

Heh, I saw him eating at a gas station on the way back from a WWF house show in Halifax in 2001. He must have been on his way back as well. Everyone was starring at this huge dude sitting on a counter stool. He signed an autograph for a little girl, again, just seemed like a cool guy.

I assume the promotion you're talking about is Real Action Wrestling?

[Throwback]

Aug 29, 2013 3:25:43 GMT -5 Sin Cara Tres said:

Aug 28, 2013 21:13:24 GMT -5 Throwback said:

I don't know if it's true. But right after he left WWE there was a rumor that he was a gas attendant in New Brunswick. Then he started showing up at local shows as The Acadian Giant. The promotion that booked him folded and I hadn't heard of him until 300 came out.

Heh, I saw him eating at a gas station on the way back from a WWF house show in Halifax in 2001. He must have been on his way back as well. Everyone was starring at this huge dude sitting on a counter stool. He signed an autograph for a little girl, again, just seemed like a cool guy.

I assume the promotion you're talking about is Real Action Wrestling?

Yep. Good Old R.A.W

[mrbananagrabber]

Aug 28, 2013 14:37:29 GMT -5 Hit Girl said:

They should have given Kurgan a mask and repackaged him as a third brother of Kane and Undertaker. The difference however is that he'd be benevolent. Whereas Kane was evil, Kurgan's character would be good.

Wow. f***ing SOLD.