Chris Chavis

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Pembroke, North Carolina, USA, 1961-06-08

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1992	WWE WrestleMania VIII	Tatanka	82
2	1992	WWE UK Rampage	Tatanka	50
3	1992	3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars	Tatanka	100
4	1992	WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992	Tatanka	0
5	1992	WWE SummerSlam 1992	Tatanka	80
6	1992	WWE Rampage '92	Tatanka	0
7	1992	WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992	Tatanka	0
8	1992	WWE Survivor Series 1992	Tatanka	83
9	1993	WWE Royal Rumble 1993	Tatanka	66
10	1993	WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches	Tatanka	0
11	1993	WWE March to WrestleMania IX	Tatanka	0
12	1993	WWE WrestleMania IX	Tatanka	63
13	1993	WWF European Rampage 1993	Tatanka	0
14	1993	WWE King of the Ring 1993	Tatanka	83
15	1993	WWF Bashed in the USA	Tatanka	0
16	1993	WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers	Tatanka	0
17	1993	WWE U.K. Fan Favourites	Tatanka	0
18	1993	WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993	Tatanka	0
19	1993	WWE SummerSlam 1993	Tatanka	62
20	1993	WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts	Tatanka	0
21	1994	WWE Royal Rumble 1994	Tatanka	69
22	1994	WWE March to WrestleMania X	Tatanka	0
23	1994	Inside the WWF	Tatanka	0
24	1994	WWE King of the Ring 1994	Tatanka	76
25	1994	WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams	Tatanka	100
26	1994	WWE SummerSlam 1994	Tatanka	57
27	1994	German Fan Favorites 2	Tatanka	0
28	1994	WWE Survivor Series 1994	Tatanka	82
29	1995	WWE Wham, Bam, Bodyslam!	Tatanka	0
30	1995	WWF Off the Top Rope		0
31	1995	WWE March to WrestleMania XI	Tatanka	0
32	1995	WWE In Your House	Tatanka (Appearance)	83
33	1995	WWE Brawl in the Family	Tatanka	0
34	1995	WWE King of the Ring 1995	Tatanka	63
35	1995	WWE SuperSlams	Tatanka	0
36	1995	WWF Mega Matches '95	Tatanka	0
37	1996	WWE Royal Rumble 1996	Tatanka	55
38	2006	WWE Royal Rumble 2006	Tatanka	78
39	2006	WWE No Way Out 2006	Tatanka	74
40	2006	Rodman Downunder	Tatanka	0
41	2006	WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head	Tatanka	100
42	2011	PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning	Tatanka	0
43	2011	The True Story of WrestleMania	Tatanka (archive footage)	83
44	2014	Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania	Tatanka	85
45	2015	The Old Boys	Tatanka	0
46	2016	WWE WrestleMania 32	Tatanka	71
47	2021	Ale	Selbst	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1985	Saturday Night's Main Event		82
2	1986	WWF Wrestling Challenge	Tatanka	68
3	1993	Raw	Tatanka	68

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