The winners of WrestleMania 1: Where are they now?

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The original Grandaddy of them all!

King Kong Bundy

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The innovator of the famed 5-count

King Kong Bundy defeated S.D. Jones in a record-breaking time of 9 seconds.

King Kong Bundy was one of the first big men that became popular through the power of the network television era. Billed at 6'5" and weighing in at 468 pounds, Bundy was truly a feared villain of not only his time but in wrestling history in general.

Bundy became known for his plea to the referee to give a five-count upon his command. This was an attempt to add insult to injury when defeating his opponent.

Where is he now?

Following his time in the WWE, Bundy went on to have a very successful independent run. Thanks to the huge impact that was made during the 1980's wrestling revolution, King Kong Bundy was in high demand after leaving the company, resulting in plenty of phone calls from indie promotions all over the world.

Bundy completely retired from all in-ring action in 2007. While he no longer competes in the ring, he has been known to still accept bookings for photo-ops and autograph signings.

In mid-2016, Bundy was officially announced as one of the many names listed in a class-action lawsuit filed against WWE. In the lawsuit, a number of former WWE Superstars make the claim that WWE officials would often times misrepresent, or conceal the nature of injuries and that they would routinely fail to offer acceptable care to talent following injury.

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