Giant Haystacks(1946-1998)
- Actor
Deceased British professional wrestler and actor. He debuted in 1967 as Luke McMasters and was also billed as Haystacks Calhoun, taken from the American wrestler William 'Haystacks' Calhoun. He changed it to Giant Haystacks and wrestled all around the world under that name. He was renamed Loch Ness Monster in Stampede Wrestling. In February 1996, WCW brought him in as Loch Ness as a member of "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan's stable The Dungeon of Doom, debuting in a match against "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. This was supposed to have led to a big match with Hulk Hogan, but he started having health problems. He left the Dungeon and had his only PPV match ever at WCW Uncensored (1996), losing to The Giant (Paul Wight). He retired and passed away from cancer in 1998.
His finishing move was an Elbow Drop: an over-600 lbs Elbow Drop.
He was a 1x Joint Promotions British Heavyweight Champion, a 1x Stampede International Tag Team Champion with The Dynamite Kid (Tommy Billington), and a 1x All-Star Wrestling European Heavyweight Champion.
He was friends with Sir Paul McCartney, who invited Haystacks to appear in his movie Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984). McCartney was a fan and regularly attended Haystacks' matches.
He was a major ratings draw on ITV. His top feud in England was with Big Daddy.
In Stampede, he was a member of the stable Foley's Army, led by J.R. Foley.
Over his month in WCW, he squashed Scotty Riggs (Scotty Antol), Alex Wright, and Marcus Alexander Bagwell (Marcus Bagwell). WCW World Television Champion Lex Luger (Larry Pfohl) defeated him by count-out.
His finishing move was an Elbow Drop: an over-600 lbs Elbow Drop.
He was a 1x Joint Promotions British Heavyweight Champion, a 1x Stampede International Tag Team Champion with The Dynamite Kid (Tommy Billington), and a 1x All-Star Wrestling European Heavyweight Champion.
He was friends with Sir Paul McCartney, who invited Haystacks to appear in his movie Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984). McCartney was a fan and regularly attended Haystacks' matches.
He was a major ratings draw on ITV. His top feud in England was with Big Daddy.
In Stampede, he was a member of the stable Foley's Army, led by J.R. Foley.
Over his month in WCW, he squashed Scotty Riggs (Scotty Antol), Alex Wright, and Marcus Alexander Bagwell (Marcus Bagwell). WCW World Television Champion Lex Luger (Larry Pfohl) defeated him by count-out.
