Tatanka

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tatanka
Occupation	Professional Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Jun 8, 1961(1961-06-08)
Age	63
Birthplace	Pembroke
Country	United States
Birth City	North Carolina
Horoscope	Gemini

Tatanka Biography

Tatanka is one of the most popular and richest Professional Wrestler who was born on June 8, 1961 in Pembroke, North Carolina, United States. Chris Chavis (born June 8 in 1959) was an American professional wrestler who is currently signed with WWE as a legendary agreement. He is a member of the Lumbee tribe. He is most well-known for his involvement in WWE, or the World Wrestling Federation (later known as World Wrestling Entertainment) under the name of Tatanka from 1991 until the year 1996, and from 2005 until 2007. The name of his ring is the Lakota word which translates to “buffalo”.

in 1989 Chavis was forced to leave Bally’s to pursue a career in accounting. He ran into “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers in Florida in a video shop in search of wrestling tapes. Rogers requested that Chavis to call Larry Sharpe, who ran an academy of wrestling in southern New Jersey called “The Monster Factory”. He wrestled his first match as Tatanka wrestler, in a match against Joe Thunder in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 13 in 1990.

Tatanka was pushed as undefeated on WWF television; he did not suffer any defeat by pinfall or submission, but he lost several matches at house shows, the first being a countout loss to Rick Martel on June 4, 1992, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Tatanka’s earliest rivalry on television was against Martel; it culminated in Tatanka’s pay-per-view debut, at WrestleMania VIII, with Tatanka winning the match. On May 18, 1992, Tatanka reached the peak of his success by winning the 40-man Bashed in the USA battle royal. He renewed his “feud” with Martel, who had stolen sacred eagle feathers from him to add to his wardrobe, going on to defeat Martel again at Survivor Series to reclaim the feathers.

At WrestleMania IX, Tatanka received his first televised title shot in the WWF, against Shawn Michaels for the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Tatanka won the match by countout. Since a title could not change hands on a countout, Michaels retained the title. On the October 30, 1993, edition of Superstars, Tatanka suffered his first televised defeat in the WWF, losing to Ludvig Borga (Borga had hit Tatanka in the back with a steel chair while Mr. Fuji distracted the referee). After the match, he was attacked by WWF champion Yokozuna and was subsequently out of action for three months. Tatanka returned to the WWF in the beginning of 1994. He was scheduled to face Borga in a rematch at the Royal Rumble, but Borga injured his ankle just days before the event. Borga was replaced by Bam Bam Bigelow, who Tatanka defeated. Bigelow, however, would go on to eliminate Tatanka from the 30-man Royal Rumble match.

In 1987, during the NFL Players Association strike, the player was offered a variety of tryouts in the National Football League, from teams like The Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, and the Los Angeles Raiders. He chose to pursue a career as a player with the Dolphins. Chavis was among 20 hopefuls who were offered a contract from a pool of 2000 trials. The Dolphins offered him a contract as a free agent with the possibility of an be increased after the first year. He refused, because the salary he earned at Bally’s was higher than the amount in the deal.

Tatanka Net Worth

Tatanka is one of the richest Professional Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tatanka 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Rogers introduces Chavis the Chavis George Scott, the booker for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the 1980s. Scott was launching his own organization known as The North American Wrestling Association, later named South Atlantic Pro Wrestling. Chavis was a wrestler under the name of “The War Eagle” Chris Chavis and was named third runner-up for the Rookie of the Year Pro Wrestling Illustrated for 1990. In 1990, he won the South Atlantic Heavyweight Champion by defeating Ken Shamrock. Shortly after the match, he was offered an WWF contract.

Chavis began competing in powerlifting. He participated for the first time in a bodybuilding competition, Mr. Virginia Beach finishing second. He took home numerous awards during his time bodybuilding however he decided to stay clear of competing on a national stage and perhaps turning pro. Between 1985 and 1990, He worked for Bally’s Health and Tennis Corporation as a divisional manager.

Chavis received his first tryout match with the WWF on January 8, 1991 against Dale Wolfe at a WWF Wrestling Challenge taping in Chattanooga, TN. He received a second tryout on February 18, 1991, against the Brooklyn Brawler at a WWF Superstars taping in Orlando, Florida. Wrestling as the War Eagle, Chavis was victorious. He followed it up with another win against Dale Wolfe the next day at a Wrestling Challenge taping. On October 21 he received what was likely another tryout match at a Superstars taping, this time defeating Skinner. In November Chavis began wrestling on house shows under his given name. Soon after, he took on the ring name “Tatanka”. After wrestling in tryout matches at house shows, Tatanka made his television debut as a fan favorite on the February 1, 1992, episode of Superstars, defeating Pat Tanaka in his debut match. As Tatanka, Chavis performed a war dance to the Lumbee tribal war cry that preceded his entrance to the ring, and had a red stripe dyed in the middle of his hair.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Tatanka height 6 ft 2 in Tatanka weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Tatanka Dating?

According to our records, Tatanka married to Michelle Chavis , Dawn Doyle. As of December 1, 2023, Tatanka’s is not dating anyone.

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Chavis and his wife, Michelle, have four children; daughters Christiana Mariah (born May 30, 1996) and Rhea Aiyana (born July 1, 2002) and sons Joseph Tatanka (born March 6, 2004) and Jeremiah Chris (born 2009). They live in Spring Hill, Florida. Chavis was previously married to Dawn Doyle on Valentines Day in 1989 in Hampton, Virginia. He has a younger brother, Sean Chavis, who is currently serving in the U.S. Navy as a chief air traffic controller.

Facts & Trivia

Tatanka Ranked on the list of most popular Professional Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tatanka celebrates birthday on June 8 of every year.

In 1997, Chavis wrestled for the independent New York-based promotion Ultimate Championship Wrestling (UCW), where he wrestled Bruce Hart of the Hart wrestling family, King Kong Bundy, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart and Marty Jannetty. He went from playing the role of a face to a heel when he turned on Falcon Coperis and Tommy Cairo to align himself with the likes of the UWF faction of the organization which included Neidhart, Hart, and eventually Jannetty. Chavis captured the UCW Heavyweight Championship title and handed then-champion Falcon Coperis his first championship defeat. Chavis remained champion until the organization folded its professional wrestling division in 1998.

What nationality is Tatanka?

American

Is Tatanka Native American?

Tatanka: Bio A native of North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe , Tatanka was an outstanding athlete during his high school years in Virginia. After training at Larry Sharpe’s famous Monster Factory in New Jersey, the commanding Native American won his first professional match in January 1990.

Who is Tatanka?

Tatanka Iyotake (1831–1890), better known as Sitting Bull, medicine man and leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux. American bison , called tatanka in the Lakota language.

Is Tatanka White?

TATANKA SKA – The Sacred White Bison Respected mythologist Joseph Campbell sometimes shared the essence of the white buffalo mythology in his lucid lectures.

How tall is Tatanka?

6′ 2″