History Wrestling / Kanyon

* ScrewedByTheNetwork[=/=]WhatCouldHaveBeen: Kanyon (who was gay in RealLife) claimed that WWE rejected his idea for him to play an openly gay character that would have none of the [[GorgeousGeorge campy qualities]] usually associated with such a character.

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Mortis and Wrath were called manager James Vandenberg's "rare oddities."[[note]]Not to be confused with WWE's [[Wrestling/JohnTenta the]] [[Wrestling/{{Kurrgan}} Oddities.]][[/note]]

** ForeignWrestlingHeel: Sort of. As Mortis, he was billed from [[UsefulNotes/{{Taiwan}} Taipei]], with the [[{{Kayfabe}} explanation]] that he wore a mask because he had suffered facial injuries while competing there in underground pit fighting.

* ThatManIsDead: Averted. As he said on the May 25, 1998 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'', "Mortis died, but I survived!"

* BadassLonghair

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Mortis and Wrath were called manager James Vandenberg's "rare oddities."[[note]]Not to be confused with WWE's [[Wrestling/JohnTenta the]] [[Wrestling/{{Kurrgan}} Oddities.[[/note]]

'''Christopher Klucsaritis''' (1970-2010) was an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WCW}} under the names '''Mortis''' and '''Kanyon''' from 1997-2001. The Mortis [[TheGimmick gimmick]] was based on the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' characters Reptile and Scorpion as part of the Blood Runs Cold feud with Wrestling/{{Glacier}}. After the feud ended, Mortis dropped the mask and gimmick and became Kanyon. He held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Titles]] twice with Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage and Wrestling/BamBamBigelow as the Jersey Triad in 1999. After Wrestling/{{WWE}} bought WCW in March 2001, Kanyon was brought in as part of the WCW[=/=]Wrestling/{{ECW}} [=InVasion=][=/=][=Alliance=] storyline. During this time, [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] and [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/BookerT awarded Kanyon the US Title, and he and [=DDP=] defeated the APA ([[Wrestling/RonSimmons Faarooq]] and [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield Bradshaw]]) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] before losing them 12 days later to Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Wrestling/{{Kane}}. He committed suicide on April 2, 2010 after years of suffering with UsefulNotes/BipolarDisorder. Prior to WCW, he had also wrestled for Wrestling/JimCornette's Smoky Mountain Wrestling, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, and WWE as a TV {{Jobber}}. After leaving WWE in 2004, he competed in many independent promotions around the U.S. and Canada.

** (in OVW): The Revolution (led by Doug Basham and also featuring Damaja [WWE's Danny Basham], Rob Conway, Big Bad John [Heidenreich], Mike Hard[[note]]Mike Howell, aka Wrestling/{{ECW}}[=/=]Wrestling/{{TNA}}'s Jack Dupp or Mike Maverick in [[Wrestling/MattHardy The]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Hardyz]]' OMEGA promotion[[/note]], [[Wrestling/MuhammadHassan Mark Magnus]], [[Characters/WWEDivas Queen Victoria]][[note]]Wrestling/{{TNA}}'s Tara[[/note]] and [[Characters/WWEDivas Jackie Gayda]].)

* VitriolicBestBuds: Feuded with and teamed with DDP and with Wrestling/{{Raven}}.

* DemBones: Mortis's skull mask and ribcage design on his costume.

* VitriolicBestBuds: Feuded with and teamed with DDP and with Wrestling/{{Raven}}

'''Christopher Klucsaritis''' (1970-2010) was an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WCW}} under the names '''Mortis''' and '''Kanyon''' from 1997-2001. The Mortis [[TheGimmick gimmick]] was based on the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' characters Reptile and Scorpion as part of the Blood Runs Cold feud with Wrestling/{{Glacier}}. After the feud ended, Mortis dropped the mask and gimmick and became Kanyon. He held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Titles]] twice with Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage and Wrestling/BamBamBigelow as the Jersey Triad in 1999. After Wrestling/{{WWE}} bought WCW in March 2001, Kanyon was brought in as part of the WCW[=/=]Wrestling/{{ECW}} [=InVasion=][=/=][=Alliance=] storyline. During this time, [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] and [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/BookerT awarded Kanyon the US Title, and he and [=DDP=] defeated the APA ([[Wrestling/RonSimmons Faarooq]] and [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield Bradshaw]]) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] before losing them 12 days later to Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Wrestling/{{Kane}}. He committed suicide on April 2, 2010 after years of suffering with UsefulNotes/BipolarDisorder. Prior to WCW, he had also wrestled for Wrestling/JimCornette's Smoky Mountain Wrestling, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, and WWE as a TV {{Jobber}}. After leaving WWE in 2004, he competed in Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerrilla and many other independent promotions around the U.S. and Canada.

'''Christopher Klucsaritis''' (1970-2010) was an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WCW}} under the names '''Mortis''' and '''Kanyon''' from 1997-2001. The Mortis [[TheGimmick gimmick]] was based on the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' characters Reptile and Scorpion as part of the Blood Runs Cold feud with Wrestling/{{Glacier}}. After the feud ended, Mortis dropped the mask and gimmick and became Kanyon. He held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Titles]] twice with Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage and Wrestling/BamBamBigelow as the Jersey Triad in 1999. After Wrestling/{{WWE}} bought WCW in March 2001, Kanyon was brought in as part of the WCW[=/=]Wrestling/{{ECW}} [=InVasion=][=/=][=Alliance=] storyline. During this time, [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] and [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/BookerT awarded Kanyon the US Title, and he and [=DDP=] defeated the APA ([[Wrestling/RonSimmons Faarooq]] and [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield Bradshaw]]) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] before losing them 12 days later to Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Wrestling/{{Kane}}. He committed suicide on April 2, 2010 after years of suffering with UsefulNotes/BipolarDisorder.

** (in OVW): The Revolution (led by Doug Basham and also featuring Damaja [WWE's Danny Basham], Rob Conway, Big Bad John [Heidenreich], Mike Hard[[note]]Mike Howell, aka Wrestling/{{ECW}}[=/=]Wrestling/{{TNA}}'s Jack Dupp or Mike Maverick in [[Wrestling/MattHardy The]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Hardyz]]' OMEGA promotion[[/note]], [[Wrestling/MuhammadHassan Mark Magnus]], [[Characters/WWEDivas Queen Victoria]] and [[Characters/WWEDivas Jackie Gayda]].)

'''Christopher Klucsaritis''' (1970-2010) was an American [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestler]] best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WCW}} under the names '''Mortis''' and '''Kanyon''' from 1997-2001. The Mortis [[{{TheGimmick}} gimmick]] was based on the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' characters Reptile and Scorpion as part of the Blood Runs Cold feud with Wrestling/{{Glacier}}. After the feud ended, Mortis dropped the mask and gimmick and became Kanyon. He held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Titles]] twice with Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage and Wrestling/BamBamBigelow as the Jersey Triad in 1999. After Wrestling/{{WWE}} bought WCW in March 2001, Kanyon was brought in as part of the WCW/Wrestling/{{ECW}} [=InVasion=]/[=Alliance=] storyline. During this time, [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] and [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/BookerT awarded Kanyon the US Title, and he and [=DDP=] defeated the APA ([[Wrestling/RonSimmons Faarooq]] and [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield Bradshaw]]) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] before losing them 12 days later to Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Wrestling/{{Kane}}. He committed suicide on April 2, 2010 after years of suffering with UsefulNotes/BipolarDisorder.

* DemBones: Mortis's skull mask.

** ForeignWrestlingHeel: Sort of. As Mortis, he was billed from [[UsefulNotes/{{Taiwan}} Taipei]], with the [[{{Kayfabe}} explanation that he wore a mask because he had suffered facial injuries while competing there in underground pit fighting]].

* {{Joisey}}. As a member of the Jersey Triad

!!! "Who has better tropes? NOBODY!":

'''''[[{{CatchPhrase}} WHO'S BETTER THAN KANYON?]]'''''

!!! Tropes Associated with Kanyon:
* ArchEnemy: (as Mortis): Wrestling/{{Glacier}}, Ernest "The Cat" Miller; (as Kanyon): Perry Saturn, Wrestling/ChrisBenoit
* AscendedExtra: Had previously been a {{Jobber}} as a member of the tag team Men at Work with Mark Starr and then with Mike Winner, as well as being one of the [[{{GimmickMatches}} Lifeguards (Lumberjacks)]] for the Wrestling/RicFlair-Wrestling/RandySavage match at ''WCW Bash at the Beach 1995'', July 16, 1995.

* CatchPhrase: See the page quote, also used [[Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage "BANG!"]] as [[{{TakeThat}} "Positively" Kanyon]]

* FinishingMove: (as Mortis): The Flatliner (second-rope Samoan Drop), the DOA (Reverse STO); (as Kanyon): the Flatliner/I'm Better Than You (Reverse STO); (as [[{{TakeThat}} "Positively" Kanyon]]): The [[Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage Kanyon Cutter]]
* ForeignWrestlingHeel: Sort of. As Mortis, he was billed from [[UsefulNotes/{{Taiwan}} Taipei]], with the [[{{Kayfabe}} explanation that he wore a mask because he had suffered facial injuries while competing there in underground pit fighting]].

** [[Wrestling/{{Raven}} Raven's Flock]][[note]]Last person to join and the only one to not walk away after Saturn defeated [=Raven=] at ''WCW Fall Brawl 98'', which "freed" the Flock (Kidman turned face on Raven during the match, and Saturn's win freed Sick Boy, Lodi and Scotty Riggs.[[/note]]

* ScrewedByTheNetwork[=/=]WhatCouldHaveBeen: Kanyon (who was gay in RealLife) claimed that WWE rejected his idea for him to play an openly gay character that would have none of the [[{{GorgeousGeorge}} campy qualities]] usually associated with such a character.

'''''[[{{CatchPhrase}} WHO BETTA THAN KANYON?]]'''''

[[caption-width-right:233:"WHO BETTA THAN KANYON?"]]

* MissingEpisode: That the Flatliner was originally a second-rope Samoan Drop is not known to some fans.

'''Christopher Klucsaritis''' (1970-2010) was an American [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestler]] best known for his time in [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} under the names '''Mortis''' and '''Kanyon''' from 1997-2001. The Mortis [[{{TheGimmick}} gimmick]] was based on the ''[[Franchise/MortalKombat'' characters Reptile and Scorpion as part of the Blood Runs Cold feud with [[Wrestling/{{Glacier}}. After the feud ended, Mortis dropped the mask and gimmick and became Kanyon. He held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Titles]] twice with Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage and Wrestling/BamBamBigelow as the Jersey Triad in 1999. After Wrestling/{{WWE}} bought WCW in March 2001, Kanyon was brought in as part of the WCW/[[Wrestling/{{ECW}} [=InVasion=]/[=Alliance=] storyline. During this time, [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] and [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]] [[{{Wrestling/BookerT}} Booker T]] awarded Kanyon the US Title, and he and [=DDP=] defeated the APA ([[Wrestling/RonSimmons Faarooq]] and [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield Bradshaw]]) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] before losing them 12 days later to [{Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Wrestling/{{Kane}}. He committed suicide on April 2, 2010 after years of suffering with [[{{UsefulNotes/BipolarDisorder}} Bipolar Disorder]].

'''Christopher Klucsaritis''' (1970-2010) was an American [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestler]] best known for his time in [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] under the names '''Mortis''' and '''Kanyon''' from 1997-2001. The Mortis [[{{TheGimmick}} gimmick]] was based on the ''[[{{Franchise/MortalKombat}} Mortal Kombat]]'' characters Reptile and Scorpion as part of the Blood Runs Cold feud with [[{{Wrestling/Glacier}} Glacier]]. After the feud ended, Mortis dropped the mask and gimmick and became Kanyon. He held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Titles]] twice with [[{{Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage}} Diamond Dallas Page]] and [[{{Wrestling/BamBamBigelow}} Bam Bam Bigelow]] as the Jersey Triad in 1999. After [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]] bought [=WCW=] in March 2001, Kanyon was brought in as part of the [=WCW=]/[[{{Wrestling/ECW}} ECW]] [=InVasion=]/[=Alliance=] storyline. During this time, [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] and [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]] [[{{Wrestling/BookerT}} Booker T]] awarded Kanyon the US Title, and he and [=DDP=] defeated the APA ([[{{Wrestling/RonSimmons}} Faarooq]] and [[{{Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield}} Bradshaw]]) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] before losing them 12 days later to [[{{Wrestling/TheUndertaker}} The Undertaker]] and [[{{Wrestling/Kane}} Kane]]. He committed suicide on April 2, 2010 after years of suffering with [[{{UsefulNotes/BipolarDisorder}} Bipolar Disorder]].

* ArchEnemy: (as Mortis): [[{{Wrestling/Glacier}} Glacier]], Ernest "The Cat" Miller; (as Kanyon): Perry Saturn, [[{{Wrestling/ChrisBenoit}} Chris Benoit]]
* AscendedExtra: Had previously been a {{Jobber}} as a member of the tag team Men at Work with Mark Starr and then with Mike Winner, as well as being one of the [[{{GimmickMatches}} Lifeguards (Lumberjacks)]] for the [[{{Wrestling/RicFlair}} Ric Flair]]-[[{{Wrestling/RandySavage}} Randy Savage]] match at ''[=WCW=] Bash at the Beach 1995'', July 16, 1995.

* CatchPhrase: See the page quote, also used [[{{Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage}} "BANG!"]] as [[{{TakeThat}} "Positively" Kanyon]]

* FinishingMove: (as Mortis): The Flatliner (second-rope Samoan Drop), the DOA (Reverse STO); (as Kanyon): the Flatliner/I'm Better Than You (Reverse STO); (as [[{{TakeThat}} "Positively" Kanyon]]): The [[{{Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage}} Kanyon Cutter]]
* ForeignWrestlingHeel: Sort of. As Mortis, he was billed from [[{{UsefulNotes/Taiwan}} Taipei]], with the [[{{Kayfabe}} explanation that he wore a mask because he had suffered facial injuries while competing there in underground pit fighting]].

* ScrewedByTheNetwork[=/=]WhatCouldHaveBeen: Kanyon (who was gay in RealLife) claimed that [=WWE=] rejected his idea for him to play an openly gay character that would have none of the [[{{GorgeousGeorge}} campy qualities]] usually associated with such a character.

* ThatManIsDead: Averted. As he said on the May 25, 1998 ''[[{{Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro}} WCW Monday Nitro]]'', "Mortis died, but I survived!"
* VitriolicBestBuds: Feuded with and teamed with [=DDP=] and with [[{{Wrestling/Raven}} Raven]]

* ScrewedByTheNetwork[=/=]WhatCouldHaveBeen: Claimed that [=WWE=] rejected his idea for him to play an openly gay character that would have none of the [[{{GorgeousGeorge}} campy qualities]] usually associated with such a character.

* FinishingMove: (as Mortis): The Flatliner (second-rope Samoan drop), the DOA (Reverse STO); (as Kanyon): the Flatliner/I'm Better Than You (Reverse STO); (as [[{{TakeThat}} "Positively" Kanyon]]): The [[{{Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage}} Kanyon Cutter]]

* MissingEpisode: That the Flatliner was originally a second-rope Samoan drop is not known to some fans.

'''Christopher Klucsaritis''' (1970-2010) was an American [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestler]] best known for his time in [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] under the names '''Mortis''' and '''Kanyon''' from 1997-2001. The Mortis [[{{TheGimmick}} gimmick]] was based on the ''[[{{Franchise/MortalKombat}} Mortal Kombat]]'' characters Reptile and Scorpion as part of the Blood Runs Cold feud with [[{{Wrestling/Glacier}} Glacier]]. After the feud ended, Mortis dropped the mask and gimmick and became Kanyon. He held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Titles]] twice with [[{{Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage}} Diamond Dallas Page]] and [[{{Wrestling/BamBamBigelow}} Bam Bam Bigelow]] as the Jersey Triad in 1999. After [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]] bought [=WCW=] in March 2001, Kanyon was brought in as part of the [=WCW=]/[[{{Wrestling/ECW}} ECW]] InVasion/Alliance storyline. During this time, [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] and [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]] [[{{Wrestling/BookerT}} Booker T]] awarded Kanyon the US Title, and he and [=DDP=] defeated the APA ([[{{Wrestling/RonSimmons}} Faarooq]] and [[{{Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield}} Bradshaw]]) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] before losing them 12 days later to [[{{Wrestling/TheUndertaker}} The Undertaker]] and [[{{Wrestling/Kane}} Kane]]. He committed suicide on April 2, 2010 after years of suffering with [[{{UsefulNotes/BipolarDisorder}} Bipolar Disorder]].

* FakeNationality: Sort of. As Mortis, he was billed from [[{{UsefulNotes/Taiwan}} Taipei]], with the [[{{Kayfabe}} explanation that he wore a mask because he had suffered facial injuries while competing there in underground pit fighting]].

* AscendedExtra: Had previously been a {{Jobber}} as a member of the tag team Men at Work with Mark Starr and then with Mike Winner before becoming Mortis.
* CatchPhrase: See the page quote.

* FakeNationality: Sort of. As Mortis, he was billed from [[{{UsefulNotes/Taiwan}} Taipei]], with the [[{{Kayfabe}} explanation that he wore a mask because he had suffered facial injuries while competing there in underground pit fighting]].