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* CaptainEthnicCaptainEthnic: Unlike many pro wrestlers with a NobleSavage gimmick, though, he was ''actually'' an American Indian.
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* [[NiceHat Nice Headdress]]
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As usual, you can learn more about his extensive career at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatanka_%28wrestler%29 That Other Wiki.]]
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* MagicalNativeAmerican: It's one way to look at his ability to gain a HeroicSecondWind, a la HulkHogan, by doing a Native American war dance.
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** (in South Atlantic Pro Wrestling): The Stud Stable
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** (in South Atlantic Pro Wrestling): [[Wrestling/PaulJones Jones' Rangers]] The Stud Stable
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Chris Chavis, aka Tatanka, is an American professional wrestler, who rose to prominence in the early 1990s on the strength of his on-screen persona, which heavily played up his Native American heritage; in fact, he is actually descended from the Lumbee Native American tribe. He was a popular upper midcarder in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, and held a famous undefeated streak for a year and a half. After it ended, he had a FaceHeelTurn in 1994 and spent time as a {{Mook|s}} for Wrestling/{{Ted DiBiase}} before departing the company.
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Chris Chavis, Chavis (born June 8, 1961), aka Tatanka, is an American professional wrestler, who rose to prominence in the early 1990s on the strength of his on-screen persona, which heavily played up his Native American heritage; in fact, he is actually descended from the Lumbee Native American tribe. He was a popular upper midcarder in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, and held a famous undefeated streak for a year and a half. After it ended, he had a FaceHeelTurn in 1994 and spent time as a {{Mook|s}} for Wrestling/{{Ted DiBiase}} before departing the company.
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* FakeNationality: Surprisingly averted for pro wrestling, Chavis was born into the Lumbee tribe (notably the largest tribe east of the Mississippi) and later was also adopted into the Oglala Sioux tribe (AKA Lakota).
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* FakeNationality: Surprisingly averted for pro wrestling, Chavis was born into the Lumbee tribe (notably the largest tribe east of the Mississippi) and later was also adopted into the Oglala Sioux tribe (AKA Lakota).
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* MagicalNativeAmerican: It's one way to look at his ability to gain a HeroicSecondWind, a la HulkHogan, by doing a Native American war dance.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: Made a ''totally'' unexpected (and strangely, completely unheralded) cameo appearance in the 2016 Wrestling/AndreTheGiant Battle Royal at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 32''. Not only was he not promoted for the event in advance, he wasn't even announced, simply coming down to the ring with the general mass of entrants before the individual entries began. Even the announcers were surprised when they suddenly noticed him, several minutes after the match had already begun.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Made a ''totally'' unexpected (and strangely, completely unheralded) cameo appearance in the 2016 Wrestling/AndreTheGiant Battle Royal at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 32''. Not only was he not promoted for the event in advance, he wasn't even announced, simply coming down to the ring with the general mass of entrants before the individual entries began. Even the announcers were surprised when they suddenly noticed him, several minutes after the match had already begun.
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* UnderwearOfPower
* UnexpectedCharacter: Made a ''totally'' unexpected (and strangely, completely unheralded) cameo appearance in the 2016 Wrestling/AndreTheGiant Battle Royal at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 32''. Not only was he not promoted for the event in advance, he wasn't even announced, simply coming down to the ring with the general mass of entrants before the individual entries began. Even the announcers were surprised when they suddenly noticed him, several minutes after the match had already begun.UnderwearOfPower
* UnexpectedCharacter: Made a ''totally'' unexpected (and strangely, completely unheralded) cameo appearance in the 2016 Wrestling/AndreTheGiant Battle Royal at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 32''. Not only was he not promoted for the event in advance, he wasn't even announced, simply coming down to the ring with the general mass of entrants before the individual entries began. Even the announcers were surprised when they suddenly noticed him, several minutes after the match had already begun.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: Made a ''totally'' unexpected (and strangely, completely unheralded) cameo appearance in the 2016 Wrestling/AndreTheGiant Battle Royal at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 32''. Not only was he not promoted for the event in advance, he wasn't even announced, simply coming down to the ring with the general mass of entrants before the individual entries began. Even the announcers were surprised when they suddenly noticed him, several minutes after the match had already begun.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Made a ''totally'' unexpected (and strangely, completely unheralded) cameo appearance in the 2016 Wrestling/AndreTheGiant Battle Royal at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 32''. Not only was he not promoted for the event in advance, he wasn't even announced, simply coming down to the ring with the general mass of entrants before the individual entries began. Even the announcers were surprised when they suddenly noticed him, several minutes after the match had already begun.
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Chris Chavis, aka '''Tatanka,''' is an American professional wrestler, who rose to prominence in the early 1990s on the strength of his on-screen persona, which heavily played up his Native American heritage; in fact, he is actually descended from the Lumbee Native American tribe. He was a popular upper midcarder in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, and held a famous undefeated streak for a year and a half. After it ended, he had a FaceHeelTurn in 1994 and spent time as a {{Mook|s}} for Wrestling/{{Ted DiBiase}} before departing the company.
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Chris Chavis, aka '''Tatanka,''' Tatanka, is an American professional wrestler, who rose to prominence in the early 1990s on the strength of his on-screen persona, which heavily played up his Native American heritage; in fact, he is actually descended from the Lumbee Native American tribe. He was a popular upper midcarder in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, and held a famous undefeated streak for a year and a half. After it ended, he had a FaceHeelTurn in 1994 and spent time as a {{Mook|s}} for Wrestling/{{Ted DiBiase}} before departing the company.
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-->''"Many moons ago, I made a promise to my people to climb TO THE TOP of the World Wrestling Federation!!!"''
-->~ '''Tatanka''', putting the "axe" in CarefulWithThatAxe
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** (in WWE): Wrestling/RickMartel, Ludvig Borga, Wrestling/BamBamBigelow Wrestling/ShawnMichaels (to a lesser extent), Wrestling/LexLuger (after his heel turn, they were firm allies beforehand).
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** (in WWE): Wrestling/RickMartel, Ludvig Borga, Wrestling/BamBamBigelow Wrestling/BamBamBigelow, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels (to a lesser extent), Wrestling/LexLuger (after his heel turn, they were firm allies beforehand).
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** (in WWE): Wrestling/RickMartel, Ludvig Borga, Wrestling/BamBamBigelow (Wrestling/ShawnMichaels to Wrestling/ShawnMichaels (to a lesser extent), Wrestling/LexLuger (after his heel turn, they were firm allies beforehand).
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* FinishingMove: During his peak years he preferred the Samoan Drop (sometimes called the Papoose To Go or the End Of The Trail). He switched to a swinging side slam during his brief 2000s comeback.
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* FinishingMove: During his peak years he preferred the Samoan Drop (sometimes called the Papoose To Go or the End Of The Trail).Trail, or as Gorilla Monsoon called it derisively after his heel turn the "End of the Money Trail"). He switched to a swinging side slam during his brief 2000s comeback.
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* FakeNationality: Averted, as he actually is of Native American descent.
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** (in WWE): Wrestling/RickMartel, Ludvig Borga, Wrestling/BamBamBigelow
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* AlliterativeName: His real name.
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While he never held a title in WWE, he has held gold all over the world. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-uh.html USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion]], a 2x [[http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/auassow.html [=iGeneration=] Wrestling Australasian Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/israel/ipwa-h.html IPWA (Israel) Heavyweight Champion]].
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Chris Chavis, aka '''Tatanka,''' is an American professional wrestler, who rose to prominence in the early 1990s on the strength of his on-screen persona, which heavily played up his Native American heritage; in fact, he is actually descended from the Lumbee Native American tribe. He was a popular upper midcarder in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, and held a famous undefeated streak for a year and a half. After it ended, he had a FaceHeelTurn in 1994 and spent time as a {{Mook|s}} for Ted [=DiBiase=] before departing the company.
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Chris Chavis, aka '''Tatanka,''' is an American professional wrestler, who rose to prominence in the early 1990s on the strength of his on-screen persona, which heavily played up his Native American heritage; in fact, he is actually descended from the Lumbee Native American tribe. He was a popular upper midcarder in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, and held a famous undefeated streak for a year and a half. After it ended, he had a FaceHeelTurn in 1994 and spent time as a {{Mook|s}} for Ted [=DiBiase=] Wrestling/{{Ted DiBiase}} before departing the company.
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Chris Chavis, aka '''Tatanka,''' is an American professional wrestler, who rose to prominence in the early 1990s on the strength of his on-screen persona, which heavily played up his Native American heritage; in fact, he is actually descended from the Lumbee Native American tribe. He was a popular upper midcarder in the Wrestling/{{WWE}}, and held a famous undefeated streak for a year and a half. After it ended, he had a FaceHeelTurn in 1994 and spent time as a {{Mook}} {{Mook|s}} for Wrestling/TedDibiase Ted [=DiBiase=] before departing the company.
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**(in WWE): Wrestling/RickMartel, Ludvig Borga, Wrestling/BamBamBigelow
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**(in WWE): Wrestling/RickMartel, Ludvig Borga, Wrestling/BamBamBigelow
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-->''"Many moons ago, I made a promise to my people to climb TO THE TOP of the World Wrestling Federation!!!"''
-->~ '''Tatanka''', putting the "axe" in CarefulWithThatAxe
Chris Chavis, aka '''Tatanka,''' is an American professional wrestler, who rose to prominence in the early 1990s on the strength of his on-screen persona, which heavily played up his Native American heritage; in fact, he is actually descended from the Lumbee Native American tribe. He was a popular upper midcarder in the Wrestling/{{WWE}}, and held a famous undefeated streak for a year and a half. After it ended, he had a FaceHeelTurn in 1994 and spent time as a {{Mook}} for Wrestling/TedDibiase before departing the company.
Chavis spent time on the independent circuit after having turned down a contract from Wrestling/{{WCW}}, preferring the lighter schedule. In the mid-2000s, he had a short-lived comeback in the [=WWE=].
As usual, you can learn more about his extensive career at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatanka_%28wrestler%29 That Other Wiki.]]
!!Tropes associated with THE UNDEFEATED NATIVE AMERICAN, TATANKA~! include:
* AnimalThemeNaming: Being that Tatanka is a Lakota word that literally means "bull buffalo."
* AnAxeToGrind: His Tomahawk. It's just for show, though.
* BadassNative
* CaptainEthnic
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Had an undefeated streak for over ''a year and a half'' before losing to ForeignWrestlingHeel Ludvig Borga, of all people. [[note]]Sadly this feud never really saw a proper conclusion, as Borga's ankle injury wound up spelling the end for his time in the company.[[/note]]
* EightiesHair: Still rocking a mullet these days.
* FakeNationality: Averted, as he actually is of Native American descent.
* FinishingMove: During his peak years he preferred the Samoan Drop (sometimes called the Papoose To Go or the End Of The Trail). He switched to a swinging side slam during his brief 2000s comeback.
* {{Kiai}}: The Warpath Yell.
* {{Loincloth}}
* MakeUpIsEvil: After his 2006 FaceHeelTurn.
* [[NiceHat Nice Headdress]]
* NobleSavage
* '''ProudWarriorRaceGuy'''
* PunchPunchPunchUhOh: He "hulks up" with a war dance.
* ScreamingWarrior: ''"AYIYIYIYIYIYIYIYIYIYIYIYI, YI, YI, YI, YI, YI, YI!!!"''
* TheStoic: Tatanka was ''intensely'' serious at all times.
* TraumaticHaircut: Wrestling/BamBamBigelow jumped him backstage and cut a huge chunk out of his hair, kicking off a 1993 feud.
* UnderwearOfPower
-->''"Many moons ago, I made a promise to my people to climb TO THE TOP of the World Wrestling Federation!!!"''
-->~ '''Tatanka''', putting the "axe" in CarefulWithThatAxe
Chris Chavis, aka '''Tatanka,''' is an American professional wrestler, who rose to prominence in the early 1990s on the strength of his on-screen persona, which heavily played up his Native American heritage; in fact, he is actually descended from the Lumbee Native American tribe. He was a popular upper midcarder in the Wrestling/{{WWE}}, and held a famous undefeated streak for a year and a half. After it ended, he had a FaceHeelTurn in 1994 and spent time as a {{Mook}} for Wrestling/TedDibiase before departing the company.
Chavis spent time on the independent circuit after having turned down a contract from Wrestling/{{WCW}}, preferring the lighter schedule. In the mid-2000s, he had a short-lived comeback in the [=WWE=].
As usual, you can learn more about his extensive career at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatanka_%28wrestler%29 That Other Wiki.]]
!!Tropes associated with THE UNDEFEATED NATIVE AMERICAN, TATANKA~! include:
* AnimalThemeNaming: Being that Tatanka is a Lakota word that literally means "bull buffalo."
* AnAxeToGrind: His Tomahawk. It's just for show, though.
* BadassNative
* CaptainEthnic
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Had an undefeated streak for over ''a year and a half'' before losing to ForeignWrestlingHeel Ludvig Borga, of all people. [[note]]Sadly this feud never really saw a proper conclusion, as Borga's ankle injury wound up spelling the end for his time in the company.[[/note]]
* EightiesHair: Still rocking a mullet these days.
* FakeNationality: Averted, as he actually is of Native American descent.
* FinishingMove: During his peak years he preferred the Samoan Drop (sometimes called the Papoose To Go or the End Of The Trail). He switched to a swinging side slam during his brief 2000s comeback.
* {{Kiai}}: The Warpath Yell.
* {{Loincloth}}
* MakeUpIsEvil: After his 2006 FaceHeelTurn.
* [[NiceHat Nice Headdress]]
* NobleSavage
* '''ProudWarriorRaceGuy'''
* PunchPunchPunchUhOh: He "hulks up" with a war dance.
* ScreamingWarrior: ''"AYIYIYIYIYIYIYIYIYIYIYIYI, YI, YI, YI, YI, YI, YI!!!"''
* TheStoic: Tatanka was ''intensely'' serious at all times.
* TraumaticHaircut: Wrestling/BamBamBigelow jumped him backstage and cut a huge chunk out of his hair, kicking off a 1993 feud.
* UnderwearOfPower
