History Wrestling / Kamala

* ArchEnemy: {{Kayfabe}}: [[Wrestling/JerryLawler Jerry "The King" Lawler]], [[WrestlingFamily The Von Erichs]], Wrestling/BruiserBrody, Wrestling/HulkHogan, Wrestling/SgtSlaughter, Wrestling/AndreTheGiant, Jerry "The Crusher" Blackwell, Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan, Wrestling/TheUndertaker. Non-{{Kayfabe}}: Various promoters who he claimed never paid him, also Abdullah the Butcher

* {{Expy}}: According to JJ Dillon, [[Wrestling/JerryLawler Jerry "The King" Lawler]] had done a guest shot in Florida against Dillon's [[ForeignWrestlingHeel Japanese heel]] Kendo Nagasaki, giving Lawler the idea to create his own face-painted "foreign" monster, leading him to turn Harris, then a struggling jobber, into Kamala.

* DumbMuscle: Tried to pin guys upside down, leg hook and all.

'''James Harper Harris''' (b. 1950) is a retired American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s as '''Kamala the Ugandan Giant'''. [[TheGimmick The gimmick]] was of an [[UsefulNotes/{{Uganda}} Ugandan]] "savage." He competed primarily in Memphis, in World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, Texas, in Mid-South Wrestling (Louisiana/Oklahoma), in the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation and for Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He made his PPV debut at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}} 92'' against Wrestling/TheUndertaker. He was a four-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-uh.html USWA (Memphis) Unified World Heavyweight Champion]]. His last run with a major promotion was as a member of the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom in Wrestling/{{WCW}} from June through October 1995.

* OneSteveLimit: Called "The Ugandan Headhunter" because of the presence of Wrestling/AndreTheGiant, but it worked as an example of a [[{{NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast}} Name to Run Away from Really Fast]].

'''James Harper Harris''' (b. 1950) is a retired American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s as '''Kamala the Ugandan Giant'''. [[TheGimmick The gimmick]] was of an [UsefulNotes/{{Uganda}} Ugandan]] "savage." He competed primarily in Memphis, in World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, Texas, in Mid-South Wrestling (Louisiana/Oklahoma), in the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation and for Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He made his PPV debut at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}} 92'' against Wrestling/TheUndertaker. He was a four-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-uh.html USWA (Memphis) Unified World Heavyweight Champion]]. His last run with a major promotion was as a member of the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom in Wrestling/{{WCW}} from June through October 1995.

'''James Harper Harris''' (b. 1950) is a retired American [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestler]] best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s as '''Kamala the Ugandan Giant'''. [[TheGimmick The gimmick]] was of an [[{{UsefulNotes/Uganda}} Ugandan]] "savage." He competed primarily in Memphis, in World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, Texas, in Mid-South Wrestling (Louisiana/Oklahoma), in the [[{{Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation}} American Wrestling Association]] and for Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He made his PPV debut at [[{{Wrestling/SummerSlam}} SummerSlam]] 92 against Wrestling/TheUndertaker. He was a four-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-uh.html USWA (Memphis) Unified World Heavyweight Champion]]. His last run with a major promotion was as a member of the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom in Wrestling/{{WCW}} from June through October 1995.

* BearsAreBadNews: previously known as Ugly Bear Harris and James "Sugarbear" Harris

** Later spawned several [[{{AlternateCompanyEquivalent}} alternate company equivalents]], most famously Giant Kamala II, real name Ben Peacock, aka Uganda, the Botswana Beast and Atkie Malumba, best known for his work for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling.

* ForeignWrestlingHeel: One of the best.

* WrestlingDoesntPay: Sadly, a RealLife example.
* WrestlingMonster

'''James Harper Harris''' (b. 1950) is a retired American [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestler]] best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s as '''Kamala the Ugandan Giant'''. [[TheGimmick The gimmick]] was of an [[{{UsefulNotes/Uganda}} Ugandan]] "savage." He competed primarily in Memphis, in World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, Texas, in Mid-South Wrestling (Louisiana/Oklahoma), in the [[{{Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation}} American Wrestling Association]] and for [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]]. He made his PPV debut at [[{{Wrestling/SummerSlam}} SummerSlam]] 92 against Wrestling/TheUndertaker. He was a four-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-uh.html USWA (Memphis) Unified World Heavyweight Champion]]. His last run with a major promotion was as a member of the [[{{Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom}} Dungeon of Doom]] in [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] from June through October 1995.

* ArchEnemy: {{Kayfabe}}: [[Wrestling/JerryLawler Jerry "The King" Lawler]], [[WrestlingFamily The Von Erichs]], Wrestling/BruiserBrody, Wrestling/HulkHogan, Wrestling/SgtSlaughter, Wrestling/AndreTheGiant, Jerry "The Crusher" Blackwell, [[{{Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan}} "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan]], Wrestling/TheUndertaker. Non-{{Kayfabe}}: Various promoters who he claimed never paid him, also Abdullah the Butcher

** Later spawned several [[{{AlternateCompanyEquivalent}} alternate company equivalents]], most famously Giant Kamala II, real name Ben Peacock, aka Uganda, the Botswana Beast and Atkie Malumba, best known for his work for [[{{Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling}} All Japan Pro Wrestling]].
* FacialMarkings: His are some of the most recognized in pro wrestling of the last 30 years.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Left [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] in October 1995 right before the Halloween Havoc PPV out of frustration with not getting paid.

* TribalFacepaint

* ArchEnemy: {{Kayfabe}}: [[Wrestling/JerryLawler Jerry "The King" Lawler]], [[WrestlingFamily The Von Erichs]], Wrestling/BruiserBrody, Wrestling/HulkHogan, Wrestling/SgtSlaughter, Wrestling/AndreTheGiant, Jerry "The Crusher" Blackwell, Wrestling/TheUndertaker. Non-{{Kayfabe}}: Various promoters who he claimed never paid him, also Abdullah the Butcher

'''James Harper Harris''' (b. 1950) is a retired American [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestler]] best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s as '''Kamala the Ugandan Giant'''. [[TheGimmick The gimmick]] was of an [[{{UsefulNotes/Uganda}} Ugandan]] "savage." He competed primarily in Memphis, in World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, Texas, in Mid-South Wrestling (Louisiana/Oklahoma), in the [[{{Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation}} American Wrestling Association]] and for [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]]. He made his PPV debut at SummerSlam 92 against Wrestling/TheUndertaker. He was a four-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-uh.html USWA (Memphis) Unified World Heavyweight Champion]]. His last run with a major promotion was as a member of the [[{{Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom}} Dungeon of Doom]] in [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] from June through October 1995.

* OneSteveLimit: Called "The Ugandan Headhunter" because of the presence of Wrestling/AndreTheGiant, but it worked as an example of a NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Left Wrestling/{{WCW}}in October 1995 right before the Halloween Havoc PPV out of frustration with not getting paid.

* TheVoiceless: Rarely spoke ''intentionally'' while in character, though at times something beyond grunts and screaming came out, such as when he shouted "HEY REF!" during a match with Lawler at a [[http://www.japw.net Jersey All Pro Wrestling]] event on January 18, 2003. What makes it funny is the name of the event: ''Actions Speak Louder Than Words''.

'''James Harper Harris''' (b. 1950) is a retired American [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestler]] best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s as '''Kamala the Ugandan Giant'''. [[TheGimmick The gimmick]] was of an [[{{UsefulNotes/Uganda}} Ugandan]] "savage." He competed primarily in Memphis, in World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, Texas, in Mid-South Wrestling (Louisiana/Oklahoma), in the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation and for [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWE]]. He made his PPV debut at SummerSlam 92 against Wrestling/TheUndertaker. He was a four-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-uh.html USWA (Memphis) Unified World Heavyweight Champion]]. His last run with a major promotion was as a member of Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom in Wrestling/WCW from June through October 1995.

* {{Expy}}: According to JJ Dillon, after [[Wrestling/JerryLawler Jerry "The King" Lawler]] had done a guest shot in Florida against Dillon's [[ForeignWrestlingHeel Japanese heel]] Kendo Nagasaki, that gave Lawler the idea to create his own face-painted "foreign" monster, leading him to turn Harris, then a struggling jobber, into Kamala.
** Later spawned several knockoffs, most famously Giant Kamala II, real name Ben Peacock, aka Uganda, the Botswana Beast and Atkie Malumba, best known for his work for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling.

* HeelFaceTurn: Split from manager Harvey Whippleman and Kim Chee (Steve "Brooklyn Brawler" Lombardi under a mask) in late 1992/early 1993 and sided with Reverend Slick, who told Kamala "You are a man!" and tried to teach him to bowl.

'''James Harper Harris''' (b. 1950) is a retired American [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestler]] best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s as '''Kamala the Ugandan Giant'''. [[{{TheGimmick}} The gimmick]] was of an [[{{UsefulNotes/Uganda}} Ugandan]] "savage." He competed primarily in Memphis, in World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, Texas, in Mid-South Wrestling (Louisiana/Oklahoma), in the [[{{Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation}} American Wrestling Association]] and for [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]]. He made his PPV debut at [=Summerslam=] 92 against [[{{Wrestling/TheUndertaker}} The Undertaker]]. He was a four-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-uh.html USWA (Memphis) Unified World Heavyweight Champion]]. His last run with a major promotion was as a member of [[{{Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom}} the Dungeon of Doom]] in [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] from June through October 1995.


As usual, the basics about his career can be found at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_the_Ugandan_Giant The Other Wiki]].

* ArchEnemy: {{Kayfabe}}: [[{{Wrestling/JerryLawler}} Jerry "The King" Lawler]], [[{{WrestlingFamily}} The Von Erichs]], [[{{Wrestling/BruiserBrody}} Bruiser Brody]], [[{{Wrestling/HulkHogan}} Hulk Hogan]], [[{{Wrestling/SgtSlaughter}} Sgt. Slaughter]], [[{{Wrestling/AndreTheGiant}} Andre the Giant]], Jerry "The Crusher" Blackwell, [[{{Wrestling/TheUndertaker}} The Undertaker]]. Non-{{Kayfabe}}: Various promoters who he claimed never paid him, also Abdullah the Butcher

* {{Expy}}: According to JJ Dillon, after [[{{Wrestling/JerryLawler}} Jerry "The King" Lawler]] had done a guest shot in Florida against Dillon's [[{{ForeignWrestlingHeel}} Japanese heel]] Kendo Nagasaki, that gave Lawler the idea to create his own face-painted "foreign" monster, leading him to turn Harris, then a struggling jobber, into Kamala.
** Later spawned several knockoffs, most famously Giant Kamala II, real name Ben Peacock, aka [=Uganda=], the [=Botswana=] Beast and Atkie Malumba, best known for his work for [[{{Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling}} All Japan Pro Wrestling]].

* OneSteveLimit: Called "The Ugandan Headhunter" because of the presence of [[{{Wrestling/AndreTheGiant}} Andre The Giant]], but it worked as an example of a [[{{NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast}} Name To Run Away From Really Fast]].

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Left [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] in October 1995 right before the Halloween Havoc PPV out of frustration with not getting paid.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His name can sometimes be found misspelled as "Kimala."

* TheVoiceless: Rarely spoke ''intentionally'' while in character, though at times something beyond grunts and screaming came out, such as when he shouted "HEY REF!" during a match with [=Lawler=] at a [[http://www.japw.net Jersey All Pro Wrestling]] event on January 18, 2003. What makes it funny is the name of the event: ''Actions Speak Louder Than Words''.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: His feud with [[{{Wrestling/JakeRoberts}} Jake "The Snake" Roberts]]

'''James Harper Harris''' (b. 1950) is a retired American [[{{ProfessionalWrestling}} professional wrestler]] best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s as '''Kamala the Ugandan Giant'''. [[{{TheGimmick}} The gimmick]] was of a [[{{UsefulNotes/Uganda}} Ugandan]] "savage." He competed primarily in Memphis, in World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, Texas, in Mid-South Wrestling (Louisiana/Oklahoma), in the [[{{Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation}} American Wrestling Association]] and for [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]]. He made his PPV debut at [=Summerslam=] 92 against [[{{Wrestling/TheUndertaker}} The Undertaker]]. He was a four-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-uh.html USWA (Memphis) Unified World Heavyweight Champion]]. His last run with a major promotion was as a member of [[{{Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom}} the Dungeon of Doom]] in [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] from June through October 1995.

* [[{{WrestlingMonster}} Monster Heel]]

* ArchEnemy: {{Kayfabe}}: [[{{Wrestling/JerryLawler}} Jerry "The King" Lawler]], [[{{WrestlingFamily}} The Von Erichs]], Bruiser Brody, [[{{Wrestling/HulkHogan}} Hulk Hogan]], [[{{Wrestling/SgtSlaughter}} Sgt. Slaughter]], [[{{Wrestling/AndreTheGiant}} Andre the Giant]], Jerry "The Crusher" Blackwell, [[{{Wrestling/TheUndertaker}} The Undertaker]]. Non-{{Kayfabe}}: Various promoters who he claimed never paid him, also Abdullah the Butcher

* ArchEnemy: {{Kayfabe}}: [[{{Wrestling/JerryLawler}} Jerry "The King" Lawler]], [[{{WrestlingFamily}} The Von Erichs]], Bruiser Brody, [[{{Wrestling/HulkHogan}} Hulk Hogan]], [[{{Wrestling/SgtSlaughter}} Sgt. Slaughter]], [[{{Wrestling/AndreTheGiant}} Andre the Giant]], Jerry "The Crusher" Blackwell, [[{{Wrestling/TheUndertaker}} The Undertaker]]. Non-{{Kayfabe}}: Various promoters who he claimed never paid him, also Abdullah the Butcher* CoolMask

* ArchEnemy: {{Kayfabe}}: [[{{Wrestling/JerryLawler}} Jerry "The King" Lawler]], [[{{WrestlingFamily}} The Von Erichs]], Bruiser Brody, [[{{Wrestling/HulkHogan}} Hulk Hogan]], [[{{Wrestling/SgtSlaughter}} Sgt. Slaughter]], [[{{Wrestling/AndreTheGiant}} Andre the Giant]], Jerry "The Crusher" Blackwell, [[{{Wrestling/TheUndertaker}} The Undertaker]]. Non-{{Kayfabe}}: Various promoters who he claimed never paid him, also Abdullah the Butcher
* CoolMask

* WrestlingDoesntPay: Sadly, a RealLife example.

* Expy: According to JJ Dillon, after [[{{Wrestling/JerryLawler}} Jerry "The King" Lawler]] had done a guest shot in Florida against Dillon's [[{{ForeignWrestlingHeel}} Japanese heel]] Kendo Nagasaki, that gave Lawler the idea to create his own face-painted "foreign" monster, leading him to turn Harris into Kamala.
* FacialMarkings: His are some of the most recognized in pro wrestling of the last 30 years.