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{{short description|American professional wrestler (1961–2007)}}
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{{Infobox professional wrestler
| name             = Bam Bam Bigelow
| image            = Bigelow at Wembley.jpg
| caption          = Bigelow in 1994
| birth_name       = Scott Charles Bigelow
| spouse           = {{marriage|Dana Fisher|1987|2000|reason=divorced}}
| children         = 3
|names         = {{Ubl
  | Bam Bam Bigelow
  | Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow
  | Crusher Yurkov
}}
| height           = 6 ft 4 in<ref name="WWEBio"/><ref name="Sullivan2020"/>
| weight           = 390 lb<ref name="WWEBio"/><ref name="Sullivan2020"/>
| birth_date       = {{Birth date|1961|9|1}}
| death_date       = {{Death date and age|2007|1|19|1961|9|1}}
| birth_place      = [[Mount Laurel, New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_place      = [[Hudson, Florida]], U.S.
| death_cause      = [[Drug overdose]]
| billed           = {{Ubl
  | [[Asbury Park, New Jersey]] (as Bam Bam Bigelow)<ref name="WWEBio"/>
  | Russia (as Crusher Yurkov)
}}
| trainer          = [[Larry Sharpe (wrestler)|Larry Sharpe]]
| debut            = August 23, 1985
}}
'''Scott Charles Bigelow''' (September 1, 1961 – January 19, 2007) was an American [[professional wrestler]], better known by the [[ring name]] ''' Bam Bam Bigelow'''. Recognizable by his close-to-400-pound frame and the distinctive flame tattoo that spanned most of his bald head, Bigelow was hailed by Ryan Murphy (a writer for Bigelow's former employer [[WWE]]) as "the most natural, agile and physically remarkable big man of the past quarter century",<ref name="Murphy"/> while former co-worker [[Bret Hart]] described him as "possibly the best working big man in the business."<ref name="Hart2009"/>

Bigelow is best known for his appearances with promotions [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]], the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF), [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW), and [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW) between 1987 and 2001. Over the course of his career, he held championships including the [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]], the [[ECW World Television Championship]], the [[IWGP Tag Team Championship]], the [[WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship]], and the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]]. Bigelow headlined seven pay-per-views: the first [[Survivor Series (1987)|Survivor Series in 1987]], [[Beach Brawl|Beach Brawl in 1991]], [[King of the Ring (1993)|King of the Ring in 1993]] and [[King of the Ring (1995)|1995]], [[WrestleMania XI]] in 1995, and  [[November to Remember]] in [[November to Remember (1997)|1997]] and [[November to Remember (1998)|1998]].

== Early life ==
Bigelow was born on September 1, 1961, in [[Mount Laurel, New Jersey]], United States.<ref name="Lentz2015"/> He attended [[Neptune High School]] in [[Neptune Township, New Jersey]].<ref name="Lewis1998"/> While he did not graduate, he earned [[varsity letter]]s in [[American football|football]] and [[amateur wrestling|wrestling]]. He placed third in the 1979 New Jersey state wrestling tournament in his sophomore year, but missed his senior season due to a cyst in his lower back.<ref name="NewYorkDailyNews"/><ref name="Gelberg1995B"/><ref name="Mackinder2007"/><ref name="Ditzel1986A"/> In his late teens, Bigelow competed in [[arm wrestling]] tournaments.<ref name="Edwards1980"/> After dropping out of high school, Bigelow held various jobs including a bodyguard, a bouncer, and a [[bounty hunter]].<ref name="NewYorkDailyNews"/><ref name="Rosen1998"/><ref name="Cohen1999"/> Bigelow stated that while working as a bounty hunter in Mexico, he was shot in the back by a fugitive<ref name="Rosen1998"/><ref name="Lidz1986"/> and imprisoned for six months in [[Mexico City]].<ref name="Gelberg1995B"/>

== Professional wrestling career ==
=== Early career (1985–1987) ===
After being released from prison in Mexico, Bigelow decided to train as a professional wrestler, reasoning "there wasn't much else I was qualified for."<ref name="Gelberg1995B"/> In May 1985, he began training at [[Larry Sharpe (wrestler)|Larry Sharpe's]] Monster Factory wrestling school in [[Clementon, New Jersey]],<ref name="Garfield1997"/><ref name="ArcherBoucke1998"/> with Sharpe regarding him as his prize student.<ref name="Lidz1986"/><ref name="Ditzel1986B"/> He made his professional wrestling debut on August 23, 1985,<ref name="WCWBio"/> at a show held at the [[Studio 54]] nightclub that was promoted by [[Paul Heyman]].<ref name="Ditzel1986B"/><ref name="Truitt2003"/>

In mid-1986, Bigelow began wrestling for the [[Memphis, Tennessee]]-based [[Continental Wrestling Association]] under the ring name "Bam Bam Bigelow", with Sharpe acting as his manager. He was quickly established as a "monster", competing in multiple [[handicap match]]es and regularly being disqualified for illegally jumping off the top rope.<ref name="KreikenbohmCWA"/><ref name="Bowden2009"/> Bigelow won his first championship on July 28, 1986, being crowned the new [[AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion]] after winning a [[battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]]. He lost the championship to [[Jerry Lawler]] on September 8, 1986, in a [[Texas Death Match]].<ref name="SolieAWASouthern"/> Following the loss, Bigelow departed the CWA for several months before returning to form a [[tag team]] with Lawler and feud with [[Austin Idol]] and [[Tommy Rich]].<ref name="Lawler2002"/><ref name="Hornbaker2018"/> Bigelow continued regularly appearing with the CWA until March 1987.<ref name="KreikenbohmCWA"/> He made brief returns to the CWA and its successor, the [[United States Wrestling Association]], in 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1994.<ref name="KreikenbohmUSWA"/>

In late 1986, Bigelow wrestled for the Texas-based [[World Class Championship Wrestling]] promotion using the ring name "Crusher Yurkov", portraying a Russian.<ref name="KreikenbohmWCWA"/><ref name="JohnsonWilson2003"/><ref name="Group1998"/> During his run, he won the [[WCWA Television Championship]].<ref name="SolieWCCWTV"/> Readers of the ''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' voted Bigelow "[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year]]" for 1986.<ref name="MeltzerRookie"/>

=== New Japan Pro-Wrestling (1987–1992) ===
Beginning in January 1987, Bigelow began making lengthy tours of Japan with [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] (NJPW) under the ring name "Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow", with Larry Sharpe again serving as his manager, reuniting the trainer with Bigelow.<ref name="Randazzo2008"/> During NJPW's "New Year Dash", "Blazing Cherry Blossoms", and "Summer Big Fight Series" events in 1987, Bigelow repeatedly faced [[Antonio Inoki]] in a series of matches, including unsuccessfully challenging him for the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] in the [[Ryōgoku Kokugikan]] in [[Tokyo]] in August 1987.<ref name="KreikenbohmNJPW"/>

In January 1989, Bigelow formed a [[tag team]] with [[Big Van Vader]] known as "Big, Bad, and Dangerous" which lasted until May 1989. He unsuccessfully challenged for the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] on several occasions, including a bout against incumbent champion Vader in September 1989 billed as the "Super Power Battle In [[Osaka]]". Bigelow and Vader reformed their tag team in 1990.<ref name="KreikenbohmNJPW"/> In June 1990, Bigelow also appeared with [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]], competing in its Super Power Series against opponents such as [["Dr. Death" Steve Williams]], [[Terry Gordy]], [[Toshiaki Kawada]], and [[Kenta Kobashi]].<ref name="KreikenbohmAJPW"/>

In March 1991, Bigelow and Vader defeated [[Doom (tag team)|Doom]] in the [[Tokyo Dome]] as part of the [[WCW/New Japan Supershow I]]. In March 1992, Bigelow and Vader defeated [[Hiroshi Hase]] and [[Keiji Mutoh|Keiji Muto]] for the [[IWGP Tag Team Championship]]. Their reign lasted until June 1992, when they were defeated by the [[Steiner Brothers]]. Bigelow made his final appearances with NJPW in October 1992, participating in the [[World Tag League (NJPW)|Super Grade Tag League]] with Keiji Muto, before leaving Japan to return to the WWF.<ref name="KreikenbohmNJPW"/><ref name="SolieIWGPTag"/> Bigelow was unable to return to NJPW later in his career due to an exclusivity agreement signed between NJPW and [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW).<ref name="Truitt2003"/>

=== World Wrestling Federation (1987–1988)===

Bigelow debuted in the [[World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) in May 1987 as "Bam Bam Bigelow". He spent several months wrestling exclusively in [[dark match]]es and on [[house show]]s before making his televised debut.<ref name="KreikenbohmWWF"/> Upon his debut, Bigelow featured in a storyline in which various [[heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] managers such as [[Jimmy Hart]], [[Johnny Valiant]], [[Mr. Fuji]], [[Bobby Heenan]], and [[Slick (wrestling)|Slick]] vied to have him as their client in what was dubbed "the Battle for Bam Bam", only for [[Jesse Ventura]] to tell them that they were out of the running for Bam Bam. The storyline culminated in September 1987 when Bigelow denounced the last manager in the running, [[Slick (wrestling)|Slick]] and announced that his manager would be [[Oliver Humperdink]], establishing him as a [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]].<ref name="Mackinder2007"/><ref name="Truitt2003"/><ref name="Pantaleo2015"/>

In September and October 1987, Bigelow won a series of [[battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royals]].<ref name="KreikenbohmWWF"/> He made his pay-per-view debut at the inaugural [[Survivor Series (1987)|Survivor Series]], teaming with [[Don Muraco]], [[Hulk Hogan]], [[Ken Patera]], and [[Paul Orndorff]] in a loss to [[André the Giant]], [[King Kong Bundy]], [[Butch Reed]], [[One Man Gang]], and [[Rick Rude]]; Bigelow was the last man eliminated for his team.<ref name="Sullivan2020"/><ref name="Davies2001"/><ref name="Tello2014"/> Following the bout, he faced One Man Gang in a series of matches. At the [[1987 Slammy Awards]] in December, he received an award for "Best Head"; later in the evening, he joined the rest of the WWF roster to sing "[[Piledriver: The Wrestling Album II|If You Only Knew]]".<ref name="Mackinder2007"/> He began feuding with [[Ted DiBiase]] in January 1988, on several occasions teaming with Hogan to face DiBiase and André the Giant.<ref name="Krugman2009"/> At [[WrestleMania IV]] in March 1988, Bigelow took part in the tournament for the vacant [[WWF World Heavyweight Championship]], losing to One Man Gang in the first round. Bigelow went on to face One Man Gang in a further series of matches throughout mid-1988.<ref name="KreikenbohmWWF"/>

In June 1988, Bigelow lost to André the Giant in a [[Madison Square Garden]] bout airing on ''[[WWF on MSG Network]]'' in which [[Bret Hart]] stated that André "practically killed him" by working [[stiff (professional wrestling)|stiff]] due to tension between them;<ref name="Hart2009"/> immediately following the match, Bigelow returned to the locker room, collected his bag, and left the Garden.<ref name="Dilbert2015"/> Bigelow left the WWF in July 1988 due to a combination of knee injuries (tears to both [[anterior cruciate ligament]]s)<ref name="Parvaz1999"/> and [[Heat (professional wrestling)|heat]] from other members of the roster resentful of the [[Push (professional wrestling)|push]] he had received despite being a rookie.<ref name="Lutzke2013"/><ref name="Bowden2009"/><ref name="Meltzer1988"/>

=== World Championship Wrestling (1988–1989, 1990) ===
{{see also|Sullivan's Slaughterhouse}}
Bigelow debuted in [[Jim Crockett Promotions]] in September 1988, shortly before its rebranding as [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW). He was managed by Oliver Humperdink who had also joined the promotion. Bigelow quickly began feuding with [[The Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)|The Four Horsemen]].<ref name="Bowden2009"/> In November 1988, he unsuccessfully challenged [[Ric Flair]], the leader of The Four Horsemen, for the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] in a [[dark match]] in the [[Charlotte Coliseum]]. In late 1988, he began challenging Horseman [[Barry Windham]] over the [[WWE United States Championship|NWA United States Heavyweight Championship]]; he lost to Windham by count-out at [[Starrcade '88: True Gritt]] in December 1988 after being attacked by the Horsemen's manager, [[J. J. Dillon]].<ref name="Truitt2003"/><ref name="Meltzer1988"/><ref name="KreikenbohmWCW"/> Bigelow was unwilling to sign an exclusive contract with WCW due to his touring commitments with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and he left the company in January 1989.<ref name="Lutzke2013"/>

Bigelow returned to WCW in April 1990, once again reuniting with Oliver Humperdink. During this stint he wrestled primarily on [[house shows]] and occasionally on ''[[NWA Power Hour]]'' and ''[[NWA Main Event]]''. He joined the villainous "[[Sullivan's Slaughterhouse]]" [[stable (professional wrestling)|stable]] with [[Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)|Kevin Sullivan]] and [[Mick Foley|Cactus Jack]].<ref name="Foley2000"/> At the [[Capital Combat]] pay-per-view in May 1990, Bigelow teamed with Sullivan and Cactus Jack in a loss to [[Norman the Lunatic]] and [[the Road Warriors]].<ref name="Laurinaitis2010"/> At [[Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush]], he lost to [[Tommy Rich]] via disqualification after refusing to break a choke. Bigelow's second stint with WCW lasted until August 1990 when he once again returned to New Japan Pro-Wrestling.<ref name="KreikenbohmWCW"/>

=== Universal Wrestling Federation (1991) ===
Bigelow joined the fledgling [[Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams)|Universal Wrestling Federation]] in March 1991, making several appearances on ''[[UWF Fury Hour]]''. During his time in the promotion, he had a short feud with [["Cowboy" Bob Orton]]. His final appearance with the UWF was in June 1991 at the [[Beach Brawl]] pay-per-view, where he lost to [[Steve Williams (wrestler)|Steve Williams]] in a main event bout to determine the inaugural [[UWF SportsChannel Television Champion]].<ref name="KreikenbohmUWF"/><ref name="Snyder2017"/><ref name="Williams2012"/>

=== Universal Wrestling Association (1992) ===
In February 1992, Bigelow began wrestling in Mexico for the [[Universal Wrestling Association]], appearing on its ''UWA TV'' program. He primarily wrestled in [[six-man tag team match]]es, with his regular allies including André the Giant<ref name="Meltzer2001"/> (with who he reconciled following their altercation in 1988<ref name="HébertLaprade2020"/>), the [[Samoan SWAT Team]], and [[Luc Poirier|Rambo]] and his opponents including [[Canek (wrestler)|El Canek]], [[Fishman (wrestler)|Fishman]], and Villanos [[Villano III|III]], [[Villano IV|IV]], and [[Villano V|V]].<ref name="KreikenbohmUWA"/><ref name="Grobet2006"/> He was one of a series of foreign challengers to face El Canek.<ref name="Molinaro2002"/> Bigelow did not enjoy working in Mexico,<ref name="Lutzke2013"/> and he left the UWA in May 1992.<ref name="KreikenbohmUWA"/>

=== World Wrestling Federation (1992–1995) ===
==== Alliance with Luna Vachon (1992–1994) ====
Bigelow returned to the World Wrestling Federation in October 1992, scoring a series of wins on ''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|WWF Superstars]]'' and ''[[WWF Wrestling Challenge]]''. He made his pay-per-view return in January 1993, decisively defeating [[Big Boss Man (wrestler)|Big Boss Man]] at the [[Royal Rumble (1993)|Royal Rumble]].<ref name="KreikenbohmWWF"/><ref name="RoyalRumble1993"/><ref name="Lutzke2013"/> Throughout early 1993, Bigelow wrestled primarily on [[house show]]s, including tours of Europe in February and April. He repeatedly unsuccessfully challenged [[Bret Hart]] for the [[WWF World Heavyweight Championship]]. A scheduled match between Bigelow and Kamala at [[WrestleMania IX]] in April was cancelled due to time constraints.<ref name="KreikenbohmWWF"/><ref name="Davis2017"/> In June 1993, [[Luna Vachon]] was introduced as Bigelow's [[Manager (professional wrestling)|valet]] and "main squeeze" (love interest).<ref name="Hoffman2007"/> Bigelow defeated [[Typhoon (wrestler)|Typhoon]] on the May 10 episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Monday Night Raw]]'' to qualify for the first-ever televised [[King of the Ring tournament]]; at the [[King of the Ring (1993)|King of the Ring]] pay-per-view on June 13, Bigelow defeated [[Jim Duggan]] in the quarter-finals and received a bye in the semi-finals, but lost to Bret Hart in the tournament final in what was his third pay-per-view main event.<ref name="KreikenbohmWWF"/><ref name="Keith2012"/>

Following King of the Ring, Bigelow began feuding with [[Tatanka (wrestler)|Tatanka]].<ref name="Bonham2001"/> In July and August, Bigelow toured Europe with the WWF <ref name="KreikenbohmWWF"/> Later in August, Bigelow teamed with [[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna]] to unsuccessfully challenge the [[Steiner Brothers]] for the [[WWF World Tag Team Championship]].<ref name="Davies2001C"/> At [[SummerSlam (1993)|SummerSlam]] on August 30, Bigelow and [[the Headshrinkers]] lost to Tatanka and the [[Smoking Gunns]].<ref name="SummerSlam1993"/> In October 1993, Bigelow and Luna Vachon began feuding with [[Doink the Clown]]; the [[Brooklyn Brawler]] substituted for Bigelow in some matches after he took a brief leave of absence in early November to care for his pregnant wife. A match was scheduled for [[Survivor Series (1993)|Survivor Series]] pitting Bigelow, [[Bastion Booger]], and the Headshrinkers against four Doinks; at Survivor Series the four Doinks were revealed as being [[the Bushwhackers]] and [[Men on a Mission]]. Bigelow was defeated by [[Mabel (wrestler)|Mabel]].<ref name="KreikenbohmWWF"/><ref name="SurvivorSeries1993"/> The match was poorly critically received, being named "[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Worst Match of the Year|Worst Worked Match of the Year]]" by the ''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]''.

In January 1994, Bigelow had a short feud with Bastion Booger after Booger kissed Vachon.<ref name=Keith1/><ref name=Keith2/> At the [[1994 Royal Rumble]] on January 22, Bigelow lost to Tatanka, substituting for [[Ludvig Borga]]. During the Royal Rumble match itself, Bigelow eliminated Tatanka, Doink, and several other wrestlers before being eliminated by [[Lex Luger]].<ref name="KreikenbohmWWF"/><ref name="RoyalRumble1994"/> Bigelow was also one of multiple villainous wrestlers to interfere in [[WWF World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna's]] title defense against [[The Undertaker]], helping Yokozuna retain the Championship.<ref name="Shoemaker2013"/><ref name="Sullivan2011"/> Following the Royal Rumble, Bigelow continued his feud with Doink, culminating in a tag team match at [[WrestleMania X]] where Bigelow and Vachon defeated Doink and his ally [[Claude Giroux (wrestler)|Dink]] to end their rivalry.<ref name="LapradeHébert2013"/><ref name="WrestleMania1994"/> Following WrestleMania X, Bigelow took part in the WWF's tour of Europe and Israel. An April 24, 1993, bout between Bigelow and Bret Hart in [[Barcelona]], Spain was included on the 2005 DVD [[documentary film]] ''[[Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be]]'' at Hart's request.<ref name="Bowden2009"/> On the May 16, 1994, episode of ''Monday Night Raw'', Bigelow defeated [[Sparky Plugg]] to qualify for that year's [[King of the Ring (1994)|King of the Ring tournament]]. The following month, he lost to [[Razor Ramon]] in the quarter-final of the [[1994 King of the Ring]].<ref name="KreikenbohmWWF"/>

==== Million Dollar Corporation (1994–1995) ====
{{main|Million Dollar Corporation}}
[[Image:Bam Bam Bigelow in 1995.jpg|thumb|Bigelow in the WWF in 1995]]
On the June 27, 1994, episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Monday Night Raw]]'', Bigelow broke ties with Luna Vachon, with [[Ted DiBiase]] subsequently announcing that he had bought Bigelow's contract. Bigelow became a member of DiBiase's new [[stable (professional wrestling)|stable]], the [[Million Dollar Corporation]].<ref name="Raw27June1994"/> Throughout the summer, Bigelow had a series of matches with [[Viscera (wrestler)|Mabel]]; the two faced each other during the "Summer Fest" and "Hart Attack" tours of Europe.<ref name="KreikenbohmWWF"/> In July 1994, while under WWF contract, Bigelow returned to Japan to work for [[Genichiro Tenryu]]'s [[Wrestle Association R]] as "Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow". Teaming with Tenryu and [[Atsushi Onita]], he won the "[[Super Battle of 6 Men]]" tournament.<ref name="KreikenbohmWAR"/><ref name="WAR6TagTour"/><ref name="Jericho2011"/> At [[SummerSlam (1994)|SummerSlam]] on August 29, Bigelow and fellow Million Dollar Corporation member [[Irwin R. Schyster]] defeated [[the Headshrinkers]] by disqualification. At [[Survivor Series (1994)|Survivor Series]] on November 23, the "Million Dollar Team" (Bigelow,  [[King Kong Bundy]], [[Tatanka (wrestler)|Tatanka]], and the [[The Heavenly Bodies (1990s tag team)|Heavenly Bodies]]) defeated "Guts and Glory" ([[Adam Bomb]], [[Lex Luger]], Mabel, and [[The Smoking Gunns]]).<ref name="KreikenbohmWWF"/><ref name="SurvivorSeries1994"/>

In November 1994, Bigelow and fellow Million Dollar Corporation member Tatanka entered a [[WWE tournaments#WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament (1995)|tournament]] for the vacant [[WWF World Tag Team Championship]]. They defeated [[Men on a Mission]] in the quarter-finals and The Headshrinkers in the semi-finals.<ref name="KreikenbohmWWF"/> Bigelow made another appearance with Wrestle Association R in Japan in December 1994, winning a round robin challenge match at the WAR MEGA-POWER event.<ref name="KreikenbohmWAR"/> On January 22, 1995, at the [[Royal Rumble 1995|Royal Rumble]], Bigelow and Tatanka lost to the [[underdog]] team of [[The 1-2-3 Kid]] and [[Bob Holly]] in the finals of the tournament for the vacant WWF Tag Team Championship in an [[upset (sports)|upset]].<ref name="RoyalRumble1995"/><ref name="Hofstede1999"/><ref name="HollyWilliams2013"/>

The World Wrestling Federation had approached former [[New York Giants]] [[Pro Bowl|All-Pro]] [[linebacker]] [[Lawrence Taylor]] about performing at [[WrestleMania XI]] in an attempt to generate interest. After Taylor agreed to wrestle a match, Bigelow was selected as his opponent.<ref name="Sullivan2014"/> The storyline saw Taylor introduced at the Royal Rumble, where he was sitting in the audience at ringside. After Bigelow was pinned by The 1-2-3 Kid, Bigelow took umbrage after noticing Taylor laughing. Upon Bigelow confronting Taylor at ringside, he offered Bigelow a handshake, but Bigelow instead shoved him to the ground. On the following episode of ''Monday Night Raw'', it was announced that Bigelow had been temporarily suspended. During an interview segment with [[Vince McMahon]], Bigelow declined to apologize to Taylor, instead challenging him to a match "any time, anyplace." Taylor initially declined the match, but after repeated insults from Bigelow, he accepted the challenge on February 27, 1995, at the WrestleMania XI press conference. The buildup to the match included Taylor staging a public workout in a ring that had been erected in [[Times Square]] in [[New York City]] at which he was confronted by Bigelow, resulting in a brawl.<ref name="McAvennie2007"/><ref name="DiBiase2009"/><ref name="Chang1995"/> On April 2, 1995, Taylor defeated Bigelow in the [[Card (sports)#Main event|main event]] of WrestleMania XI.<ref name="WrestleManiaXI"/><ref name="WrestleManiaXIMainEvent"/> The storyline garnered significant media coverage, with outlets such as ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', ''[[SportsCenter]]'', and ''[[USA Today]]'' featuring it.<ref name="Shields2014"/> Bigelow was credited as having [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#carry|carried]] the inexperienced Taylor.<ref name="Page"/>

Following WrestleMania, Bigelow participated in the "WWF in High Gear" tour of Europe.<ref name="KreikenbohmWWF"/> Upon his return to the United States, he challenged [[Kevin Nash|Diesel]] for the [[WWF Championship]] on the April 24, 1995, episode of ''Monday Night Raw''. After Diesel defeated Bigelow, Ted DiBiase announced that he was firing Bigelow. After Bigelow retaliated, the other members of the Million Dollar Corporation attacked him until he was saved by Diesel, thus turning Bigelow [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]].<ref name="Lutzke2013"/> In the main event of [[King of the Ring (1995)|King of the Ring]] on June 25, 1995, Bigelow and Diesel teamed together to defeat Million Dollar Corporation members [[Sid (wrestler)|Sid]] and Tatanka.<ref name="KreikenbohmWWF"/> Following King of the Ring, Bigelow faced Million Dollar Corporation members Sid, Tatanka, King Kong Bundy, and [[Kama (wrestler)|Kama]] in a series of matches. At [[In Your House 2]], he defeated [[Henry Godwinn]], who was auditioning to join the Million Dollar Corporation. At [[In Your House 3]], he lost to [[Davey Boy Smith|British Bulldog]]. In October 1995, he took part in the "Full Metal" tour, marking his final tour of Europe with the WWF.<ref name="KreikenbohmWWF"/> In late 1995, Bigelow negotiated an early release from his contract with WWF chairman [[Vince McMahon]] after becoming disillusioned by the creative influence of [[The Kliq]].<ref name="Truitt2003"/> He made his final appearance with the WWF on November 19, 1995, at [[Survivor Series (1995)|Survivor Series]], losing to the recently debuted [[Goldust]].<ref name="KreikenbohmWWF"/><ref name="SurvivorSeries1995"/>

=== United States independent circuit; Japanese tours (1995–1998) ===
After leaving the World Wrestling Federation in late 1995, Bigelow began working on the United States independent circuit. In March 1996, Bigelow became the inaugural [[NEW Heavyweight Championship|NWA Northeast Heavyweight Champion]] of the newly founded [[Northeast Wrestling|NWA Northeast]] promotion, defeating [[Jim Neidhart]] in a tournament final. Although Bigelow only made a handful of appearances with the promotion, his reign officially lasted until October 1998 when the title was vacated.<ref name="SolieNortheast"/> In May 1996, Bigelow defeated [[Fred Ottman|Typhoon]] to win the vacant Universal Superstars of America Heavyweight Championship.<ref name="KreikenbohmUSA"/> In July 1996, he defeated [[King Kong Bundy]] at NWA New Jersey.<ref name="KreikenbohmNWA1996"/> Bigelow returned to Wrestle Association R in August 1996 for a tour that lasted until the end of the year. He briefly held the [[WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship]] with [[Hiromichi Fuyuki]] and [[Yoji Anjo]] in October 1996.<ref name="KreikenbohmWAR"/><ref name="WAR6Tag"/> In 1997, Bigelow was named as the inaugural [[WXW Heavyweight Championship|Heavyweight Champion]] of the newly founded [[World Star Wrestling Federation]].<ref name="SolieWXW"/> In June 1997, Bigelow appeared at the [[World Wrestling Peace Festival]], an inter-promotional supercard staged at the [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]] by [[Antonio Inoki]], where he faced [[Chris Jericho]] and [[Konnan]] in a [[three way dance]].<ref name="KreikenbohmPeace"/> In April 1998, Bigelow wrestled two bouts for the Japanese promotion [[Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling]], participating in the "Fighting Creation" event.<ref name="KreikenbohmFMW"/>

=== Extreme Championship Wrestling (1996, 1997–1998) ===
==== Initial appearances (1996) ====
Bigelow debuted in the [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]-based [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] promotion in February 1996 at [[Big Apple Blizzard Blast]], confronting [[Tazz|Taz]].<ref name="Johnson2012"/> Later that month at [[ECW Just Another Night|Just Another Night]] he defeated [[Mick Foley|Cactus Jack]] in an impromptu match after Jack mocked him for his loss to Lawrence Taylor. In March 1996 at [[Big Ass Extreme Bash]] he again confronted Taz. Bigelow made a further appearance in October 1996, defeating [[Terry Gordy|Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy]] at [[Ultimate Jeopardy (1996)|Ultimate Jeopardy]] in what was dubbed the "Battle of the Bam Bams".<ref name="Truitt2003"/><ref name="KreikenbohmECW"/><ref name="Woodward"/>

==== The Triple Threat (1997–1998) ====
{{See also|The Triple Threat#Second incarnation|l1=The Triple Threat}}
[[image:Bam Bam Bigelow in 1998 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Bigelow in [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] in 1998]]

Bigelow began appearing regularly with ECW in May 1997. He was reintroduced at [[ECW Chapter 2|Chapter 2]], being named the new member of [[The Triple Threat#Second incarnation|The Triple Threat]] alongside [[Shane Douglas]], [[Chris Candido]], and [[Francine (wrestling)|Francine]].<ref name="Sytch2016"/> He was undefeated until August 1997, when he suffered an upset loss to the diminutive [[Spike Dudley]] at [[Born to be Wired]].<ref name="KreikenbohmECW"/><ref name="BornToBeWired1997"/> Bigelow made his ECW pay-per-view debut at [[Hardcore Heaven (1997)|Hardcore Heaven]] later that month, decisively defeating Dudley in a rematch. During the match, Bigelow [[Professional wrestling throws#Gorilla press|pressed]] Dudley above his head and hurled him into the [[ECW Arena]] audience.<ref name="HardcoreHeaven1997"/> Bigelow went on to defeat Dudley in a series of further matches over the following months.<ref name="KreikenbohmECW"/>

On the October 20, 1997, episode of ''[[ECW Hardcore TV]]'', [[Rick Rude]] selected Bigelow as challenger for Shane Douglas' [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]]. Bigelow accepted the match and went on to win the Championship, renouncing his membership in The Triple Threat as a result. Over the course of his reign, Bigelow successfully retained the Championship in bouts with challengers including [[Al Snow]], Chris Candido, [[Mikey Whipwreck]], and [[Paul Diamond]].<ref name="KreikenbohmECW"/> He began feuding with Douglas, on one occasion accidentally breaking the [[pelvis]] of Douglas' valet Francine while performing a [[gorilla press slam]] on her.<ref name="Rote2006"/> In the main event of [[November to Remember (1997)|November to Remember]] on November 30, 1997, Douglas defeated Bigelow to regain the Championship.<ref name="NovemberToRemember1997"/><ref name="ECWWorldHeavy"/><ref name="SolieECWWorld"/>

Bigelow continued feuding with Douglas and the rest of The Triple Threat, allying with [[Tazz|Taz]]. At [[Hostile City Showdown (1998)|Hostile City Showdown]] in January 1998, Bigelow and Taz faced The Triple Threat in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Handicap match|handicap match]]; during the match, Bigelow betrayed Taz, rejoining The Triple Threat. At [[Living Dangerously (1998)|Living Dangerously]] on March 1, 1998, Bigelow defeated Taz for the [[ECW World Television Championship]] in the [[Asbury Park Convention Hall]] in his adopted hometown.<ref name="LivingDangerously1998"/><ref name="ECWTV"/><ref name="SolieECWTV"/> During the match, Bigelow collapsed backwards while Taz was applying his ''[[Professional wrestling holds#Half nelson choke|Tazmission]]'' hold, driving both men through the ring canvas.<ref name="Loverro2007"/><ref name="FritzMurray2010"/><ref name="GroellNiedbala2011"/> Bigelow's reign lasted until the April 4, 1998, episode of ''ECW Hardcore TV'' where he lost the Championship to [[Rob Van Dam]].<ref name="KreikenbohmECW"/><ref name="Williams2006"/><ref name="BigelowCompilation"/>

After defeating [[New Jack]] at [[Wrestlepalooza (1998)|Wrestlepalooza]],<ref name="JackNorman2020"/> [[Axl Rotten]] at [[It Ain't Seinfeld|It Ain't ''Seinfeld'']], and [[Al Snow]] at [[A Matter of Respect (1998)|A Matter of Respect]], Bigelow unsuccessfully challenged Taz for the [[ECW FTW Heavyweight Championship]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Falls Count Anywhere match|falls count anywhere match]] at [[Heat Wave (1998)|Heat Wave]] after both men fell through the entrance ramp.<ref name="KreikenbohmECW"/><ref name="HeatWave1998"/> Bigelow subsequently teamed with Candido and then Douglas to unsuccessfully challenge Rob Van Dam and [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]] for the [[ECW World Tag Team Championship]]. The feud between The Triple Threat and Taz, Van Dam, and Sabu culminated in a [[six-man tag team match]] in the main event of [[November to Remember (1998)|November to Remember]], in which Sabu pinned Douglas.<ref name="KreikenbohmECW"/><ref name="NovemberToRemember1998"/> This marked Bigelow's final appearance with ECW as he left the promotion to rejoin World Championship Wrestling immediately thereafter.<ref name="KreikenbohmECW"/>

=== World Championship Wrestling (1998–2001) ===
==== Early appearances (1998–1999) ====
In November 1998, Bigelow abruptly left ECW after experiencing [[bounced check]]s,<ref name="ReynoldsAlvarez2014"/> signing what Brian Fitz and Christopher Murray described as a "lucrative"<ref name="FritzMurray2010"/> two-year contract with World Championship Wrestling.<ref name="Williams2006"/> He made his return to WCW on the November 16, 1998, episode of ''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'', interrupting a match between [[Chavo Guerrero Jr.]] and [[Scott Putski]]. After attacking both competitors, Bigelow called out [[WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]] and brawled with him in the ring.<ref name="Nitro16Nov1998"/><ref name="WCWBio"/> At [[World War 3 (1998)|World War 3]] on November 22, Bigelow interfered in the [[WCW World War 3|titular match]], attacking Goldberg.<ref name="WorldWar31998"/> In his first match back with the company, he wrestled Goldberg to a no contest on the December 7 episode of ''Monday Nitro''.<ref name="KreikenbohmWCW"/> At [[Starrcade (1998)|Starrcade]] on December 27, Bigelow was one of several wrestlers to interfere in the main event bout between Goldberg and [[Kevin Nash]], helping Nash pin Goldberg for the first time in his career and win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.<ref name="Powell1999"/><ref name="Davies2001B"/> After defeating [[Wrath (wrestler)|Wrath]] at [[Souled Out (1999)|Souled Out]] in January 1999, Bigelow lost to Goldberg at [[SuperBrawl IX]] the following month.<ref name="KreikenbohmWCW"/>

In March 1999, Bigelow lost to [[Rey Mysterio Jr.]], helping establish him as a "giant killer".<ref name="O'Neill2001"/><ref name="Teitelbaum2001B"/> Later that month, he entered a tournament for the vacant [[WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]], losing to [[Meng (wrestler)|Meng]] in the first round. He began competing in WCW's nascent [[hardcore division]], including a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triple threat]] [[falls count anywhere match]] against fellow ECW alumni [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]] and [[Hardcore Hak]] at [[Uncensored (1999)|Uncensored]],<ref name="Uncensored1999"/> a hardcore match against Hak at [[Spring Stampede (1999)|Spring Stampede]],<ref name="SpringStampede1999"/> a [[kendo stick match]] against [[Hugh Morrus]] on ''Monday Nitro'',<ref name="KreikenbohmWCW"/> and a hardcore match against [[Brian Knobbs]] at [[Slamboree (1999)|Slamboree]].<ref name="Slamboree1999"/>

==== Jersey Triad (1999) ====
{{main|Jersey Triad}}
On the May 31, 1999, episode of ''Monday Nitro'', Bigelow and [[Diamond Dallas Page]] challenged [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]] and [[Perry Saturn]] for the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]]. After Bigelow and Page attacked Raven prior to the match, Saturn faced them alone until [[Chris Kanyon]] joined the match as a substitute for Raven; however, Bigelow and Page pinned Kanyon to win the Championship.<ref name="SolieWCWTag"/> The following week on ''Nitro'', Kanyon joined Page and Bigelow to form a [[List of professional wrestling terms#S|stable]], the [[Jersey Triad]].<ref name="Picarello2001"/> Page and Bigelow lost the WCW World Tag Team Championship to Saturn and [[Chris Benoit]] on the June 10 episode of ''[[WCW Thunder|Thunder]]''. At [[The Great American Bash (1999)|The Great American Bash]] later that month, Page and Kanyon defeated Benoit and Saturn for the Championship following interference from Bigelow; subsequently, they enacted the "[[Freebird Rule]]", meaning Bigelow was also recognized as champion and any two members of the Jersey Triad could defend the Championship. At [[Bash at the Beach 1999|Bash at the Beach]], The Jersey Triad successfully defended the Championship against Saturn and Benoit in a [[handicap match]]. Their reign lasted until [[Road Wild 1999|Road Wild]] in August 1999, when they lost to [[Harlem Heat]].<ref name="Mackinder2007"/><ref name="SolieWCWTag"/><ref name="HuffmanWright2015"/> The Jersey Triad disbanded the following month.

==== Hardcore division; final appearances (1999–2001) ====
After a short absence, Bigelow returned to WCW television on the October 25 episode of ''Monday Nitro'', losing to [[Norman Smiley]] in the first round of a tournament for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. He then returned to the hardcore division.<ref name="KreikenbohmWCW"/> On the February 7, 2000, episode of ''Monday Nitro'', Bigelow defeated Brian Knobbs for the [[WCW Hardcore Championship]]. He lost the championship back to Knobbs later that month at [[SuperBrawl X]].<ref name="SolieWCWHardcore"/> In March 2000, Bigelow participated in WCW's "Millennium Tour" of the United Kingdom. Later that month, he began feuding with [[Jerry Tuite|The Wall]] after he developed a sadistic streak and attacked various younger wrestlers, including [[David Flair]] and [[Crowbar (wrestler)|Crowbar]]. The feud culminated in a bout at [[Uncensored (2000)|Uncensored]] which Bigelow won by disqualification.<ref name="AlbanoSugar2000"/><ref name="Meltzer2003"/> In June 2000, Bigelow briefly reunited with his former Triple Threat stablemates Shane Douglas and Chris Candido,<ref name="WCWBio"/> after which he was inactive for several months<ref name="KreikenbohmWCW"/> due to severe burns he had sustained in a fire.<ref name="Hornbaker2017"/><ref name="Russo2000"/>

Bigelow returned to WCW television once more in October 2000. In November, he was paired with [[Mike Awesome]] in a "Lethal Lottery" tournament to determine the number one contender to the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. After Bigelow and Awesome lost to [[Scott Steiner]] and [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]], they began feuding. After Bigelow attacked Awesome prior to a scheduled match between them at [[Mayhem 2000|Mayhem]] in November, Bigelow defeated Awesome's substitute, [[Jerry Tuite|Sgt. A.W.O.L.]]<ref name="Mayhem2000"/> The feud culminated in an [[ambulance match]] at [[Starrcade 2000|Starrcade]] in December which was won by Awesome after Bigelow fell through the roof of the ambulance.<ref name="Starrcade2000"/> Over the following months, Bigelow primarily wrestled on ''Thunder''. In early 2001, Bigelow began feuding with [[Shawn Stasiak]], losing to him at WCW's final pay-per-view, [[WCW Greed|Greed]]. The feud culminated in a match on the final episode of ''Monday Nitro'' on March 26 in which Stasiak defeated Bigelow.<ref name="KreikenbohmWCW"/><ref name="Greed"/>

=== Late career (2001–2006) ===
After World Championship Wrestling was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation in March 2001, Bigelow opted not to accept a buy-out on his contract with [[Time Warner]] (the parent company of WCW).<ref name="Zak2018"/> He was one of the performers considered by the newly-formed [[NWA Total Nonstop Action]] promotion in early 2002 but was unavailable due to his contract.<ref name="Jarrett2004"/> After his contract expired in June 2002, Bigelow returned to the [[independent circuit]]. He wrestled sporadically, mainly appearing with promotions in the [[Northeastern United States]]. In September 2002, Bigelow wrestled in Germany for the European Wrestling Promotion.<ref name="KreikenbohmEWP"/> He made several appearances for USA Pro Wrestling, winning the USA Pro Heavyweight Championship twice during 2002.<ref name="SolieUSAPro"/> In 2004, Bigelow announced he would no longer take major [[bump (professional wrestling)|bumps]] or [[chair shot]]s for fear of exacerbating his health problems.<ref name="Meltzer2004"/> He wrestled his final match on November 7, 2006 (10 weeks before his death) for the Florida-based American Combat Wrestling promotion, teaming with Ralph Mosca as "The Syndicate" to defeat Overkill (Legion Cage and Marcus Hall) for the ACW Tag Team Championship; the titles were vacated later that month.<ref name="KreikenbohmACW"/><ref name="ACWTagTeam"/>

== Professional wrestling style and persona ==
Bigelow was noted for what Michael McAvennie described as "uncanny nimbleness" given his height and weight.<ref name="McAvennie2011"/> Capable of executing cartwheels, forward rolls, and [[dropkick]]s,<ref name="Bowden2009"/> he was described by Jake Black as "a powerful giant who could move like a [[Cruiserweight (professional wrestling)|cruiserweight]]".<ref name="Black2018"/> Journalist [[Dave Meltzer]] commented "Bigelow was something of a phenomenon when he came into pro wrestling in 1986."<ref name="Marvez2007"/> He was nicknamed "the Beast from the East".<ref name="Parvaz1999"/> His character was described by Michael Ball as a "[[Punk subculture|punk]]".<ref name="Ball1990"/>

Bigelow had a distinctive appearance, with a large frame,<ref name="Lidz1986"/> shaved head,<ref name="Lidz1986"/> 19 tattoos<ref name="Parvaz1999"/> (including various animals and mythical creatures on his arms<ref name="NewYorkDailyNews"/> and a fireball on the top of his head<ref name="Reynolds2010"/><ref name="HeathHudson2012"/>), goatee,<ref name="Gelberg1995B"/> missing front tooth,<ref name="Gelberg1995B"/> and what journalist Jon Gelberg described as "perpetually narrowed" eyes.<ref name="Gelberg1995B"/> Initially wrestling in black cut-off shorts and a cut-off t-shirt with "I Am Monster" written on the back,<ref name="Bowden2009"/> after joining the [[World Wrestling Federation]] in 1987 he began wearing clothes illustrated with flames, a theme he continued throughout the remainder of his career.<ref name="Pantaleo2015"/><ref name="DiFino2007"/>

At the outset of his career, Bigelow used the ''Nuclear Splash'' (a [[diving splash]]) as his finisher.<ref name="Lidz1986"/><ref name="Bowden2009"/> He later used a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Slingshot|slingshot]] [[Diving splash|splash]]<ref name="Teitelbaum2001"/><ref name="Phantom1999"/> and an [[Reverse piledriver|over-the-shoulder reverse piledriver]]<ref name="Black2018"/> that he named ''Greetings From Asbury Park'' in reference to his adopted hometown and the [[Bruce Springsteen]] [[Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.|album]].<ref name="Reynolds2010"/><ref name="Parvaz1999"/> Deceptively agile, Bigelow also used aerial maneuvers such as [[moonsault]]s<ref name="DiBiase2009"/><ref name="Pantaleo2015"/> and [[diving headbutt]]s.<ref name="Marvez2007"/><ref name="DiFino2007"/>

== Mixed martial arts career ==
[[Image:Bam Bam Bigelow.jpg|thumb|Bigelow before his sole mixed martial arts match at a U-Japan MMA event in 1996]]
On November 17, 1996, Bigelow faced [[Kimo Leopoldo]] in a [[mixed martial arts]] bout promoted by U-Japan in [[Tokyo]].<ref name="U-Japan"/> Bigelow was dominated through the bout, submitting to a [[rear naked choke]] in the first round.<ref name="HeathHudson2012"/> In a 1998 interview, Bigelow claimed that he had been asked to [[Match fixing|throw the fight]] and that he had been paid $100,000 ({{Inflation|US|100000|1996|fmt=eq|r=0}}) for the fight.<ref name="Dilbert2015"/><ref name="Lutzke2013"/>

=== Mixed martial arts record ===
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|losses=1
|ko-wins=0
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|sub-wins=0
|sub-losses=1
|dec-wins=0
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|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|align=center|0-1
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kimo Leopoldo]]
|Submission ([[rear naked choke]])
|U-Japan
|{{dts|1996|November|17|format=mdy}}
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:15
|[[Tokyo]], Japan
|<ref name="Sherdog"/>
{{end}}

== Acting career ==
During his professional wrestling career, Bigelow took on a number of acting roles, generally playing menacing villainous characters. He also appeared in a commercial for [[Slim Jim (snack food)|Slim Jim]] beef jerky. He was a member of the [[Screen Actors Guild]].<ref name="Parvaz1999"/><ref name="WrestleCrap"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Filmography
|-
! Year<ref name="IMDB"/>
! Title<ref name="IMDB"/>
! Role<ref name="IMDB"/>
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Snake Eater III: His Law]]''
| Goose
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Major Payne]]''
| Huge Biker
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Joe's Apartment]]''
| Boss Construction  
|-
| 2000
| ''Icebreaker''
| SWAT Team 
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Ready to Rumble]]''
| Himself
|}

== Personal life ==
As a young man, Bigelow was repeatedly arrested on charges including [[aggravated assault]], attempted [[kidnapping]], [[criminal restraint]], [[drug possession]], [[robbery]], and [[sexual assault]]. He spent nine months in the [[Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility]] as a teenager, and was later imprisoned for six months in [[Mexico City]] for illegally acting as a bounty hunter in Mexico.<ref name="Gelberg1995B"/><ref name="Gelberg1995A"/>

Bigelow married Asbury Park native Dana Fisher in 1987. The couple had three children before divorcing in 2000.<ref name="Gelberg1995B"/><ref name="Kruse2005B"/><ref name="Lines1992"/> Following the divorce, Fisher sued Bigelow for non-payment of [[child support]].<ref name="Kruse2005"/>

On July 4, 2000, Bigelow received second degree burns on 40% of his body while rescuing three children from a fire in [[Wayside, New Jersey]]. He spent 10 days in a hospital after the incident.<ref name="Hornbaker2017"/><ref name="Russo2000"/>

In 2004, Bigelow opened a deli in [[Hamlin, Wayne County, Pennsylvania]], that sold a two pound "Beast Burger". The restaurant later folded. Bigelow later relocated to [[Florida]] in hope that the warm weather would help with his chronic pain.<ref name="Kruse2005B"/><ref name="Marvez2007"/><ref name="Meltzer2004"/><ref name="Mackinder2007"/>

In May 2004, Bigelow was charged with endangering the welfare of a child through [[reckless driving]]. He attributed the incident to a [[seizure]] he had suffered, and the charges were dropped two months later.<ref name="Kruse2005"/> In August 2004, Bigelow was convicted of [[Cannabis in Florida|possession of marijuana]].<ref name="Kruse2005"/>

On October 2, 2005, Bigelow was hospitalized with a broken nose and several lacerations after crashing his [[Harley-Davidson]] [[motorcycle]] on [[Florida State Road 50]] in [[Hernando County, Florida]]. Bigelow's girlfriend was his passenger at the time of the crash; she suffered severe injuries, but eventually made a complete recovery and remained with Bigelow until his death.<ref name="Kruse2005"/><ref name="Kruse2005B"/>

For much of his professional wrestling career, Bigelow suffered from an addiction to [[OxyContin]].<ref name="Kruse2005B"/> By the end of his life, Bigelow was suffering from multiple health issues and receiving [[Social Security Disability Insurance|Social Security Disability Benefits]].<ref name="Kruse2005"/> He had [[atherosclerosis]],<ref name="Johnson2007"/> [[diabetes]], and a persistent infection.<ref name="AssociatedPress"/> He also had severe back problems; back surgeries had reduced his height by {{convert|2|in|cm}}.<ref name="NewYorkDailyNews"/><ref name="Bowden2009"/>

== Death ==
Bigelow's girlfriend found him dead in his home in [[Hudson, Florida]], at approximately 10{{spaces}}a.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] on the morning of January 19, 2007.<ref name="O'Neil2007"/><ref name="Mooneyham2007"/> He was 45 years old. An autopsy found that Bigelow's death was due to multiple drugs found in his system, including toxic levels of [[cocaine]] and [[benzodiazepines]]. A contributing factor to Bigelow's death was [[atherosclerosis]]. His death was ruled an accident by the [[Pasco County, Florida|Pasco]]-[[Pinellas County, Florida|Pinellas]] Medical Examiner.<ref name="Johnson2007"/>

== Championships and accomplishments ==
*'''American Combat Wrestling'''
**ACW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ralph Mosca<ref name="ACWTagTeam"/>
*'''[[Continental Wrestling Association]]'''
**[[AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship]] ([[AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref name="SolieAWASouthern"/>
*'''[[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]'''
**[[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of ECW Champions|1 time]])<ref name="ECWWorldHeavy"/><ref name="SolieECWWorld"/>
**[[ECW World Television Championship]] ([[List of ECW World Television Champions|1 time]])<ref name="ECWTV"/><ref name="SolieECWTV"/>
*'''[[NWA Northeast]]'''
**[[NWA Northeast Heavyweight Championship]] ([[Northeast Wrestling Heavyweight Championship#Title History|1 time, first]])<ref name="SolieNortheast"/>
*'''[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]'''
**[[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWGP Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) – with [[Big Van Vader]]<ref name="SolieIWGPTag"/>
*'''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
**Ranked No. 24 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]]'' in 1994<ref name="PWI5001994"/>
*'''Universal Superstars of America'''
**USA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name="KreikenbohmUSA"/><ref name="DuncanWill2000"/>
*'''USA Pro Wrestling'''
**USA Pro Heavyweight Championship (2 times)<ref name="SolieUSAPro"/>
*'''[[World Championship Wrestling]]'''
**[[WCW Hardcore Championship]] ([[List of WCW Hardcore Champions|1 time]])<ref name="SolieWCWHardcore"/>
**[[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|2 times]]) – with [[Diamond Dallas Page]] (1 time) and Diamond Dallas Page and [[Chris Kanyon]] (1 time){{efn|Bigelow defended the Championship with either Page or Kanyon under the "[[Freebird Rule]]" for this reign.}}<ref name="SolieWCWTag"/>
*'''[[World Class Wrestling Association]]'''
**[[WCWA Television Championship]] ([[WCCW Television Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref name="SolieWCCWTV"/><ref name="DuncanWill2000"/>
*'''[[World Star Wrestling Federation]]'''
**[[WSWF Heavyweight Championship]] ([[WXW Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time, first]])<ref name="SolieWXW"/>
*'''[[World Wrestling Federation]]'''
**[[Slammy Award]] for Best Head ([[Slammy Award#1987 Slammy Awards|1987]]) {{small|with [[Gene Okerlund]]}}<ref name="Slammy"/>
*'''[[Wrestle Association R]]'''
**[[WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship]] ([[WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) &ndash; with [[Hiromichi Fuyuki]] and [[Yoji Anjo]]<ref name="WAR6Tag"/>
**[[List of WAR tournaments#Six Man Tag Team Tournament|Six Man Tag Team Tournament (1994)]] – with [[Atsushi Onita]] and [[Genichiro Tenryu]]<ref name="WAR6TagTour"/>
*'''''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''''
**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year]] (1986)<ref name="MeltzerRookie"/>
{{notelist}}

== See also ==
{{Portal|Biography}}
* [[List of premature professional wrestling deaths]]
* [[Jersey Triad]]
* [[Million Dollar Corporation]]
* [[The Triple Threat#Second incarnation|The Triple Threat]]

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<ref name="Pantaleo2015">{{cite book|first=Steven|last=Pantaleo|title=WWE Ultimate Superstar Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t3HMBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT16|date=2015|publisher=[[DK (publisher)|DK]]|isbn=978-0-241-23501-0|pages=16|access-date=June 12, 2020|archive-date=June 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625105107/https://books.google.com/books?id=t3HMBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT16|url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="Picarello2001">{{cite book|first=Robert|last=Picarello|title=Wrestling's Heels and Heroes: An In-depth Look at Wrestling's Cheats and Champions, Masters and Miscreants|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_EK9vZWUHv4C|year=2001|publisher=Berkley Boulevard Books|isbn=978-0-425-18042-6|page=29|access-date=June 30, 2020|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803220810/https://books.google.com/books?id=_EK9vZWUHv4C|url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="Reynolds2010">{{cite book|first=R. D.|last=Reynolds|author-link=R. D. Reynolds|title=The Wrestlecrap Book of Lists!|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HFBTUhnc9DwC&pg=PA80|date=2010|publisher=[[ECW Press]]|isbn=978-1-55490-287-3|pages=80, 281|access-date=June 15, 2020|archive-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630205931/https://books.google.com/books?id=HFBTUhnc9DwC&pg=PA80|url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="Phantom1999">{{cite book|author1=Phantom of the Ring|first2=Tyler|last2=Christian|first3=Dean|last3=Cavanaugh|title=Hardcore Wrestling!|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M2XRnuN0zHoC|year=1999|publisher=[[Wiley (publisher)|Wiley]]|isbn=978-0-7821-2691-4|access-date=August 25, 2020|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301124144/https://books.google.com/books?id=M2XRnuN0zHoC|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Randazzo2008">{{cite book|first=Matthew|last=Randazzo V|title=Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit & the Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KJYaAQAAMAAJ|year=2008|publisher=[[Phoenix Books]]|isbn=978-1-59777-579-3|page=101|access-date=September 3, 2020|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301124118/https://books.google.com/books?id=KJYaAQAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Rosen1998">{{cite book|first=Michael J.|last=Rosen|title=My Bug|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6XPkX9x8Sc0C|date=1998|publisher=[[Workman Publishing Company|Artisan Books]]|isbn=978-1-57965-135-0|page=140|access-date=June 10, 2020|archive-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623082255/https://books.google.com/books?id=6XPkX9x8Sc0C|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Rote2006">{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/news/francinereturn|title=Francine makes Extreme return|work=WWE|access-date=October 5, 2020|date=September 29, 2006|first=Andrew|last=Rote|quote=Highlighting her collection of injury stories is the day Bam Bam Bigelow picked her up and performed a press slam by throwing her across the ring. "I just fell on my pelvic bone and fractured it in two places," Francine said.|archive-date=October 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008021836/https://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/news/francinereturn|url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="Teitelbaum2001">{{cite book|first=Michael|last=Teitelbaum|title=Finishing Moves|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2gTfXEqkTs8C|year=2001|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|isbn=978-0-7894-7353-0|page=38|access-date=June 30, 2020|archive-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630103049/https://books.google.com/books?id=2gTfXEqkTs8C|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Teitelbaum2001B">{{cite book|first=Michael|last=Teitelbaum|title=Fit for the Title|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f1hhjK9VMq8C|year=2001|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|isbn=978-0-7894-7351-6|page=22|access-date=August 24, 2020|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301124153/https://books.google.com/books?id=f1hhjK9VMq8C|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Tello2014">{{cite book|first=Craig|last=Tello|title=Survivor Series: Slam by Slam|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Aq7oDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA33|year=2014|publisher=[[Scholastic Incorporated]]|isbn=978-0-545-70966-8|pages=33–35|access-date=June 22, 2020|archive-date=July 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709123623/https://books.google.com/books?id=Aq7oDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA33|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Truitt2003">{{cite web|url=https://thesmartmarks.com/printer_920.shtml|title=Bam Bam Bigelow Shoot Interview|website=TheSmartMarks.com|access-date=September 14, 2020|date=June 2, 2003|first=Brandon|last=Truitt|archive-date=June 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615095948/https://thesmartmarks.com/printer_920.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="U-Japan">{{Citation|title=Bam Bam Bigelow competing in MMA|url=https://www.bitchute.com/video/3l0YkAcBdEaD/|language=en|access-date=December 8, 2021}}</ref>

<ref name="Uncensored1999">{{cite web|url=http://slamwrestling.net/index.php/1999/03/15/flair-wins-title-at-uncensored/|title=Flair wins title at Uncensored|work=[[Slam Wrestling]]|access-date=September 1, 2020|date=March 15, 1999|first=John|last=Powell|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301124136/https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/1999/03/15/flair-wins-title-at-uncensored/|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="WAR6Tag">{{Cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/war/war-6.html|title=World 6-Man Tag Team Title|website=Wrestling-Titles.com|access-date=June 18, 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201054057/http://wrestling-titles.com/japan/war/war-6.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="WAR6TagTour">{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=7291|title=WAR 2nd Anniversary of Revolution|work=Cagematch.net|access-date=June 18, 2020|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611102144/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=7291|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="WCWBio">{{cite web|url=http://www.wcw.com/2000/superstars/bigelow/|title=Bam Bam Bigelow|work=[[World Championship Wrestling|WCW.com]] (via [[Wayback Machine]])|publisher=[[World Championship Wrestling]]|access-date=September 1, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817232808/http://www.wcw.com/2000/superstars/bigelow/|archive-date=August 17, 2000}}</ref>

<ref name="Williams2006">{{cite book|first=Scott E.|last=Williams|title=Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of ECW|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QeaUPtNLxYQC&pg=PA148|year=2006|publisher=Sports Publishing|isbn=978-1-59670-021-5|pages=148–149|access-date=June 15, 2020|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621235856/https://books.google.com/books?id=QeaUPtNLxYQC&pg=PA148|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Williams2012">{{cite book|author-link="Dr. Death" Steve Williams|first=Steve|last=Williams|title=Steve Williams: How Dr. Death Became Dr. Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YGyCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT239|date=2012|publisher=Sports Publishing|isbn=978-1-61321-517-3|pages=239–240|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724161057/https://books.google.com/books?id=YGyCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT239|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Woodward">{{cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/37032/this-day-in-history-val-venis-defeats-kurt-angle-steven-richards-defeats-chris-jericho-and-more.html|title=This day in history: Val Venis defeats Kurt Angle, Steven Richards defeats Chris Jericho and more|website=PWInsider.com|access-date=October 12, 2020|date=March 8, 2009|first=Buck|last=Woodward|archive-date=October 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012130805/https://www.pwinsider.com/article/37032/this-day-in-history-val-venis-defeats-kurt-angle-steven-richards-defeats-chris-jericho-and-more.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="WorldWar31998">{{cite web|url=http://slamwrestling.net/index.php/1998/11/23/nash-dominates-ww3/|title=Nash dominates WW3|work=[[Slam Wrestling]]|access-date=September 1, 2020|date=November 23, 1998|first=John|last=Powell|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301124137/https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/1998/11/23/nash-dominates-ww3/|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="WrestleCrap">{{cite web |url=http://wrestlecrap.com/icfyt/it-came-from-youtube-bam-bam-and-big-sexy-love-slim-jims/ |title=It came from YouTube: Bam Bam and Big Sexy love Slim Jims! |access-date=June 17, 2020 |first=R. D. |last=Reynolds |author-link=R. D. Reynolds |website=[[WrestleCrap]] |date=March 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301124137/https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="WrestleMania1994">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/10/results|title=Full WrestleMania X results|work=WWE|access-date=June 15, 2020|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301124138/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/10/results|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="WrestleManiaXI">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/11/results|title=Full WrestleMania XI results|website=[[WWE]].com|publisher=[[WWE]]|access-date=June 19, 2020|archive-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623011827/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/11/results|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="WrestleManiaXIMainEvent">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/11/mainevent|title=WrestleMania XI main event: Lawrence Taylor vs. Bam Bam Bigelow|website=[[WWE]].com|publisher=[[WWE]]|access-date=June 19, 2020|archive-date=April 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411145746/http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/11/mainevent|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="WWEBio">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/bam-bam-bigelow|title=Bam Bam Bigelow|work=WWE|access-date=February 12, 2017|archive-date=September 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912055330/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/bam-bam-bigelow|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Zak2018">{{cite web|first=Zak|last=Michaels|url=https://www.thesportster.com/wrestling/former-wcw-stars-turned-down-wwe-contract/|title=8 former WCW stars that turned down a WWE contract after the buyout (and 7 that got snubbed)|work=The Sportster|date=June 27, 2018|access-date=June 23, 2020|archive-date=June 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626234013/https://www.thesportster.com/wrestling/former-wcw-stars-turned-down-wwe-contract/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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