Jerry Tuite
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| Jerry Tuite | |
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| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | "The Wall" Malice Gigantes Sgt. AWOL |
| Billed height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) |
| Billed weight | 320 lb (145 kg) |
| Born | December 24, 1966 Ocean Grove, New Jersey. |
| Died | December 6, 2003 |
| Trained by | Iron Mike Sharpe, WCW Power Plant |
Jerry Tuite (born December 24, 1966 - died December 6, 2003 in Ocean Grove, New Jersey) was an american professional wrestler best known by his ring names, The Wall, Malice or Gigantes, performing for World Championship Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling.
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[edit] Career
Born in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, Tuite broke into the wrestling business in the mid-90s after learning the ropes under veteran Iron Mike Sharpe at his training school in New Jersey. Tuite trained at the WCW Power Plant before he wrestled full-time as The Wall in WCW.
[edit] World Championship Wrestling
Tuite debuted as a boyguard for Berlyn (Alex Wright), then later moved to the singles division. With his natural size, he was pushed as a monster heel, facing such adversaries as Vampiro, Shane Douglas, and Bam Bam Bigelow. Tuite later performed as Sgt. AWOL, as part of the team Misfits In Action. After WCW was bought out by Vince McMahon, Tuite was offered a developmental contract with the WWE, but did not accept it.
[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
In 2002, not only did Tuite change his outlook on life, he also completely revamped his look, coming back strong in the independent circuit. He was given a second chance at the big time in TNA, performing under the moniker of Malice.
[edit] All Japan Pro Wrestling/Death
Tuite wrestled for AJPW as Gigantes, as a regular performer for the remainder of 2003. In his final match on December 5, Tuite teamed with Bull Buchanan and Justin Credible to defeat Nobutaka Araya, Tomoaki Honma and Kazushi Miyamoto in Tokyo.
Jerry Tuite died on December 5, 2003, at the age of 36. He was found dead in his hotel by wrestlers Nosawa and La Parka. As many pro-wrestlers who died young, Tuite's cause of death was ruled a sudden heart attack, thought to be attributed from steriod use.
