Jerry Tuite

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Jerry Tuite
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 27, 1966 Ocean Grove, New Jersey
Died	December 6, 2003 Tokyo, Japan
Trained by	Iron Mike Sharpe, WCW Power Plant

Jerry Tuite (December 27, 1966 - December 6, 2003) 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.

1 Career
2 Finishing moves
3 Championships and accomplishments

[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, Crowbar 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, 2003 Tuite teamed with Bull Buchanan and Justin Credible to defeat Nobutaka Araya, Tomoaki Honma and Kazushi Miyamoto in Tokyo.

On December 6, 2003, Tuite was found dead of a heart attack in his hotel room by wrestlers Nosawa and La Parka. He was 36 years old.