Lord Humongous

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Lord Humongous is a professional wrestling character who was introduced in Memphis' Mid-South Wrestling by "Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart as a heel to challenge the long-time dominant Jerry "the King" Lawler. The original Lord Humongous debuted in 1984 and was portrayed by the physically massive Mike Stark, who is currently the strength coach for the University of Memphis football team. The character has since been portrayed by wrestlers such as Sid Eudy and Barry Buchanan (later known, respectively, as Sid Vicious and Bull Buchanan).

The name, and the idea for the look of Lord Humongous came from the film "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior", where the character leads a gang of bloodthirsty bandits. The look was also seen later in Atari's arcade game Pit-Fighter as "The Masked Warrior."

[edit] Wrestlers who portrayed "Lord Humongous"

1984 - Mike Stark
1984 - Jeff Van Kamp
1984-90s - Gary Nations
1987 - Sid Eudy
1990s - Barry Buchanan
1990s - Randy Lewis
1990s - Emory Hale
2000s - John Bass
2000s - Richard Baily

[edit] Lord Humongous in popular culture

In the South Park episode "Proper Condom Use," Butters dresses up as Lord Humongous when speaking to the fourth-grade girls.
A SuperNews! parody of The Hills features Lord Humongous as Audrina's new boyfriend.[1]