Chris Kanyon
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| Birth name | Christopher Morgan Klucsarits |
| Born |
January 4, 1970 Sunnyside, Queens, New York City, United States |
| Died | April 2, 2010 (aged 40) Sunnyside, Queens, New York City, United States |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Alma mater | University at Buffalo |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Chris Canyon Chris K Chris Kanyon Chris Morgan Kanyon Mortis |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Billed weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
| Billed from |
Queens, New York Taipei (as Mortis) |
| Trained by | Pete McKay Gonzalez Ismael Gerena Bobby Bold Eagle Afa Anoaʻi The Fabulous Moolah |
| Debut | April 5, 1992 |
| Retired | April 5, 2007 |
Christopher Morgan "Chris" Klucsarits (January 4, 1970 – April 2, 2010) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances with the professional wrestling promotions World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1995 to 2004 under the ring names Chris Kanyon, Kanyon, and Mortis.
After college, he began training under Pete McKay Gonzalez, Ismael Gerena and Bobby Bold Eagle at the Lower East Side Wrestling Gym in Manhattan at some point between December 1991 and January 1992. He wrestled his first match on April 5, 1992, in Levittown, New York at the Island Trees Junior High School, and wrestled one match as Chris Morgan before adopting the ring name Chris Canyon and later changed it to Chris Kanyon. Kanyon worked as a physical therapist for the next three years, wrestling on weekends and in the evenings, before finally deciding to become a full-time professional wrestler in 1995. Early in his career, Kanyon formed a tag team with Billy Kidman which saw both men wrestle hockey uniforms.
In late 1994, he made several appearances with the World Wrestling Federation as a jobber, facing wrestlers such as Shawn Michaels, Diesel, Tatanka and Bob Holly. His friend and future manager James Mitchell saw potential in him and sent him for training with The Fabulous Moolah in South Carolina and with Afa at Wild Samoan wrestling School.
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