Mantaur
| Mantaur | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mike Halac |
| Born |
May 14, 1968 Omaha, Nebraska |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bruiser Mastino Mafiosi Mastino Terminator Mastino Madd Mustafa Mantaur |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 401 lb (182 kg) |
| Billed from |
The Island of Crete (as Mantaur) South Africa (as Tank) |
| Debut | 1991 |
Mike Halac (born May 14, 1968) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation in the mid-1990s under the ring names Mantaur and Tank.
In 1991, under the ring name Bruiser Mastino, Halac traveled to Germany to work for the Catch Wrestling Association. He debuted on November 11, in a losing effort against Rambo for the World Heavyweight Championship. He remained with the promotion until late 1994, when he returned to the United States to perform for the World Wrestling Federation.
On the January 7, 1995 episode of Superstars of Wrestling, Halac debuted in the World Wrestling Federation as Mantaur, defeating Walter Slow. The Mantaur character was that of a Minotaur-like character, and Halac would perform antics such as charging, trampling, mauling, and mooing at opponents. Soon after debuting, he acquired Jim Cornette as his manager.
Mantaur then began a small winning streak, defeating a series of jobbers. He came close to defeating then-Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon, but lost the match by disqualification due to interference by Jeff Jarrett, who was involved in a feud with Ramon at that time. Mantaur made his first and only pay-per-view appearance at the 1995 Royal Rumble, where he competed in the Royal Rumble match and lasted almost 10 minutes before being eliminated by Lex Luger.
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