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Zeus

In late 1989, Zeus debuted for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and utilized a "monster heel" gimmick in his matches by no selling his opponent's more lethal moves. Eventually, Zeus demanded Hulk Hogan face him in the ring. Zeus formed an alliance with fellow Hogan rival "Macho Man" Randy Savage to feud with Hogan and his friend, Brutus Beefcake. The two teams faced off at the 1989 SummerSlam event in a tag team match which saw Hogan and Beefcake prevail as the victors, with Hogan pinning Zeus.

Following SummerSlam, Zeus formed an alliance with "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase leading into Survivor Series. At the event, the team of The Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, and Demolition) faced The Million Dollar Team (Ted DiBiase, Zeus, and the Powers of Pain). Zeus was eliminated from the match via disqualification after refusing to break a chokehold on Hogan and shoving the referee away. The Hulkamaniacs went on to win the match.

After the Survivor Series, the feud between Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake versus Randy Savage and Zeus ended with a steel cage match on December 27, 1989 at the No Holds Barred pay-per-view event. Hogan and Beefcake were once again victorious in what would be Zeus' last match in the WWF. His final WWF appearance was a promotional spot for the 1990 Royal Rumble.

Zeus then spent a short time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Z-Gangsta, as part of The Alliance to End Hulkamania in March 1996, culminating at Uncensored. He debuted the previous week with The Ultimate Solution.

On December 10, 2020, Zeus passed away.

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