Max Muscle
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John Czawlytko better known by his ring name
Max Muscle, is a retired Polish
professional wrestler
best known for his appearances in WCW
in the mid-late 1990s.
Czawlytko began his career in 1992, wrestling under the ring name The Brute as part of the tag team the Skull Crushers along with The Beast (Bryan Carreiro).
He first appeared in WCW in 1993 under the name Big Bad John, making appearances on WCW Saturday Night
, WCW Main Event
and WCW Pro
. In 1995 he was repackaged as Diamond Dallas Page's
bodyguard, Max Muscle, memorably helping Page cheat in arm wrestling contests. In 1996, Muscle joined the Dungeon of Doom
faction, shaving his hair into a mohawk
and using the name Maxx.
Czawlytko retired from wrestling in 2002.
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
Max Muscle, is a retired Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
best known for his appearances in WCW
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
in the mid-late 1990s.
Czawlytko began his career in 1992, wrestling under the ring name The Brute as part of the tag team the Skull Crushers along with The Beast (Bryan Carreiro).
He first appeared in WCW in 1993 under the name Big Bad John, making appearances on WCW Saturday Night
WCW Saturday Night
WCW Saturday Night was a weekly Saturday night TV show on TBS produced by World Championship Wrestling. The program existed through various incarnations under different names before becoming WCW Saturday Night in 1992...
, WCW Main Event
WCW Main Event
WCW Main Event is a televised wrestling program of World Championship Wrestling that aired from 1988 to 1998. For most of its run, it was the promotion's secondary show and aired on Sunday evenings on TBS. The show originally aired in 1988 as NWA Main Event...
and WCW Pro
WCW Pro
WCW Pro was a televised wrestling show presented by World Championship Wrestling. Along with WCW WorldWide, it was part of the WCW Disney tapings...
. In 1995 he was repackaged as Diamond Dallas Page's
Dallas Page
Dallas Page , better known by his ring name "Diamond" Dallas Page , is an American retired professional wrestler, fitness instructor and actor...
bodyguard, Max Muscle, memorably helping Page cheat in arm wrestling contests. In 1996, Muscle joined the Dungeon of Doom
Dungeon of Doom
The Dungeon of Doom was the name of a professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling that existed from 1995 to 1997.-Origin:...
faction, shaving his hair into a mohawk
Mohawk hairstyle
The mohawk is a hairstyle in which, in the most common variety, both sides of the head are shaven, leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair...
and using the name Maxx.
Czawlytko retired from wrestling in 2002.