Chase Tatum

Chase Tatum
Ring name(s)	Chase Tatum
Billed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Billed weight	260 lb (120 kg; 19 st)
Born	November 3, 1973(1973-11-03) Atlanta, Georgia
Died	March 23, 2008(2008-03-23) (aged 34) Atlanta, Georgia
Trained by	WCW Power Plant
Debut	1998
Retired	2000

Chase Tatum (November 3, 1973 – March 23, 2008) was a wrestler for World Championship Wrestling.

Career

At age 19, Tatum won the Mr. Georgia bodybuilding competition. He signed with the Atlanta-based World Championship Wrestling promotion. After beginning his career as a jobber, Tatum became a member of rapper Master P's No Limit Soldiers and feuded with the West Texas Rednecks.^[1] In 1999, he faced such wrestlers as Curt Hennig on an episode of WCW Thunder and WCW Television Champion Rick Steiner on WCW Monday Nitro. He lost both matches but wrestled Mikey Whipwreck to a draw on the August 23 episode of WCW Monday Nitro.^[2]

Tatum's wrestling career lasted less than two years and left him with severe back problems. He developed a dependence to painkillers. In 2007, Tatum appeared in the comedy film Who's Your Caddy? alongside rapper Big Boi of Outkast, for whom he also worked as a road manager and personal assistant.^[1] He also worked as a personal trainer.^[3] Tatum was found dead at his home in Atlanta, Georgia's Buckhead neighborhood after an apparent accidental drug overdose, on March 23, 2008. His father states that Tatum was planning to enter a rehab facility to help overcome his addiction.^[1]

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Tatum's Way (Overhead gutwrench backbreaker rack)

• Signature moves
  • Back suplex side slam

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Chase Tatum dead at 34". SLAM! Wrestling. 2008-03-25. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2008/03/25/5095541.html. Retrieved 2009-12-09. 
2. ^ Cawthon, Graham. "WCW Ring Results: 1999". The History of WWE. http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/wcw99.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-09. 
3. ^ "Ex-pro wrestler dead of apparent overdose". MSNBC. 2008-03-27. http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/23791949/. Retrieved 2009-12-09. 

External links

• Former Wrestler Found Dead
• Outkast Road Manager/Former Wrestler Found Dead
• Chase Tatum IMDb Profile
• Chase Tatum IMDb Resume

Persondata
Name	Tatum, Chase
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	November 3, 1973
Place of birth	Atlanta, Georgia
Date of death	March 23, 2008
Place of death	Atlanta, Georgia