Zeus clashed with Hogan (Picture: WWE)
WWE is honouring the late Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister with a particular assortment of his greatest moments on the WWE Community.
The actor – who sadly died this week aged 62 – first stepped into the wrestling world when he confronted Hulk Hogan in 1989 film No Holds Barred, earlier than making a transfer into the squared circle.
Now, the promotion has gathered his greatest moments into an intensive assortment overlaying his profession within the squared circle, beginning together with his SummerSlam match which noticed him staff with ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage in opposition to Hulk Hogan and Brutus ‘The Barber’ Beefcake.
The featured part additionally consists of moments from Prime Time Wrestling and Saturday Night time Primary Occasion, together with a No Holds Barred preview piece from WrestleMania V.
The gathering concludes with the notorious Doomsday Cage Match from WCW Uncensored in 1996, during which he appeared as Z-Gangsta.
The actor was discovered useless on Thursday by police who carried out a welfare examine at his house in Marina Del Rey, California, after associates turned nervous about him.
Based on TMZ, associates and enterprise associates of Lister had not heard from the star since Wednesday.
Whereas his reason for dying has but to be decided, Lister’s supervisor Cindy Cowan stated that he had been experiencing ‘Covid signs’ for per week.
In a statement, WWE said: ‘WWE is saddened to be taught that Tom ‘Tiny’ Lister, often known as Zeus to the WWE Universe, handed away in the present day at age 62.’
All Elite Wrestling tweeted: ‘AEW and the wrestling world mourn the passing of Thomas ‘Tiny’ Lister, Jr, our ideas are together with his household, his associates and his followers.’
And IMPACT Wrestling star Cody Deaner wrote: ‘I used to be completely petrified of Zeus as a child. Terrified.
‘He went on to play many iconic roles. However to me and my wrestler mind… he’ll at all times be Zeus. The person who terrified me. #RipTinyLister’
Former WWE star Shane ‘The Hurricane’ Helms added: ‘Dammit!! From Zeus to Deebo to President Lindberg, dude performed some iconic roles. Thanks for all of the leisure.’
