Chris Duffy (wrestler)

Duffy was trained by wrestling legend Killer Kowalski and made his debut in the mid-1980s. He later became a star in Kowalski's Massachusetts-based International Wrestling Federation promotion and won the IWF Heavyweight Championship in 1986 and 1987. In October 1991, he was one of several American wrestlers to tour Austria, Germany, Spain and Switzerland with Bob Yorey's World Wrestling Superstars. While in Europe, Duffy formed The Suicide Blonds with Johnny Rotten. He was called pro wrestling's "diamond in the rough" by Wrestling Eye the following year.[2]

Duffy was one of several Kowalski students to regularly appear in the World Wrestling Federation. He began wrestling with the WWF in 1986, appearing frequently as a jobber. He would lose to Bret Hart, Jim Duggan, Jake Roberts and Tito Santana. His most notable appearance was a loss to Mike Shaw when he was Friar Ferguson on the 12th episode of Monday Night Raw on April 12, 1993. This was the only time the Friar Ferguson gimmick was used and afterward Shaw became Bastion Booger. His only victory was over Scott Taylor who later became Scotty 2 Hotty, on a house show. His last match was a loss to a young Mark Henry on Shotgun Saturday Night on December 8, 1997. Duffy played the Santa Claus who got stunned by Stone Cold Steve Austin on RAW.[1]

Duffy continued wrestling on the New England independent circuit after leaving the WWF. Duffy died on August 25, 2000, shortly before a scheduled match at an independent show.[1] Multiple web sources had previously noted a seizure or heart attack as the culprit, but it was later made clear that it was a brain aneurysm.[3] Since his death, donations of Chris's organs and tissues gave sight to two women and his tissue donation helped 45 others. TBI and the New England Organ bank hosted an event at December 5, 2013 at Braintree Town Hall to decorate Duffy's portrait. Sandy Duffy, his mother, put the finishing touches on his arrangement.[4]