Back كريستوفر شافيز Arabic كريستوفر شافيز ARZ Tatanka (Wrestler) German Tatanka Spanish تاتانکا (کشتیگیر) Persian Chris Chavis Finnish Tatanka (catch) French טטנקה HE Tatanka (wrestler) Italian クリス・チェイヴィス Japanese
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| Birth name | Chris Chavis |
| Born | June 8, 1961[1] Pembroke, North Carolina, U.S.[2][1] |
| Spouse(s) | Dawn Doyle
(m. 1989; div. 1994)Michelle Chavis (m. 1997) |
| Children | 4 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | The Legend[3] Tatanka[1] War Eagle[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[2] |
| Billed weight | 285 lb (129 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Pembroke, North Carolina, U.S.[3] |
| Trained by | Larry Sharpe[3] |
| Debut | January 13, 1990[3] |
Chris Chavis[3][4][5] (born June 8, 1961) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, under a legends contract. He is part of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.[6] He is best known for his tenures in the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Tatanka from 1991 to 1996 and from 2005 to 2007. His ring name is a Lakota word, which means "bison".
- ^ a b c d "Statistics for Professional wrestlers". PWI Presents: 1991 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. pp. 56–72. 1993 Edition.
- ^ a b c "Tatanka". WWE. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ "Meet Chris "Tatanka" Chavis". NativeTatanka. May 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "Cagematch profile". Cagematch. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ Ore, Jonathan (November 16, 2018). "How Indigenous pro wrestlers lock up with racial stereotypes inside the ring". CBC.ca. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
Chavis himself, however, is from the Lumbee tribe.