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* ProWrestlingIsReal: Haystacks was being interviewed for Northern Irish television by a sports reporter used to more mainstream sports such as football, rugby and Gaelic field sports. After being asked the loaded question as to whether wrestling is pre-scripted and prearranged and the moves choreographed, Haystacks offered to talk the interviewer through one of those prearranged and choreographed moves. he then talked the interviewer through his signature piledriver move, lifting him up about seven feet above ground level and then slamming him down to the padded crash mat. The hapless interviewer is then seen groaning in agony and unable to rise. Giant Haystacks looks down impassively and says at this point he should be following through with the belly-flop just to make sure. Having conveyed the point that even when it's pre-arranged and choreographed it can still hurt, he leaves the stage.

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* ProWrestlingIsReal: Haystacks was being interviewed for Northern Irish television by a by sports reporter Jackie Fullerton, a man used to more mainstream sports such as football, rugby and Gaelic field sports. After being asked the loaded question as to whether wrestling is pre-scripted and prearranged and the moves choreographed, Haystacks offered to talk the interviewer through one of those prearranged and choreographed moves. he then talked the interviewer through his signature piledriver move, lifting him up about seven feet above ground level and then slamming him down to the padded crash mat. The hapless interviewer is then seen groaning in agony and unable to rise. Giant Haystacks looks down impassively and says at this point he should be following through with the belly-flop just to make sure. Having conveyed the point that even when it's pre-arranged and choreographed it can still hurt, he leaves the stage.
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* ProWrestlingIsReal: Haystacks was beig interviewed for Northern Irish television by a sports reporter used to more mainstream sports such as football, rugby and Gaelic field sports. After being asked the loaded question as to whether wrestling is pre-scripted and prearranged and the moves choreographed, Haystacks offered to talk the interviewer through one of those prearranged and choreographed moves. he then talked the interviewer through his sigature piledriver move, lifting him up about seven feet above ground level and then slamming him down to the padded crash mat. The hapless interviewer is then seen groaning in agony and unable to rise. Giant Haystacks looks down impassively and says at this point he should be following through with the belly-flop just to make sure. Having conveyed the point that even when it's pre-arranged and choreographed it can still hurt, he leaves the stage.

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* ProWrestlingIsReal: Haystacks was beig being interviewed for Northern Irish television by a sports reporter used to more mainstream sports such as football, rugby and Gaelic field sports. After being asked the loaded question as to whether wrestling is pre-scripted and prearranged and the moves choreographed, Haystacks offered to talk the interviewer through one of those prearranged and choreographed moves. he then talked the interviewer through his sigature signature piledriver move, lifting him up about seven feet above ground level and then slamming him down to the padded crash mat. The hapless interviewer is then seen groaning in agony and unable to rise. Giant Haystacks looks down impassively and says at this point he should be following through with the belly-flop just to make sure. Having conveyed the point that even when it's pre-arranged and choreographed it can still hurt, he leaves the stage.

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Martin Austin Ruane (10 October 1946 – 29 November 1998) was a UsefulNotes/{{Brit|ain}}ish {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and actor best known as Giant Haystacks or Loch Ness. He debuted in 1967 as Luke [=McMasters=] and was also billed as Haystacks Calhoun, taken from [[Wrestling/HaystacksCalhoun the American wrestler with the same name]]. This was changed to Giant Haystacks. He competed primarily as a Monster {{Heel}}, for obvious reasons. He was a [[{{Pun}} huge]] star and a major ratings draw on Creator/{{ITV}}. He also competed as Loch Ness for Stampede and had a brief, aborted run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in February-March 1996. He died of cancer in 1998. He was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/bri-h.html British Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]] with [[Wrestling/DynamiteKid the Dynamite Kid]].

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Martin Austin Ruane (10 October 1946 – 29 November 1998) was a UsefulNotes/{{Brit|ain}}ish {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and actor best known as Giant Haystacks or Loch Ness. He debuted in 1967 as Luke [=McMasters=] and was also billed as Haystacks Calhoun, taken from [[Wrestling/HaystacksCalhoun the American wrestler with the same name]]. This was changed to Giant Haystacks. He competed primarily as a Monster {{Heel}}, for obvious reasons. He was a [[{{Pun}} huge]] star and a major ratings draw on Creator/{{ITV}}. He also competed as Loch Ness for Stampede and had a brief, aborted run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in February-March 1996. He died of cancer in 1998.

He was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/bri-h.html British Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]] with [[Wrestling/DynamiteKid the Dynamite Kid]].



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* ProWrestlingIsReal: Haystacks was beig interviewed for Northern Irish television by a sports reporter used to more mainstream sports such as football, rugby and Gaelic field sports. After being asked the loaded question as to whether wrestling is pre-scripted and prearranged and the moves choreographed, Haystacks offered to talk the interviewer through one of those prearranged and choreographed moves. he then talked the interviewer through his sigature piledriver move, lifting him up about seven feet above ground level and then slamming him down to the padded crash mat. The hapless interviewer is then seen groaning in agony and unable to rise. Giant Haystacks looks down impassively and says at this point he should be following through with the belly-flop just to make sure. Having conveyed the point that even when it's pre-arranged and choreographed it can still hurt, he leaves the stage.



As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Ruane The Other Wiki]].
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* BellyFlopCrushing: Trope-namer by way of his method for finishing matches, being to squash his much smaller opponents.

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* BellyFlopCrushing: Trope-namer (along with his archenemy Big Daddy) by way of his method for finishing matches, being to squash his much smaller opponents.
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* EvilVsEvil: His feud with Kendo Nagasaki (the British version), since they were both heels.
* FatBastard: He was a heel and weighed over 600 lbs. What more do you need?
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* EvilVsEvil: EvilVersusEvil: His feud with Kendo Nagasaki (the British version), since they were both heels.
heels.
* FatBastard: He was a heel and weighed over 600 lbs. What more do you need?
* FinishingMove: Elbow Drop
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%% * BigGuyLittleGuy: With the Dynamite KidKid. He was 6'11, 699 lbs., Dynamite was 5'8, 228 lbs.



* DavidVsGoliath: Inverted with his wins over the more normal-sized [[Wrestling/BuffBagwell Marcus Bagwell]], Alex Wright and Wrestling/ScottyRiggs. Played relatively straight when Wrestling/LexLuger defeated him by countout, in that Luger was only the David by default, since he was never thought of as a "little guy". Subverted when the Giant defeated him in his last appearance, at ''WCW [=UnCensored=] 96'', since that was Goliath Vs. Goliath.

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* DavidVsGoliath: Inverted with his wins over the more normal-sized [[Wrestling/BuffBagwell Marcus Bagwell]], Alex Wright Wrestling/AlexWright and Wrestling/ScottyRiggs. Played relatively straight when Wrestling/LexLuger defeated him by countout, in that Luger was only the David by default, since he was never thought of as a "little guy". Subverted when the Giant defeated him in his last appearance, at ''WCW [=UnCensored=] 96'', since that was Goliath Vs. Goliath.
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* DavidVsGoliath: Inverted with his wins over the more normal-sized Marcus Bagwell, Alex Wright and Scotty Riggs. Played relatively straight when Wrestling/LexLuger defeated him by countout, in that Luger was only the David by default, since he was never thought of as a "little guy". Subverted when the Giant defeated him in his last appearance, at ''WCW [=UnCensored=] 96'', since that was Goliath Vs. Goliath.

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* DavidVsGoliath: Inverted with his wins over the more normal-sized [[Wrestling/BuffBagwell Marcus Bagwell, Bagwell]], Alex Wright and Scotty Riggs.Wrestling/ScottyRiggs. Played relatively straight when Wrestling/LexLuger defeated him by countout, in that Luger was only the David by default, since he was never thought of as a "little guy". Subverted when the Giant defeated him in his last appearance, at ''WCW [=UnCensored=] 96'', since that was Goliath Vs. Goliath.

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%% * DavidVsGoliath: Inverted with his wins over Marcus Bagwell, Alex Wright and Scotty Riggs. Played relatively straight when Wrestling/LexLuger defeated him by countout, in that Luger was only the David by default, since he was never thought of as a "little guy". Subverted when the Giant defeated him in his last appearance, at ''WCW [=UnCensored=] 96'', since that was Goliath Vs. Goliath.
%% * EvilVsEvil: His feud with Kendo Nagasaki (the British version.)
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%% * DavidVsGoliath: Inverted with his wins over the more normal-sized Marcus Bagwell, Alex Wright and Scotty Riggs. Played relatively straight when Wrestling/LexLuger defeated him by countout, in that Luger was only the David by default, since he was never thought of as a "little guy". Subverted when the Giant defeated him in his last appearance, at ''WCW [=UnCensored=] 96'', since that was Goliath Vs. Goliath.
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version), since they were both heels.
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FatBastard: He was a heel and weighed over 600 lbs. What more do you need?
* FinishingMove: Elbow Drop



* ShoutOut: Received one in [[Music/ManicStreetPreachers the Manic Street Preachers]]' song "Me and Steven Hawking":
-->"A hundred thousand watch Giant Haystacks in a Bombay fight"
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* ShoutOut: Received one in [[Music/ManicStreetPreachers the Manic Street Preachers]]' song "Me and Steven Hawking":
-->"A hundred thousand watch Giant Haystacks in a Bombay fight"
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* SquashMatch: Often.
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His opponents would often bounce off of him, and all he'd need to do was drop the elbow for the pin.
* StockNessMonster: As Loch NessNess, who was supposed to be the mythological monster.
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Martin Ruane (1946-1998) was a UsefulNotes/{{Brit|ain}}ish {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and actor best known as Giant Haystacks or Loch Ness. He debuted in 1967 as Luke [=McMasters=] and was also billed as Haystacks Calhoun, taken from [[Wrestling/HaystacksCalhoun the American wrestler with the same name]]. This was changed to Giant Haystacks. He competed primarily as a Monster {{Heel}}, for obvious reasons. He was a [[{{Pun}} huge]] star and a major ratings draw on Creator/{{ITV}}. He also competed as Loch Ness for Stampede and had a brief, aborted run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in February-March 1996. He died of cancer in 1998. He was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/bri-h.html British Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]] with [[Wrestling/DynamiteKid the Dynamite Kid]].

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Martin Austin Ruane (1946-1998) (10 October 1946 – 29 November 1998) was a UsefulNotes/{{Brit|ain}}ish {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and actor best known as Giant Haystacks or Loch Ness. He debuted in 1967 as Luke [=McMasters=] and was also billed as Haystacks Calhoun, taken from [[Wrestling/HaystacksCalhoun the American wrestler with the same name]]. This was changed to Giant Haystacks. He competed primarily as a Monster {{Heel}}, for obvious reasons. He was a [[{{Pun}} huge]] star and a major ratings draw on Creator/{{ITV}}. He also competed as Loch Ness for Stampede and had a brief, aborted run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in February-March 1996. He died of cancer in 1998. He was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/bri-h.html British Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]] with [[Wrestling/DynamiteKid the Dynamite Kid]].



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* ArchEnemy: Kendo Nagasaki, Roy and Tony St. Clair, Big Daddy (Shirley Crabtree)
* BashBrothers: with Big Daddy, until the latter's [[HeelFaceTurn face turn]], Dynamite Kid, Ed Wiskoski, Malcolm "King Kong" Kirk
* BeardOfEvil
* BellyFlopCrushing: Trope namer by way of his method for finishing matches
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%% * ArchEnemy: Kendo Nagasaki, Roy and Tony St. Clair, Big Daddy (Shirley Crabtree)
%% * BashBrothers: with Big Daddy, until the latter's [[HeelFaceTurn face turn]], Dynamite Kid, Ed Wiskoski, Malcolm "King Kong" Kirk
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* BigGuyLittleGuy: With the Dynamite Kid



* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Was in line for a push but had to return home to England due to health issues. He ultimately died of cancer in 1998.
* DavidVsGoliath: Inverted with his wins over Marcus Bagwell, Alex Wright and Scotty Riggs. Played relatively straight when Wrestling/LexLuger defeated him by countout, in that Luger was only the David by default, since he was never thought of as a "little guy". Subverted when the Giant defeated him in his last appearance, at ''WCW [=UnCensored=] 96'', since that was Goliath Vs. Goliath.
* EvilVsEvil: His feud with Kendo Nagasaki (the British version.)
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Was in line for a push but had to return home to England due to health issues. He ultimately died of cancer in 1998.
%% * DavidVsGoliath: Inverted with his wins over Marcus Bagwell, Alex Wright and Scotty Riggs. Played relatively straight when Wrestling/LexLuger defeated him by countout, in that Luger was only the David by default, since he was never thought of as a "little guy". Subverted when the Giant defeated him in his last appearance, at ''WCW [=UnCensored=] 96'', since that was Goliath Vs. Goliath.
%% * EvilVsEvil: His feud with Kendo Nagasaki (the British version.)
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%% * FinishingMove: Elbow Drop



* SquashMatch: Often.
* StockNessMonster: As Loch Ness
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'''Martin Ruane''' (1946-1998) was a UsefulNotes/{{Brit|ain}}ish {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and actor best known as '''Giant Haystacks''' or '''Loch Ness.''' He debuted in 1967 as '''Luke [=McMasters=]''' and was also billed as '''Haystacks Calhoun''', taken from [[Wrestling/HaystacksCalhoun the American wrestler with the same name]]. This was changed to Giant Haystacks. He competed primarily as a Monster {{Heel}}, for obvious reasons. He was a [[{{Pun}} huge]] star and a major ratings draw on Creator/{{ITV}}. He also competed as Loch Ness for Stampede and had a brief, aborted run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in February-March 1996. He died of cancer in 1998. He was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/bri-h.html British Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]] with [[Wrestling/DynamiteKid the Dynamite Kid]].

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'''Martin Ruane''' Martin Ruane (1946-1998) was a UsefulNotes/{{Brit|ain}}ish {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and actor best known as '''Giant Haystacks''' Giant Haystacks or '''Loch Ness.''' Loch Ness. He debuted in 1967 as '''Luke [=McMasters=]''' Luke [=McMasters=] and was also billed as '''Haystacks Calhoun''', Haystacks Calhoun, taken from [[Wrestling/HaystacksCalhoun the American wrestler with the same name]]. This was changed to Giant Haystacks. He competed primarily as a Monster {{Heel}}, for obvious reasons. He was a [[{{Pun}} huge]] star and a major ratings draw on Creator/{{ITV}}. He also competed as Loch Ness for Stampede and had a brief, aborted run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in February-March 1996. He died of cancer in 1998. He was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/bri-h.html British Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]] with [[Wrestling/DynamiteKid the Dynamite Kid]].
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: He stood well over a full foot above his wife, Rita. They actually held the record for the biggest height difference between a married couple.
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'''Martin Ruane''' (1946-1998) was a UsefulNotes/{{Brit|ain}}ish {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and actor best known as '''Giant Haystacks''' or '''Loch Ness.''' He debuted in 1967 as '''Luke [=McMasters=]''' and was also billed as '''Haystacks Calhoun''', taken from [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation the American wrestler with the same name]]. This was changed to Giant Haystacks. He competed primarily as a Monster {{Heel}}, for obvious reasons. He was a [[{{Pun}} huge]] star and a major ratings draw on Creator/{{ITV}}. He also competed as Loch Ness for Stampede and had a brief, aborted run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in February-March 1996. He died of cancer in 1998. He was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/bri-h.html British Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]] with [[Wrestling/DynamiteKid the Dynamite Kid]].


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'''Martin Ruane''' (1946-1998) was a UsefulNotes/{{Brit|ain}}ish {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and actor best known as '''Giant Haystacks''' or '''Loch Ness.''' He debuted in 1967 as '''Luke [=McMasters=]''' and was also billed as '''Haystacks Calhoun''', taken from [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation [[Wrestling/HaystacksCalhoun the American wrestler with the same name]]. This was changed to Giant Haystacks. He competed primarily as a Monster {{Heel}}, for obvious reasons. He was a [[{{Pun}} huge]] star and a major ratings draw on Creator/{{ITV}}. He also competed as Loch Ness for Stampede and had a brief, aborted run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in February-March 1996. He died of cancer in 1998. He was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/bri-h.html British Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]] with [[Wrestling/DynamiteKid the Dynamite Kid]].

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* DavidVsGoliath: Inverted with his wins over Marcus Bagwell, Alex Wright and Scotty Riggs. Played relatively straight when Lex Luger defeated him by countout, in that Luger was only the David by default, since he was never thought of as a "little guy". Subverted when the Giant defeated him in his last appearance, at ''WCW [=UnCensored=] 96'', since that was Goliath Vs. Goliath.

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* DavidVsGoliath: Inverted with his wins over Marcus Bagwell, Alex Wright and Scotty Riggs. Played relatively straight when Lex Luger Wrestling/LexLuger defeated him by countout, in that Luger was only the David by default, since he was never thought of as a "little guy". Subverted when the Giant defeated him in his last appearance, at ''WCW [=UnCensored=] 96'', since that was Goliath Vs. Goliath.
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* BritishTeethBritishTeeth: During his WCW run, commentator Wrestling/DustyRhodes said "he's got those summer[[note]]As in "summer (some are) yellow, summer missing."[[/note]] teeth."



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* MightyGlacierMightyGlacier: Huge, not very mobile. Of course, a lot of times he didn't need to move very fast, since he tended to just flatten his opponents.



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'''Martin Ruane''' (1946-1998) was a UsefulNotes/{{Brit|ain}}ish {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and actor best known as '''Giant Haystacks''' or '''Loch Ness.''' He debuted in 1967 as '''Luke [=McMasters=]''' and was also billed as '''Haystacks Calhoun''', taken from [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation the American wrestler with the same name]]. This was changed to Giant Haystacks. He competed primarily as a Monster {{Heel}}, for obvious reasons. He also competed as Loch Ness for Stampede and had a brief, aborted run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in February-March 1996. He died of cancer in 1998. He was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/bri-h.html British Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]] with [[Wrestling/DynamiteKid the Dynamite Kid]].


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'''Martin Ruane''' (1946-1998) was a UsefulNotes/{{Brit|ain}}ish {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and actor best known as '''Giant Haystacks''' or '''Loch Ness.''' He debuted in 1967 as '''Luke [=McMasters=]''' and was also billed as '''Haystacks Calhoun''', taken from [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation the American wrestler with the same name]]. This was changed to Giant Haystacks. He competed primarily as a Monster {{Heel}}, for obvious reasons. He was a [[{{Pun}} huge]] star and a major ratings draw on Creator/{{ITV}}. He also competed as Loch Ness for Stampede and had a brief, aborted run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in February-March 1996. He died of cancer in 1998. He was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/bri-h.html British Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]] with [[Wrestling/DynamiteKid the Dynamite Kid]].




* DavidVsGoliath: Inverted with his wins over Marcus Bagwell, Alex Wright and Scotty Riggs. Played straight when Lex Luger defeated him by countout. Subverted when the Giant defeated him in his last appearance, at ''WCW [=UnCensored=] 96'', since that was Goliath Vs. Goliath.

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* DavidVsGoliath: Inverted with his wins over Marcus Bagwell, Alex Wright and Scotty Riggs. Played relatively straight when Lex Luger defeated him by countout.countout, in that Luger was only the David by default, since he was never thought of as a "little guy". Subverted when the Giant defeated him in his last appearance, at ''WCW [=UnCensored=] 96'', since that was Goliath Vs. Goliath.



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* TheGiantTheGiant: 6'11, and over 600+ lbs.


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* ShoutOut: Received one in [[Music/ManicStreetPreachers the Manic Street Preachers]]' song "Me and Steven Hawking":
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'''Martin Ruane''' (1946-1998) was a UsefulNotes/{{Brit|ain}}ish {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and actor best known as '''Giant Haystacks''' or '''Loch Ness.''' He debuted in 1967 as '''Luke [=McMasters=]''' and was also billed as '''Haystacks Calhoun''', taken from [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation the American wrestler with the same name]]. This was changed to Giant Haystacks. He competed primarily as a Monster {{Heel}}, for obvious reasons. He also competed as Loch Ness for Stampede and had a brief, aborted run in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in February-March 1996. He died of cancer in 1998. He was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/bri-h.html British Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]] with [[Wrestling/DynamiteKid the Dynamite Kid]].


As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Ruane The Other Wiki]].


!!! "Giant Tropes":
* ArchEnemy: Kendo Nagasaki, Roy and Tony St. Clair, Big Daddy (Shirley Crabtree)
* BashBrothers: with Big Daddy, until the latter's [[HeelFaceTurn face turn]], Dynamite Kid, Ed Wiskoski, Malcolm "King Kong" Kirk
* BeardOfEvil
* BritishTeeth
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Was in line for a push but had to return home to England due to health issues. He ultimately died of cancer in 1998.
* DavidVsGoliath: Inverted with his wins over Marcus Bagwell, Alex Wright and Scotty Riggs. Played straight when Lex Luger defeated him by countout. Subverted when the Giant defeated him in his last appearance, at ''WCW [=UnCensored=] 96'', since that was Goliath Vs. Goliath.
* EvilVsEvil: His feud with Kendo Nagasaki (the British version.)
* FatBastard
* FinishingMove: Elbow Drop
* TheGiant
* MightyGlacier
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: ''Loch Ness''
* PowerStable:
** (in Stampede): Foley's Army[[note]]Led by JR Foley, real name John Foley, no relation to those [[Wrestling/JimRoss other]] [[Wrestling/MickFoley guys]].[[/note]]
** (in WCW): [[Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom The Dungeon of Doom]].
* RingOldies: Was already '''49''' when he arrived in WCW.
* StockNessMonster
* WrestlingMonster

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