Chris Klucsarits

Christopher Morgan Klucsarits was an American professional wrestler He was best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation under the ring names Chris Kanyon or simply Kanyon and Mortis As a youth Kanyon played roller hockey basketball and baseball at school He attended Archbishop Molloy High School located in Queens NY graduating in 1988 In 1992 he graduated from the University at Buffalo with a bachelors degree in physical therapy During his time there he was a member of the Mad Turtles the University of Buffalo Rugby Football Club Kanyon worked fulltime as a physical therapist for three years before becoming a wrestler Kanyon debuted in World Championship Wrestling WCW as a jobber After several months he was placed with Mark Starr in a tag team called Men at Work Their gimmick was that they were two construction workers turned wrestlers who wore jeans to the ring and that Kanyon would cause the team to suffer losses by taking measurements with his tape measure at inopportune times Kanyon was replaced with Mike Winner before the team disbanded altogether Kanyon appeared on the CNN special Death Grip Inside Pro Wrestling in November 2007 following the aftermath of the Chris Benoit doublemurder and suicide On the program Kanyon stated that on September 14 2003 he had taken 50 sleeping pills in a suicide attempt In the early hours of October 16 2004 he was arrested in Ybor City Tampa Florida for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest without violence after attempting to break up a fight He was released that same day after fellow wrestler Altar Boy Luke provided a US750 cash bond Kanyon publicly stated he did nothing wrong and the case was thrown out of court Kanyon along with Raven and Michael Sanders attempted to sue WWE for cheating them out of health care and other benefits but a federal judge in Stamford Connecticut dismissed the case In 2004 after Kanyons release from WWE he began a gimmick in which he was an openly gay wrestler This included a publicity stunt wherein he stated that WWE released him from his contract because of his sexuality Kanyon later told reporters and radio personalities that this was just a publicity stunt6 He later retracted these statements and acknowledged that he was in fact gay Before his death Kanyon was working on a book Wrestling Reality with Ryan Clark The book was released November 1 2011 and it details Kanyons struggles as a closeted gay man Kanyon had been suffering from bipolar disorder and he threatened suicide in the weeks prior to his death On April 2 2010 his brother Ken Klucsarits found him dead in his Sunnyside Queens New York apartment with an empty bottle of antidepressants He left behind a note of apology for his family His death was acknowledged by WWE