he was also known for being a sumo wrestler where did quite well but retired from the sport due to the difficulty of the sumo lifestyle, the toll the hard ring surface was taking on his body and the large tattoo of a tiger on his left biceps which in japan is associated with gangsters. he was born on june 22, 1963 in surrey, british columbia and died on june 7, 2006 in sanford, florida from bladder cancer.