Martin Ruane Martin Austin Ruane ( 10 October 1946 - 29 November 1998 ) was an English professional wrestler . Best known by his ring name , Giant Haystacks , he wrestled in Canada , India , Rhodesia , the United Kingdom and the United States . Ruane was known for his massive physical size , billed as standing 6 ft 11 in ( 2 . 11 m ) tall and weighing ( 670 lb ; 300 kg ) at his heaviest . Early life . Martin Ruane was born in London , England weighing 14 lb 6 oz . His parents were originally from County Mayo in Ireland . When he was 3 , in 1949 , Ruane and his family moved north from London to Swinton in Salford , which remained his home . He worked as a labourer and as a nightclub bouncer before a friend suggested he take up professional wrestling as a career . Career . Ruane began wrestling in 1967 , initially for the independent WFGB as Luke McMasters ( later incorrectly reported as being his legal name ) . In the early 1970s , Ruane worked for Wrestling Enterprises ( of Birkenhead ) , where he was billed as Haystacks Calhoun , after the American wrestling star William Calhoun who had wrestled under that name in and the World Wide Wrestling Federation . Ruane ' s name was subsequently modified to Giant Haystacks . In 1975 , he moved to Joint Promotions , where he formed a heel ( villain characters ) tag team with Big Daddy ( also a heel at this point ) . Haystacks ' TV debut came in July that year , when he and Daddy teamed up against the brothers Roy and Tony StClair , losing by disqualification . Although mainly known as brutal superheavyweight heels who crushed blue - eye opponents , they also had a major feud with masked fellow heel Kendo Nagasaki . Daddy in particular heard cheers during this feud and eventually completed a turn to blue eye . This was cemented when Haystacks and Daddy broke up their tag team in 1977 and feuded with each other , with Haystacks remaining as the heel , resulting in high ratings on Britain ' s ITV any time they battled one another and establishing Haystacks as a household name during the 1970s and 1980s . The feud would continue on and off until Daddy ' s retirement in 1993 . Throughout Haystacks ' homeland success he also wrestled all over the world . Ruane wrestled in Calgary , Alberta , Canada for Stu Hart ' s Stampede Wrestling promotion as The Loch Ness Monster , managed by J . R . Foley from Wigan , England ( alias John Foley , alumnus of Billy Riley ' s " Wigan Snakepit " wrestling school ) . He also regularly worked for the CWA in Germany and Austria , winning several trophy tournaments over there . In 1996 , Ruane debuted in the United States for World Championship Wrestling , under the ring name Loch Ness . He served as a member of the Dungeon of Doom and feuded with Hulk Hogan . However , the feud was short - lived , ending abruptly when Ruane was diagnosed with cancer and returned to England . Life outside wrestling . Ruane was a devout Christian and refused to wrestle on Sundays . Ruane appeared in the 1981 movie " Quest for Fire " ' and the 1984 movie " Give My Regards to Broad Street " , written by Paul McCartney , who , according to Haystacks , was a fan . Martin Ruane invested , unsuccessfully , in the motor trade and ran , more successfully , a debt collection agency . He died of cancer on 29 November 1998 at the age of 52 . Championships and accomplishments . British Wrestling Federation Joint Promotions Stampede Wrestling Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards