Mike Hallick Mike Halac ( May 14 , 1968 ) is an American professional wrestler . He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation in the mid - 1990s under the ring name s Mantaur and Tank . Professional wrestling career . Catch Wrestling Association ( 1991 – 1994 ) . In 1991 , under the ring name Bruiser Mastino , Halac traveled to Germany to work for the Catch Wrestling Association . He debuted on November 11 , in a losing effort against Rambo for the World Heavyweight Championship . He remained with the promotion until late 1994 , when he returned to the United States to perform for the World Wrestling Federation . World Wrestling Federation ( 1995 ) . On the January 7 , 1995 episode of " Superstars of Wrestling " , Halac debuted in the World Wrestling Federation as Mantaur , defeating Walt Snow . The Mantaur character was that of a Minotaur - like character , and Halac would perform antics such as charging , trampling , mauling , and mooing at opponents . Soon after debuting , he acquired Jim Cornette as his manager . Mantaur then began a small winning streak , defeating a series of jobbers . He came close to defeating then - Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon , but lost the match by disqualification due to interference by Jeff Jarrett , who was involved in a feud with Ramon at that time . Mantaur made his first and only pay - per - view appearance at the 1995 Royal Rumble , where he competed in the Royal Rumble match and lasted almost 10 minutes before being eliminated by Lex Luger . Mantaur entered the 1995 King of the Ring tournament but was pinned by Bob " Spark Plug " Holly in a qualifying match . In his final televised WWF match , he lost to Bam Bam Bigelow as part of a push to enhance the popularity of Bigelow as a babyface . Halac made his last WWF appearance as a lumberjack in a lumberjack match between Sycho Sid and Diesel at . Extreme Championship Wrestling and Catch Wrestling Association ( 1995 – 1996 ) . After leaving the WWF , Halac returned to his Bruiser Mastino ring name and joined Extreme Championship Wrestling . He debuted there on December 1 , 1995 with a victory over The Dark Ninja . Eight days later , he lost to Hack Meyers at December to Dismember . A few weeks after that , he lost to 911 . At Holiday Hell , Mastino defeated El Puerto Ricano in his final match for the promotion , in which he was jeered with " Mantaur " chants from the always - vocal ECW audience . Halac then briefly returned to the Catch Wrestling Association as Terminator Mastino . World Wrestling Federation ( 1996 ) . In 1996 , Halac returned to the WWF playing the role of Goldust ' s unnamed bodyguard . He appeared with Goldust at in his corner for his match against the Ultimate Warrior . After Goldust lost , the bodyguard attacked Warrior but was overpowered and body slammed . United States Wrestling Association and World Wrestling Federation ( 1997 ) . Halac then worked in the United States Wrestling Association as Tank , a member of The Truth Commission . He won the Unified World Heavyweight Championship , his first and only wrestling title , on March 15 , 1997 after defeating then - champion Jerry Lawler . He lost the belt back to Lawler in a rematch seven days later . Later that spring , Tank was involved in a controversy surrounding the World Tag Team Championship . While The Interrogator and Recon ( Tank ' s teammates in The Truth Commission ) held the title , Tank substituted for The Interrogator in one match and his team lost the title to Nick Dinsmore and Flash Flanagan . The title change was declared invalid , however , as Tank was not one of the official holders of the World Tag Team Title . Catch Wrestling Association and the independent circuit ( 1998 , 2000 – 2001 , 2005 , 2012 ) . Halac returned to the CWA in September 1998 , again as Bruiser Mastino , where he formed a tag team with his cousin Cannonball Grizzly . He left the promotion before the end of the year . Halac then took a hiatus before returning to the ring on May 27 , 2000 for Independent Wrestling World , as the victorious " one " in a four - on - one handicap match . He wrestled three matches for NWA Germany later that year , winning the first against Franz Schumann on September 22 , losing the second to Ulf Herman September 23 , and losing the third to Shumann on December 2 . He also competed in the European Wresting Promotion ( EWP ) , defeating Christian Eckstein on November 25 . Halac returned to the EWP on May 18 , 2001 , winning a triple threat match against Eric Schwarz and Martin Nolte . The next day , he defeated Big Tiger Steele . After another hiatus , Halac returned to Germany to compete for the Riotgas Wrestling Alliance on June 3 , 2005 , winning a battle royal . That same day , he lost to his cousin , Cannonball Grizzly , in a match for the vacant International Championship . Mantaur fought and lost to Tito Santana at PWS Frightmare Before Christmas on December 7 , 2012 . Personal life . Halac is a cousin of Paul Neu , who is best known by his ring name " PN News " .