# Max Muscle

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{{short description|American professional wrestler (1963-2019)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox professional wrestler
| name        = Max Muscle
| birthname   = John Czawlytko
| names       = Big Bad John<ref name="Linder"/><br>The Brute<ref name=Cage/><br />Max Muscle<ref name="Linder"/><br />Maxx<ref name=Cage/><br />Maxx Muscle<ref name="Linder"/>
| image       = Max Muscle.jpeg
| image_size  =
| caption     =
| alt         =
| height      = {{height|ft=6|in=4}}<ref name=Cage/>
| weight      = {{convert|330|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name=Cage/>
| birth_date  = February 22, 1963<ref name=Cage/>
| birth_place = [Texas](/source/Texas), U.S.<ref name=Cage/><ref name=OWOW>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/m/maxx-muscle/|title=OWOW profile}}</ref>
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2019|06|27|1963|2|22}}
| death_place = [Dundalk, Maryland](/source/Dundalk%2C_Maryland), U.S.
| resides     =
| billed      = 
| trainer     = [WCW Power Plant](/source/WCW_Power_Plant)<ref name="Linder"/>
| debut       = 1992<ref name=Cage>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=9263|title=Cagematch profile}}</ref>
| retired     = 2009
| website     =
}}
'''John Czawlytko'''<ref name=Cage/><ref name="92article"/> (February 22, 1963 – June 27, 2019<ref name=Cage/><ref name="92article"/>) was an American [professional wrestler](/source/Professional_wrestling). He is best known for his appearances in [World Championship Wrestling](/source/World_Championship_Wrestling) under the [ring name](/source/ring_name)s '''Max Muscle''', '''Maxx Muscle''' and '''Maxx'''.

==Professional wrestling career==

===Early career (1992–1993)===
After a career as a [bodybuilder](/source/Bodybuilding),<ref name=Cage/> Czawlytko began training to become a professional wrestler. Following his training, Czawlytko adopted the ring name The Brute and began competing as part of a tag team called The Skull Crushers alongside Bryan Carreiro, who performed under the ring name The Beast.<ref name="92article">{{cite web |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1992-11-01/features/9202270010_1_bob-roop-fake-punches-brute |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203113645/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1992-11-01/features/9202270010_1_bob-roop-fake-punches-brute |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 3, 2014 |title=The Beast The Brute And The Brains A Bounty Hunter, A Bouncer And An Ex-olympian Hope To Conquer Pro Wrestling --- A Weird World Where Women Toss Babies, Men Pull Guns And Fans Scream Hate In Your Face |first=Matt |last=Schudel}}</ref>

=== World Championship Wrestling (1993–1997) ===
In 1993, Czawlytko signed a contract with [World Championship Wrestling](/source/World_Championship_Wrestling). He was sent to the [WCW Power Plant](/source/WCW_Power_Plant) for seasoning.<ref name="Linder">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/kevin-sullivan-on-the-dungeon-of-doom/page-19|title=The ring's forgotten big men|date=October 31, 2013|accessdate=February 1, 2014|author=Linder, Zach|publisher=[WWE](/source/WWE)|work=[WWE](/source/WWE).com}}</ref> Later in the year, he debuted on WCW television under the name Big Bad John, making appearances on the promotion's secondary television shows ''[Saturday Night](/source/WCW_Saturday_Night)'', ''[Main Event](/source/WCW_Main_Event)'', and ''[Pro](/source/WCW_Pro)''.<ref name=CageMatches>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=9263&page=4|title=Cagematch match listings}}</ref> In 1995, he was repackaged as a [heel](/source/Heel_(professional_wrestling)) under the ring name Max Muscle and became [Diamond Dallas Page](/source/Diamond_Dallas_Page)'s [bodyguard](/source/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms), where he consistently helped Page cheat in [arm wrestling contests](/source/Professional_wrestling_match_types). However, Muscle's alliance with Page ended by 1996, as Muscle broke away from Page and briefly [turned](/source/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms) [face](/source/Face_(professional_wrestling)).<ref name=OWOW/> However, this was short-lived, as Muscle joined the [Dungeon of Doom](/source/The_Dungeon_of_Doom) later on in the year under the ring name Maxx, reverting into a heel in the process.<ref name=OWOW/> While a member of the Dungeon, Maxx wrestled and lost to Page on the March 15, 1997 episode of ''Saturday Night'' and then again on the March 17 episode of ''[Nitro](/source/WCW_Monday_Nitro)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/19970317.htm|title=WCW weekly report from March 15-17, 1997}}</ref>
During the 3rd August 1997 episode of ''WCW Worldwide'', Czawlytko wrestled his final match in a tag team match for WCW against [the Steiner Brothers](/source/Steiner_Brothers) .<ref name=CageMatches/>

===Retirement===
After leaving WCW, Czawlytko took a two-year-long hiatus from wrestling. On March 11, 1999, Czawlytko competed in his return match, then under the tweaked ring name Maxx Muscle, where he and Corporal Punishment wrestled to a no contest for [Maryland Championship Wrestling](/source/Maryland_Championship_Wrestling).<ref name=CageMatches/> On April 8, Muscle lost to Punishment in a rematch.<ref name=CageMatches/> Following losses in both singles and tag team matches, Czawlytko left MCW in mid-October and wrestled his final match on January 29, 2000, when he resumed his Maxx ring name as he defeated Felony in a match for [Xtreme Pro Wrestling](/source/Xtreme_Pro_Wrestling).<ref name=CageMatches/> In 2008 he returned to wrestling working for IHWE in Texas. Then he retired in 2009.<ref name=CageMatches/>

==Death==
On July 1, 2019, longtime friend Diamond Dallas Page revealed on his Facebook account that Czawlytko had died on June 27, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pwmania.com/diamond-dallas-page-announces-death-of-former-wcw-wrestler|title = Diamond Dallas Page Announces Death of Former WCW Wrestler|date = 2 July 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|3674517|John Czawlytko}}

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Category:1963 births
Category:2019 deaths
Category:American male professional wrestlers
Category:American people of Polish descent
Category:Professional wrestlers from Texas
Category:Professional wrestling managers and valets

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