{"id":102309,"date":"2020-08-09T20:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T01:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=102309"},"modified":"2020-08-09T20:40:10","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T01:40:10","slug":"kamala-has-died-at-age-70-a-headlining-gimmick-heel-act-in-multiple-territories-throughout-the-1980s-and-in-the-wwf-in-early-1990s-feuded-with-undertaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/08\/09\/kamala-has-died-at-age-70-a-headlining-gimmick-heel-act-in-multiple-territories-throughout-the-1980s-and-in-the-wwf-in-early-1990s-feuded-with-undertaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala has died at age 70, a headlining gimmick heel act in multiple territories throughout the 1980s and in the WWF in early 1990s, feuded with Undertaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3944024503\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>James Harris, who wrestled as Kamala and was billed as &#8220;The Ugandan Giant,&#8221; died at age 70 yesterday, according to the Cauliflower Alley Club.<\/p>\n<p>Kamala started wrestling in 1978. He&#8217;d spent most of the next 15 years traveling to many promotional territories including Mid-South, World Class Championship Wrestling, the USWA, and the WWF. He wrestled Undertaker at the Survivor Series and Summerslam in 1992.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The CAC family wishes to extend our sincerest condolences to the family friends and fans the world over upon the news that the legendary James &quot;Kamala&quot; Harris has passed away at the age of 70. Rest in Peace James. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7p0LUkkU4P\">pic.twitter.com\/7p0LUkkU4P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CauliflowerAlleyClub (@CACReunion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CACReunion\/status\/1292608961338920960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2989186521\"><div id=\"pwtor-3474012522\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>James Harris, who wrestled as Kamala and was billed as &#8220;The Ugandan Giant,&#8221; died at age 70 yesterday, according to the Cauliflower Alley Club. 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