Mike Halac (born 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 Mantaur, and briefly as 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 (1994–1995) Halac wrestled his first two matches as "Bruiser Mastino" defeating Nikolai Volkoff on August 25 and 26, 1994, at house shows. A few months later on the January 7, 1995 episode of Superstars of Wrestling (taped on December 10, 1994), Halac debuted in the World Wrestling Federation as "Mantaur", defeating Walter Slow. The Mantaur character was that of a Minotaur who charged, trampled and mooed 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 beating 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 at the 1995 Royal Rumble, where he competed in the Royal Rumble match and lasted nine minutes before being eliminated by Lex Luger. Mantaur was defeated by Bret "The Hitman" Hart during a taping of Wrestling Challenge in Moline, IL on April 26, 1995. 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 In Your House 2. Extreme Championship Wrestling; 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