Mike Enos
Encyclopedia
Mike Enos is a retired professional wrestler who wrestled mainly as a tag-team wrestler in World Championship Wrestling
, the American Wrestling Association
and the World Wrestling Federation
between 1989 and 2000.
signing with the AWA due to trainer Eddie Sharkey’s connections in the federation. Early on Enos worked mainly as a referee but slowly got more and more bookings as a wrestler. Early on he was billed as “The Construction Worker” Mike Enos. That name was soon replaced by “Mean” Mike Enos as he teamed up with fellow rookie Wayne “The Train” Bloom
to form The Destruction Crew
. The Destruction Crew was managed by Johnny Valiant. In the fall of 1989 the Destruction Crew challenged then AWA World Tag-Team champions
Ken Patera
and Brad Rheingans
to a “car lifting” contest. During the challenge the Destruction Crew attacked Patera and Rhenigans and injured them (Storyline
) and forced them to vacate the tag team titles.
A tournament was set up to crown new tag team champions. In the tournament, the Destruction Crew would defeat the team of Sgt. Slaughter
& Baron Von Raschke
in the first round and then beat Greg Gagne
and Paul Diamond
in the finals to win the titles. That victory combined with their devious tactics earned the duo a joint “Rookie of the Year” award from the readers of “Pro Wrestling Illustrated”, which is the only time a tag team has won the award.
In 1990, while still AWA Tag Team Champions, Enos and Bloom were loaned out to World Championship Wrestling
. There they wrestled under masks as the Minnesota Wrecking Crew 2
and were managed by Ole Anderson
. They attempted without success to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship
from The Steiner Brothers
. The team also defended the AWA titles in their “home” federation keeping the young team busy. Mike Enos also made a one-off appearance in 1990 as the (masked) third member of The Skyscrapers, called "the Masked Skyscraper". Only days before WrestleWar 1990 Dan Spivey
left WCW so Enos was brought in as an emergency replacement against the Road Warriors. At the last original AWA television taping on August 11, 1990 the Destruction Crew lost the AWA tag-team titles to longtime rivals The Trooper
and D.J. Peterson
.
. They were given a complete gimmick makeover, gone were the tough construction workers and in their place a pair of spoiled rich brats known as the Beverly Brothers
. Enos was renamed Blake Beverly and Wayne was renamed Beau Beverly. Their gimmick was that of two spoiled rich brats. They were originally managed by Coach
, then later on by The Genius
. The team was initially launched into feuds with the Legion of Doom
, The Bushwhackers
and The Natural Disasters
, the latter of which revolved around the WWF Tag Team Championship. The Beverly Brothers were never promoted as serious players in the tag-team division making only a few PPV appearances between 1991 and 1993.
Bloom (Beau) left the WWF and professional wrestling altogether in 1993 while Enos (Blake) remained in the WWF for a few months, mainly as enhancement talent
on their weekly syndicated shows.
before returning to WCW in late 1994. Enos was initially known as The Mauler, but then returned to wrestling under his real name as he had in the AWA. He teamed with Dick Slater
as "Rough & Ready" and once again worked mainly as “Enhancement Talent” for tag-teams on the rise. In 1997 Enos and Bloom had a brief reunion in WCW, but the announcers never made any comments on their past history. After a few matches together the team split up without much fanfare. He was managed by Col. Rob Parker
but really did not have much success in WCW. Enos’ biggest claim to fame in WCW is that he was in the ring wrestling Steve Doll
when Scott Hall
made his WCW debut.
Enos competed in the WCW double elemination tournament for the vacated WCW tag team titles in February 1999 teaming with Bobby Duncum Jr and became one of the final four teams along with Chris Beniot & Dean Malenko
, Dave Taylor & Fit Finlay, and Curt Hennig
& Barry Windham
until he and Scotty Riggs
"taking Duncum's place" were eleminated by Beniot & Malenko
Mike Enos retired from wrestling in 2000 after working on the WCW weekend shows and smaller independent shows.
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
, the American Wrestling Association
American Wrestling Association
The American Wrestling Association was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 to 1991. It was owned and founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo...
and the World Wrestling Federation
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
between 1989 and 2000.
American Wrestling Assoociation
Mike Enos started wrestling in the late 1980s after being trained by Eddie SharkeyEddie Sharkey
Eddie Sharkey is an American professional wrestling trainer. He is often called "The Trainer of Champions", and has been instrumental in training some of the biggest names in the industry, including the Road Warriors , "Ravishing" Rick Rude, Tom Zenk, Bob Backlund, Jerry Lynn, Sean Waltman, Nord...
signing with the AWA due to trainer Eddie Sharkey’s connections in the federation. Early on Enos worked mainly as a referee but slowly got more and more bookings as a wrestler. Early on he was billed as “The Construction Worker” Mike Enos. That name was soon replaced by “Mean” Mike Enos as he teamed up with fellow rookie Wayne “The Train” Bloom
Wayne Bloom
Wayne Bloom is a former professional wrestler who wrestled in World Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association, and the World Wrestling Federation between 1988 and 1999....
to form The Destruction Crew
Beverly Brothers
The Beverly Brothers were a professional wrestling tag team comprising Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom in the World Wrestling Federation. They were also known as The Destruction Crew in the American Wrestling Association and the Minnesota Wrecking Crew 2 in the National Wrestling Alliance...
. The Destruction Crew was managed by Johnny Valiant. In the fall of 1989 the Destruction Crew challenged then AWA World Tag-Team champions
AWA World Tag Team Championship
The American Wrestling Association World Tag Team Championship was professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from 1960 until the promotion folded in 1991.-History :...
Ken Patera
Ken Patera
Ken Patera is a former professional wrestler, Olympic weightlifter, and Strongman competitor.-Weightlifting/Strongman career:Patera is a former Olympic weightlifter and American powerlifter...
and Brad Rheingans
Brad Rheingans
Brad Rheingans is a former Greco-Roman and professional wrestler.-Career:Rheingans was an NCAA champion in 1975 for North Dakota State University and wrestled in the 1976 Olympics, placing fourth...
to a “car lifting” contest. During the challenge the Destruction Crew attacked Patera and Rhenigans and injured them (Storyline
Kayfabe
In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" or "true". Specifically, the portrayal of professional wrestling, in particular the competition and rivalries between participants, as being genuine or not of a worked nature...
) and forced them to vacate the tag team titles.
A tournament was set up to crown new tag team champions. In the tournament, the Destruction Crew would defeat the team of Sgt. Slaughter
Sgt. Slaughter
Robert Remus , better known by his ring name Sgt. Slaughter, is an American former WWE personality and semi-retired professional wrestler. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, Slaughter had success in the National Wrestling Alliance, American Wrestling Association, and World Wrestling...
& Baron Von Raschke
James Raschke
James Donald Raschke is a retired professional wrestler best known as Baron von Raschke.-Career:...
in the first round and then beat Greg Gagne
Greg Gagne (wrestler)
Gregory Alan "Greg" Gagne is a former professional wrestler and the son of Verne Gagne. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he achieved his biggest success as one half of the tag team The High Flyers with Jim Brunzell...
and Paul Diamond
Tom Boric
Thomas "Tom" Boric is a retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Paul Diamond. He is best known for being one half of the tag team Badd Company with Pat Tanaka and for his time in the World Wrestling Federation as Kato, one half of The Orient Express also with Pat Tanaka...
in the finals to win the titles. That victory combined with their devious tactics earned the duo a joint “Rookie of the Year” award from the readers of “Pro Wrestling Illustrated”, which is the only time a tag team has won the award.
In 1990, while still AWA Tag Team Champions, Enos and Bloom were loaned out to World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
. There they wrestled under masks as the Minnesota Wrecking Crew 2
Minnesota Wrecking Crew
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew was originally a professional wrestling tag team that was formed by Gene and Lars Anderson but since then has featured a number of wrestlers who wrestled under the Anderson family name despite not being blood related.-History:...
and were managed by Ole Anderson
Ole Anderson
Alan Robert Rogowski , better known by his ring name of Ole Anderson, is a retired professional wrestler and a promoter. He held numerous NWA World Tag Team Championships with Gene Anderson, who was portrayed as his brother...
. They attempted without success to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship
NWA World Tag Team Championship
The National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship is the professional wrestling world tag team championship within the NWA framework.-History:...
from The Steiner Brothers
The Steiner Brothers
The Steiner Brothers are the professional wrestling tag team of American brothers Robert "Rick Steiner" Rechsteiner and Scott "Scott Steiner" Rechsteiner...
. The team also defended the AWA titles in their “home” federation keeping the young team busy. Mike Enos also made a one-off appearance in 1990 as the (masked) third member of The Skyscrapers, called "the Masked Skyscraper". Only days before WrestleWar 1990 Dan Spivey
Dan Spivey
Daniel Eugene "Dan" Spivey is a retired professional wrestler who worked for World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and All Japan Pro Wrestling between 1984 and 1995...
left WCW so Enos was brought in as an emergency replacement against the Road Warriors. At the last original AWA television taping on August 11, 1990 the Destruction Crew lost the AWA tag-team titles to longtime rivals The Trooper
Del Wilkes
Del Wilkes is a former American professional wrestler. Over the span of 14 years, he performed in various promotions such as American Wrestling Association, All Japan Pro Wrestling...
and D.J. Peterson
David Peterson (wrestler)
David W. Peterson was an American professional wrestler, known by his ringname D.J. Peterson, who competed in North American regional promotions during the 1980s in the Universal Wrestling Federation, the National Wrestling Alliance and the American Wrestling Association during its final days,...
.
World Wrestling Federation
After the AWA closed up, Enos and Bloom signed with the World Wrestling FederationWorld Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
. They were given a complete gimmick makeover, gone were the tough construction workers and in their place a pair of spoiled rich brats known as the Beverly Brothers
Beverly Brothers
The Beverly Brothers were a professional wrestling tag team comprising Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom in the World Wrestling Federation. They were also known as The Destruction Crew in the American Wrestling Association and the Minnesota Wrecking Crew 2 in the National Wrestling Alliance...
. Enos was renamed Blake Beverly and Wayne was renamed Beau Beverly. Their gimmick was that of two spoiled rich brats. They were originally managed by Coach
John Tolos
John Tolos, nicknamed "The Golden Greek", was a Canadian professional wrestler, and professional wrestling manager.-Canadian Wrecking Crew:...
, then later on by The Genius
Lanny Poffo
Lanny Mark Poffo , better known by his ring name "Leaping" Lanny is an American professional wrestler. Poffo was born in Calgary, Canada, to Angelo Poffo, an Italian American Catholic, and Judy, a Jewish American. He is also the brother of wrestling legend "Macho Man" Randy Savage...
. The team was initially launched into feuds with the Legion of Doom
Road Warriors
The Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team composed of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis. They performed under the name "Road Warriors" in the American Wrestling Association, the National Wrestling Alliance, and World Championship Wrestling, and the name Legion...
, The Bushwhackers
The Bushwhackers
The Bushwhackers were a professional wrestling tag team that also competed as The Sheepherders during their long career. They wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation and Jim Crockett Promotions as well as a nearly 40 year run on the independent wrestling circuit...
and The Natural Disasters
The Natural Disasters
The Natural Disasters were a professional wrestling tag team composed of Earthquake and Typhoon who competed in the World Wrestling Federation between 1991 and 1993...
, the latter of which revolved around the WWF Tag Team Championship. The Beverly Brothers were never promoted as serious players in the tag-team division making only a few PPV appearances between 1991 and 1993.
Bloom (Beau) left the WWF and professional wrestling altogether in 1993 while Enos (Blake) remained in the WWF for a few months, mainly as enhancement talent
Job (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling slang, the term job describes a losing performance in a wrestling match. It is derived from the euphemism "doing one's job", which was employed to protect kayfabe. As professional wrestling is scripted, inevitably a wrestler will be required to lose to an opponent.The term...
on their weekly syndicated shows.
World Championship Wrestling
After leaving the WWF Enos made several appearances for New Japan Pro WrestlingNew Japan Pro Wrestling
is a major professional wrestling promotion in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in June 1972 and owned by Yuke's since 2005, when Inoki sold the promotion. Naoki Sugabayashi is the current President of the promotion and has held that position from 2007. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it...
before returning to WCW in late 1994. Enos was initially known as The Mauler, but then returned to wrestling under his real name as he had in the AWA. He teamed with Dick Slater
Dick Slater
Richard Van Slater , better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, is a retired American professional wrestler who wrestled in the 1970s, 1980s, and mid 1990s for various promotions including Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling .Slater began wrestling with Mike...
as "Rough & Ready" and once again worked mainly as “Enhancement Talent” for tag-teams on the rise. In 1997 Enos and Bloom had a brief reunion in WCW, but the announcers never made any comments on their past history. After a few matches together the team split up without much fanfare. He was managed by Col. Rob Parker
Robert Fuller
Robert Welch is a professional wrestler and manager better known by his ring names Robert Fuller and Col. Robert Parker. Robert and his brother Ron co-owned Continental Championship Wrestling for a time.-Career:...
but really did not have much success in WCW. Enos’ biggest claim to fame in WCW is that he was in the ring wrestling Steve Doll
Steve Doll
Steve Doll was an American professional wrestler, best known for his tenure in the World Wrestling Federation as Steven Dunn in the tag team Well Dunn.-Professional wrestling career:...
when Scott Hall
Scott Hall
Scott Hall is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation in the early and mid 1990s under the ring name Razor Ramon, as well as for his period in the mid 1990s and early 2000s with World Championship Wrestling under his real name...
made his WCW debut.
Enos competed in the WCW double elemination tournament for the vacated WCW tag team titles in February 1999 teaming with Bobby Duncum Jr and became one of the final four teams along with Chris Beniot & Dean Malenko
Dean Malenko
Dean Simon is a retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Dean Malenko. He is currently signed to WWE working as a road agent. He is best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling , New Japan Pro Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling...
, Dave Taylor & Fit Finlay, and Curt Hennig
Curt Hennig
Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig , also known by the ring name Mr. Perfect, was an American professional wrestler, manager and color commentator who worked for, among other promotions, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , the American Wrestling Association , World Championship Wrestling and the World...
& Barry Windham
Barry Windham
Barry Clinton Windham is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. He is best known for his appearances with the National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling ....
until he and Scotty Riggs
Scott Antol
Scott Antol is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling under the ring names Scotty Riggs and Scotty Anton, respectively....
"taking Duncum's place" were eleminated by Beniot & Malenko
Mike Enos retired from wrestling in 2000 after working on the WCW weekend shows and smaller independent shows.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Spinning crucifix toss
- Super fallaway slam
- Signature moves
- Neckbreaker slam
- Scoop powerslam
- Short-arm clothesline
- Side belly to belly suplex
- Snake Eyes
- With Wayne BloomWayne BloomWayne Bloom is a former professional wrestler who wrestled in World Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association, and the World Wrestling Federation between 1988 and 1999....
- Aided piledriver - As The Destruction Crew
- Shaker Heights Spike (Blake flapjacks the opponent into the air and Beau catches them with a kneeling head spike) - As The Beverly Brothers
- Wrecking Ball (Electric chair / Diving clothesline combinationDoomsday DeviceDoomsday Device, often shortened to Device, is a term used in professional wrestling to reference a tandem move in which one wrestler hoists the opponent on their shoulders so that they are facing in the same direction in what is known as the electric chair position, while another wrestler climbs...
) - As The Destruction Crew
- ManagersManager (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
- Baron von RaschkeJames RaschkeJames Donald Raschke is a retired professional wrestler best known as Baron von Raschke.-Career:...
- Ole AndersonOle AndersonAlan Robert Rogowski , better known by his ring name of Ole Anderson, is a retired professional wrestler and a promoter. He held numerous NWA World Tag Team Championships with Gene Anderson, who was portrayed as his brother...
- The GeniusLanny PoffoLanny Mark Poffo , better known by his ring name "Leaping" Lanny is an American professional wrestler. Poffo was born in Calgary, Canada, to Angelo Poffo, an Italian American Catholic, and Judy, a Jewish American. He is also the brother of wrestling legend "Macho Man" Randy Savage...
- Col. Robert ParkerRobert FullerRobert Welch is a professional wrestler and manager better known by his ring names Robert Fuller and Col. Robert Parker. Robert and his brother Ron co-owned Continental Championship Wrestling for a time.-Career:...
- Theodore LongTheodore LongTheodore R. "Teddy" Long is an American professional wrestling manager and former referee who currently works for WWE on its SmackDown brand as its General Manager.-National Wrestling Alliance / World Championship Wrestling:...
- Coach John TolosJohn TolosJohn Tolos, nicknamed "The Golden Greek", was a Canadian professional wrestler, and professional wrestling manager.-Canadian Wrecking Crew:...
- Johnny Valiant
- Manny FernandezManny Fernandez (wrestler)Emanuel "Manny" Fernandez is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling for different independent promotions. He is best known by the his ring name "The Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez.-Professional wrestling career:...
- Baron von Raschke
- NicknameNicknameA nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
s- "Mean" Mike Enos
Championships and accomplishments
- American Wrestling AssociationAmerican Wrestling AssociationThe American Wrestling Association was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 to 1991. It was owned and founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo...
- AWA World Tag Team ChampionshipAWA World Tag Team ChampionshipThe American Wrestling Association World Tag Team Championship was professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from 1960 until the promotion folded in 1991.-History :...
(1 time) - with Wayne BloomWayne BloomWayne Bloom is a former professional wrestler who wrestled in World Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association, and the World Wrestling Federation between 1988 and 1999....
- AWA World Tag Team Championship
- Pro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
- PWI Rookie of the Year award in 1989, along with Wayne Bloom.