Mikey Whipwreck
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John Watson better known by his ring name Mikey Whipwreck, is a retired American
professional wrestler
best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling
where he became the third ECW Triple Crown Champion.
. Booker Paul Heyman
hired him after he watched Whipwreck practice a variety of aerial maneuvers before the show began (Joey Styles
states on an episode of The History of ECW it was he who suggested that Heyman check Whipwreck out). The short, lightly built Whipwreck made a natural underdog who would absorb a great deal of damage in the course of his matches. Despite this, his great technical in-ring skills led him to success. While in ECW, he received further training from fellow ECW wrestlers Taz
, Perry Saturn, Tommy Dreamer
and Mick Foley
among others. On May 15, 1994, Whipwreck defeated Pitbull #1 for the World Television Championship, his first title in ECW. He would hold the title until August 13 of that year.
Only two weeks after losing the World Television Title, Whipwreck's big break came on August 27, 1994, when Terry Funk
canceled his appearance and, thus, his scheduled tag team
match with Cactus Jack
against The Public Enemy
(Johnny Grunge
and Rocco Rock
). Whipwreck substituted for Funk and managed to pin Rock, thus winning the World Tag Team Championship. The unlikely duo held the titles for just over five weeks before being defeated for the title by Public Enemy.
Following the title loss, Whipwreck began to ascend the ranks, while also expanding his moveset in the meantime. On October 28, 1995, Whipwreck scored the biggest victory of his career by defeating The Sandman
in a ladder match
for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, becoming the youngest ECW Champion in history. During his reign as World Heavyweight Champion, Whipwreck defeated future WWF Champion
and Hall of Famer
"The Extreme Superstar" Steve Austin
with a sunset flip. On December 9, 1995, Whipwreck lost the title back to Sandman in a three way dance also involving Austin.
On December 29, 1995 in Rego Park, New York
at Holiday Hell, Whipwreck defeated 2 Cold Scorpio
in a singles match in which the World Television and World Tag Team Titles were all on the line. Immediately afterwards, Cactus Jack declared himself to be Whipwreck's partner and the pair became two time World Tag Team Champions together. On January 5, 1996 Scorpio regained the World Television Title and two months later, Whipwreck and Jack lost their titles to The Eliminators
(Perry Saturn and John Kronus
). Soon afterwards, Cactus Jack turned on Whipwreck, blaming him for their loss and starting a feud between the two. Because Cactus Jack was soon set to leave ECW to debut for the World Wrestling Federation
, the fans began to heavily support Whipwreck during this feud. After Whipwreck attacked Cactus Jack during a bout with Shane Douglas
, a singles match between the two was scheduled for March. However, Whipwreck was defeated following several chair shots and a piledriver
.
in late 1998. He made his WCW debut at Uncensored, unsuccessfully challenging Billy Kidman for the Cruiserweight Championship
. He also had a stint teaming with Lash Leroux as a tag team known as Whiplash. He later left WCW after several months, disillusioned by his lack of a push
. While in WCW, he generally wrestled in the cruiserweight division or competed against fellow ECW alumni.
His release came shortly after a booking meeting where his name was brought up and, then booker, Kevin Nash responded with "who is Mikey Whipwreck?"
as his tag team partner, with both men forming The Unholy Alliance. Rather than competing for the World Heavyweight Championship, Whipwreck primarily fought against lighter, faster wrestlers, giving rise to some of the most well-received matches of his career. He and Tajiri eventually lost the titles to The Full Blooded Italians
(Little Guido
and Tony Mamaluke). Soon afterwards, ECW went bankrupt.
. By June 11 he had decided to retire by September of that year, as his wrestling style had begun resulting in a number of nagging injuries, including two herniated discs, damaged knees, a damaged right shoulder and a jaw cracked to the point of not even being able to eat hard food. In tribute to Whipwreck, Border City Wrestling
hosted "The Mikey Whipwreck Retirement Bash" on August 29, 2001 at the Cicciaro Club in Windsor, Ontario
and featured a number of prominent ECW performers, such as Tommy Dreamer
and Sabu. Whipwreck wrestled his American retirement match on October 20, 2001, defeating Little Guido.
Whipwreck broke his retirement before long, returning in 2003. He wrestled in several different promotions, such as Ring of Honor
, where he would often team with or against some of the wrestlers he has trained. He also made a one time appearance in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
, where he teamed with The Sandman at one of TNA's weekly pay-per-views against The Gathering (CM Punk
and Julio Dinero
) in a losing effort. He later appeared at Hardcore Homecoming
, ECW reunion tour organized by fellow ECW alum Shane Douglas
, in mid-2005. On the Extreme Reunion portion of the tour, he teamed with Chris Chetti
to defeat Simon Diamond
and C.W. Anderson
on June 10. Two days later at the first-ever ECW One Night Stand
, Whipwreck, Yoshihiro Tajiri
and The Sinister Minister reunited for one night only as Whipwreck and The Minister stood in Tajiri's corner during his three way dance against Little Guido and Super Crazy
.
During April 2006, Whipwreck worked as an agent for Liberty States Wrestling. At the second ECW One Night Stand
pay-per-view on June 11, 2006, Whipwreck was seen on camera celebrating with other ECW wrestlers after Rob Van Dam
won the WWE Championship
.
On February 21, 2008, in his final New England wrestling appearance, Whipwreck was set to team with The Blue Meanie
to challenge for the NECW Tag Team Championship
at New England Championship Wrestling
's Genesis 8 event in Quincy, Massachusetts
, but due to car troubles Whipwreck was unable to attend the event, causing The Blue Meanie to pick a replacement in Nick Westgate.
In 2010 Whipwreck declined any involvement in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
's ECW reunion show, Hardcore Justice.
On September 11, 2010, Whipwreck and Syther defeated Big Time Rush (Tony Burma and Ryan Rush) to win the New York Wrestling Connection Tag Team Championship.
United States
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professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
where he became the third ECW Triple Crown Champion.
Extreme Championship Wrestling (1993–1998)
Whipwreck was part of the ECW ring crew. Whipwreck joined Extreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
. Booker Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman is an American entertainment producer, best known for his career in professional wrestling as a promoter, manager, commentator and journalist. He is also an occasional actor in film....
hired him after he watched Whipwreck practice a variety of aerial maneuvers before the show began (Joey Styles
Joey Styles
Joseph Carmine Bonsignore better known by his ring name Joey Styles, is an American professional wrestling play-by-play commentator and former professional in the field of advertising sales...
states on an episode of The History of ECW it was he who suggested that Heyman check Whipwreck out). The short, lightly built Whipwreck made a natural underdog who would absorb a great deal of damage in the course of his matches. Despite this, his great technical in-ring skills led him to success. While in ECW, he received further training from fellow ECW wrestlers Taz
Tazz
Peter Senerchia is a retired American professional wrestler and current color commentator best known by his ring name Tazz, originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz...
, Perry Saturn, Tommy Dreamer
Tommy Dreamer
Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is currently working for various promotions on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time spent with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...
and Mick Foley
Mick Foley
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he...
among others. On May 15, 1994, Whipwreck defeated Pitbull #1 for the World Television Championship, his first title in ECW. He would hold the title until August 13 of that year.
Only two weeks after losing the World Television Title, Whipwreck's big break came on August 27, 1994, when Terry Funk
Terry Funk
Terrence "Terry" Funk is an American professional wrestler and actor known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he adopted in the latter part of his career that inspired many younger wrestlers, including Mick Foley...
canceled his appearance and, thus, his scheduled tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
match with Cactus Jack
Mick Foley
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he...
against The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy (professional wrestling)
The Public Enemy was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge. The duo competed in many promotions, including Extreme Championship Wrestling , World Championship Wrestling , National Wrestling Alliance , and the World Wrestling Federation...
(Johnny Grunge
Johnny Grunge
Michael "Mike" Durham was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Johnny Grunge...
and Rocco Rock
Rocco Rock
Theodore James Petty was an American professional wrestler better known as "Flyboy" Rocco Rock, one half of The Public Enemy.-Career:...
). Whipwreck substituted for Funk and managed to pin Rock, thus winning the World Tag Team Championship. The unlikely duo held the titles for just over five weeks before being defeated for the title by Public Enemy.
Following the title loss, Whipwreck began to ascend the ranks, while also expanding his moveset in the meantime. On October 28, 1995, Whipwreck scored the biggest victory of his career by defeating The Sandman
Jim Fullington
James "Jim" Fullington better known by his ring name Sandman, is an American professional wrestler, best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling , where he developed into a "Hardcore Icon"...
in a ladder match
Ladder match
A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item...
for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, becoming the youngest ECW Champion in history. During his reign as World Heavyweight Champion, Whipwreck defeated future WWF Champion
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963...
and Hall of Famer
WWE Hall of Fame
The WWE Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for professional wrestlers maintained by WWE. It was officially created on the February 1, 1993 episode of the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw television program...
"The Extreme Superstar" Steve Austin
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Steve Austin , better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler...
with a sunset flip. On December 9, 1995, Whipwreck lost the title back to Sandman in a three way dance also involving Austin.
On December 29, 1995 in Rego Park, New York
Rego Park, Queens
Rego Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.-Geography:Rego Park is bordered to the north by Elmhurst and Corona, the east and south by Forest Hills and the west by Middle Village.-History:...
at Holiday Hell, Whipwreck defeated 2 Cold Scorpio
2 Cold Scorpio
Charles Scaggs is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name 2 Cold Scorpio . Scaggs has competed in Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Entertainment and Pro Wrestling Noah...
in a singles match in which the World Television and World Tag Team Titles were all on the line. Immediately afterwards, Cactus Jack declared himself to be Whipwreck's partner and the pair became two time World Tag Team Champions together. On January 5, 1996 Scorpio regained the World Television Title and two months later, Whipwreck and Jack lost their titles to The Eliminators
The Eliminators
The Eliminators were a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Perry Saturn and John Kronus who were best known for their time in Extreme Championship Wrestling between 1995 and 1997.-History:...
(Perry Saturn and John Kronus
John Kronus
George B. Caiazzo was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, John Kronus and later "Kronus". Caiazzo worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling, the United States Wrestling Association and Xtreme Pro Wrestling...
). Soon afterwards, Cactus Jack turned on Whipwreck, blaming him for their loss and starting a feud between the two. Because Cactus Jack was soon set to leave ECW to debut for 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...
, the fans began to heavily support Whipwreck during this feud. After Whipwreck attacked Cactus Jack during a bout with Shane Douglas
Shane Douglas
Troy Alan Martin is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. In the course of his career, which has spanned nearly three decades, Douglas has wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling and briefly...
, a singles match between the two was scheduled for March. However, Whipwreck was defeated following several chair shots and a piledriver
Piledriver (professional wrestling)
A piledriver is a professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent, turns him upside-down, and drops into a sitting or kneeling position, driving the opponent head-first into the mat. The most common piledrivers are the basic belly-to-back, or Texas piledriver, and the...
.
World Championship Wrestling (1999)
Mikey Whipwreck was an important part of ECW for the next two years before leaving for World Championship WrestlingWorld 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...
in late 1998. He made his WCW debut at Uncensored, unsuccessfully challenging Billy Kidman for the Cruiserweight Championship
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
The World Wrestling Entertainment Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment and was originally a World Championship Wrestling title. It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 215 lbs...
. He also had a stint teaming with Lash Leroux as a tag team known as Whiplash. He later left WCW after several months, disillusioned by his lack of a push
Push (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a push is an attempt by the booker to make the wrestler win more matches and become more popular or more reviled with the fans depending on whether they are a heel or a face...
. While in WCW, he generally wrestled in the cruiserweight division or competed against fellow ECW alumni.
His release came shortly after a booking meeting where his name was brought up and, then booker, Kevin Nash responded with "who is Mikey Whipwreck?"
Return to ECW (1999–2001)
Along with The Sandman, Whipwreck returned to ECW in 1999. Aligning himself with The Sinister Minister, Whipwreck changed his gimmick from that of a lovable loser to a pyromaniac. After going through a losing streak, Whipwreck won his third and final World Tag Team Championship with Yoshihiro TajiriYoshihiro Tajiri
, is a Japanese professional wrestler, perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. He is currently competing in SMASH as TAJIRI.-Early years :...
as his tag team partner, with both men forming The Unholy Alliance. Rather than competing for the World Heavyweight Championship, Whipwreck primarily fought against lighter, faster wrestlers, giving rise to some of the most well-received matches of his career. He and Tajiri eventually lost the titles to The Full Blooded Italians
Full Blooded Italians
The Full Blooded Italians is a professional wrestling stable and tag team that wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s and for World Wrestling Entertainment during the mid-2000s.-Extreme Championship Wrestling:...
(Little Guido
James Maritato
James Maritato is an American professional wrestler, of Italian origin, currently working on the independent circuit. He is best known for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment and Extreme Championship Wrestling under the ring names Little Guido Maritato and Nunzio.-Starting out:While...
and Tony Mamaluke). Soon afterwards, ECW went bankrupt.
Semi-retirement
In early 2001, Whipwreck announced his intention to retire in May 2002 if he was not hired by the World Wrestling Federation or BRC in the interim, expressing an interest in pursuing a career in pyrotechnicsPyrotechnics
Pyrotechnics is the science of using materials capable of undergoing self-contained and self-sustained exothermic chemical reactions for the production of heat, light, gas, smoke and/or sound...
. By June 11 he had decided to retire by September of that year, as his wrestling style had begun resulting in a number of nagging injuries, including two herniated discs, damaged knees, a damaged right shoulder and a jaw cracked to the point of not even being able to eat hard food. In tribute to Whipwreck, Border City Wrestling
Border City Wrestling
Border City Wrestling was an independent professional wrestling promotion once based in Windsor, Ontario. It was the base promotion for several Total Nonstop Action Wrestling wrestlers, including all of the former Team Canada, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley. Many BCW employees were trained by Scott...
hosted "The Mikey Whipwreck Retirement Bash" on August 29, 2001 at the Cicciaro Club in Windsor, Ontario
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
and featured a number of prominent ECW performers, such as Tommy Dreamer
Tommy Dreamer
Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is currently working for various promotions on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time spent with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...
and Sabu. Whipwreck wrestled his American retirement match on October 20, 2001, defeating Little Guido.
Whipwreck broke his retirement before long, returning in 2003. He wrestled in several different promotions, such as Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
, where he would often team with or against some of the wrestlers he has trained. He also made a one time appearance in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
, where he teamed with The Sandman at one of TNA's weekly pay-per-views against The Gathering (CM Punk
CM Punk
Phillip Jack "Phil" Brooks , better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and working on its Raw brand currently serving his second title reign as WWE Champion....
and Julio Dinero
Brian Wohl
Brian Wohl is an American professional wrestler better known under his ring name Julio Dinero.-Career:Wohl debuted in 1994 after training at the Baltimore Wrestling Factory under Axl Rotten and Hack Myers...
) in a losing effort. He later appeared at Hardcore Homecoming
Hardcore Homecoming
Hardcore Homecoming was a series of professional wrestling events which were advertised as a reunion of talent from the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion....
, ECW reunion tour organized by fellow ECW alum Shane Douglas
Shane Douglas
Troy Alan Martin is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. In the course of his career, which has spanned nearly three decades, Douglas has wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling and briefly...
, in mid-2005. On the Extreme Reunion portion of the tour, he teamed with Chris Chetti
Chris Chetti
Christopher "Chris" Chetti is an American professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling between 1996 and 2000.-Extreme Championship Wrestling :...
to defeat Simon Diamond
Pat Kenney
Patrick Joseph Michael "Pat" Kenney , known also by his ring name, Simon Diamond, is a retired American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a road agent...
and C.W. Anderson
C.W. Anderson
Chris Wright is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name, C.W. Anderson. He is best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling.-Early life:...
on June 10. Two days later at the first-ever ECW One Night Stand
ECW One Night Stand (2005)
ECW One Night Stand was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It was held on June 12, 2005 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, New York. The main event was a tag team match between The Dudley Boyz and the team of Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman...
, Whipwreck, Yoshihiro Tajiri
Yoshihiro Tajiri
, is a Japanese professional wrestler, perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. He is currently competing in SMASH as TAJIRI.-Early years :...
and The Sinister Minister reunited for one night only as Whipwreck and The Minister stood in Tajiri's corner during his three way dance against Little Guido and Super Crazy
Super Crazy
Francisco Islas Rueda is a Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchador, best known by his ring name Super Crazy. Islas is most known for his three year run in the original ECW...
.
During April 2006, Whipwreck worked as an agent for Liberty States Wrestling. At the second ECW One Night Stand
ECW One Night Stand (2006)
ECW One Night Stand was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It was held on June 11, 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, New York....
pay-per-view on June 11, 2006, Whipwreck was seen on camera celebrating with other ECW wrestlers after Rob Van Dam
Rob Van Dam
Robert Alexander "Rob" Szatkowski , better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam , is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
won the WWE Championship
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963...
.
On February 21, 2008, in his final New England wrestling appearance, Whipwreck was set to team with The Blue Meanie
Brian Heffron
Brian Heffron is a professional wrestler and actor better known as The Blue Meanie or Da Blue Guy.-Early career:...
to challenge for the NECW Tag Team Championship
NECW Tag Team Championship
The NECW Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team title in New England Championship Wrestling. The title was later unified with the PWF Mayhem Tag Team title. NECW closed on November 6, 2010 and the championship was retained by PWF Northeast with Da Hoodz recognized as the...
at New England Championship Wrestling
New England Championship Wrestling
New England Championship Wrestling was an independent professional wrestling promotion based in the Northeastern United States and has promoted events since 2000...
's Genesis 8 event in Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council...
, but due to car troubles Whipwreck was unable to attend the event, causing The Blue Meanie to pick a replacement in Nick Westgate.
In 2010 Whipwreck declined any involvement in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
's ECW reunion show, Hardcore Justice.
On September 11, 2010, Whipwreck and Syther defeated Big Time Rush (Tony Burma and Ryan Rush) to win the New York Wrestling Connection Tag Team Championship.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Whipper-Snapper (Three-quarter facelock jawbreakerStunner (professional wrestling)A stunner is a common term in professional wrestling referring to the seated three-quarter facelock jawbreaker maneuver, predominantly used by Stone Cold Steve Austin and named for his Stone Cold Stunner finisher...
, sometimes while diving off the top rope or while twisting the opponent)
- Whipper-Snapper (Three-quarter facelock jawbreaker
- Signature moves
- Double underhook backbreaker drop
- Franken-Mikey (Hurricanrana sometimes while diving off the top rope)
- Inverted suplex
- Kneeling belly to belly piledriver
- Slingshot crossbody
- Slingshot guillotine leg drop
- Springboard crossbody
- Unholy Driver (Fireman's carry dropped into a wheelbarrow facebuster)
- Vertical suplex
- 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...
- Lou E. DangerouslyLou D'AngeliLou D'Angeli is a former professional wrestling manager and current Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas who is best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling as a performer and promoter and World Wrestling Entertainment in marketing.-Sign Guy...
- The Sinister Minister
- Tara Charisma
- Don CallisDon CallisDon Callis is a Canadian former professional wrestler and manager, known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation as The Jackyl, and Extreme Championship Wrestling as color commentator Cyrus.-Early life:...
- Lou E. Dangerously
- Entrance themesMusic in professional wrestlingMusic in professional wrestling serves a variety of purposes. The most common uses of music in professional wrestling is that of the entrance theme, a song or piece of instrumental music which plays as a performer approaches the ring...
- "PepperPepper (song)"Pepper" is a song by American alternative rock band Butthole Surfers. It appeared on their 1996 album Electriclarryland, and reached number one on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart...
" by Butthole SurfersButthole SurfersButthole Surfers is an American alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas in 1981. The band has had numerous personnel changes, but its core lineup of Haynes, Leary, and drummer King Coffey has been consistent since 1983. Teresa Nervosa served as second... - "Loser" by BeckBeckBeck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck...
- "Bombtrack" by Rage Against the MachineRage Against the MachineRage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...
- "Cyanide" by DeathstarsDeathstarsDeathstars is a Swedish band from Stockholm that perform industrial and gothic metal. Formed in 2000, the group are noted for their dark horror-themed lyrics, pessimistic and misanthropic social commentary, distinctive trademark face paint, dark stage uniforms and physical appearances that...
- "Pepper
Championships and accomplishments
- Border City WrestlingBorder City WrestlingBorder City Wrestling was an independent professional wrestling promotion once based in Windsor, Ontario. It was the base promotion for several Total Nonstop Action Wrestling wrestlers, including all of the former Team Canada, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley. Many BCW employees were trained by Scott...
- BCW Can-Am Heavyweight ChampionshipBCW Can-Am Heavyweight ChampionshipThe BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship is the top title contested for in the Ontario-based professional wrestling promotion Border City Wrestling.-Title history:...
(1 time)
- BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship
- European Wrestling Association
- EWA European Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
- ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- ECW World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Cactus JackMick FoleyMichael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he...
(2) and Yoshihiro TajiriYoshihiro Tajiri, is a Japanese professional wrestler, perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. He is currently competing in SMASH as TAJIRI.-Early years :...
(1) - ECW World Television ChampionshipECW World Television ChampionshipThe ECW World Television Championship was a professional wrestling television championship in Extreme Championship Wrestling . It was introduced in National Wrestling Alliance affiliate and ECW precursor, Eastern Championship Wrestling in 1992 but was established under ECW in 1994...
(2 times) - Third ECW Triple Crown Champion
- Impact Championship Wrestling
- ICW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Jersey All Pro WrestlingJersey All Pro WrestlingJersey All Pro Wrestling is an independent wrestling promotion based in New Jersey.-1997:Jersey All Pro Wrestling is an independent wrestling promotion that was founded by "Fat" Frank Iadeavia on April 19, 1997. This promotion was born out of a dream of "Fat" Frank. He wanted to take the promotion...
- JAPW Tag Team ChampionshipJAPW Tag Team ChampionshipThe JAPW Tag Team Championship is a championship in the Jersey All Pro Wrestling promotion. Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won via direct competition; it is instead won via a predetermined ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a wrestling angle...
(1 time) - with JT Jobber
- JAPW Tag Team Championship
- Maryland Championship WrestlingMaryland Championship WrestlingMaryland Championship Wrestling is a regional independent wrestling promotion based in Dundalk, Maryland, and has regularly run events in the Mid-Atlantic region since the late 1990s as well as participating in numerous fundraising events throughout the state.Rivaling other east coast independent...
- MCW Cruiserweight ChampionshipMCW Cruiserweight ChampionshipThe MCW Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling cruiserweight championship owned by the Maryland Championship Wrestling promotion...
(1 time)
- MCW Cruiserweight Championship
- New York Wrestling Connection
- NYWC Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NYWC Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Wayne (1) and Syther (1)
- USA Pro Wrestling
- USA Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Wayne
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Rookie of the Year (1994)
- Xtreme Wrestling Coalition
- XWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)