Mike Awesome

From Pro Wrestling

Michael Lee Alfonso
Statistics
Ring Names	Gladiator Mike Awesome Pro
Height	193 kg
Weight	134 kg
Born	January 24, 1965
	Tampa, Florida, USA
Died:	February 17, 2007
Resides
Billed from
Trained by	Steve Keirn
Debut	February 26, 1989
Retired	2006

Michael Lee Alfonso (January 24, 1965 – February 17, 2007), better known by his ring name Mike Awesome, was an American professional wrestler best known in America for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and in World Wrestling Entertainment and also in Japan for his work with Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling under the name The Gladiator. Throughout his wrestling career, Awesome became a two-time world champion, winning the ECW World Heavyweight Championship twice.

Contents 1 Wrestling facts 2 Championships and accomplishments 3 See also 4 External links and references

Wrestling facts

• Finishing and signature moves

• Awesome Bomb

• Nicknames

• "Awesome"
• "Career Killer"
• "Fat Chick Thriller"
• "That 70's Guy"

• Tag teams and stables

• The Alliance
• Disciples Of The New Church
• New Blood
• RO&D
• Team Canada

• Managers

• Jeff Jones (ECW) (2000)
• Major Gunns (WCW)

• Theme music

• “Awesome Bomb” by Reckless Fortune (ECW)
• “Dive” by Nirvana (ECW)
• “He Is Awesome” by FMW (ECW, Japan)
• “Phantom Lord” by Anthrax (ECW)
• “Welcome To The Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses (ECW)

Championships and accomplishments

• Extreme Championship Wrestling

• ECW World Heavyweight Champion (2 time)
• ECW World Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Raven

• Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling

• FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Champion (2 time)
• FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Champion (2 time) - with Mr. Pogo (1), Big Titan (1)

• Major League Wrestling

• MLW World Heavyweight Champion (1 time)

• World Wrestling Federation

• WWF Hardcore Champion (1 time)

See also

• Mike Awesome's career history
• Mike Awesome's event history
• Mike Awesome's gimmicks
• Significant Storylines

External links and references

• Mike Awesome profile at CAGEMATCH.net