All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. [10] Awesome then faded into the background, mostly helping Storm in his battles against Ernest "The Cat" Miller. Alfonso was trained to wrestle by Steve Keirn, debuting on February 26, 1989, at the Eddie Graham Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. I did not employ the services of a business manager during my career. behavior: 'all' Professional Wrestler. Memorial contributions can be made to Boone County Animal Care and Control at 5643 Idlewild Rd, Burlington . We offer a complete line of granite, and bronze markers and arrange . It's a great contrast to the cookie cutter obituaries you see in the newspaper everyday. Loving father and buddy of Lillian. Michael Kennedy Ward, 75, died on June 11, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer. This browser does not support getting your location. He was a member of two separate stables Team Canada in both FMW and WCW. Coldwell Banker real estate salesman Michael Alfonso. Four years ago Curt "Mr. Perfect" Hennig, who this week was tabbed to be inducted into the WWE . An Awesome title controversy looms over ECW. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Riley 16, Brady 12, Colby 10, and Eleanor 8 years old. Man, I hate that. Awesome grew up in Tampa Bay, and attended King High School, where he would meet his future wife, Delisa Bowers. shell: { At the Invasion pay-per-view, Edge and Christian beat Awesome and Storm. You had to kiss everybody's ass You had to be on your political toes all the time. } Mike was a 1964 graduate of Oakwood High School. 's tertiary show, for the next few months jobbing to wrestlers such as Faarooq, Bull Buchanan, Mark Henry and Funaki. On a major scale, Awesome was last seen beating Masato Tanaka at ECWs One Night Stand in 2005. Mike and Zara Tindall and other members of the royal family enter Westminster Abbey for the Queen's state funeral. Awesome has been out of the wrestling spotlight since the acquisition of WCW by the WWE (then WWF). Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. The entire Lethal Weapon attacked Fuji and turned on him to join Terry Funk's new group Funk Masters of Wrestling, which led Gladiator to turn into a villain again. Michael Neal James passed away May 8, 2021 at the age of 76. Wrestling: Shocking Stories from the Squared Circle; Benoit: Wrestling with the Horror That Destroyed a Family and Crippled a Sport (with Steven Johnson, Heath McCoy and Irv Muchnick); He can be emailed at goliver845@gmail.com, you can follow him on Twitter @gregmep, and visit www.oliverbooks.ca. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. We have estimated Mike Awesome's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Thursday, February 22, 2007 at Serenity Meadows Funeral Home, 6919 Providence Road, Riverview, FL 33569. Try again later. Smith's back was folded backwards against the guard rail during the impact. After high school, he worked as an iron worker on numerous downtown Tampa highrises. In the FMW, he went on to two World Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championships, World Street Fight Six-Man Tag Team Champion and Independent World Heavyweight Title Champion by 1997. Apr 1: WWE WrestleMania The service was exceptional. live: true, After Awesome's retirement from professional wrestling, he served as a real estate agent in New Tampa, Florida. Last modified on Mon 13 Dec 2021 00.25 EST. [5] Alfonso trained for about one year along with former professional wrestlers, Dennis Knight (Mideon, Phineas Godwin) and "Big" Al Green before making his debut. [29] He enjoyed mountain biking and would ride frequently at Alafia River State Park in Florida, close to his Tampa home. }, At Kawasaki Legend: Fall Spectacular, Gladiator lost the Double Championship to Masato Tanaka, thus ending his Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship reign at 489 days and his Independent Heavyweight Championship reign at 291 days, making him the longest reigning Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Champion and the longest reigning Independent Heavyweight Champion. Just like Harry Stamps, William "Freddie" McCullough seems like one heck of a man. background: '#000000', He was best known for his time with World Championship Wrestling in 1992-2001 and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2005-2009. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. 1965-2007 (age 42) You have to be a confident person to choose "Awesome" to be part of your wrestling name, and in the ring, Mike Awesome, or Michael Alfonso, definitely carried himself with confidence. I also remember discovering that he had been happily married longer than I had, which is a rarity in this business.. I understand the guy was a hero to most but why did he coward out and kill himself. there is nothing cowardly about suicide it actually probably takes a lot of balls to go out like that. Hal was born on September 19, 1935, to Glen and Dora Matticks in Mineola, Kansas. Since 1904 Warren-McElwain Mortuary has been locally owned and operated. The group mostly consisted of wrestlers from the former W*ING promotion, who held Atsushi Onita and FMW responsible for ending the promotion and had formed the alliance to bring the demise of FMW just like W*ING suffered its demise. A celebration of Michael's life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 23, 2007 at Serenity Meadows. Her husband Mike Langen passed away suddenly on Oct 20, 2022. He seemed really happy and content with his life. Steve Asadoor Lead Funeral Assistant. Alfonso wrestled for 17 years, mostly in Japans Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling promotion, where he was known as G The Gladiator. He won the World Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship twice as well as the World Street Fight Six-Man Tag Team Championship. But if you guys really look up to him, use his death as a lesson. World Wrestling Entertainment recognized his death by displaying an In Memory graphic at the beginning of the Feb. 20th ECW on Sci Fi. I had a problem with the way he did business. Apr 2: WWE WrestleMania After Rhyno Gored Test against a wall and pinned him he stood celebrating his new title only to be attacked by Awesome wielding a metal pipe. The 6-foot-6, 292-pound Awesome debuted in 1989. Please reset your password. r.i.p. 2007 at Serenity Meadows Funeral Home, 6919 Providence Road, Riverview, FL 33569. PatrickMcMullan.com. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Mike Awesome (17991309)? At FMW's first pay-per-view event FMW 9th Anniversary Show, Gladiator teamed with ZEN teammate Tetsuhiro Kuroda to take on TNR members Super Leather and Horace Boulder in a losing effort. I talked to Mike a lot that night and was very happy for him. His longstanding feud with Masato Tanaka translated well for American audiences. His WWF debut came on the June 25, 2001, episode of Raw during a match which saw Test defending his Hardcore Championship against Rhyno. He was honestly the best. He was born on October 18, 1965 in Frankfort to Thomas J. Lawler and Barbara (Imel) Davies. The Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee is assisting the family with arrangements. In April 2003, Awesome debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. He was best known for his appearances with the American professional wrestling promotions Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Mike Awesome and for his appearances in Japan for with Frontier Martial-Arts . After Bash at the Beach in July 2000, his gimmick was tweaked, with him becoming infatuated with heavyset women and calling himself "The Fat Chick Thriller" and feuded with Scott Steiner and Lance Storm for the WCW United States Championship. Mike Awesome Was An ECW Champion . He is survived by his wife, Delisa, son; Casey, daughter; Carissa, his father; Tony and mother; Sharon, along with his brother, Rick. he will be missed, Woow, it saddens me that awesome has past away. Kelsey Rossette Funeral Counselor, Apprentice Embalmer Heather Martin-Cisneros Funeral Counselor. He lost to Onita in a Chain Deathmatch on October 1, after which Alfonso returned to United States. He passed away on Monday, February 14, 2022. On August 26, Gladiator wrestled his last FMW match, in which he defeated longtime rival Super Leather. Could of.. Should of.. Would of. Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful shared the news that Daria Berenato, also known as WWE, WWE NXT ResultsFebruary 28, 2023Report by Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com The show kicks off with most of the locker room, Chris Jericho says that he doesnt want to leave AEW and return to WWE. MORE: Zara and Mike Tindall's daughter Mia . ECW PPV, Anarchy Rulz (1999) Mike Awesome wins the ECW World title in a three way dance defeating reigning champ Taz and Masato Tanaka. Net Worth in 2021. regards Sadly, the events surrounding the Mike Awesome deathhavelargely overshadowed his career in the squared circle. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. On the September 6th, 2000 edition of Thunder, Awesome changed his gimmick and became "That '70s Guy" Mike Awesome (a reference to the hit TV series, That '70s Show), dressing in various 1970s inspired outfits and hosting the "Lava Lamp Lounge" interview segment. Mike Eugene Kubena Obituary. [1] His TNA in-ring debut was on April 16, 2003, where Awesome defeated Perry Saturn by DQ when The Sandman and New Jack interfered. He must have been in a very sick situation to do something like this but at the end of the day You are one guy to be remembered and YOU ARE AWESOME!!!! #295 Tampa, FL 33634. Date: His signature move, the Running Powerbomb, quickly became a fan favorite. Wrestlings Bob Kapur in August 2001. While he was still in jail, his wife visited him and told him that she was going through with the divorce and taking their two children. Antonia W. "Toni" Larroux died after a battle with multiple illnesses: lupus, rickets, scurvy, kidney disease and feline leukemia. He was one of Professional Wrestling's biggest and brightest stars. Alfonso attended King High School in Tampa, Florida and trained at Stan's Gym, an old school muscle gym, on 56th Street. [25] On the independent circuit, he had a short stint with Major League Wrestling (MLW) where he won the MLW World Heavyweight Championship from Satoshi Kojima, only to lose it ten minutes later to Steve Corino[10] (Kojima's employers, AJPW would not allow him to drop the title to an employee of a rival company Zero-1).[26]. I feel blessed to have had such an exciting and successful career in wrestling. "Mike" Schmidt. [7] He gained a new manager, Judge Jeff Jones, who managed Awesome to the top of winning the ECW World Heavyweight Championship twice in 1999. However, there was , Weve profiled 40 wrestlers who sadly, didnt make it to see age 40, including many enhancement talent names of the , Heart Attack / Heart Failure / Heart Disease, Comprehensive Deceased Wrestlers List (text-only), Comprehensive Deceased Managers List (text-only), 8 Things You May Not Have Known About Rick Rude. it was sad to here that mike is dead.i miss him from wcw days when wwe taken over that time in india the both shows were stopped.i really missed him and his move which was carrier killer.awesome rest in peace On August 5, Hisakatsu Oya, Mr. Gannosuke and The Gladiator defeated Fuyuki-Gun at a Fuyuki Army show to win the World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship. Dear brother of George Oakes. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. ). . thanks, In the spring of 2003, Awesome latched on with TNA and in his debut defeated Perry Saturn by disqualification when New Jack and The Sandman interfered. At 6th Anniversary Show, Gladiator and Horace Boulder lost to Katsutoshi Niiyama and Masato Tanaka. FundMe for Mike Leach Funeral and Medical Expenses. > Sporting Connection On April 14, 2000, Mike Awesome returned to ECW to defend his championship during a house show in Indiana. Michael Lee Alfonso, a wrestler who was twice named the Extreme Championship Wrestling World Champion, committed suicide on Feb. 17. He graduated in 1953, from Blooming Prairie High School. mike was one of the most atlectic big men there was we will miss u. mike AWESOME was a true wrestler no gimics needed with that man in ECW he was like a god, in WCW he was made 2 look like clown shoes and didnt deserve that disrespect. 8 Things You May Not Have Known About Rick Rude. This eulogy is a perfect example of that. Year should not be greater than current year. He worked for Pro Wrestling Noah from 2004 to 2005. He also became That 70s Guy for a spell in a gimmick that included him driving an old-school bus and hosting a cheesy segment called The Lavalamp Lounge. Other gimmicks in WCW had Awesome being billed as The Career Killer (after throwing Chris Kanyon off the top of a three-tiered cage) and The Fat Chick Thriller along with being part of the Team Canada contingent, even though he was from Florida. Please enter your email and password to sign in. He would then tour with ECW, where he became a two-time World Heavyweight Champion. While ECW World champ, Awesome held the tag straps with Raven, from March 4, 2000 until March 12, 2000 at Living Dangerously. Gladiator and his allies would join The Sheik and Sabu to resume the feud with Onita and his allies throughout 1992. February 16, 2022 by Alice Danquah. Thanks for your help! Search above to list available cemeteries. Much of what is now known about the events surrounding the Mike Awesome deathwere not revealed until months after he died. In 1990, he debuted in the Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling league Japan and at 6'6 290 pounds, became known as The Gladiator. nipun, he was truely a god amongst men. He retired from wrestling and was a real estate agent in New Tampa. He relocated to Tampa, Florida as a teenager with his mother and younger brother. Oops, something didn't work. Result of a tragic accident. The two had many bitter brawls, taking the level of Japanese garbage wrestling to new heights. Mike Awesome was an interesting character, as many thought he could've gone a lot further than he did in the business. Express your sympathy by sharing this obituary with family and friends. I have no problem with Mike Awesome. The success of the tournament led Alfonso to work full-time with FMW. Mike is survived by his parents; two brothers, Matthew (Maureen Rieff) Gulatto and Peter (Jamie Toepfer) Gulatto; beloved . After a brief stint with TNA in 2003, Mike Awesome began to compete as a singles wrestler on the independent circuit. They lost the title to the team of Hayabusa, Koji Nakagawa and Masato Tanaka on August 31. During the course of his 17-year career, the heavyweight won the ECW World Heavyweight Championship twice and the WWF Hardcore Championship . Try again. Gladiator became a free agent after ZEN's dissolution on May 5. [27] The crowd greeted Awesome with jeers at the beginning of the match, and commentator Joey Styles made frequent references to Awesome's leaving of ECW for WCW and during the match, Styles infamously said, "And it's a shame he didn't succeed in taking his own life." [23], Awesome was released from the WWE on September 27, 2002, along with Shawn Stasiak and Horace Hogan. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. He held the title for nine months before losing it to his arch rival, Masato Tanaka. you were always totally awesome. Laura Janelle Shaw was born on April 13, 1976 in Bay City, Michigan to Kathleen Metcalfe and Larry Shaw. Best known to fans for his time in ECW, where he feuded in a wild series of matches with Masato Tanaka over the ECW World title as the company debuted on TNN, Awesome jumped ship to WCW while still champion in April 2000. The ECW World title win was actually Awesomes second world title reign. Funny Obituary for William Ziegler, Written By His Kids. and gave both men a standing ovation.[10]. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Heyman, an astute follower of international wrestling, had been following Awesomes career in the Far East, first brought Awesome to ECW on February 5, 1994 when he wrestled J.T. Much loved and treasured son of Mike and Paula and dearly loved brother to Aleisha. Make sure that the file is a photo. Learn more about managing a memorial . While American audiences knew him by the name Mike Awesome, he also called himself The Career Killer, That 70s Guy, That 80s Guy, Fat Chick Thriller, The Mullet Guy and The Awesome One. "Beautifully Imperfect". In today's world, so many companies talk about such a concept, but Mr. Furlong walks the walk and talks the talk. The ECW toy series manufactured by Original San Francisco Toymakers released a Mike Awesome action figure in 2000. Demetrius was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 4th, 1972. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Awesomes final hurrah involved beating Masato Tanaka on ECWs One Night Stand in 2005. Born Michael Alfonso, he broke into the business in the 1980s learning his trade in the Pro Wrestling Federation. Following the news that Mike Awesome died, both the WWE and ECW paid tribute to him. Mike Leach went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 13 at 2:08 PM. Awesome Grandmother of Jason, Emily, Ben and Alex. links: '#ffffff' You can always change this later in your Account settings. . Have a comment about Mike Awesome? E. Anthony Cisneros Partner, Licensed Funeral Director . He reminds me of the legendary don muraco, when he was in his wwf prime. He returned to the company as Mr. Pogo's partner in a tag team tournament on January 6, 1991, where the duo lost their first match in the tournament against Onita and Sambo Asako. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Resend Activation Email. > Books > Photo Galleries Greg Oliver has been writing about pro wrestling since 1985, and is the author of wrestling books: The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Storytellers (with Steven Johnson), The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes & Icons (with Steven Johnson and Mike Mooneyham); The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels (with Steven Johnson); The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams (also with Johnson); The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Canadians; SLAM! [23] Awesome was a mainstay on Velocity, SmackDown! You left us beautiful memories. He wrestled several matches for the promotion before leaving in May 2003. Michael was a lifelong Clinton County resident, 1984 graduate of Clinton Central . A 46-meter (150 ft) tower was built replete with the shape of a fist clutching a peyote buttona symbol Thompson had used during an unsuccessful bid for sheriff in Pitkin County, Coloradoand a cannon mounted on top. Please try again later. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? a pussy. God bless Mike and those loved ones he left behind. Michael Lee Alfonso (January 24, 1965 - February 17, 2007) was an American professional wrestler.He was best known for his appearances with the American professional wrestling promotions Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment under the ring name Mike Awesome and for his appearances in Japan with Frontier Martial-Arts . Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 17, at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton with Branch President Randy Campbell officiating. 6:00PM to 8:00PM on Thursday, February 22nd, 2007 at Serenity Meadows, Services: Although he was initially hesitant, citing a lack of interest, Sabu managed to talk Alfonso into it, who used his frequent-flier miles to go to Philadelphia and wrestle a match for ECW.[9]. He defeated Hisakatsu Oya in the quarter-final and Yukihiro Kanemura in the semi-final to become the runner-up of the tournament as he lost to Hayabusa in the final. Gladiator successfully defended the title against Leather in a rematch on September 1. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. We made history that night, Tazz told SLAM! Sadly passed away 8 November 2013. Mike Awesome working Edge at his only WWF PPV appearance: 2001s WWF Invasion. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. I was always interested in it. He was 42 years old. Now with WCW, Awesome continued to be a major factor with the New Blood for the next month, teaming with Billy Kidman occasionally to aid him in his feud with Hulk Hogan. A celebration of Michael's life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 23, 2007 at Serenity Meadows. A celebration of Michaels life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 23, 2007 at Serenity Meadows. Flowers are accepted, however, those who wish may donate in memory of Michael to The American Diabetes Association 4902 Eisenhower Blvd. But I personally never had heat with Mike. Related: 10 Things Fans Should Know About Mike Awesome. Later at the event, Mr. Pogo turned on W*ING Alliance by blowing a fireball on Yukihiro Kanemura after Pogo and Kanemura lost their match, which led Gladiator, Boulder and Hisakatsu Oya to follow Pogo and join Lethal Weapon. Fearing for her life, his wife called the police, and Alfonso was arrested and charged with domestic abuse. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. Mike moved to Va Beach in 1951 . Awesome lost to Tanaka again at the August Heat Wave pay-per-view event. } SPIERS, Troy Daniel. . 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