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Brad Michaels

Nickname: Bad; The Old School Assassin

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 200 lbs

From: Bradstreet, Bad Axe, GA

Birthday: Aug 31st

Pro Debut: June 5, 1999

Feds Worked For: ACW, AWFUL, BCW, BYEW, GPCW, IZW, MStW, MSWA, MWA, NCWO, NEW, NMS, NWA-OK, NWA-TXO, SWCW, TxPW, WCR, Bad Boys of Wrestling (KS), CWA (KS), Combat Zone Wrestling, Dallas Championship Wrestling (TX), Extreme Pro Wrestling (KS), ICW, International Wrestling Cartel (PA), NWA-Southwest (TX), Ohio Valley Wrestling (KY), OWW, Professional Championship Wrestling (TX), SPW, Texas Championship Wrestling (TX), Texas Outlaw Promotions (TX), UIW, Underground Hardcore Wrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling (AR), XSE, Xtreme Championship Wrestling (TX)

Finisher: Pile Driver

Signature Moves: Springboard DDT

Career Highlights: -FWA Juniorweight Champion
-IZW Champion (2x)
-IZW Impact Division Champion (2x)
-IZW Tag Team Champion (3x, 1 each w/ Dexter Hardaway, Seth Allen, and John O'Malley)
-MSWA Mid-South Champion
-MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion (w/ Tyler Bateman)
-MSWA Tri-State Champion
-NMS Tri-State Champion
-North Central Texas Cruiserweight Champion (2x)
-SPW Light Heavyweight Champion
-TCW Cruiserweight Champion
-XCW Light Heavyweight Champion
-2015 IZW Impact Player of the Year

Affiliates: The Old School Assassins, Impact, Inc., The Future Hall of Famers, Excellence Personified, Rat Man, Damien Morte, The Oklahoma Bastards, Korvin Sage, Kevin Morgan, C.M. Burnham, Ky-Ote

Notable Feuds: John Zorthos, Bernie Donderwitz, Seth Allen, Ryan Davidson, Kenny Campbell, John O'Malley, Mike Iles, Randy Price

Other Facts: -Cousin of pro wrestlers Tyler Bateman and Sean Bateman
-Lost his debut match to Marshal Law in Clarksdale, MI at the age of 16.
-When competing in CZW, he claimed to be related to Shawn Michaels.
-Masqueraded as Mr. Mid-South 2 in October 2006 in MSWA
-CEO of The Old School Assassins
-Former member of Impact, Inc.
-Former commissioner of AWFUL
-Former interim commissioner of MSWA
-Former member of Excellence Personified. He was the liaison for the southern region of Oklahoma
-Former member of The Future Hall of Famers
-Lost a Loser Must Retire/Dog Collar Match to John O'Malley on March 15, 2008
-Lost a Steel Cage/Career-vs-Career Match to Johnny Z on March 19, 2016
-Inducted into the IZW Hall of Impact on December 20, 2008
-Voted Most Hated Wrestler of the Year in the 2007 Oklafan Year-End Awards.
-Voted Manager of the Year in the 2009 Oklafan Year-End Awards.
-Voted Comeback of the Year in the 2010 Oklafan Year-End Awards.
-Voted Match of the Year (vs. Double D vs. Striker vs. Copycat vs. Damon Windsor vs. Brandon Bishop vs. Brad Michaels vs. O'Malley vs. Kevin Morgan vs. Johnny Z) in the 2014 Oklafan Year-End Awards
-Voted Match of the Year (vs. Double D vs. Striker vs. Copycat vs. Damon Windsor vs. Brandon Bishop vs. Randy Price vs. Brad Michaels vs. O'Malley vs. Kevin Morgan vs. Johnny Z) in the 2014 IZW Year-End Awards
-Voted Most Hated Wrester of the Year and Feud of the Year (vs. Johnny Z) in the 2015 IZW Year-End Awards
-Voted Match of the Year (vs. Johnny Z) in the 2016 IZW Year-End Awards
-Ranked #433 in the 2002 PWI 500
-Ranked #20 in the 2005 Oklafan Top 50
-Ranked #34 in the 2006 Oklafan Top 50
-Ranked #23 in the 2007 Oklafan Top 50
-Ranked #34 in the 2011 Oklafan Top 50
-Ranked #41 in the 2013 Oklafan Top 50
-Ranked #35 in the 2015 Oklafan Top 50