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Mike Sharpe, Jr.
Nickname: Iron; Canada's Greatest Athlete; Canada's Strongest Man
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 275 lbs
From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Birthday: Oct 28th
Pro Debut: 1973
Aliases: Mike Sharpe
Feds Worked For: MSW, SoCW, TSW, WCCW, NWA, WWF, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), All Star Wrestling (Canada), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling from Georgia (GA), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Eastern Sports Association (Canada), Five Star Wrestling (PA), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), International Championship Wrestling (MS), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Memphis Wrestling (TN), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mid Eastern Wrestling Federation (MD), New Jack City Wrestling (NJ), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Northeast Wrestling (CT/MA/MD/OH/NJ/NY/OK), NWA Championship Wrestling America (NJ), NWA Polynesian Wrestling (HI), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Pro Wrestling America (NJ/NY), Professional Organization of Wrestling, Stampede Wrestling (Canada), Trans World Wrestling Federation (CT/MD/NJ/PA), Tri-State Wrestling Alliance (DE/MD/NJ/PA), USA Pro Wrestling (NJ), Vancouver All-Star Wrestling (Canada), World Wide Wrestling Alliance
Finisher: Leather Forearm Smash (believed to contain a foreign object)
Signature Moves: Bear Hug, Hammer Punch, Canadian Backbreaker, Airplane Spin
Career Highlights: -FSW Tag Team Champion (w/ I. C. Glory)
-MSW Louisiana Champion (2x)
-MSW Mississippi Champion (2x)
-NWA Mid-America Champion
-NWA Pacific Coast Champion
-NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Black Avenger and Sal Martino)
-POW Champion
-Stampede International Tag Team Champion (w/ Duke Myers)
-TSW Brass Knuckles Champion
-WWWA Intercontinental Champion
Affiliates: Black Avenger, Sal Martino, Duke Myers, Moose Morowski, Ernie Ladd, Lou Albano
Notable Feuds: S. D. Jones, B. Brian Blair, Lanny Poffo, Tito Santana, Jim Neidhart, Tony Garea, Jim Duggan, Rocky Johnson, Mac Rivera/José Luis Rivera, Guy Mitchell/Mr. X, Bret Hart, King Tonga/Haku, Koko B. Ware, Sal Martino/Salvatore Bellomo, George Wells, Scott Casey, Jim Brunzell, Paul Roma, Charlie Fulton, Tony Atlas/Saba Simba, Sika
Other Facts: -Son of pro wrestler Mike Sharpe, Sr.
-Nephew of pro wrestler Ben Sharpe
-Was trained by Dewey Robertson
-Known backstage as Mr. Clean. He spent hours at the sink washing his hands before wrestling and hours more in the shower after each of his matches. One night, after wrestling in an early bout at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, he was still soaping up in the shower long after the matches had ended. Luckily he found a night watchman to let him out of the locked building long after everyone had gone home.
-Trained aspiring wrestlers at Mike Sharpe's School of Pro Wrestling located in Asbury Park, NJ. Among the notable trainees were Simon Dean, Charlie Haas, Russ Haas, Stevie Richards, and Crowbar (AKA Devon Storm).
-Ranked #329 in the 1991 PWI 500 (as Mike Sharpe)
-Ranked #346 in the 1992 PWI 500 (as Mike Sharpe)
-Ranked #272 in the 1994 PWI 500 (as Mike Sharpe)
-Found deceased in his apartment on January 17, 2016 at the age of 64. Health ailments had confined him to a wheelchair since 2007.
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Spotlight in History
- 1980 Toru Tanaka def. Kevin Von Erich for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 2013 The Canadian Red Devil became the OWA Heavyweight Champion
- 2013 Daemon Storm def. Justin Dynamic for the UWE United States Champion
- 2018 Jack Swagger def. MVP for the IWR Heavyweight Champion
- 2019 B. M. F. (Kareem Sadat & Maniac Mike) became the EmpCW Tag Team Champions
- 2019 Double D became the EmpCW Heavyweight Champion
Week of Sun 04-14 to Sat: 04-20
- 04-14 1959 Frankie Kovacs & Gino Angelo became the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Champion
- 04-14 1980 Toru Tanaka def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 04-14 1989 Jerry Lawler def. Kerry Von Erich for the WCCW World Champion
- 04-14 2006 Al Farat became the AACW Heavyweight Champion
- 04-14 2006 Trailer Park Trash (J. C. & K. C.) became the AACW Tag Team Champions
- 04-14 2007 Slam Shady became the NWA-U Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
- 04-14 2007 Justin Lee def. Shane Morbid for the NWA-U X Division Champion
- 04-14 2018 Spyder def. Ray Martinez for the BPW Oklahoma Champion
- 04-14 2018 Blue Thunder & The Unknown def. Big Smooth & Zakk Sinizter for the NAW Tag Team Champions
- 04-14 2019 Marti Belle became the WCR Diamond Division Champion
- 04-14 2023 Roll Modelz (Malik Mayfield & Olivier Vegos) def. Urban Dominance (Drake Gallows & Skylar Slice) for the CPW Tag Team Champions
- 04-15 1955 Mike Clancy became the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 04-15 1958 Fritz Von Erich def. Bull Curry for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 04-15 1977 Bruiser Brody & Mike York def. Jose Lothario & Cien Caras for the WCCW Texas Tag Team Champion
- 04-15 2005 Dirty Harry Sanchez def. Luc Lapointe for the SRPW Heavyweight Champion
- 04-15 2012 Jerry Bostic def. Javi Hernandez for the UWF06 Heavyweight Champion
- 04-15 2012 K-Ro became the UWF06 Texhoma Champion
- 04-15 2016 Revolution (Seth Allen & Dane Griffin) def. The Sons of Texas (Moonshine Mantell & Killer McKenzie) for the NWA-TXO Tag Team Champions
- 04-15 2016 Killista def. Skylar Slice for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
- 04-15 2016 Nathan Estrada def. Killista for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
- 04-15 2017 Poder Oriental became the BMLL Heavyweight Champion
- 04-15 2022 Derek James def. Tommy Dean for the BPW Lion Heart Champion
- 04-15 2022 Revolution (Seth Allen & Dane Griffin) def. Doz Camachos (Onyx Camacho & Zarek Camacho) for the TexPro Tag Team Champions
- 04-15 2022 Johnny Bedlam def. Adam Asher for the TexPro Heavyweight Champion
- 04-15 2023 Olivier Vegos def. Evelyn Carter for the NCWO Women's Champion
- 04-15 2023 Luke Richmond def. Jamie Holley for the NCWO United States Champion
- 04-16 1983 Junkyard Dog became the MSW North American Heavyweight Champion
- 04-16 2004 Brian Lakewood def. AWOL for the TPW Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
- 04-16 2005 John O'Malley became the NWA-U Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
- 04-16 2005 Dexter Hardaway became the NWA-U X Division Champion
- 04-16 2005 Gary Gram became the NWA-U X Division Champion
- 04-16 2005 Kevin Northcutt def. Tejas for the NWA Texas Champion
- 04-16 2005 Tribal Force (Tim Warcloud & Tejas) def. The New Orleans Fight Club (Kevin Northcutt & John Saxon) for the NWA North American Tag Team Champion
- 04-16 2021 Father Padge def. Shadow Gemini for the EPW Internet Television Champion
- 04-17 1959 Dory Funk became the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 04-17 2009 Texas, Inc. (Tim Rockwell & Bernard Funk) def. The Innovators (Anarchy [2nd] & Fuel) for the TAP Tag Team Champions
- 04-17 2009 Seth Allen def. Carnage for the GPCW Heavyweight Champion
- 04-17 2011 Double D became the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
- 04-17 2021 Space Age Cowboys (Jason Jones & Paul Puertorico) def. The Real Dirty Brawlers (Brawler Morrison & Thrash) for the WFC Tag Team Champions
- 04-17 2021 Tommy Dean became the WFC Prime Champion
- 04-18 1974 Fritz Von Erich def. The Texan for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 04-18 1981 The Grappler & The Super Destroyer became the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion
- 04-18 1998 The Texas Outlaws (Bobby Burns & Dan Wilder) def. Generation X (Ian St. James & Zane Morris) for the OPW Oklahoma Tag Team Champion
- 04-18 2004 Ty Magnus def. Bernie Donderwitz for the ACW Hardcore Champion
- 04-18 2004 Li'l Joe def. Ty Magnus for the ACW Hardcore Champion
- 04-18 2009 Sage became the OECW Cruiserweight Champion
- 04-18 2021 Blade [2nd] def. Drake Gallows for the AIWF National Champion
- 04-18 2021 Los Loco Moscas/Rejecs LM (Elijah Sparks & El Greengo Loco/Doctor Corvus) def. DNR (Drake Gallows & Revan) for the EPW Tag Team Champions
- 04-18 2021 Kevin James Sanchez def. Double D for the EPW Heavyweight Champion
- 04-19 1957 Don Leo Jonathan def. Pepper Gomez for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 04-19 1987 Bubba Rogers def. One Man Gang for the UWF Heavyweight Champion
- 04-19 2008 New Canada (The Canadian Luchadore & The Canadian Red Devil) def. La M (El Choppo & Jesus Rodriguez) for the ComPro Tag Team Champions
- 04-19 2008 The New Age Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) def. Nathan Sensation for the IZW Tag Team Champions
- 04-19 2013 Bree Ann def. Barbi Hayden for the NWA-TXO Rose Champion
- 04-19 2014 Aaron Anders def. Michael Wolf for the OWA Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 04-19 2014 Jake O'Brien def. Brian Breaker for the OWA Heavyweight Champion
- 04-19 2014 Tim Rockwell def. Jon Cross for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
- 04-19 2014 Randy Price def. Drake Gallows for the IZW Impact Division Champion
- 04-19 2014 Miss Diss Lexia def. Paige Turner for the IZW Queens Champion
- 04-19 2014 Erica def. Miss Diss Lexia for the IZW Queens Champion
- 04-19 2014 Brandon Groom def. Warhammer for the BPPW Heavyweight Champion
- 04-20 1980 Toru Tanaka def. Kevin Von Erich for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 04-20 2013 The Canadian Red Devil became the OWA Heavyweight Champion
- 04-20 2013 Daemon Storm def. Justin Dynamic for the UWE United States Champion
- 04-20 2018 Jack Swagger def. MVP for the IWR Heavyweight Champion
- 04-20 2019 B. M. F. (Kareem Sadat & Maniac Mike) became the EmpCW Tag Team Champions
- 04-20 2019 Double D became the EmpCW Heavyweight Champion
- Colt Storm Apr 20th Today!
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- Angelo Savoldi Apr 21st
- Jay Hollywood Apr 21st
- Vicki Williams Apr 21st
- Blade [2nd] Apr 23rd
- Terry Gordy Apr 23rd
- Tony Atlas Apr 23rd
- Lou Thesz Apr 24th
- Ethan Price Apr 24th
- Lance Von Erich Apr 24th
- Walker Stewart Apr 25th
- Brett Stopp Apr 25th
- Crash Davis Apr 25th
- Carl Fergie Apr 25th
- Zack Zilla Apr 25th
- Bobby Joe Bristow Apr 25th
- Eric Roberts Apr 25th
- Karl Kox Apr 26th
- Justin Dynamic Apr 26th
- Havoc Apr 26th
- Yasu Fuji Apr 27th
- Chance Snodgrass Apr 28th
- Ichiban [2nd] Apr 28th
- Siva Afi Apr 28th
- Sunshine Apr 29th
- Dustin Tibbs Apr 30th
- El Gallardo Apr 30th
- Billie the Kiid Apr 30th
- Joe McCarthy Apr 30th
- Anarchy [2nd] Apr 30th
- Prince Maivia May 1st
- Americos May 2nd
- Barrett Brown May 2nd
- Nightmare [1st] May 2nd
- Big Bossman May 2nd
- Don Fields May 2nd
- Johnny Humble May 3rd
- Lester Welch May 3rd
- Lily McKenzie May 3rd
Current Champions
Texoma Pro Wrestling
Oklahoma Champion
Tim Storm
- Heavyweight Champion: Sam Adonis
- Tag Team Champions: Rock & Rugged
- Texas Champion: Franco D'Angelo
- Dynasty Champion: Tommy Prince
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