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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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