TROY SPIERS OBITUARY. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Hey, life goes on: Alfonso debuted in FMW as a monster villain on September 20 in a street fight with Mr. Pogo against Atsushi Onita and Jimmy Backlund, which Alfonso's team won. [10][15] During this time, he had a feud with Vampiro, which resulted in brawls between Awesome and Vampiro's allies, the rap duo Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope). The title loss created dissension between Titan and Gladiator. Mike Awesome came to the ring and was showered by chants of "you sold out!" Moments later, Taz made his illustrious return to the ECW promotion and was greeted by a hero's welcome. Warren-McElwain provides a full range of services including burial, cremation, in our own crematory, entombment or body donation. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. In October, Gladiator joined the new W*ING Alliance with Mr. Pogo, Mitsuhiro Matsunaga, Yukihiro Kanemura, Goro Tsurumi, Horace Boulder, Hideki Hosaka and Hisakatsu Oya. The plot is located at Row 2, Plot #6. Please reset your password. Dearly loved wife of Ian (Bill) and loved mother of Michael and Angela. 3. As a cousin of Michael Bollea (Horace Hogan, who also left WCW following the incident), Awesome suggested that Russo may have thought that he was just "too close of kin" to Hulk Hogan and decided to take it out on him. texasyosh wrote on 05.06.2022: [ 8.0] "Mike Awesome is a fantastic powerhouse and probably one of the more underrated wrestlers of his time. Kidman's bald stablemate Konnan replaced him and got the win, giving the Animals the right to cut off Awesome's longtime mullet. Pogo and Gladiator made to the semi-final, where they beat Grigory Verichev and Boris Gogichashivili and then defeated Onita and Asako in the final on January 15 to win the tournament. While ECW World champ, Awesome held the tag straps with Raven, from March 4, 2000 until March 12, 2000 at Living Dangerously. You were getting stabbed in the back constantly. You are given the most precious gift there is and you give it back? when he was pinned by Jeff Hardy, thanks to distraction from Edge. He was 42 years old. However, there was BARRY, Pamela Irene (Pam). I talked to Mike a lot that night and was very happy for him. I feel blessed to have had such an exciting and successful career in wrestling. background: '#000000',
Search above to list available cemeteries. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Mike Awesome (17991309)? Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. February 16, 2022 by Alice Danquah. A visitation will be held for Mike on Monday, February 13, 2023 from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM at Linnemann Funeral Home, 1940 Burlington Pike, Burlington, KY 41005. The feud continued when Edge introduced his tag team partner Christian into the rivalry. There is a problem with your email/password. photo: wwe.com. [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. The funeral took place at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis. Start the day smarter . live: true,
Born Michael Alfonso, he broke into the business in the 1980s learning his trade in the Pro Wrestling Federation. > Video
Your email address will not be published. And Im happy I did it., Tazz insisted that there wasnt any bad blood between him and Awesome. Learn more about merges. During this time, Vctor Quiones' group Puerto Rican Army overturned W*ING and Lethal Weapon to become the top villainous group in FMW and Quinones was luring away members of both factions into his Puerto Rican Army, which led Gladiator to turn fan favorite for the first time in his career. Find awesome listings near . Also missed by his fur buddy Mr. Pickles. links: '#ffffff'
Mike Leach went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 13 at 2:08 PM. We have set your language to Prior to his untimely death by hanging, Alfonso worked as a real estate agent for Coldwell Banker in Tampa. He wrestled in Japan and with a number of otherpromotionsfor brief periods of time. John M. "Mike" Simon, age 76 of Defiance, peacefully passed away at home surrounded by his family on Monday morning, January 16, 2023. [10] Awesome's friend Lance Storm has said that he had refused to sign a new contract with ECW until Paul Heyman paid him overdue wages. In the fall of the year, Gladiator and Titan participated in the World's Strongest Tag Team Tournament to determine the inaugural WWA World Martial Arts Tag Team Champions, but were eliminated from the round robin stage with total six points. He talked about how he enjoyed pushing his daughter on the swing in their back yard, wrote Storm. Mike Awesome's income source is mostly from being a successful Wrestler. behavior: 'all'
After training at Steve Keirns Pro Wrestling School of Hard Knocks, the 6-foot-6, 292-pound wrestler made his debut in 1989. At 4th Anniversary Show, the team of Gladiator, Ricky Fuji and Big Titan defeated Katsuji Ueda, The Great Punk and Tarzan Goto in a Captain's Fall Losing Captain Leaves Town No Rope Barbed Wire Tornado Street Fight Deathmatch, which Team Canada won. On Wed night Casey was messaging with her husband around 7:30pm, They joked about Ice . [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]. color: '#ffffff',
Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Oops, something didn't work. This is a carousel with slides. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. SPIERS, Troy Daniel. In today's world, so many companies talk about such a concept, but Mr. Furlong walks the walk and talks the talk. He did an Awesome Bomb through a table and pinned Tanaka on the floor of the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Your email address will not be published. In an shoot interview released by Highspots in 2003, Awesome conspired that the infamous incident between Vince Russo and Hulk Hogan at Bash at the Beach 2000 may have been one of the underlying reasons as to why he was plagued by a string of unfavorable gimmicks. He reminds me of the legendary don muraco, when he was in his wwf prime. Failed to remove flower. This spot appeared in many ECW highlight reels including the intro to a variety of their television programs for years to come (according to ECW announcer Joey Styles his own reaction to the spot inspired his "Oh my God" catchphrase). Michael was born on February 3, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Karl and Virginia Heim. Michael was a lifelong Clinton County resident, 1984 graduate of Clinton Central . Awesome and Lance Storm were defeated by Edge and Christian at Invasion on July 22, Awesome's first WWF pay-per-view match. 0 cemeteries found in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA. He wrestled several matches for the promotion before leaving in May 2003. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. His stint in TNA, until One Night Stand, would be Awesomes swan song as he retired from professional wrestling, and took a year to earn his real estate license. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Mike Eugene Kubena of Caldwell, Texas, who passed away on February 24, 2023, at the age of 65, leaving to mourn family and friends. 3. rpp: 5,
The following day, on April 30, Gladiator surpassed Atsushi Onita's fourth reign of 337 days to become the longest reigning Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Champion by having reigned for 338 days at that point. Result of a tragic accident. [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. 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]. We made history that night, Tazz told SLAM! At the Invasion pay-per-view, Edge and Christian beat Awesome and Storm. 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 . Gladiator made his first successful title defense against Horace Boulder on October 25. After Sabu started working for ECW, he returned to Japan and told Michael about the promotion and how he should work there. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Pat Leach is organizing this fundraiser. Laura Janelle Shaw was born on April 13, 1976 in Bay City, Michigan to Kathleen Metcalfe and Larry Shaw. Michael R. Sonksen President Bob Bergthold Vice President. color: '#ffffff'
I was crying when i found out that he was dead but you will be missed and you were AWSOME Rest In Peace. In February 2006, after 17 years in the ring, Awesome announced his retirement from wrestling, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family and adding that he felt underpaid for his work at the One Night Stand event and that he would only return to the ring "if the money was right". There are no volunteers for this cemetery. He was born on March 17, 1946 to the late Walter and Helen (Patterson) Simon in Toledo, Ohio. And Mike knew I felt that way, a lot of guys felt that way about Mike. Eddie Gilbert - Dead at 33. At one point, he was even given a bus painted in the style of the one featured on . Net Worth in 2022. Obituary Example for a Blended Family This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. i just want to say,i am sad for the loss of mike awsome to the wrestling world,to me he was my second fav wrestler next to the god of hardcore,bruiser brody,and what made me like mike awsome was the fact he reminded me of brody when he was in the ring,violent and brutal,awsome was refreshing to see in action cause he could do almost anything,at the time he was ecw champ he was the best champ in the world at that time and just like brody he found great sucess in japan.for anybody who knows wrestling prior to 2001,knows what im talking about,wrestling was a non-mcmachon controlled sport and not entertainment, and it was excellent,and right now with nwa-tna,wrestling is comming back and sports entertainment is dying and i love it.if you are a fan, go to http://www.you tube and watch bruiser brody matches and compare them to the state of wrestling right you will see what im talkin about. 8 Things You May Not Have Known About Rick Rude. During the course of his 17-year career, the heavyweight won the ECW World Heavyweight Championship twice and the WWF Hardcore Championship . I did not employ the services of a business manager during my career. 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. Thats history, and Im a part of that. 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. 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. Required fields are marked *. you are a fanstic wrestler but u dont under stand why you hung your self well R.I.P. "It is with the utmost regret that we inform you of the passing of . This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. For the last 7 years, he was living with dementia and Carla cared for him. We are known for providing the best in funeral services to all families. 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. Awesome (a WCW employee and ECW champion) appeared a few days later at an ECW event in Indianapolis, Indiana, accompanied by WCW's head of security,[12] where he lost the title to Tazz (a World Wrestling Federation employee), who lost it a week later to Tommy Dreamer (a full-time ECW wrestler) (who incidentally lost it approximately 20 minutes later to Justin Credible). He left the company due to disagreement over Kodo Fuyuki's style of booking. > Canadian Hall of Fame
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. After Mike Awesome was released from jail, he returned to his home in Tampa, Florida. He seemed really happy and content with his life. Visitations: Michael was a Tampa native and member of The Crossing Church. He worked a short program after the merger, but never attained the heights he had as a headliner in ECW and in All Japan. [29], Team Canada and W*ING Alliance (19931995), Longest reigning world champion (19951997), Eastern/Extreme Championship Wrestling (1993-1994, 1997, 1998, 19992000), World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1996, 20012002), Last edited on 19 February 2023, at 05:08, WWA World Martial Arts Tag Team Champions, No Rope Barbed Wire Tornado Street Fight Deathmatch, World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship, FMW Independent World Heavyweight Championship, FMW World Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship, FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship, FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship Tournament (1994), FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament (1997), List of premature professional wrestling deaths, "Matches Mike Awesome Wrestlers Database CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "Highspots Shoot Interview with Mike Awesome", "WWE matches wrestled by Mike Awesome in 2002", https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VNY5-N8Y, "Obituary for Michael Lee Alfonso at Serenity Meadows Memorial Park Funeral Home & Crematory", "Former ECW champ Mike Awesome passes away", FMW Independent Heavyweight Championship official title history, "Pro wrestling history (01/18): Ivan Koloff defeats Bruno Sammartino for WWWF title", "World Street-Fight 6-Man Tag Team Title", "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2000", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mike_Awesome&oldid=1140248039, Ranked No. In 1993, Gladiator formed the first villainous faction in FMW called Team Canada with Ricky Fuji, Big Titan, Horace Boulder, Dr. Luther and Dr. Hannibal after The Sheik and Sabu turned fan favorites and formed an alliance with Atsushi Onita. Burton was born in Owatonna, Minnesota, to George and Blanche (Christianson) Knutson on August 13, 1934. We offer a complete line of granite, and bronze markers and arrange . PAMELA BARRY MEMORIAM. Check out our awesome funeral selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. Born and raised in Tampa, Fla., Alfonso married his high school sweetheart and fathered two children. Obituary. However, following the match, he delivered an Awesome Bomb to Tanaka over the top rope through a table set up on the outside. Steve Asadoor Lead Funeral Assistant. Awesome grew up in Tampa Bay, and attended King High School, where he would meet his future wife, Delisa Bowers. RIP, What do I say about Mike Awesome. This browser does not support getting your location. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. [29], On February 17, 2007, a group of Alfonso's friends found him dead after he had hanged himself inside his Tampa home. He held the title for nine months before losing it to his arch rival, Masato Tanaka. interval: 30000,
The match had the fans chanting This match rules., On his website, StormWrestling.com, Lance Storm said that Tanaka-Awesome stole the show at the initial One Night stand. There was a problem getting your location. },
. a pussy. not realizing the pain it would put their loved ones in, thats just plain flippin disrespect and disregard for your loved ones, but i will say he was ahell of a wrestler and put on some good matches, rest in peace no, cowards dont deserve that kind of respect, some one who doesnt charge forward to get past what is bothering them is a coward, a big man, big muscles, big ego, strong personality, mr.tuff guy is nothing but a poser. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. In the summer of 1991, Gladiator would form a villainous alliance with Tarzan Goto, Big Titan and Horace Boulder after Mr. Pogo's departure from FMW and resumed the feud with Atsushi Onita. The match that transpired only lasted minutes long and . In 1990, he debuted in the Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling league Japan and at 6'6 290 pounds, became known as The Gladiator. Demetrius was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 4th, 1972. 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