At 6th Anniversary Show, Gladiator and Horace Boulder lost to Katsutoshi Niiyama and Masato Tanaka. Funeral and Cremation Service - Olson and Swanson Chapels obituaries and Death Notices for the Rush City, MN area. } cemeteries found in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. 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. [17], He first made a appearance in WWF as a jobber on December 12, 1996, losing to Justin Credible who was known then as Aldo Montoya in a dark match for WWF Superstars of Wrestling. Under Review. What a match??? We talked about it, and it got me interested in it., On the Coldwell Banker real estate site, where Awesome sold real estate under his real name, he addressed his wrestling career in his biography: I wrestled the majority of my 17 years in Japan, as The Gladiator. Awesome battled both ICP members in a handicap match on an episode of Nitro, during which he hit Shaggy with a powerbomb on the roof of the bus that caused Shaggy to fall to the concrete floor below.[16]. TROY SPIERS OBITUARY. He was 42. Could of.. Should of.. Would of. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Michael R. Sonksen President Bob Bergthold Vice President. You were getting stabbed in the back constantly. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. In March, Gladiator participated in a tournament to determine the #1 contender for the Double Championship at 9th Anniversary Show. Alfonso was trained to wrestle by Steve Keirn, debuting on February 26, 1989, at the Eddie Graham Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. }, "Mike-Mike is an awesome man. } Weve updated the security on the site. Michael Lee "Mike" Alfonso (January 24, 1965 - February 17, 2007) was an American professional wrestler. > Career Records Thats history, and Im a part of that. him and chris benoit 2 fuc king idiots living the life of a king loaded off wrestling got enough cash to not worry about anything both have 2 beautiful families, and this is what they do. features: { The success of the tournament led Alfonso to work full-time with FMW. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Alfonso attended King High School in Tampa, Florida and trained at Stan's Gym, an old school muscle gym, on 56th Street. 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. Gladiator made his first successful title defense against Horace Boulder on October 25. Onita was impressed by Gladiator and called him back for more tours with FMW. A celebration of Michaels life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 23, 2007 at Serenity Meadows. Your email address will not be published. His epically hilarious and witty obituary is one of our favorites because of it's offbeat language and tone. His second Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship reign from 19961997 was the longest reign in the title's history, lasting for 489 days. [28] They had two children together; son Casey (born 1996) and daughter Carissa (born 2000). I talked to Mike a lot that night and was very happy for him. But I personally never had heat with Mike. Michael Lee Alfonso was an American professional wrestler. he will be missed, Woow, it saddens me that awesome has past away. a pussy. To use this feature, use a newer browser. (He was not under contract to ECW at the time, and he could sign with any wrestling company he liked.) you were always totally awesome. I had never heard of a wrestler by this name until I saw BlooD Sport..Most Violent ECW matches. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). It was one of the most memorable high spots of the year. On September 15, Gladiator and Horace Boulder turned on Ricky Fuji during a match against Hideki Hosaka, Hido and Taka Michinoku. 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 Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling as The Gladiator.[1][4]. This account has been disabled. and gave both men a standing ovation.[10]. "Waffle House lost a loyal customer on April 30, 2013. > WrestleMania, Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, WWE Unauthorized inaccurate and superficial. GREAT NEWS! The Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee is assisting the family with arrangements. Love you forever.". MORE: Zara and Mike Tindall's daughter Mia . Awesome defeated Edge on the July 16 episode of Raw.[21]. This woman gives her husband's eulogy in a unique . We are known for providing the best in funeral services to all families. Although Awesome had other matches with Sabu that year, the match with Smith will long be remembered for Awesome over the top rope dive onto Smith, nearly snapping his back into two over the guardrail. But there was never heat.. Memorial contributions can be made to Boone County Animal Care and Control at 5643 Idlewild Rd, Burlington . brand on the July 27, 2002, edition of Velocity where he was defeated by Tajiri. Riley 16, Brady 12, Colby 10, and Eleanor 8 years old. Visitations: Sadly passed away 8 November 2013. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. SPIERS, Troy Daniel. He also won several titles with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling and was ranked in the top 10 of the annual ranking of top singles wrestlers published in Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 2000. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. At Crossing the Line Again the following month, he lost to Louie Spicolli, departing ECW once more thereafter. Michael Kohn, age 57, of Yankton, S.D., passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011 at his residence in Yankton, S.D. Pending. [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. 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. A funeral service for former Cobb County Chairman Mike Boyce was held Thursday at the University of Notre Dame's Basilica of the Sacred Heart in front of family, friends and Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Hal was born on September 19, 1935, to Glen and Dora Matticks in Mineola, Kansas. Michael John "Andy" Andersen December 20, 1960 - May 23, 2022 Tacoma, Washington - Mike was born the youngest of four boys (brothers Rick, Dan and Tom) to Kathleen and John "Jack" Andersen at Swedis Today's Scripture. Mike Awesome was anything but a coward, you didnt know him, so shut up..Life is very hard for some people, OK? 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. He and I grew up together. Born and raised in Tampa, Fla., Alfonso married his high school sweetheart and fathered two children. Eventually, a compromise was reached. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. I wish he didnt do it, of course, but dont sit there and pass judgement on him. He continued to defend his ECW title touring the United States and Japan performing on Nitro Pay-Per-View television. 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. 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. ok he was great he had an astounding match with new jack bakc in the ecw days but im gonna have to agree with the other dude, why kill your self and take the easy way out, thats not AWSOME at all thats pussy, i never like awsome before and now this really dont put him any higher in my book. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. 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. 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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. you are a fanstic wrestler but u dont under stand why you hung your self well R.I.P. Awesome lost to Tanaka again at the August Heat Wave pay-per-view event. He was one of Professional Wrestling's biggest and brightest stars. Mike Awesomes grave is located at Elmwood Estates in Great Falls, MT. He made ECW to me. Michael Dale Resene of Cherokee, 60, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at his residence. 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. Much loved and treasured son of Mike and Paula and dearly loved brother to Aleisha. September 20, 2022 - 11:54 BST Gemma Strong. 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". [4] Alfonso competed in Florida Championship Wrestling, USWA, NWA and World Championship Wrestling, before making his way to FMW in Japan.[6]. This partnership led the two to form a tag team which lasted nearly three years. He was 42. Jul 1: Money in the Bank To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. A feud with The Filthy Animals led to Awesome challenging Billy Kidman to a Hair-vs-Hair match, on January 15, however before the bout could take place, Team Canada attacked Kidman backstage, leaving him unable to compete. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? I had a problem with the way he did business. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. 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 . Required fields are marked *. Kidman's bald stablemate Konnan replaced him and got the win, giving the Animals the right to cut off Awesome's longtime mullet. August 6, 2014, at his residence all families 10, and he could sign with any company. 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