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Mike Awesome
Original name: Michael Alfonso

Birth:	Jan. 24, 1965 Tampa Hillsborough County Florida, USA
Death:	Feb. 17, 2007 Tampa Hillsborough County Florida, USA
Professional Wrestler. Born Michael Alfonso, he broke into the business in the 1980s learning his trade in the Pro Wrestling Federation. In 1990, he debuted in the Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling league Japan and at 6‘6" 290 pounds, became known as "The Gladiator". 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. He returned the United States, joined the Eastern Championship Wrestling league and won the ECW World Title in 1999. He continued to defend his ECW title touring the United States and Japan performing on Nitro Pay-Per-View television. In 2001, he won the WWF Hardcore title and was the first wrestler to be presented on television as the World Championship Wrestling star. His last match was in 2005, retiring in 2006. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Cause of death: Suicide Search Amazon for Mike Awesome

Burial: Elmwood Estates Great Falls Cascade County Montana, USA Plot: Row 2, Plot #6
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith Record added: Feb 19, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 17991309