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Michael Durham
Statistics
Ring name(s) Johnny Grunge
Johnny Rotten
Billed height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Billed weight 263 lb (119 kg)
Born July 10, 1966(1966-07-10)
Sulphur, Louisiana
Died February 16, 2006[1]
Peachtree City, Georgia[1]
Billed from Compton, California
Debut 1987

Michael "Mike" Durham (July 10, 1966 – February 16, 2006) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Johnny Grunge. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Sulphur (Soufre is a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Peachtree City ( Zip code 30269 is a city in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. Compton is a city located in Southern Los Angeles County California, USA, south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. He was best known for the tag team he formed with Rocco Rock known as The Public Enemy. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. Theodore James Petty ( September 1, 1953 – September 21, 2002) was an American professional wrestler better known The Public Enemy was the Tag team of Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW World Championship Wrestling

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Career

Durham later adopted the ring name "Johnny Grunge". In 1993 in Woodbridge, New Jersey, he formed a tag team in the UWF with Rocco Rock known as The Public Enemy. Woodbridge Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. Theodore James Petty ( September 1, 1953 – September 21, 2002) was an American professional wrestler better known The Public Enemy faced one another during the first ever RAW taping on January 11, 1993, with Grunge (using the name "Johnny Rotten") losing to Rock (using the name "Cheetah"). This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)

In 1994, The Public Enemy joined Eastern Championship Wrestling, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based promotion soon to be renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional Between March 6, 1994 and October 28, 1995, The Public Enemy held the ECW Tag Team Championship on four occasions. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW World Tag Team Championship was the Tag team championship contested in Eastern Championship Wrestling and Extreme While in ECW, they were involved in two infamous incidents - the first when the ECW audience hurled folding chairs into the ring until The Public Enemy (both "unconscious") were submerged, and the second when the ECW audience invaded the ring to celebrate with The Public Enemy, with the ring collapsing as a result of the additional weight. A wrestling ring is the ring stage that professional wrestlers wrestle in They were known for their hardcore wrestling style and usage of tables, a gimmick that was later adopted by the Dudley Boyz. Hardcore wrestling is a form of Professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments using A table is a form of Furniture composed of a surface supported by a base usually four legs For the rest of the stable see Dudley family. For the competitive video game team formerly known as Team 3D see 3D

In 1996, The Public Enemy joined the Atlanta, Georgia based World Championship Wrestling promotion. They debuted on January 15, 1996, defeating The American Males. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The American Males were a Professional wrestling Tag team in World Championship Wrestling comprised of Marcus Bagwell and Scott Riggs On September 23, 1996 in Birmingham, Alabama, The Public Enemy defeated Harlem Heat to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. Harlem Heat was a Professional wrestling Tag team made up of two real-life brothers Booker and Lane Huffman. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling Harlem Heat regained the titles on October 1, 1996 in Canton, Ohio. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Canton is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Stark County.

The Public Enemy left WCW in 1999, and briefly wrestled for ECW before joining the World Wrestling Federation. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Both men made their debut on the February 22, 1999 episode of Raw is War. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is However, they were not well received by the WWF roster as a result of the Monday Night Wars, and were released from the WWF 2 months later. Monday Night Wars is the common term describing the period of mainstream televised American Professional wrestling from September 4, 1995, to

On July 18, at Bash at the Beach 1999, The Public Enemy returned to WCW and took part in the "Junkyard Invitational". Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Bash at the Beach was a yearly Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW They then returned to the independent circuit, making appearances with the X Wrestling Federation as The South Philly Posse, where they were managed by Jasmin St. Claire. In Professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised X Wrestling Federation (XWF was a short lived American Professional wrestling promotion from late 2001 to early 2002 In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Jasmin St Claire is a former Pornographic actress who is best known for starring in " Gang bang " pornographic movies in which she has sex with large

In the early 2000s, Public Enemy performed for the short-lived i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling among other independent promotions. i-Generation Wrestling Superstars of Wrestling was a small series of Professional wrestling shows in 2000 The team won various indy tag team titles, despite Grunge's increasingly sloppy performance in terms of taking bumps and in-ring communication. In Professional wrestling, a bump occurs whenever a wrestler hits the mat or the arena floor after receiving a move from his/her opponent

Following the death of Rocco Rock in 2002, Grunge teamed with his "brother" Joey Grunge as The New Public Enemy throughout August 2003. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. August 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - [1] He also made appearances with 3PW, and participated in a memorial segment for deceased ECW wrestlers at Hardcore Homecoming on June 10, 2005. Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling, or 3PW, was a hardcore Professional wrestling promotion based around Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Hardcore Homecoming was a series of Professional wrestling events which were advertised as a reunion of talent from the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • i-Generation Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Rocco Rock
  • MECW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rocco Rock
  • SOW Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Rocco Rock
  • TCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rocco Rock
  • UCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Jason Ray
  • PWI ranked him # 465 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003. A Powerbomb is a Professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders and then slammed back-first A table is a form of Furniture composed of a surface supported by a base usually four legs The double-team maneuvers in Professional wrestling are executed by two wrestlers instead of one and typically are used by tag teams in tag team matches A Powerbomb is a Professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders and then slammed back-first Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler A Brainbuster, also known as an Avalanche Suplex, is a Professional wrestling throw in which a wrestler puts his/her opponent in a front facelock Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Jimmy Ray Hart Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards * Manager of the Year in 1983 * Best Interviews Jasmin St Claire is a former Pornographic actress who is best known for starring in " Gang bang " pornographic movies in which she has sex with large Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW World Tag Team Championship was the Tag team championship contested in Eastern Championship Wrestling and Extreme This is a chronological list of teams that have been ECW Tag Team Champions by Ring name. Theodore James Petty ( September 1, 1953 – September 21, 2002) was an American professional wrestler better known i-Generation Wrestling Superstars of Wrestling was a small series of Professional wrestling shows in 2000 International World Class Championship Wrestling (IWCCW was an independent Professional wrestling promotion based in Boston Massachusetts. The ICW / IWCCW Tag-Team Championship was the top tag-team championship of International World Class Championship Wrestling between 1984 and 1995 where The ICW / IWCCW Tag-Team Championship was the top tag-team championship of International World Class Championship Wrestling between 1984 and 1995 where The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Tag Team Championship is the premier Tag team title within the NWA framework This is a list of NWA World Tag Team Champions. Title history See also NWA World Tag Team Championship The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA The NWA United States Tag Team Championship, known from February 1991 through July 1992 as the WCW United States Tag Team Championship, was the The NWA United States Tag Team Championship, known from February 1991 through July 1992 as the WCW United States Tag Team Championship, was the The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling This is a chronological list of Tag teams that have been WCW World Tag Team Champions. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine.
  • CWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
  • IPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rocco Rock
  • MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rocco Rock

Personal life

Grunge was a neighbor of Chris Benoit and regularly helped Benoit cope with Eddie Guerrero's death in November 2005. Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a Eduardo "Eddie" Gory Guerrero Llanes Along with Barr Konnan, Chicano Power and Madonna’s Boyfriend, Guerrero formed Los Gringos Locos PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. He was preparing for a comeback of sorts in 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jason Ray, a wrestler for Big Japan Wrestling, had gotten him slated for the upcoming Spring 2006 BJW tour. However, Grunge died on February 16, 2006 in his residence in Peachtree City, Georgia as a result of sleep apnea complications. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Peachtree City ( Zip code 30269 is a city in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in Breathing during Sleep. [1] He is survived by his widow, Penney, and two sons. Penney has since become an advocate against drug abuse in the wrestling industry since the Chris Benoit murder-suicide in 2007. On June 25 2007, professional wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy, and their seven-year-old son Daniel were found dead in their Fayetteville

Johnny Grunge is referenced in the Weezer song "El Scorcho. Weezer (ˈwizɚ is an American Alternative rock band from Los Angeles California formed in 1992 " El Scorcho " is the first single off the second album Pinkerton by Weezer, released in 1996. " The line "watchin' Grunge legdrop New Jack through a press table" was derived from a caption for a photograph of Grunge fighting wrestler New Jack that was published in Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Jerome Young (born January 3 1963) is a American professional wrestler, better known by his Stage name New Jack. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Brady, Hicks. "2006: The year in wrestling", PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts, Kappa Publications, p.  18. 2007 Edition. Retrieved on 2007-07-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. (English) 

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