| Mike Shaw | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Aaron Grundy Bastion Booger Friar Ferguson Norman the Lunatic Norman the Maniac Trucker Norm Makhan Singh Klondike Mike |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Billed weight | 401 lb (182 kg) |
| Born | May 9, 1957 Skandia, Michigan |
| Billed from | Saginaw, Michigan |
| Trained by | Killer Kowalski |
| Debut | 1981 |
| Retired | 1998 |
Mike Shaw (born May 9, 1957) is a professional wrestler who is best known for his stint in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as Bastion Booger. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Skandia Township is a Civil township of Marquette County in the U Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet,
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Mike Shaw started wrestling in 1981 in Vancouver's NWA All-Star Wrestling using the ring name Klondike Mike. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal NWA All Star Wrestling is a former Canadian Professional wrestling promotion based in Vancouver British Columbia. In 1982, Shaw went to wrestle for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Alberta. Stewart Edward "Stu" Hart CM ( May 3, 1915 – October 16, 2003) was a Canadian amateur wrestler Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian Professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 He later changed his ring name to Makhan Singh and formed one of the more popular heel stables known as "Karachi Vice" and feuded with Owen Hart. Owen James Hart (May 7 1965 – May 23 1999 As those attempts were unsuccessful he decided to give wrestling a chance and see where it took him
In 1989 and 1990, he wrestled in World Championship Wrestling as Norman the Lunatic. He was managed by Theodore Long who led him around with a giant key, which Long used to keep him under control under threat of being returned to the psych ward. Theodore Long (born September 15 1947 is a former American Professional wrestling referee and manager, who is currently working for Norman eventually turned face after leaving Long (being re-named "Norman The Maniac") and feuded with Kevin Sullivan, and even received title shots at NWA World champion Ric Flair. Kevin Francis Sullivan (born October 26 1949) is an American professional wrestler and booker. Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion He later adopted a trucker gimmick ("Trucker Norm"), ostensibly in memory of his late father, a long-haul truck driver.
In 1991, Shaw returned to his Makhan Singh gimmick in the Global Wrestling Federation where he joined The Cartel with Cactus Jack, Rip Rogers, and Scott Anthony (AKA Raven). Global Wrestling Federation was a Professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas Texas. The Cartel was a short-lived stable in the Global Wrestling Federation in 1991 famous for helping to start the careers of Mick Foley and Raven. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. Mark Sciarra (Born February 14, 1955) whose professional name is Rip Rogers is a former Professional wrestler and was a trainer for Scott Anthony Levy (born September 8 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) better known by his Ring name Raven, is an American Professional
Shaw wrestled in Mexico in the 1990s as Aaron Grundy, the brother of Solomon Grundy, who had been wrestling in the promotion. [1] He feuded with Brazo de Plata after shaving Brazo's brother's head in a hair vs hair match. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The feud ended with Shaw losing his hair at the hands of Brazo de Plata. He later feuded with his brother which led to a hair vs hair match that saw Aaron losing his hair.
In April 1993, Mike Shaw wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation briefly as Friar Ferguson, a "mad monk". World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The character was soon abandoned due to negative feedback from the Catholic Church and the media in the New York area. [1][2] Shaw then took the ringname Bastion Booger in June 1993, with the gimmick of an unkempt, slovenly and gluttonous man who wrestled in dingy singlets. Shaw's debut in the Booger character saw him lose to Virgil, though Booger did win a rematch the following week. Mike Jones (born June 13, 1960 in Nashville Tennessee) is a retired American professional wrestler better known as Booger achieved only marginal success, primarily serving as a jobber to the stars. In professional wrestling slang, the term job describes a losing performance in a wrestling match
At one point he feuded with Bam Bam Bigelow during a storyline in which Booger fell in love with Bigelow's valet, Luna Vachon. Scott Charles Bigelow ( September 1 1961 &ndash January 19 2007) was an American professional wrestler, best known Gertrude Vachon (born January 12 1962) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler better known by the Ring name Luna Vachon While teaming with Bigelow on the January 3, 1994 episode of Monday Night Raw, Booger kissed Vachon, causing Bigelow to get angry. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 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 [3] Booger and Bigelow faced each other the following week, and Bigelow won the match after Vachon distracted Booger by blowing him kisses. [4] The Bastion Booger gimmick began to become popular with some fans,[3] which spurred talks of turning the character face. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains However, the WWF decided to release Shaw in early 1994.
Shaw retired from professional wrestling in 1998. He currently resides in Skandia, Michigan. He was spotted at a wrestling event in New Jersey wrestling for the National Wrestling Superstars in 2006, and occasionally worked as a bouncer at the now-closed Shamrock Bar in Marquette, Michigan. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.
In 2005 he made a surprise appearance and also wrestled with the S. W. A. (Superior Wrestling Alliance). He was at the show in Manistique, Michigan, where he was in the main event. The main event was a six man tag. After the show he signed autographs and even encouraged everyone to get in the wrestling ring.
On December 10, 2007 during the WWE Raw 15th anniversary special, he returned as Bastion Booger in the opening segment where it was jokingly suggested, by Triple H, that Big Dick Johnson is his kayfabe son. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional [5]