Start the day smarter . Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. he will be missed, Woow, it saddens me that awesome has past away. You have no idea what he was going though when he made the choice to end his own life. January 24th, 1965 February 17th, 2007. brand on the July 27, 2002, edition of Velocity where he was defeated by Tajiri. He must have been in a very sick situation to do something like this but at the end of the day You are one guy to be remembered and YOU ARE AWESOME!!!! Just like Harry Stamps, William "Freddie" McCullough seems like one heck of a man. Dear brother of George Oakes. Michael R. Sonksen President Bob Bergthold Vice President. ECW honcho Paul Heyman threatened legal action for the departure, and an agreement was made that Awesome would return to drop the title to a wrestler of ECWs choosing. 34 And Jesus said, ''Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.''. The tandem beat Tommy Dreamer and Tanaka and lost the belts to The Impact Players (Lance Storm and Justin Credible) in a three-way dance that also included Dreamer and Tanaka. }).render().setUser('blogofdeath').start(); Your email address will not be published. Demetrius was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 4th, 1972. 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. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Funeral services will be held at a later date. The title loss created dissension between Titan and Gladiator. According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, Awesome was found hanging in his home, found by friends, and suicide is suspected. [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). He returned to the company as Mr. Pogo's partner in a tag team tournament on January 6, 1991, where the duo lost their first match in the tournament against Onita and Sambo Asako. It was one of the most memorable high spots of the year. After Awesome's retirement from professional wrestling, he served as a real estate agent in New Tampa, Florida. Michael J. Lawler, 56, passed away on December 22, 2021 at Witham Health Services in Lebanon, Ind. By Mike Rickard on August 5, 2018 / Blog / Leave a comment. Born Michael Alfonso, he broke into the business in the 1980s learning his trade in the Pro Wrestling Federation. WWE acknowledged his death on the February 20 broadcast of ECW on Sci-Fi with an "In Memory" graphic at the opening of the program, and two days later his family received friends at Serenity Meadows Funeral Home in Riverview, Florida. Later at the event, Mr. Pogo turned on W*ING Alliance by blowing a fireball on Yukihiro Kanemura after Pogo and Kanemura lost their match, which led Gladiator, Boulder and Hisakatsu Oya to follow Pogo and join Lethal Weapon. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. BRING ON THE AWESOME BOMB!!!! Apr 2: WWE WrestleMania He defeated Hisakatsu Oya in the quarter-final and Yukihiro Kanemura in the semi-final to become the runner-up of the tournament as he lost to Hayabusa in the final. There was an error deleting this problem. (foreshadowing Awesome's unexpected real-life death 20 months later), but by the end the crowd were chanting "this match rules!" He was 42. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. > Collectibles 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. He returned the United States, joined the Eastern Championship Wrestling league and won the ECW World Title in 1999. Flowers are accepted, however, those who wish may donate in memory of Michael to The American Diabetes Association 4902 Eisenhower Blvd. version: 2, Awesome and Lance Storm were defeated by Edge and Christian at Invasion on July 22, Awesome's first WWF pay-per-view match. The retirement of Atsushi Onita led FMW to change its direction from deathmatch wrestling to technical wrestling style and Gladiator received a strong push as the archrival of the company's new top star Hayabusa. Queen Elizabeth 's eldest granddaughter, Zara Tindall, and her husband Mike Tindall comforted one another following the monarch's funeral service at . interval: 30000, This is a carousel with slides. In April 2003, Awesome debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. My Dads sister married Hulk Hogans brother, and they produced a son who was about a year younger than me, my cousin Horace Hogan, who also wrestled and whose real name is Michael Bollea. MORE: Zara and Mike Tindall's daughter Mia . Its not your job to do. He talked about how he enjoyed pushing his daughter on the swing in their back yard, wrote Storm. On August 17, Gladiator participated in the Barbed Wire Deathmatch Tournament, in which he defeated Horace Boulder in the quarter-final and lost to Sambo Asako in the semi-final. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. cemeteries found in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. And Mike knew I felt that way, a lot of guys felt that way about Mike. . After training at Steve Keirns Pro Wrestling School of Hard Knocks, the 6-foot-6, 292-pound wrestler made his debut in 1989. A celebration of Michael's life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 23, 2007 at Serenity Meadows. On Wed night Casey was messaging with her husband around 7:30pm, They joked about Ice . Sadly, the events surrounding the Mike Awesome deathhavelargely overshadowed his career in the squared circle. TROY SPIERS OBITUARY. [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. Add to your scrapbook. S.D. Heyman, an astute follower of international wrestling, had been following Awesomes career in the Far East, first brought Awesome to ECW on February 5, 1994 when he wrestled J.T. But there was never heat.. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). 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. }, On October 28, Gladiator and Pogo defeated Atsushi Onita and Mr. Gannosuke to win the vacant Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship. God bless Mike and those loved ones he left behind. 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. Gladiator's last pay-per-view appearance in FMW was at the Welcome to the Darkside pay-per-view on August 22, where he defeated Naohiko Yamazaki, Yoshinori Sasaki and Mr. Pogo #2 in a gauntlet match. This eulogy is a perfect example of that. Four years ago Curt "Mr. Perfect" Hennig, who this week was tabbed to be inducted into the WWE . Awesome made an appearance at WWE's (formerly the WWF) ECW One Night Stand reunion pay-per-view on June 13, 2005, defeating Masato Tanaka. A celebration of Michael's life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 23, 2007 at Serenity Meadows. R.I.P AWESOME. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Brittany Medina Funeral Counselor. His last match was in 2005, retiring in 2006. The feud continued when Edge introduced his tag team partner Christian into the rivalry. Gladiator made his first successful title defense against Horace Boulder on October 25. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Weve updated the security on the site. I did not employ the services of a business manager during my career. 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]. 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For those who don't know, Mike Awesome, or Michael Alfanso, is the cousin of former wrestler Michael Bollea, the nephew of Hulk Hogan. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Thursday, February 22, 2007 at Serenity Meadows Funeral Home, 6919 Providence Road, Riverview, FL 33569. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Obituary Example for a Blended Family } [18], After the March 2001 purchase of WCW by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Awesome became part of The Invasion storyline in the WWF. Later that night, Gladiator attacked Hayabusa after ZEN members defeated Hayabusa's team in the main event and then Gladiator raised the flag of ZEN and joined ZEN, which marked the first time in his career that he had become Atsushi Onita's ally after having feuded with him for the past seven years. He did an Awesome Bomb through a table and pinned Tanaka on the floor of the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. The group turned fan favorites in the fall of 1997 when three of its members Mr. Gannosuke, Yukihiro Kanemura and Hido turned on Atsushi Onita and left the group and they would form Team No Respect in 1998. He was additionally given a bus that resembled the one featured on The Partridge Family to drive into arenas as part of his entrance. Alfonso wrestled as The Gladiator for a brief period in All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1998 and 1999. Michael Lee Alfonso (January 24, 1965 - February 17, 2007) was an American professional wrestler.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 Wrestling and . You had to kiss everybody's ass You had to be on your political toes all the time. He was 42 years old. 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). On September 15, Gladiator and Horace Boulder turned on Ricky Fuji during a match against Hideki Hosaka, Hido and Taka Michinoku. He suffered a knee injury in the fall of 1995, which forced him to vacate the title on January 5, 1996. Michael had a successful 17 year career as a professional wrestler in Japan and the United States. HOPfully the wwe keeps on track and mackes memorly dvds for all of our heros growing up. His epically hilarious and witty obituary is one of our favorites because of it's offbeat language and tone. During the course of his 17-year career, the heavyweight won the ECW World Heavyweight Championship twice and the WWF Hardcore Championship twice. The world has lost a great son, brother, husband, father, and leader. To use this feature, use a newer browser. What a match??? #295 Tampa, FL 33634. [23], Awesome was released from the WWE on September 27, 2002, along with Shawn Stasiak and Horace Hogan. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Mike Awesome I found on Findagrave.com. Try again later. Michael A. Mikes body was discovered by a group of friends on February 17, 2007. 's tertiary show, for the next few months jobbing to wrestlers such as Faarooq, Bull Buchanan, Mark Henry and Funaki. > Photo Galleries Since 1904 Warren-McElwain Mortuary has been locally owned and operated. John M. "Mike" Simon, age 76 of Defiance, peacefully passed away at home surrounded by his family on Monday morning, January 16, 2023. ECW PPV, Anarchy Rulz (1999) Mike Awesome wins the ECW World title in a three way dance defeating reigning champ Taz and Masato Tanaka. Smith's back was folded backwards against the guard rail during the impact. [10] Awesome's hardcore reign came to an end a few weeks later on the July 12 edition of SmackDown! At the Invasion pay-per-view, Edge and Christian beat Awesome and Storm. On October 21, Super Leather and The Gladiator lost a match to their former teammates Hisakatsu Oya and Mr. Gannosuke, after which Gladiator attacked Leather and officially ended Funk Masters of Wrestling. 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. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Michael "Mike" G. Gulatto, 47, of Peoria passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. On May 14, Awesome competed in his final TNA match where he lost to Mike Sanders in a Tables Match. FundMe for Mike Leach Funeral and Medical Expenses. Published on September 19, 2022 10:07 AM. 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. Michael Carl Meier was born March 7, 1946 the first of Carl and Helen (Krech . He passed away on Monday, February 14, 2022. [10] Awesome then faded into the background, mostly helping Storm in his battles against Ernest "The Cat" Miller. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17991309/mike-awesome. > Video Sometimes the way you remember your loved one isn't all rainbows and butterflies. He is no relation of fellow ECW alumnus Bill Alfonso. Thats history, and Im a part of that. He worked for Pro Wrestling Noah from 2004 to 2005. Awesome also engaged in an on-and-off feud with Kevin Nash, as well as feuding with Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon. World Wrestling Entertainment recognized his death by displaying an In Memory graphic at the beginning of the Feb. 20th ECW on Sci Fi. [24], From 2002 to 2006, Awesome competed on the independent circuit in the United States and Japan where he returned to All Japan Pro Wrestling as "The Gladiator" once again. Mike Awesome Death - Dead, Obituary, Funeral, Cause Of Death, Passed Away: On May 13th, 2021, InsideEko Media learned about the death of Mike Awesome through social media publication made on. He then powerbombed Rhyno onto a ladder and pinned him, becoming champion himself due to the 24/7 rule. Pending. Steve Keirns Pro Wrestling School of Hard Knocks, Watch a Tribute to Awesome Posted on YouTube. #295 Tampa, FL 33634. He was born August 17, 1944 in Richmond, Va to Edward M. James and June T. James. . Burton George Knutson, age 88, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Friday, February 17, 2023, at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield, Minnesota. A celebration of Michaels life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 23, 2007 at Serenity Meadows. Gladiator would then resume his feud with the returning Atsushi Onita as the team of Gladiator, Terry Funk and Cactus Jack was defeated by Atsushi Onita, Masato Tanaka and W*ING Kanemura at 8th Anniversary Show on April 29. (vitag.Init = window.vitag.Init || []).push(function(){viAPItag.display("vi_937032466")}). However, following the match, he delivered an Awesome Bomb to Tanaka over the top rope through a table set up on the outside. Flowers are . [29], On February 17, 2007, a group of Alfonso's friends found him dead after he had hanged himself inside his Tampa home. As the CEO of Milestone Funeral Partners I guide and support our leaders and caregivers in all business functions of Funeral Homes, Crematories, and Cemeteries. Former ECW World Champion Mike Awesome (real name Michael Alfonso), was found dead in his home on Saturday evening. 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 . Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Gladiator had lost his significance as a main event competitor after losing the Double Championship despite being the longest reigning champion and became a mid-card member of ZEN. This account has been disabled. On February 5, 1994, at ECW's event, The Night the Line Was Crossed, Awesome nearly injured wrestler, J.T. He help young boys like me to aspire , and try hard to be truly awesome. 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. Alfonso achieved the biggest success of his career in FMW as The Gladiator, where he became a three-time world champion, with two reigns as Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Champion and one reign as Independent Heavyweight Champion. He was recruited by FMW as the replacement for Al Green, who was originally scheduled to compete as Gladiator but moved to WCW. [19][20] Awesome was the first "Invader" to gain gold in the WWF, stealing away with the Hardcore belt before any WWF wrestlers could catch him. 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 Mike Awesome was an interesting character, as many thought he could've gone a lot further than he did in the business. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Mike Awesome was anything but a coward, you didnt know him, so shut up..Life is very hard for some people, OK? and gave both men a standing ovation.[10]. Search above to list available cemeteries. Riley 16, Brady 12, Colby 10, and Eleanor 8 years old. nipun, he was truely a god amongst men. I think if Mike had to do it all over again, hed do it different. 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. On December 11, 1996, Awesome defeated Wing Kanemura for the FMW Independent World title, holding it nine months before dropping it to arch rival Masato Tanaka. In need of a new champion with credibility to replace the departing Taz, Heyman handpicked Awesome for the role of ECW World Champion. Your email address will not be published. A funeral service was held on Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 at 1:00 PM at the . Hes long been ignored by promoters in the U.S. He retired from wrestling and was a real estate agent in New Tampa. Warren-McElwain provides a full range of services including burial, cremation, in our own crematory, entombment or body donation. On the final Nitro on March 26, 2001, Awesome and Storm were defeated by Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire in a WCW World Tag Team Championship match. He would then tour with ECW, where he became a two-time World Heavyweight Champion. Dearly loved wife of Ian (Bill) and loved mother of Michael and Angela. By Mike Mooneyham Feb. 25, 2007 Mike Awesome had, what they call in the business, "the look." . He was born on January 1, 1974 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Peter and Rose (Maykoski) Gulatto. color: '#ffffff' [8] Gladiator returned from injury to challenge Super Leather for the title on March 15, but was defeated by Leather. Resend Activation Email. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Mike Bell - Dead at 37. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. When Thompson committed suicide in 2005, Johnny Depp funded a crazy, awesome funeral in the writer's honor. Feb 17, 2023. 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. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Born and raised in Tampa, Fla., Alfonso married his high school sweetheart and fathered two children. Rest In Peace Mike. whooooo you rock. Here you have a WWF wrestler wrestling a signed WCW wrestler on an ECW event for the ECW title. You are given the most precious gift there is and you give it back? There is a problem with your email/password. The two had many bitter brawls, taking the level of Japanese garbage wrestling to new heights. [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. "Mike" Schmidt. We are known for providing the best in funeral services to all families. Mike Awesomes grave is located at Elmwood Estates in Great Falls, MT. That turned out to be former champion, and WWE employee, Tazz. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. In 1982, he graduated from Hays High School and was a lifelong wheat farmer and cattleman, member of St. Catherine Catholic Church, and . Awesome returned to the SmackDown! The following year, Gladiator and Titan participated in a double-elimination tournament for the newly created Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship, in which they defeated Hideki Hosaka and Hisakatsu Oya in the quarter-final, Jinsei Shinzaki and Masaru Toi in the semi-final and Mr. Gannosuke and Tarzan Goto in the final to succeed in their block and then defeated Atsushi Onita and Katsutoshi Niiyama in the tournament final on January 18, 1994, to win the Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship, marking Alfonso's first title in FMW. At Crossing the Line Again the following month, he lost to Louie Spicolli, departing ECW once more thereafter. Hey, life goes on: We offer a complete line of granite, and bronze markers and arrange . He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing and trail bike riding with his numerous loving friends and his son, Casey. width: 'auto', You were the best. Explore Life Stories, Offer Condolences & Send Flowers. Love you forever.". based on information from your browser. He would combine doing that with doing Hindu squats by doing a squat between each push. For the last 7 years, he was living with dementia and Carla cared for him. > Obituary Archive You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. And Im happy I did it., Tazz insisted that there wasnt any bad blood between him and Awesome. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Mike Awesome (17991309)? Paul Mann Mad River Union HYDESVILLE - At a Saturday afternoon funeral service, Pastor Michael Delamarian III of Hydesville Community Church compared the grief inflicted by the hit-and-run deaths of two teenagers near Fortuna to the misery that engulfed Newtown, Conn. in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre at Christmastime in 2012. He just wanted to go to college. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Mike Awesome. links: '#ffffff' He had turned 42 just a month before his death. 6:00PM to 8:00PM on Thursday, February 22nd, 2007 at Serenity Meadows, Services: 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. Awesome grew up in Tampa Bay, and attended King High School, where he would meet his future wife, Delisa Bowers. 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