Mike Awesome - From ECW Champion to Fat Chick Thriller

[@TitleMatchWrestling]

RIP out to the legendary Mike Awesome 🔥 Stream his full shoot interview now (2003) ➡titlematchnetwork.com/wrestling-shoot-interviews-results/

[@dantegood2195]

Wow. He sounded really lucid and upbeat here. You just never know the pain that lurks behind a smile and laugh. Stay well, everyone

[@higler.]

Upload this whole shoot please. It's a great interview, Mike seems like the best guy and he needs to be remembered. R.I.P.

[@richardwang1739]

This☝️

[@battlestarmarc]

I agree. Mike Awesome was a great talent misused by WCW and WWE.

[@erickh82082]

A complete one is out there just search it

[@MichaelGraham-h9j]

It still blows my mind that both wcw and wwf dropped the ball with Mike he was a fucking beast he truly had the talent to be a top guy

[@higler.]

Exactly. Everyone always shit on just WCW for wasting Mike, but honestly they did more with him than WWE ever did. They both completely wasted his talents... it's just stupid.

[@battlestarmarc]

I agree. Mike was amazing. ECW used him correct but did not pay him correct.

[@battlestarmarc]

Mike Awesome was a great talent. Amazing high flyer for a guy his size. WCW had a goldmine in Awesome and blew it again.

[@noahwarnock5220]

Rest In Peace Michael Lee Alfonso 1965 - 2007

[@RedRaptor7]

You can’t blame Mike, He wasn’t get paid for weeks possibly months from Heyman. Dude everyone would have done the same thing and bolted first chance. You did the right thing

[@battlestarmarc]

I agree. Mike was great and should have been paid by ECW.

[@jonbourgoin182]

2 minutes into this video and knowing his fate legit makes my eyes well up

[@gladememmott3001]

I have this shoot interview.... It's good for ecw fmw fans for sure.... This dude was a beast ❤❤❤❤

[@kerpal321]

vince russo turned mike awesome into that 70s guy, i just cant get over it

[@RisingRecluse]

Mike Awesome didn't need any stupid gimmicks. Simply let him kick ass. That's his gimmick.

[@718Kipkila]

If there is a wrestler who we rarely ever got interviews from... is Mike Awesome.

[@DaGamingDinosaur]

Awesome was truly awesome his work in FMW is still unmatched

[@DaGamingDinosaur]

Mike Awesome was one of the most underrated big men in the history of the business. He deserved so much more then the sad ending he got

[@higler.]

7:21 I always found this so fascinating, that Mike couldn't trust Taz so he protected himself in the finish, which is clear if you watch the match. He just wanted to give the fans one last banger of a match, not some sloppy job finish. I bet he and Rhino would have had an awesome match and then ECW would have a real new Champion and not just Taz to get jobbed out to HHH the next week lol

[@ryankeefe2102]

He should've just dropped it to Dreamer I think Heyman over thought the whole thing with the wwf guy beating a wcw at a ecw show in the end it made ecw look bad in the whole thing

[@higler.]

@@ryankeefe2102 Dreamer never wanted the damn title though, which is why his title run only lasted 30 minutes lol

[@ryankeefe2102]

@higler. the point being it should've been just a straight up thing have a ecw guy do it but having a wwf guy do it you're telling everyone that no one in YOUR company can beat the new WCW so we had to have a WWF guy do it

[@higler.]

@@ryankeefe2102 Agreed. I think they should have put it on Rhino right then and there. Instead of having a neutered Tazz(gross) win it in a fucking shirt lol

[@sampleoffers1978]

The mullet and all that he was 1980's lag in 1999, but in ring, Japanese pro wrestling may as well have been 30 years in future. He made undertaker walking on rope look 1950's.

[@aldorechiasson]

Holy f! Mike Awesome kinda looks like a fit version of Randy Bobandy

[@nostalgiaman6816]

Rip brother. I’ll never forgive Joey Styles for what he said on ECW: ONE NIGHT STAND.

[@higler.]

Joey was in character as the diehard ECW guy, which was entire role in ECW as the commentator. If you really think he thought Mike should kill himself, you're just an idiot and helps to explain why Joey Styles moved on from wrestling for good.

[@docthemetalfreak]

he came in so strong in WCW then it all went pfft

[@DValedof]

Not a fan of Hogan but I have to agree if you’re not getting paid , don’t go to work.

[@jaimetorres9630]

Poor guy killed himself. Depression is far 2 real to not talk about your problems.

[@VirgilZandig]

I lived through WCW 2000 and I had no idea until I researched that Heidi turned on him and joined Team Canada on an episode of Thunder. 😂

[@SteveA-e8i]

He was still rocking a mullet years after it looked ridiculous. Respect. RIP

[@Corpsedelectable0138]

Awesome is my favorite wrestler to make in video games

[@anthonychurch726]

I always thought it was odd how when some guys left ecw they got heavily criticized and "you sold out" chants but when other guys left they got "please don't go" chants like Guerrero, Malenko and P.E.

[@chrish2404]

Man was gonna miss mortgage payments can't blame him

[@ryankeefe2102]

Thank you Loyalty is great but it don't pay the bills you can't tell your bank "I can't pay off my house but Paul put the belt on me I have to stay"

[@EricJGaming]

RIP Mike 😢

[@imogenaris1697]

Sh*t. REAL E.C.W. ( R.I.P. ) fans probably remember when Joey Styles tore down Mike on a ppv, & every other chance he got after he left the company while still being their champion. Great to finally hear Mike tell his side, the real truth of what was behind his actions. It was awesome, seeing him show up on wcw television & taking out Nash. It was criminal that the co. buried him soon afterward. Kinda felt similar to The Sopranos episode where Furio took out anyone that moved in that whore house scene, then was made to look like a chump by not doing much of anything else in the series, except wearing stupid clothes & flirting with Tony's wife. Mike looked like Glenn Anzalone in his 30's here. It's tragic how he left this world. R.I.P. Mike. Truly one of a kind. You are sorely missed

[@moonkim2598]

Mike got paid. That’s the important thing. I do wish that his WCW run was better, but unfortunately he came in when the company was dying.

[@NakedHillbilly]

It’s tragic how such a talented wrestler had to be subjected to horrible gimmicks

[@JohnnyDouchbag-nr5yf]

Mike certainly didn't mind a few or alot of extra lbs! They keep you warm in Csnada

[@mandybolandi5336]

Rip

[@jamiewiesner135]

I miss Mike Awesome. He should've been the guy to take the belt off Scott Steiner.

[@Tpckt33]

It sucks the way things ended, he was talented.

[@mikejejenich-pb5zx]

The way this guys life ended was a tragedy. From what i read. His wife divorced him and took the kids 🥲

[@higler.]

That's the story I always heard too, but that there was also a domestic violence incident and possible arrest. He probably thought he fucked up beyond repair and made a brash decision. I believe he was done with wrestling and a Real Estate agent at the time. I hope Dark Side of the Ring does an episode on him and shares his story and hopefully provides some closure. R.I.P.

[@toddsmods.623]

If u ain't getting payed and your champ. That's crazy. I mean why would u work.

[@higler.]

That's what Hogan said, brother.

[@chrismorale_]

Like i heard a musician say that wasn't getting paid from a group she was part of when she was asked 'what do you prefer: loyalty or respect?' and she says: "Loyalty can get you fucked up". That is so true if you think on it.

[@sppspharmdude]

The main event scene sucked in wcw. Thats something that killed it. They need guys like awesome to build up legit contenders for the heavyweight title.

[@craigstrachan]

Never liked the gimmicks that he got stuck with in WCW . He goes from being a dominant Champion in ECW to a "Fat Chick Thriller and "That 70's Guy "which were 2 of the most pathetic characters ever in Wrestling . He goes from being a dominant Champion in ECW to those lame characters in "Fat Chick Thriller " and "That 70's Guy" .At least he got out of there and went back to Japan where he was a legend . He did a stint in NWA-TNA as part of James Mitchel's New Church as well . IMO he deserved a lot better than what he got in WCW . WCW had no clue at all .

[@kerpal321]

vince russos version of wcw was pure garbage

[@Cornbreadjonez]

Eddie money

[@DavidAdams-r5x]

Mike was one of my most favorite wrestlers I feel so bad about what happened to him it might not be for everyone but mgtow is the only way to go for some of us men

[@chrischancellor8070]

Scott Stapp w CREED! Sorta.

[@Kiss2000man]

Mike should have gotten a better push. I wish he had gotten the help he needed. Sad that he ended his life

[@mahmud9973]

Hello

[@robertcoggeshall3071]

Perhaps the worst gimmick for a great wrestler ever. Even beats Red Rooster.

[@theSuperviLLain_est]

Dude i forgot Mike is Hogans real cousin. That’s why Hogan put him over so much in WCW

[@Matth-t3f]

Never knew that

[@theSuperviLLain_est]

@ yeah heard it a month back maybe and he sort of mentions it here him and Horace being Terrys legit cousins

[@benchristoit1299]

Whatever happened to this guy?

[@C6ZR1]

You are on the internet dummy, use it

[@1981Stuff]

He died back in 2007

[@KamiKazeD]

@@1981Stuff which is 2 years after ECW one night stand when joey style said on commentary that it is a shame that mike awesome will performing a suicide dive, failed to take his own life.