History Wrestling / MikeBucci

* SuperHero: His original gimmick

'''Michael "Mike" Bucci''', (b. 1972 in Tom's River, UsefulNotes/NewJersey), is a semi-retired American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] best known for his work in Wrestling/{{ECW}} from 1996-2001 as '''Super Nova''' and, later, as '''Nova.''' He started out with a SuperHero gimmick, but shed it in late 1998-early 1999 after his tag team partner the Blue Meanie left for Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He made his [=PPV=] in-ring debut at ''ECW [=Wrestlepalooza=] 98,'' teaming with the Meanie in a win over the Full-Blooded Italians (Tracy Smothers and Little Guido Maritato, w[=/=]Tommy Rich). After ECW died, he bounced around the indies for a year before arriving in WWE's developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling. On May 15, 2002, he defeated [[Wrestling/JohnCena The Prototype (John Cena)]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/ovw/ovw-h.html OVW Heavyweight Title]]. He also held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/ovw/ovw-t.html OVW Southern Tag Team Titles]] with [[Wrestling/DamienSandow Aaron Stevens]]. He also had a run as the booker for OVW. He got called up to ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Raw]]'' in mid-2004 under a new [[TheGimmick gimmick]] of an [[WrestlingDoesntPay evil informercial fitness guru]] named Simon Dean. He mostly [[{{Jobber}} jobbed]] a lot in this gimmick, including being the first TV victim for both [[Wrestling/{{Boogeyman}} the Boogeyman]] AND for Bobby Lashley. He later had an offscreen run as the head of WWE's developmental program in OVW, which, he claims, soured him on the business.

* BadassCape: As Super Nova. He was a SuperHero, what else would you expect?

* BigDamnHeroes: On the September 9 (taped August 29), 1998 episode of ''ECW Hardcore TV'', Tommy Dreamer was in a gauntlet match against Lance Wright[[note]]Former host of the "Hype Central" segments who had become part of the pro-WWF side in 1997-1998 before that feud faded out[[/note]]'s stable of "Dastardly" Danny Doring, Jack Victory, "The Canadian Tiger" Mike Lozansky and the Equalizer[[note]]Not the same guy who had been Wrestling/KevinSullivan's [[{{Kayfabe}} dyslexic]] [[UnrelatedBrothers "brother"]] Dave Sullivan in Wrestling/{{WCW}}.[[/note]], with the intention of getting revenge for Wrestling/NewJack, who Victory had put out of action with a ripped groin. Dreamer was fighting against all four guys as best he could until it became obvious that he was outnumbered. With Dreamer down, Doring got on the mic and talked about how he's the best looking guy in the locker room, the most hardcore and the best dancer, and decided to prove it by dancing, with his theme, Music/SoulCoughing's "Super Bon Bon" playing. Then "Let Me Clear My Throat" by DJ Kool hit, and Super Nova ran out with a STOP sign followed by the Blue Meanie with a garbage can full of weapons. Wrestling/JoeyStyles called them, "Blue Jack and [=Novastafa=]!" Meanie and Nova emptied out the weapons, which included a tennis racket, a chair, a '''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica shield''' and more. Dreamer [[FinishingMove DDT'd]] Victory on the shield, and found among the weapons a '''bowling ball bag'''. He placed the shield on Victory's groin and dropped the bowling ball bag ''there'' for the pin. After the match, Meanie and Nova dragged Wright into the ring and set him up in the corner with his legs spread. Dreamer then debuted the bowling ball to the groin spot that Al Snow would later use in WWE, with Joey saying, "[=Steerike!=]"

'''Michael "Mike" Bucci''', (b. 1972 in Tom's River, UsefulNotes/NewJersey), is a semi-retired American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] best known for his work in Wrestling/{{ECW}} from 1996-2001 as '''Super Nova''' and, later, as '''Nova.''' He started out with a {{Superhero}} gimmick, but shed it in late 1998-early 1999 after his tag team partner the Blue Meanie left for Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He made his [=PPV=] in-ring debut at ''ECW [=Wrestlepalooza=] 98,'' teaming with the Meanie in a win over the Full-Blooded Italians (Tracy Smothers and Little Guido Maritato, w[=/=]Tommy Rich). After ECW died, he bounced around the indies for a year before arriving in WWE's developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling. On May 15, 2002, he defeated [[Wrestling/JohnCena The Prototype (John Cena)]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/ovw/ovw-h.html OVW Heavyweight Title]]. He also held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/ovw/ovw-t.html OVW Southern Tag Team Titles]] with [[Wrestling/DamienSandow Aaron Stevens]]. He also had a run as the booker for OVW. He got called up to ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Raw]]'' in mid-2004 under a new [[TheGimmick gimmick]] of an [[WrestlingDoesntPay evil informercial fitness guru]] named Simon Dean. He mostly [[{{Jobber}} jobbed]] a lot in this gimmick, including being the first TV victim for both [[Wrestling/{{Boogeyman}} the Boogeyman]] AND for Bobby Lashley. He later had an offscreen run as the head of WWE's developmental program in OVW, which, he claims, soured him on the business.

* BadassCape: As Super Nova. He was a {{Superhero}}, what else would you expect?

* {{Superhero}}: His original gimmick

'''Michael "Mike" Bucci''', (b. 1972 in Tom's River, UsefulNotes/NewJersey), is a semi-retired American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] best known for his work in Wrestling/{{ECW}} from 1996-2001 as '''Super Nova''' and, later, as '''Nova.''' He started out with a {{Superhero}} gimmick, but shed it in late 1998-early 1999 after the Blue Meanie left for Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He made his [=PPV=] in-ring debut at ''ECW [=Wrestlepalooza=] 98,'' teaming with the Meanie in a win over the Full-Blooded Italians (Tracy Smothers and Little Guido Maritato). After ECW died, he bounced around the indies for a year before arriving in WWE's developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling. On May 15, 2002, he defeated [[Wrestling/JohnCena The Prototype (John Cena)]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/ovw/ovw-h.html OVW Heavyweight Title]]. He also held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/ovw/ovw-t.html OVW Southern Tag Team Titles]] with [[Wrestling/DamienSandow Aaron Stevens]]. He also had a run as the booker for OVW. He got called up to ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Raw]]'' in mid-2004 under a new [[TheGimmick gimmick]] of an [[WrestlingDoesntPay evil informercial fitness guru]] named Simon Dean. He mostly [[{{Jobber}} jobbed]] a lot in this gimmick, including being the first TV victim for both [[Wrestling/{{Boogeyman}} the Boogeyman]] AND for Bobby Lashley. He later had an offscreen run as the head of WWE's developmental program in OVW, which, he claims, soured him on the business.

!! Nova Invented Tropes!

* FinishingMove: Several. Among them, the Novacaine (STO, aka Wrestling/{{Kanyon}}'s "Flatliner" or Wrestling/{{Edge}}'s "The Downward Spiral"), the [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Kryptonite Krunch]], the Simonizer

* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Was a booker for OVW.

** Adrenaline, with Chris Cage (Caylen Croft, [[OneSteveLimit not to be confused with]] [[Wrestling/{{Christian}} a more famous wrestler with a similar name.]])

* NamesTheSame: Teamed with Kazarian in OVW as The Evolution BEFORE Wrestling/TripleH [[Wrestling/{{Evolution}} took that name for himself]].

*** The Music/VillagePeople's "Y.M.C.A." would play when they won.
** The Music/BeastieBoys' "Intergalactic"

* AffectionateParody: At ''ECW The Doctor Is In,'' August 3, 1996, JT Smith opened the show by introducing "Music/{{KISS}}!" It was actually Stevie Richards (as "Stevie Stanley"), the Blue Meanie ("Meanie Simmons"), Nova ("Nova Frehley") and Donn E. Allen ("Donn E. Criss"). They played fake guitars, with Meanie doing the mist instead of fake blood, and did the Fargo Strut until the Sandman, who was feuding with Wrestling/{{Raven}} at the time and would be challenging him for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html ECW World Heavyweight Title]] later that night, ran in and caned all four guys, singing "I wanna cane your ass all night, and party every day!"

* {{Tuckerization}}: The name "Simon Dean" was based on Dean Malenko, whose real name is Dean Simon.

'''Michael "Mike" Bucci''', (b. 1972 in Tom's River, UsefulNotes/NewJersey), is a semi-retired American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] best known for his work in Wrestling/{{ECW}} from 1996-2001 as ''Super Nova'' and, later, as '''Nova.''' He started out with a {{Superhero}} gimmick, but shed it in late 1998-early 1999 after the Blue Meanie left for Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He made his [=PPV=] in-ring debut at ''ECW [=Wrestlepalooza=] 98,'' teaming with the Meanie in a win over the Full-Blooded Italians (Tracy Smothers and Little Guido Maritato). After ECW died, he bounced around the indies for a year before arriving in WWE's developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling. On May 15, 2002, he defeated [[Wrestling/JohnCena The Prototype (John Cena)]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/ovw/ovw-h.html OVW Heavyweight Title]]. He also held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/ovw/ovw-t.html OVW Southern Tag Team Titles]] with [[Wrestling/DamienSandow Aaron Stevens]]. He also had a run as the booker for OVW. He got called up to ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Raw]]'' in mid-2004 under a new [[TheGimmick gimmick]] of an [[WrestlingDoesntPay evil informercial fitness guru]] named Simon Dean. He mostly [[{{Jobber}} jobbed]] a lot in this gimmick, including being the first TV victim for both [[Wrestling/{{Boogeyman}} the Boogeyman]] AND for Bobby Lashley. He later had an offscreen run as the head of WWE's developmental program in OVW, which, he claims, soured him on the business.

* TomHanksSyndrome: InUniverse: After Meanie left for WWE, cut a promo where he was in a bathroom standing over a sink wiping off his facepaint while looking into a mirror and saying, "I think it's time that I start taking myself more seriously."

* BashBrothers: With the Blue Meanie, Stevie Richards and Frankie Kazarian (in OVW)

* TomHanksSyndrome: InUniverse: After Meanie left for WWE, cut a promo where he was in a bathroom standing over a sink wiping off his facepaint while looking in a mirror and saying, "I think it's time that I start taking myself more seriously."

* NamesTheSame: Teamed with Kazarian in OVW as The Evolution BEFORE Wrestling/TripleH [[Wrestling/{{Evolution}} took that name for himself.

'''Michael "Mike" Bucci''', (b. 1972 in Tom's River, UsefulNotes/NewJersey), is a semi-retired American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] best known for his work in Wrestling/{{ECW}} from 1996-2001 as ''Super Nova'' and, later, as '''Nova.''' He started out with a {{Superhero}} gimmick, but shed it in late 1998-early 1999 after the Blue Meanie left for Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He made his [=PPV=] in-ring debut at ''ECW [=Wrestlepalooza=] 98,'' teaming with the Meanie in a win over the Full-Blooded Italians (Tracy Smothers and Little Guido Maritato). After ECW died, he bounced around the indies for a year before arriving in WWE's developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling.

'''Michael "Mike" Bucci'', (b. 1972 in Tom's River, UsefulNotes/NewJersey), is a semi-retired American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] best known for his work in Wrestling/{{ECW}} from 1996-2001 as ''Super Nova'' and, later, as '''Nova.''' He started out with a {{Superhero}} gimmick, but shed it in late 1998-early 1999 after the Blue Meanie left for Wrestling/{{WWE}}. After ECW died, he bounced around the indies for a year before arriving in WWE's developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling.