History Wrestling / MikeBucci

* FinishingMove: Novacaine (STO, aka Wrestling/{{Kanyon}}'s "Flatliner" or Wrestling/{{Edge}}'s "The Downward Spiral"), the [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Kryptonite Krunch]], the Simonizer. As Simon Dean in OVW, he used the Curb Stomp, which was pulling back on his opponent's arms in a surfboard position followed by stomping on his opponent's head.

* RealMenWherePink: He wore purple and, who was supposedly using his Simon system, Maven wore pink

* SerialNumbersFiledOff: The Simon System products were real products like Muscle Milk with the logos covered up.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: During his match with [[Wrestling/NickDinsmore Eugene]] on the "Wrestling/EddieGuerrero Tribute" episode of ''Raw,'' November 14, 2005, he was pulling on his power bands in the corner when they backfired and catapulted him face-first into the turnbuckles, leading to Eugene hitting a [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Rock Bottom]] for the pin.

* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Was a booker for OVW.

* WrestlingDoesntPay: As Simon Dean, the wrestling {{Infomercial}} fitness guru.

* BashBrothers: With the Blue Meanie, Stevie Richards, Chris Chetti, [[Wrestling/CarleneMoore Jazz]] and Frankie Kazarian (in OVW)

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: During his match with Eugene on the "Wrestling/EddieGuerrero Tribute" episode of ''Raw,'' November 14, 2005, he was pulling on his power bands in the corner when they backfired and catapulted him face-first into the turnbuckles, leading to Eugene hitting a [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Rock Bottom]] for the pin.

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

* AlterEgoActing: Switched back to Hollywood Nova for a BWO reunion at ''ECW One Night Stand 2005'' and for their subsequent issues with Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield and the [=Mexicools=], with WWE, at least, making no effort to acknowledge the two gimmicks as the same person. However, when Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten hit Nova with double chair shots at ''One Night Stand'', Wrestling/JoeyStyles said, "That was more painful than having to be Simon Dean on national TV. ''({{Beat}})'' Yeah, I'm fired, I know. Lasted a night."

'''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 Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie 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 Wrestling/BobbyLashley. He later had an offscreen run as the head of WWE's developmental program in OVW, which, he claims, soured him on the business.

* AffectionateParody: At ''ECW The Doctor Is In,'' August 3, 1996, JT Smith opened the show by introducing "Music/{{KISS}}!" "Rock And Roll All Nite" played as Wrestling/StevieRichards (as "Stevie Stanley"), the Blue Meanie ("Meanie Simmons"), Nova ("Nova Frehley") and Donn E. Allen ("Donn E. Criss") came out to the ring. They played fake guitars, with Meanie doing the mist instead of fake blood, and did the [[Wrestling/JackieFargo 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!"

* AffectionateParody: At ''ECW The Doctor Is In,'' August 3, 1996, JT Smith opened the show by introducing "Music/{{KISS}}!" "Rock And Roll All Nite" played as Wrestling/StevieRichards (as "Stevie Stanley"), the Blue Meanie ("Meanie Simmons"), Nova ("Nova Frehley") and Donn E. Allen ("Donn E. Criss") came out to the ring. 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!"

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

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

** Also, as Dean, he was billed from [=Clearwater=], UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}, where the real organization has its headquarters.

* WrestlingDoesntPay: As Simon Dean, the wrestling fitness guru.

* BigDamnHeroes: On the September 9 (taped August 29), 1998 episode of ''ECW Hardcore TV'', Tommy Dreamer was in a gauntlet match against Lance Wright's[[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]] 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!=]" Dreamer's music, Music/AliceInChains' "Man in the Box" as he, Meanie and Nova did New Jack's [[MalcolmX "X" sign]], before "Let Me Clear My Throat" came back on and Dreamer, after a brief moment of reluctance, danced in the ring alongside Meanie and Nova.

* AlterEgoActing: Switched back to Hollywood Nova for a BWO reunion at ''ECW One Night Stand 2005'' and for their subsequent issues with Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield and the [=Mexicools=], with WWE, at least, making no effort to acknowledge the two gimmicks as the same person. However, when Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten hit Nova with double chair shots at ''One Night Stand'', Wrestling/JoeyStyles said, "That was more painful than having to be Simon Dean on national TV. ''({{Beat}})'' Yeah, I'm fired, I know. Last of the night."

* AlterEgoActing: Switched back to Nova for a BWO reunion at ''ECW One Night Stand 2005'' and for their subsequent issues with Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield and the [=Mexicools=], with WWE, at least, making no effort to acknowledge the two gimmicks as the same person. However, when Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten hit Nova with double chair shots at ''One Night Stand'', Wrestling/JoeyStyles said, "That was more painful than having to be Simon Dean on national TV. ''({{Beat}})'' Yeah, I'm fired, I know. Last of the night."

* BigDamnHeroes: On the September 9 (taped August 29), 1998 episode of ''ECW Hardcore TV'', Tommy Dreamer was in a gauntlet match against Lance Wright's[[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]] 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!=]" Dreamer's music, Music/AliceInChains' "Man in the Box" as he, Meanie and Nova did New Jack's [[MalcolmX "X" sign]], before "Let Me Clear My Throat" came back on and Dreamer, after a brief moment of reluctance, danced in the ring along side Meanie and Nova.

* ArchEnemy: (as a member of Raven's Nest): Tommy Dreamer, [[Wrestling/JimFullington the Sandman]]; the FBI (Smothers/Guido/Tommy Rich, etc.); Danny Doring and Roadkill.

* {{Expy}}: The Simon Dean gimmick drew comparisons to the [=Bodydonnas=]', (Skip [Chris Candido] and [[Characters/WWEDivas Sunny]]), evil fitness trainer gimmick.

* ArchEnemy: (as a member of Raven's Nest): Tommy Dreamer, the Sandman; the FBI (Smothers/Guido/Tommy Rich, etc.); Danny Doring and Roadkill.

* GroinAttack: His Sledge-O-Matic, a release powerbomb followed by an elbow to his opponent's groin.

* ThingOMatic: The "Sledge-O-Matic," mentioned above.

* {{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 his tag team partner Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie 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.

* GondorCallsForAid: With the One Man Gang beating up on partner Chris Chetti during their match with the FBI (Tracy Smothers and Little Guido Maritato, w[=/=]Tommy Rich) on the December 10 (taped December 5), 1998 ''ECW Hardcore TV'', Nova ran to the back and returned with "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer! Dreamer actually managed to slam the One Man Gang on his ''first try''. The FBI still won the match, but the thought was there.

'''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.

* AffectionateParody: At ''ECW The Doctor Is In,'' August 3, 1996, JT Smith opened the show by introducing "Music/{{KISS}}!" "Rock And Roll All Nite" played as Stevie Richards (as "Stevie Stanley"), the Blue Meanie ("Meanie Simmons"), Nova ("Nova Frehley") and Donn E. Allen ("Donn E. Criss") came out to the ring. 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!"

** TagTeamTwins: As Simon Dean, he managed the Gymini (Jesse and Jake, better known as the Shane Twins, Mike and Todd).