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As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Mike_Sharpe The Other Wiki]].
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'''"Iron" Mike Sharpe''' (b. Michael Sharpe in 1949 or 1951, d. Jan. 17, 2016) was a retired {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Hamilton, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} famous for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} during the 1980s. He started in Toronto after training with [[Wrestling/MissingLink Dewey Robertson]] in 1977 and competed in various Canadian territories before switching to the U.S. He found success in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, including UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, Tri-State (Louisiana/Mississippi, the precursor to Mid-South) and Tennessee before he arrived in WWE in 1983 as a {{Heel}}. He started off getting a push until he faced [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/BobBacklund in UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} on April 30th. Sharpe lost, and that was the end of his push, as he got moved into his most famous role as a {{Jobber}}. He got a few career highlights though, including reaching the second round of the 1988 ''King of the Ring'' Tournament and getting to team with Wrestling/HulkHogan in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, as Hulk was a heel there. He stayed around into 1995, with his last televised match being a loss to [[Wrestling/MaxxPayne Man Mountain Rock]]. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/la/la-h.html Louisiana Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/bc/nwa/bc-can-t.html NWA Canadian (Vancouver) Tag Team Champion]].
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'''"Iron" Mike Sharpe''' (b. (born Michael Sharpe in 1949 or 1951, d. Jan. Sharpe, October 28, 1951 – January 17, 2016) was a retired Canadian {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Hamilton, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} famous for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} during the 1980s. He started in Toronto after training with [[Wrestling/MissingLink Dewey Robertson]] in 1977 and competed in various Canadian territories before switching to the U.S. He found success in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, including UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, Tri-State (Louisiana/Mississippi, the precursor to Mid-South) and Tennessee before he arrived in WWE in 1983 as a {{Heel}}. He started off getting a push until he faced [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/BobBacklund in UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} on April 30th. Sharpe lost, and that was the end of his push, as he got moved into his most famous role as a {{Jobber}}. He got a few career highlights though, including reaching the second round of the 1988 ''King of the Ring'' Tournament and getting to team with Wrestling/HulkHogan in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, as Hulk was a heel there. He stayed around into 1995, with his last televised match being a loss to [[Wrestling/MaxxPayne Man Mountain Rock]]. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/la/la-h.html Louisiana Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/bc/nwa/bc-can-t.html NWA Canadian (Vancouver) Tag Team Champion]].
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'''"Iron" Mike Sharpe''' (b. Michael Sharpe in 1951) is a retired {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Hamilton, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} famous for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} during the 1980s. He started in Toronto after training with [[Wrestling/MissingLink Dewey Robertson]] in 1977 and competed in various Canadian territories before switching to the U.S. He found success in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, including UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, Tri-State (Louisiana/Mississippi, the precursor to Mid-South) and Tennessee before he arrived in WWE in 1983 as a {{Heel}}. He started off getting a push until he faced [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/BobBacklund in UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} on April 30th. Sharpe lost, and that was the end of his push, as he got moved into his most famous role as a {{Jobber}}. He got a few career highlights though, including reaching the second round of the 1988 ''King of the Ring'' Tournament and getting to team with Wrestling/HulkHogan in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, as Hulk was a heel there. He stayed around into 1995, with his last televised match being a loss to [[Wrestling/MaxxPayne Man Mountain Rock]]. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/la/la-h.html Louisiana Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/bc/nwa/bc-can-t.html NWA Canadian (Vancouver) Tag Team Champion]].
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'''"Iron" Mike Sharpe''' (b. Michael Sharpe in 1951) is 1949 or 1951, d. Jan. 17, 2016) was a retired {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Hamilton, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} famous for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} during the 1980s. He started in Toronto after training with [[Wrestling/MissingLink Dewey Robertson]] in 1977 and competed in various Canadian territories before switching to the U.S. He found success in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, including UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, Tri-State (Louisiana/Mississippi, the precursor to Mid-South) and Tennessee before he arrived in WWE in 1983 as a {{Heel}}. He started off getting a push until he faced [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/BobBacklund in UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} on April 30th. Sharpe lost, and that was the end of his push, as he got moved into his most famous role as a {{Jobber}}. He got a few career highlights though, including reaching the second round of the 1988 ''King of the Ring'' Tournament and getting to team with Wrestling/HulkHogan in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, as Hulk was a heel there. He stayed around into 1995, with his last televised match being a loss to [[Wrestling/MaxxPayne Man Mountain Rock]]. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/la/la-h.html Louisiana Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/bc/nwa/bc-can-t.html NWA Canadian (Vancouver) Tag Team Champion]].
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* BadassTeacher: He also had his own wrestling school in UsefulNotes/NewJersey, producing such names as Wrestling/StevieRichards, [[Wrestling/TheWorldsGreatestTagTeam Charlie Haas]], [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Mike "Super Nova"[=/=]"Nova"[=/=]"Simon Dean" Bucci]] and [[Characters/WCWFinalYears [[Wrestling/DevonStorm Chris "Devon Storm"[=/=]"Crowbar" Ford]].
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'''"Iron" Mike Sharpe''' (b. Michael Sharpe in 1951) is a retired {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Hamilton, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} famous for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} during the 1980s. He started in Toronto after training with [[Wrestling/MissingLink Dewey Robertson]] in 1977 and competed in various Canadian territories before switching to the U.S. He found success in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, including UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, Tri-State (Louisiana/Mississippi, the precursor to Mid-South) and Tennessee before he arrived in WWE in 1983 as a {{Heel}}. He started off getting a push until he faced [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/BobBacklund in UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} on April 30th. Sharpe lost, and that was the end of his push, as he got moved into his most famous role as a {{Jobber}}. He got a few career highlights though, including reaching the second round of the 1988 ''King of the Ring'' Tournament and getting to team with Wrestling/HulkHogan in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, as Hulk was a heel there. He stayed around into 1995, with his last televised match being a loss to [[Wrestling/MaxxPayne Man Mountain Rock]]. He also had his own wrestling school in UsefulNotes/NewJersey, producing such names as Wrestling/StevieRichards, [[Wrestling/TheWorldsGreatestTagTeam Charlie Haas]], [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Mike "Super Nova"[=/=]"Nova"[=/=]"Simon Dean" Bucci]] and [[Characters/WCWFinalYears Chris "Devon Storm"[=/=]"Crowbar" Ford]]. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/la/la-h.html Louisiana Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/bc/nwa/bc-can-t.html NWA Canadian (Vancouver) Tag Team Champion]].
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'''"Iron" Mike Sharpe''' (b. Michael Sharpe in 1951) is a retired {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Hamilton, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} famous for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} during the 1980s. He started in Toronto after training with [[Wrestling/MissingLink Dewey Robertson]] in 1977 and competed in various Canadian territories before switching to the U.S. He found success in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, including UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, Tri-State (Louisiana/Mississippi, the precursor to Mid-South) and Tennessee before he arrived in WWE in 1983 as a {{Heel}}. He started off getting a push until he faced [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/BobBacklund in UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} on April 30th. Sharpe lost, and that was the end of his push, as he got moved into his most famous role as a {{Jobber}}. He got a few career highlights though, including reaching the second round of the 1988 ''King of the Ring'' Tournament and getting to team with Wrestling/HulkHogan in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, as Hulk was a heel there. He stayed around into 1995, with his last televised match being a loss to [[Wrestling/MaxxPayne Man Mountain Rock]]. He also had his own wrestling school in UsefulNotes/NewJersey, producing such names as Wrestling/StevieRichards, [[Wrestling/TheWorldsGreatestTagTeam Charlie Haas]], [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Mike "Super Nova"[=/=]"Nova"[=/=]"Simon Dean" Bucci]] and [[Characters/WCWFinalYears Chris "Devon Storm"[=/=]"Crowbar" Ford]]. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/la/la-h.html Louisiana Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/bc/nwa/bc-can-t.html NWA Canadian (Vancouver) Tag Team Champion]].
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'''"Iron" Mike Sharpe''' (b. Michael Sharpe in 1951) is a retired {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Hamilton, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} famous for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} during the 1980s. He started in Toronto after training with [[Wrestling/MissingLink Dewey Robertson]] in 1977 and competed in various Canadian territories before switching to the U.S. He found success in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, including UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, Tri-State (Louisiana/Mississippi, the precursor to Mid-South) and Tennessee before he arrived in WWE in 1983 as a {{Heel}}. He started off getting a push until he faced [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/BobBacklund in UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} on April 30th. Sharpe lost, and that was the end of his push, as he got moved into his most famous role as a {{Jobber}}. He got a few career highlights though, including reaching the second round of the 1988 ''King of the Ring'' Tournament and getting to team with Wrestling/HulkHogan in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling. He stayed around into 1995, with his last televised match being a loss to [[Wrestling/MaxxPayne Man Mountain Rock]]. He also had his own wrestling school in UsefulNotes/NewJersey, producing such names as Wrestling/StevieRichards, [[Wrestling/TheWorldsGreatestTagTeam Charlie Haas]], [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Mike "Super Nova"[=/=]"Nova"[=/=]"Simon Dean" Bucci]] and [[Characters/WCWFinalYears Chris "Devon Storm"[=/=]"Crowbar" Ford]]. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/la/la-h.html Louisiana Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/bc/nwa/bc-can-t.html NWA Canadian (Vancouver) Tag Team Champion]].
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'''"Iron" Mike Sharpe''' (b. Michael Sharpe in 1951) is a retired {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Hamilton, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} famous for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} during the 1980s. He started in Toronto after training with [[Wrestling/MissingLink Dewey Robertson]] in 1977 and competed in various Canadian territories before switching to the U.S. He found success in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, including UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, Tri-State (Louisiana/Mississippi, the precursor to Mid-South) and Tennessee before he arrived in WWE in 1983 as a {{Heel}}. He started off getting a push until he faced [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/BobBacklund in UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} on April 30th. Sharpe lost, and that was the end of his push, as he got moved into his most famous role as a {{Jobber}}. He got a few career highlights though, including reaching the second round of the 1988 ''King of the Ring'' Tournament and getting to team with Wrestling/HulkHogan in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling.Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, as Hulk was a heel there. He stayed around into 1995, with his last televised match being a loss to [[Wrestling/MaxxPayne Man Mountain Rock]]. He also had his own wrestling school in UsefulNotes/NewJersey, producing such names as Wrestling/StevieRichards, [[Wrestling/TheWorldsGreatestTagTeam Charlie Haas]], [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Mike "Super Nova"[=/=]"Nova"[=/=]"Simon Dean" Bucci]] and [[Characters/WCWFinalYears Chris "Devon Storm"[=/=]"Crowbar" Ford]]. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/la/la-h.html Louisiana Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/bc/nwa/bc-can-t.html NWA Canadian (Vancouver) Tag Team Champion]].
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'''"Iron" Mike Sharpe''' (b. Michael Sharpe in 1951) is a retired {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Hamilton, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} famous for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} during the 1980s. He started in Toronto after training with [[Wrestling/MissingLink Dewey Robertson]] in 1977 and competed in various Canadian territories before switching to the U.S. He found success in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, including UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, Tri-State (Louisiana/Mississippi, the precursor to Mid-South) and Tennessee before he arrived in WWE in 1983 as a {{Heel}}. He started off getting a push until he faced [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/BobBacklund in UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} on April 30th. Sharpe lost, and that was the end of his push, as he got moved into his most famous role as a {{Jobber}}. He got a few career highlights though, including reaching the second round of the 1988 ''King of the Ring'' Tournament and getting to team with Wrestling/HulkHogan in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling. He stayed around into 1995, with his last televised match being a loss to [[Wrestling/MaxxPayne Man Mountain Rock]]. He also had his own wrestling school in UsefulNotes/NewJersey, producing such names as [[Wrestling/TheWorldsGreatestTagTeam Charlie Haas]], [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Mike "Super Nova"[=/=]"Nova"[=/=]"Simon Dean" Bucci]] and [[Characters/WCWFinalYears Chris "Devon Storm"[=/=]"Crowbar" Ford]].
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'''"Iron" Mike Sharpe''' (b. Michael Sharpe in 1951) is a retired {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Hamilton, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} famous for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} during the 1980s. He started in Toronto after training with [[Wrestling/MissingLink Dewey Robertson]] in 1977 and competed in various Canadian territories before switching to the U.S. He found success in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, including UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, Tri-State (Louisiana/Mississippi, the precursor to Mid-South) and Tennessee before he arrived in WWE in 1983 as a {{Heel}}. He started off getting a push until he faced [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/BobBacklund in UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} on April 30th. Sharpe lost, and that was the end of his push, as he got moved into his most famous role as a {{Jobber}}. He got a few career highlights though, including reaching the second round of the 1988 ''King of the Ring'' Tournament and getting to team with Wrestling/HulkHogan in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling. He stayed around into 1995, with his last televised match being a loss to [[Wrestling/MaxxPayne Man Mountain Rock]]. He also had his own wrestling school in UsefulNotes/NewJersey, producing such names as Wrestling/StevieRichards, [[Wrestling/TheWorldsGreatestTagTeam Charlie Haas]], [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Mike "Super Nova"[=/=]"Nova"[=/=]"Simon Dean" Bucci]] and [[Characters/WCWFinalYears Chris "Devon Storm"[=/=]"Crowbar" Ford]].
Ford]]. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/ab/stampede/ab-int-t.html Stampede International Tag Team Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/la/la-h.html Louisiana Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/bc/nwa/bc-can-t.html NWA Canadian (Vancouver) Tag Team Champion]].
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Mike_Sharpe The Other Wiki]].
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* AppropriatedAppellation: He took his RedBaron "Canada's Greatest Athlete" from Gene Kiniski
* BashBrothers: [[Wrestling/SteveLombardi The Brooklyn Brawler]], Duke Myers, Salvatore Bellomo
* DirtyCoward: Often wore a black brace on his arm in which he would hide foreign objects. See below.
* FinishingMove: Iron Hammer (Forearm smash.)
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Mike_Sharpe The Other Wiki]].
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* AppropriatedAppellation: He took his RedBaron "Canada's Greatest Athlete" from Gene Kiniski
* BashBrothers: [[Wrestling/SteveLombardi The Brooklyn Brawler]], Duke Myers, Salvatore Bellomo
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'''"Iron" Mike Sharpe''' (b. Michael Sharpe in 1951) is a retired {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Hamilton, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} famous for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} during the 1980s. He started in Toronto after training with [[Wrestling/MissingLink Dewey Robertson]] in 1977 and competed in various Canadian territories before switching to the U.S. He found success in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, including UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, Tri-State (Louisiana/Mississippi, the precursor to Mid-South) and Tennessee before he arrived in WWE in 1983 as a {{Heel}}. He started off getting a push until he faced [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/BobBacklund in UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} on April 30th. Sharpe lost, and that was the end of his push, as he got moved into his most famous role as a {{Jobber}}. He got a few career highlights though, including reaching the second round of the 1988 ''King of the Ring'' Tournament and getting to team with Wrestling/HulkHogan in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling. He stayed around into 1995, with his last televised match being a loss to [[Wrestling/MaxxPayne Man Mountain Rock]]. He also had his own wrestling school in UsefulNotes/NewJersey, producing such names as [[Wrestling/TheWorldsGreatestTagTeam Charlie Haas]], [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Mike "Super Nova"[=/=]"Nova"[=/=]"Simon Dean" Bucci]] and [[Characters/WCWFinalYears Chris "Devon Storm"[=/=]"Crowbar" Ford]].
[[caption-width-right:199:[[RedBaron "Canada's Greatest Athlete"]]]]
'''"Iron" Mike Sharpe''' (b. Michael Sharpe in 1951) is a retired {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Hamilton, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} famous for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} during the 1980s. He started in Toronto after training with [[Wrestling/MissingLink Dewey Robertson]] in 1977 and competed in various Canadian territories before switching to the U.S. He found success in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, including UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, Tri-State (Louisiana/Mississippi, the precursor to Mid-South) and Tennessee before he arrived in WWE in 1983 as a {{Heel}}. He started off getting a push until he faced [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/BobBacklund in UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} on April 30th. Sharpe lost, and that was the end of his push, as he got moved into his most famous role as a {{Jobber}}. He got a few career highlights though, including reaching the second round of the 1988 ''King of the Ring'' Tournament and getting to team with Wrestling/HulkHogan in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling. He stayed around into 1995, with his last televised match being a loss to [[Wrestling/MaxxPayne Man Mountain Rock]]. He also had his own wrestling school in UsefulNotes/NewJersey, producing such names as [[Wrestling/TheWorldsGreatestTagTeam Charlie Haas]], [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Mike "Super Nova"[=/=]"Nova"[=/=]"Simon Dean" Bucci]] and [[Characters/WCWFinalYears Chris "Devon Storm"[=/=]"Crowbar" Ford]].
