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2 | [[caption-width-right:199:[[RedBaron "Canada's Greatest Athlete"]]]] |
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4 | '''"Iron" Mike Sharpe''' (born Michael Sharpe, October 28, 1951 – January 17, 2016) was a Canadian {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Hamilton, Ontario, 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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6 | !! "Canada's Greatest Tropes": |
7 | * BadassTeacher: He 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 [[Wrestling/DevonStorm Chris "Devon Storm"[=/=]"Crowbar" Ford]]. |
8 | * BashBrothers: Moose Morowski, [[Wrestling/SteveLombardi The Brooklyn Brawler]], Duke Myers, Salvatore Bellomo, Ernie Ladd (in Mid-South.) |
9 | * BerserkButton: He did '''NOT''' like it when the fans would chant "WIMP!" at him. |
10 | * UsefulNotes/{{California}}: He grew up there. |
11 | * DirtyCoward: Often wore a black brace on his arm, supposedly to heal an injury, in which he would hide foreign objects. See below. |
12 | * FinishingMove: Iron Hammer (Forearm smash), BearHug |
13 | * {{Heel}} {{Jobber}}: A rare case of someone regularly fulfilling both roles on a regular basis. |
14 | * NeatFreak: Had this reputation behind the scenes among his coworkers. |
15 | * '''[[NoIndoorVoice NO INDOOR VOICE]]''': Famous for yelling and grunting loudly during his matches. |
16 | * PowerStable: |
17 | ** (in Florida): The Dillon Dream Team (led by Wrestling/JamesJDillon) |
18 | ** (in Memphis): The First Family (led by Wrestling/JimmyHart) |
19 | * RedBaron: "Canada's Greatest Athlete," which he stole from Gene Kiniski. |
20 | * TheStarscream: Had a feud with his trainer, Dewey Robertson. |
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