Mike Knox

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Mike Hettinga


Statistics
Ring name(s)	Mike Knox
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Billed weight	260 lb (118 kg)
Born	July 17, 1978 Phoenix, Arizona
Trained by	"Navajo Warrior" Steve Islas
Debut	1998

Mike Hettinga (born July 17, 1978) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Mike Knox. He is currently under contract to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and wrestling for the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) brand.

1 Career
- 1.1 Early career
- 1.2 World Wrestling Entertainment
2 In wrestling
3 Championships and accomplishments
4 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Early career

Knox was trained by "Navajo Warrior" Steve Islas, and first debuted in Impact Zone Wrestling in 1998. While in IZW, he won IZW Heavyweight Championship twice and the IZW Tag Team Championship once with Derek Neikirk. He quickly became a featured part of independent wrestling shows in Arizona, Utah, and California, including a notable stint in Ultimate Pro Wrestling.

[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment

Knox was signed to a WWE developmental deal in 2005, and made a handful of appearances on WWE shows, including one appearance as a masked "jihadist" for Muhammad Hassan.

When the Extreme Championship Wrestling brand was launched in June of 2006, Knox was added onto the roster. He debuted on the June 20 episode of ECW on Sci Fi by interfering in Kelly Kelly's striptease segment, coming from the backstage area and covering her with a towel before escorting her off stage. It was later revealed that that Kelly was Knox's (kayfabe) girlfriend, as well as an exhibitionist, and he informed her that he did not appreciate her stripping in front of anyone but him. For his in-ring debut, a win over Danny Doring, Kelly accompanied him to the ringside acting as a valet. He later formed a short-lived tag team with Test before starting a feud with CM Punk, after growing jealous of Kelly Kelly's admiration towards CM Punk. CM Punk has so far won every match in the feud, including a match which decided a spot in December to Dismember's Elimination Chamber match.

Knox made his pay-per-view debut at Survivor Series 2006 where he teamed up with Rated-RKO, but was the first man eliminated after taking Sweet Chin Music from Shawn Michaels. His next pay per view appearance saw him abandon Kelly Kelly during a mixed-tag match against Kevin Thorn and Ariel, at December to Dismember, resulting in his team's loss. He hit then her with his spinning reverse STO on the next ECW on Sci Fi episode, breaking the duo up for good.