Bugsy McGraw

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Bugsy McGraw
Ring name(s) Bugsy McGraw
The Big "O"[1]
Beautiful Brutus[1]
The Skull[1]
The Mighty Brutus[1]
The Brute[1]
Michael Davis
Billed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Billed weight 280 lb (130 kg)[1]
Born 1945
Billed from Central Florida[1]
Debut 1960
Retired 1988

Bugsy McGraw is the ring name of former professional wrestler Michael Davis. He also wrestled under the name "The Skull.[1]" He is not to be confused with the other wrestler named Mike Davis.[2]

Professional wrestling career

Career In The 60s & 70s

Started his career as The Big "O" in 1967 in Florida, Detroit, and Central Areas Wrestling mostly with a mask on at that time. Also wrestled in Florida in '71 as Beautiful Brutus managed by The Great Malenko aka Boris Malenko would also feud with him after firing him on TV. Would defeat Malenko for the Brass Knuckles title. They would have bloody feuds all over Florida with him too. He would wrestle all over the world and have a brief stay in the World Wide Wrestling Federation but would achieve success mostly in Florida defeating Dusty Rhodes for the Florida TV title and Don Muraco for the Florida Heavyweight Championship in 1980. Feuded with Barry Windham, Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk as well in Florida.

Texas in '81 & '82

In late '81 he moved to Texas and World Class Championship Wrestling and became a huge star there first as a babyface feuding with The Great Kabuki and defeating him for the NWA American Heavyweight Championship then as a heel feuding with Bruiser Brody, Kerry Von Erich, and Kevin Von Erich. He even Wrestled in a Body Slam Battle Royal losing to André the Giant in the end at Texas Stadium in '82. McGraw would go back to being a babyface after both of the managers from H&H Armand Hussein & Gary Hart turned on him. He later faced them both in a hanicap match at Wrestling Star Wars (Aug '82) winning the match.

Jim Crockett Promotions in'83

After leaving Texas he would go to several territories finally settling in Jim Crockett Promotions in North Carolina. But it would not be long there. He would have a feud The Assassins Teaming mostly with Rufus R. Jones winning the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship and wrestling in the first Starcade event losing to The Assassins.

Return To Florida in '85-87

After being in JCP he would finally return to Championship Wrestling from Florida and would start off in a big angle with The Fabulous Freebirds turning heel right away and jumping Mike Graham only to have him make the save and get the feud rolling often teaming with Mike Graham and Brian Blair and later Wahoo McDaniel. The Freebirds would eventually leave Florida and along with Blackjack Mulligan would feud with Percy Pringle, team of The Missing Link, The Assassin, and Abdullah the Butcher. They would have one more feud with Rip Rogers that would have Rip Rogers valet giving him a bottle with something in it to blind McGraw in early '86. He would not be seen for over a year and would return in '87 once again with Blackjack Mulligan feuding with Kevin Sullivan only to have Sullivan become a baby face to feud with Oliver Humperdink and Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk. Florida would later on merge and be absorbed by JCP and even with a brief teaming with Jimmy Valiant he would not be held on to by The Crocketts and would be let go.

The End Of His Career

He would show up for several Independent Promotions and would even join the reformed Florida Championship Wrestling as a heel and feud with old partner Black Jack Mulligan. He would drop from the spotlight going into the '90s. He would return to the ring a few times. On October 30, 2004 U of Virginia Children’s Medical Center Benefit Show Bugsy McGraw beat Masked Superstar. And January 29, 2005 at WrestleReunion participated in a Legends Battle Royal that was won by Greg Valentine.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2009)

On the June 18, 2009, edition of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Impact! television show Davis appeared as the new head of security hired by Mick Foley.[1]

Personal life

Mike Davis has since Shaved his scruffy beard he was always known for in wrestling and now works as a Nurse since as early as 2000, living in Central Florida.

In wrestling

  • Finishing moves
    • Standing or a running splash[1]

Championships and accomplishments

  • NWA Tri-State
    • NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time)[16]
    • NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time) - with Dr. X[17]
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Other titles
    • (Montreal) International Tag Team Championship (1 time)
    • SWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jumping Jack Flash[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 "Wrestler Profiles: Bugsy McGraw". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-05-05. 
  2. ↑ "Wrestler Profiles: Mike Davis". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-05-05. 
  3. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "NWA Brass Knuckles Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 159–160. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  4. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "NWA Florida Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 158–159. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  5. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "NWA Florida Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 160–161. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  6. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "NWA Television Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 159–160. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  7. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "NWA United States Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 163. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  8. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Title / NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 115. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  9. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "NWA Canadian Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 332–333. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  10. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "NWA Pacific Coast Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 334. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  11. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "NWA American Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 265–266. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  12. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "NWA American Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 267–268. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  13. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "World Class Brass Knuckles Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 270. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  14. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "WCCW Television Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 270–271. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  15. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "NWA United States Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 295–296. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  16. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "North American Title / MSWA Mid-South Wrestling Association North American Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 231–232. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  17. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "NWA United States Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 232–233. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  18. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 425–426. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
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