Mike Shaw
| Mike Shaw | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Birth name | Michael Shaw |
| Born |
June 9, 1957 Skandia, Michigan |
| Died |
September 11, 2010 (aged 53) Marquette, Michigan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Aaron Grundy[1] Big Ben Sharpe Bastion Booger Cousin Mike Friar Ferguson Jed Grundy Klondike Mike Makhan Singh Man Mountain Mike Mike Striker Norman the Lunatic Norman the Maniac Trucker Norm |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 401 lb (182 kg) |
| Billed from | Saginaw, Michigan |
| Trained by | Killer Kowalski |
| Debut | 1981 |
Michael "Mike" Shaw (May 9, 1957 – September 11, 2010) was a professional wrestler who was best known for his stint in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Norman The Lunatic, and as Bastion Booger in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
Professional wrestling career
Mike Shaw started wrestling in 1981 in Vancouver's NWA All-Star Wrestling using the ring name Klondike Mike. In 1982, Shaw began wrestling under his real name for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Alberta. He later changed his ring name to Makhan Singh, forming the stable "Karachi Vice" with Gama and Akam Singh, and feuded with the likes of Owen Hart, Bret Hart, and Chris Benoit.
In 1989 and 1990, he wrestled in World Championship Wrestling as Norman the Lunatic. He was managed by Theodore Long, who led him around with a giant key. This key was symbolic of Long's potential to recommit Norman to the insane asylum he came from if he did not follow orders. Norman eventually broke away from Long, and turned face (being renamed Norman the Maniac). He feuded with Kevin Sullivan, and even received title shots against NWA World champion Ric Flair. He later adopted a trucker gimmick ("Trucker Norm"), ostensibly in memory of his late father, a long-haul truck driver.
In 1991, Shaw wrestled in the Global Wrestling Federation under his "Makhan Singh" gimmick, where he joined The Cartel with Cactus Jack, Rip Rogers, and Scott Anthony.
Shaw wrestled in Mexico in the 1990s as Aaron Grundy, the brother of Solomon Grundy, an established wrestler in the promotion.[2]
In April 1993, Shaw briefly wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as Friar Ferguson, a "mad monk". The WWF received negative feedback from the Catholic Church of New York, so they dropped the character.[2][3] Shaw then took the ring name Bastion Booger in June 1993, with the gimmick of an unkempt, slovenly and gluttonous man who wrestled in dingy singlets tailored to give him the appearance of a hunchback. Shaw's debut as Bastion Booger saw him lose to Virgil on the July 19, 1993 edition of Superstars,[4] though he did win a rematch the following week. Booger achieved only marginal success, primarily serving as a jobber to the stars. Booger's biggest victory in the WWF was a clean pinfall over Owen Hart on All-American Wrestling just prior to Hart's main event push.
He feuded with Bam Bam Bigelow after "falling in love" with Bigelow's valet, Luna Vachon. While teaming with Bigelow on the January 3, 1994 episode of Monday Night Raw, Booger kissed Vachon, causing Bigelow to get angry.[5] Booger and Bigelow faced each other the following week, and Bigelow won the match after Vachon distracted Booger by blowing him kisses.[6] Mike Shaw lost his final match on WWF TV to Koko B. Ware in April 1994 and left the WWF in August 1994.
On December 10, 2007 during the WWE Raw 15th anniversary special, he returned as Bastion Booger in the opening segment, in which Triple H jokingly suggested that Big Dick Johnson (a character in WWE who also used his unsightly physical appearance for comic effect) is Booger's son.[7]
Jakks Pacific added Bastion Booger to the Classic Superstars line, series 25.
Wrestling school
Shaw opened a wrestling school in his hometown of Skandia, Michigan.[8]
Death
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Shaw died of a heart attack on September 11, 2010 at age 53.[9]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Trip to the Batcave (Jumping kneeling butt drop with theatrics)
- Signature moves
- Managers
- J.R. Foley
- K.C. Houston
- Theodore Long
- Abdul Wizel
Championships and accomplishments
- NWA All-Star Wrestling
- NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times) – with Danny O (1) and Dean Ho (1)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #403 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003
- Stampede Wrestling
- Stampede International Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Vulkan Singh (1) and Jerry Morrow (1)
- Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Most Embarrassing Wrestler (1993)
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (1993) with Bam Bam Bigelow and The Headshrinkers vs. The Bushwhackers and Men on a Mission at Survivor Series
References
- ↑ "Mike Shaw". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oliver, Greg. "SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Makhan Singh". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ↑ Walsh, James (2004-02-12). "The Interactive Interview With Special Guest Mike Shaw (aka Bastion Booger)". Lords of Pain. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ↑ http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/superstars93.htm
- ↑ Zimmerman, Christopher. "Monday Night Raw: January 3, 1994". The Other Arena. Archived from the original on May 30, 2003. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ↑ Zimmerman, Christopher. "Monday Night Raw: January 10, 1994". The Other Arena. Archived from the original on October 26, 2006. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ↑ Keller, Wade (2007-12-10). "Keller's WWE Raw Report 12/10: Ongoing review of 15th Anniversary episode". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ↑ Professional Wrestling Schools
- ↑ "Multi-gimmicked Mike Shaw – Norman, Makhan Singh, Bastion Booger – dead at 53". SLAM! WRESTLING. 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2010-09-12.