Mike Awesome dead [Archive] - RonFez.net Messageboard

02-19-2007, 11:47 AM

This is getting ridiculous.  RIP big man.  You might have been a dick to ECW near the end there, but while you were there you were on par with Bam Bam as far as big men are concerned.   Former ECW champ Mike Awesome passes away by Dave Meltzer <a href="mailto:Dave@wrestlingobserver.com">Dave@wrestlingobserver.com</a> Mike Alfonso, better known as Mike Awesome, was found dead on Saturday evening in the Tampa area according to those close to the family. He was 42. Friends were coming to his home in Tampa to pick him up and go out Saturday night at about 10:30 p.m. and he never answered the door and found him hanging in the home. It is believed the death was due to suicide pending results of the autopsy. Mike Awesome was one of the top foreign stars in FMW in Japan, who as a high-flying big man was made ECW champion on two occasions in 1999 and 2000. As champion, he signed with WCW, creating a situation that many feel ended up killing the title as Tazz from WWF was brought back to ECW to win the title, yet at the same time the title was jobbed in WWF. He worked for a few months with WWF after the collapse of WCW, as well as with All Japan, but had not wrestled in some time. He was working as a realtor at Coldwell Banker at the time of his death. 

This message was edited by MJ on 2-19-07 @ 4:18 PM

Don Stugots

02-19-2007, 11:52 AM

wow, so sad.  another wrestler taken in the prime of his life.  i have no respect for him for what he did to the EcW title but to have your inner demons drive you to the point of taking your own life is something i wish on no body. 

reillyluck

02-19-2007, 11:54 AM

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p162/jjj66103/03.jpgRIP

lleeder

02-19-2007, 11:58 AM

Wrestlers have the shortest lives. It really sucks that few of these guys live to be even 40

WNEWstinks

02-19-2007, 11:59 AM

Another old Awesome story, when he couldn't change in the dressing room at his last ecw match when he droped the belt to taz. He went from the hotel room to his car, entered the building through the back door had the 5 minute match and left through the back door...classic real life heat...He was and always will be Awesome.

lleeder

02-19-2007, 12:00 PM

Will they acknowledge his passing on Raw tonight?

WNEWstinks

02-19-2007, 12:01 PM

This is very sad for me to type one of my all time favorits Mike Awesome has passed.

From what I read he hung himself this past weekend.

Some of my favorite Awesome moments...December '99 Masato Tanaka title changes, N@R '99 Tanaka match, GAC '00 Spike match, All the FMW stuff, The jump to WCW, Spring Stamped '00 vs Scott Steiner, Powerbome of ICP on that 70s' bus, Powerbomb of Rhyno on a ladder at the start of the invasion,,,even the fat chick thrilla, that 70s guy, team canada, he mad it all work with his style in the ring.

Thanks for the Awesome matches, he will forever be remembered to me as an all time favorite.

Fallon

02-19-2007, 12:02 PM

He was great when ECW was near the end.

Clutch

02-19-2007, 12:11 PM

lleeder wrote: Will they acknowledge his passing on Raw tonight?  It's on the main page on WWE.com ... you figure something will be done, maybe a 10 second piece .. should be done on both RAW AND EcW's show ...

02-19-2007, 12:19 PM

Let' see what Styles has to say about it if anything at all.  He's been very vocal about his rabid hatred for him after what he did to the title.

reillyluck

02-19-2007, 12:21 PM

MJ wrote: Let' see what Styles has to say about it if anything at all.  He's been very vocal about his rabid hatred for him after what he did to the title. wont happen.  consider that bit done.

Don Stugots

02-19-2007, 12:22 PM

without a doubt, he will be praised for his in ring action and abilities.  nothing will be said about him ruining the ECW title. 

02-19-2007, 12:23 PM

I figured as much, just curious to see if he gives his "thoughts and prayers" or just leaves it alone and lets Taz handle the announcement.

Don Stugots

02-19-2007, 01:16 PM

MJ wrote: I figured as much, just curious to see if he gives his "thoughts and prayers" or just leaves it alone and lets Taz handle the announcement. styles is stealing my bit?

02-19-2007, 01:17 PM

In a way I feel like we're all stealing your bits Mr. Stugots.  After all, who doesn't want to be like the Don?

Don Stugots

02-19-2007, 01:21 PM

MJ wrote: In a way I feel like we're all stealing your bits Mr. Stugots. After all, who doesn't want to be like the Don? haha.  no, i have only one bit and that is tony danza and i stole that from anthony.

Dan G

02-19-2007, 01:29 PM

I'm sure Taz will get a few calls about this tonight.

burrben

02-19-2007, 01:32 PM

jesus, we're losing them at a quick rate. RIP man

Bob Impact

02-19-2007, 01:42 PM

That sucks, I like him.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJvZQ_r5XkQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJvZQ_r5XkQ </a>

samnyc

02-19-2007, 01:45 PM

Maybe he will wrestle Bam Bam Bigelow in heaven.

Crippler

02-19-2007, 02:02 PM

I'm not sure if it's more or less sad that he took his own life.  I thought he was one of those guys who would last forever in Japan, but I guess your schtick gets old over there too.  No matter how much venom I had for him after what he did in ECW, this is such a shame.

dolemyte

02-19-2007, 02:14 PM

Damn...always thought he was a great wrestler when given the chance... This is real sad, even sadder if it was suicide...

King Hippos Bandaid

02-19-2007, 02:27 PM

Awsome was  Great in ECWKinda Funny as the "Fat Chick Thriller"or that 70s Guy Not Utilized in the WWE, even though  Mcmahon has a "Hoss" Fetish  RIP  Hope it wasnt drugs

Dash77

02-19-2007, 02:35 PM

RIP big man.

Tenbatsuzen

02-19-2007, 02:36 PM

Apparently the body will do a 10-second squash to Tazz during the viewing.

Tenbatsuzen

02-19-2007, 02:37 PM

And then Masato Tanaka will splash through the coffin.

Don Stugots

02-19-2007, 02:41 PM

fezhaspeaked wrote: Not Utilized in the WWE, even though Mcmahon has a "Hoss" Fetish   hoss fetish?

King Hippos Bandaid

02-19-2007, 02:49 PM

Don Stugots wrote: fezhaspeaked wrote: Not Utilized in the WWE, even though Mcmahon has a "Hoss" Fetish  hoss fetish?Hoss is also a <a href="http://null/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">professional wrestling</a> term, <a href="http://null/wiki/Professional_wrestling_slang" title="Professional wrestling slang">slang</a> for a large professional wrestler with a well-built body, but often with little technical wrestling ability and sometimes not much charisma. Hosses are nearly always disliked by the <a href="http://null/wiki/Smark" title="Smark">smark</a> community. They are hired mainly for their size. A model example of this is <a href="http://null/wiki/Jorge_Gonzales" title="Jorge Gonzales">Giant Gonzales</a>From Wikipedia,  Vince hires them at a Rapid Pace.  BrocK Lesner Matt Morgan  Nathan Jones Great Khali I can go on and on

Don Stugots

02-19-2007, 02:52 PM

fezhaspeaked wrote: Don Stugots wrote: fezhaspeaked wrote: Not Utilized in the WWE, even though Mcmahon has a "Hoss" Fetish hoss fetish?Hoss is also a <a href="http://null/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">professional wrestling</a> term, <a href="http://null/wiki/Professional_wrestling_slang" title="Professional wrestling slang">slang</a> for a large professional wrestler with a well-built body, but often with little technical wrestling ability and sometimes not much charisma. Hosses are nearly always disliked by the <a href="http://null/wiki/Smark" title="Smark">smark</a> community. They are hired mainly for their size. A model example of this is <a href="http://null/wiki/Jorge_Gonzales" title="Jorge Gonzales">Giant Gonzales</a>From Wikipedia, Vince hires them at a Rapid Pace. BrocK Lesner Matt Morgan Nathan Jones Great Khali I can go on and on i thought that is what it meant but i never heard it for some reason.

samnyc

02-19-2007, 04:44 PM

I think Awesome was the best power wrestler I've ever seen.  I was a wrestling fan between 1989 and 2002.  Awesome's run in FMW was awesome.  He relied a lot on his strength and size but he knew how to work a match, moreso than he receives credit for. For example, his matches with Masato Tanako never slowed down so that one or the other could call a spot.  The awesome bomb was probably the most feared finisher in the late nineties.  Awesome couildn't keep up the pace when his knee injuries caught up to him no matter how much we worked through them. Awesome was one of my favorite wrestlers and I will miss him!

foodcourtdruide

02-19-2007, 06:11 PM

fezhaspeaked wrote: Awsome was  Great in ECWKinda Funny as the "Fat Chick Thriller"or that 70s Guy Not Utilized in the WWE, even though  Mcmahon has a "Hoss" Fetish  RIP  Hope it wasnt drugsMike Awesome was one of the best wrestlers in ECW. He was not a Hoss, he was the real deal. Have you seen his matches with Tanaka?!

ponelas park townie

02-19-2007, 08:27 PM

I hope Lance Storm does the eulogy."If I can be serious for a moment..."

Doctor Z

02-19-2007, 08:36 PM

Can scientists just officially classify Wrestlers as a different species with a lower life expectancy?

King Hippos Bandaid

02-20-2007, 09:34 AM

foodcourtdruide wrote: fezhaspeaked wrote: Awsome was  Great in ECWKinda Funny as the "Fat Chick Thriller"or that 70s Guy Not Utilized in the WWE, even though  Mcmahon has a "Hoss" Fetish  RIP  Hope it wasnt drugsMike Awesome was one of the best wrestlers in ECW. He was not a Hoss, he was the real deal. Have you seen his matches with Tanaka?! True but he was a Joke leading up to the Purchase of WCW,  ECW was a thing of the past after all the WCW Gimmicks

torker

02-24-2007, 01:27 PM

Tenbatsuzen wrote: And then Masato Tanaka will splash through the coffin. Thanks for bringing some much needed levity to this sad occassion.                      <img src="http://www.highspots.com/images/images_125/awesome_shoot.jpg" border="0" width="204" height="140" />RIP, Big Man.