Mike Boyette
| Mike Boyette | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Michael Bowyer |
| Born | April 24, 1943 San Diego, California |
| Trained by | Eddie Sharkey Verne Gagne |
| Debut | 1966[1] |
| Retired | 1988 |
Michael Bowyer[1] (April 24, 1943 – December 6, 2012), also known by the ring name Mike "The California Hippie" Boyette, was an American professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1966.[2]
Early life
Boyette was born in
Professional wrestling career
In 1966, Boyette began his wrestling career and was trained by Eddie Sharkey and Verne Gagne. He became second in all three United States Tag Team title competitions. In the early 80's he was given a push in Southwest Championship Wrestling as Grenade Boyer, a heel character who could "explode" at any time. The character was not popular and Boyette was relegated to jobber. In 1985, Boyette wrestled in the Universal Wrestling Federation and had a total of 197 losses.[1]
Boyette died in Alabama, survived by his daughter Kristi Bowyer and 2 sons, Lance & Steve. He had 7 grandchildren & 4 great grandchildren.
Championships and accomplishments
- Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
- NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship(4 times)
- NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Bearcat Brown, Frank Dalton and Ken Lucas
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (8 times) – with Cowboy Bob Kelly, Ken Lucas, Calvin Pullins (2), Mickey Doyle (2) and The Wrestling Pro (2)
- NWA Mid-America
- NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- City of Mobile Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (Alabama version) (1 time) – with Mickey Doyle
References
- General
- Laffere, Charles (2004). "The Man... the Legend... the Hippy". Kayfabememories.com.
- Oliver, Greg (December 7, 2012). "Mike "The Hippie" Boyette dies". Canadian Online Explorer. SLAM! Sports. Archived from the originalon June 25, 2016.
- Powell, Jason (December 8, 2012). "WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross on the death of Mike Boyette". Prowrestling.net.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mike Boyette - Wrestling Profiles". Obsessed With Wrestling. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ "Remembering professional wrestling's "Hippie," Mike Boyette". The Alabama News. Retrieved December 8, 2012.