Mike Davis (wrestler)

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Mike Davis
Lars Anderson[1]
Vince Castelli[1]
Debut1977[1]
Retired2000

Michael Davis (November 2, 1955– December 25, 2001) was an American

Tommy Lane which lasted several years.[1] The RPM's were one of the best-known heel tag teams throughout the southern United States in promotions such as World Class Championship Wrestling and the Continental Wrestling Association based out of Memphis. Mike Davis was also a member of Kevin Sullivan's faction known as the Army of Darkness.[1]

Career

Trained by both Lars Anderson and Vince Castelli, Mike Davis got his start in Eddie Graham's Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) promotion.[1] He found himself working as a member of Kevin Sullivan's faction, known collectively as the Army of Darkness.[1] In both 1983 and 1984, he spent a few months working for the promotions All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. At the 1984 Starrcade event, he lost the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title to Denny Brown (whom he was an admirer of).[2][3]

Davis formed a tag team known as the Rock 'n' Roll RPMs with

bandanas
, The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs were glorified for their finishing move "The Spandex Splits", which would eventually turn out to be outlawed as the move caused extensive neck injuries.

They had feuds with several teams, including another "Rock 'n' Roll" tag team known as the

Chavo, and Mando Guerrero at the only AWA pay-per-view SuperClash III.[1]

Davis made appearances for the

World Wrestling Federation in 1989 and 1990, working as a jobber, losing to the likes of Jim Duggan, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and The Rockers.[7][8] It was during this time he worked for the United States Wrestling Association in Memphis. After the demise of World Class, Davis and Lane moved on to World Championship Wrestling, where they were used as jobbers. Davis later entered the Global Wrestling Federation, where in 1991, he claimed to have returned to Earth with a "Moon Rock" after he made a bungee jump following a "Bungee" match between Chaz Taylor and Steven Dane outside the Dallas Sportatorium. Mike Davis formed another tag team, this time with his brother Tom Davis known collectively as the Dirty Davis Brothers.[1] In 1995, Davis returned to WCW to work once again as a 'jobber to the stars', featuring on the WCW Saturday Night program. He also returned to Japan to work for and make appearances in Big Japan Pro Wrestling. In 1998, he returned to the WWF in a dark match, losing to John Tenta.[9] He continued working in the independent circuit
in Texas until wrestling his last match in 2000.

Death

On December 25, 2001, in Granbury, Texas, he told his wife that he was not feeling well. Later that night, Davis died of a massive heart attack at the age of 46, [1][10] He was the third World Class wrestler to die in six months (following the deaths of Terry Gordy and Chris Adams in July and October respectively).

Championships and accomplishments

  • Big D Wrestling
  • Big D Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Terry Simms[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Mike Davis profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  2. ^ "Starrcade". www.prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  3. ^ "Downtown Denny Brown never gave up". Slam Wrestling. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  4. ^ "Rock'n'Roll RPMs - OWW". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  5. ISBN 978-1-77090-557-3
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  6. ISBN 978-0-7434-9380-2
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  7. ^ "Mike Davis - 1989 WWF Matches".
  8. ^ "Mike Davis - 1990 WWF Matches".
  9. ^ "Mike Davis - 1998 WWF Matches".
  10. ISBN 978-0-8065-3562-3
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  11. ^
    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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  12. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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  13. ^ "Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

External links

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