Mike Maverick
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Mike Maverick | |
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Birth name | Michael Howell |
Born | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | December 9, 1968
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Mike Maverick Jack Dupp Mike Howell Mike Powell Mike Hard[1] |
Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[2] |
Billed weight | 264 lb (120 kg) |
Billed from | Lizard Lick, North Carolina (as Jack Dupp)[citation needed] |
Trained by | Gene Anderson Nelson Royal |
Debut | 1986 |
Retired | 2001 |
Michael Howell (born December 9, 1968) is an American
.Howell was also a member of The
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1989-1997)
Maverick began his wrestling career in 1986. He would wrestle for the
He continued to work in the independents in the Carolinas.Serial Thrillaz (1997–1999)
Maverick began calling himself "Big Daddy" Mike Maverick, and
The Dupps (1999–2001)
In the summer of 1999, the then reigning SCW Tag Team Champions, The Serial Thrillaz, broke up when Shane Helms left SCW for World Championship Wrestling[5] and saw Helms give his half of the title to Happer. He and Mike Maverick defended the titles together for a short time before changing their names to Bo and Jack Dupp respectively.[citation needed]
It was during this period that Happer, along with Maverick and Cham Pain, sent a tape to
Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999–2000)
The Dupps made their official ECW debut on November 27, 1999, at the
They feuded with
World Wrestling Federation (2000–2001)
Despite being promised contracts with ECW, Happer and Maverick instead decided to accept a contract offer with the
One of their first matches for the WWF was against Rob Conway and Danny Dominion, who they defeated, at the sold-out All-State Arena in Chicago on March 20, 2000. They returned to the All-State Arena six months later where they defeated the Texas Hangmen.[17] They had matches against Kai En Tai, Just Joe, Joey Abs and the APA.[18]
Memphis Championship Wrestling (2000–2001)
The Dupps were sent to Memphis Championship Wrestling in late 2000. On October 14, 2000, they teamed with
The Dupps also faced teams such as
Later career (2001)
After the breakup of the Dupps, Maverick changed his name to Mike Hard for in
Championships and accomplishments
- CWF Mid-Atlantic
- CWF Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bo Dupp[19][20]
- Memphis Championship Wrestling
- MCW Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bo and Puck Dupp[9][21]
- New Dimension Wrestling
- NDW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shane Helms[23]
- OMEGA
- OMEGA Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Otto Schwanz (1) and Shane Helms (2)[8]
- Southern Championship Wrestling
- SCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bo Dupp (1) and Shane Helms (1)[8][24]
References
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- ^ a b c "Football Alumnus Goes "Extreme"". Georgetown Football: 1999–2000 Off-Season News Archive. HoyaSaxa.com. November 27, 2000. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
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- ^ a b "CWF Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title". The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo. Wrestling-Titles.com. 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
- ^ a b Sawyer, Grant (2011). "CWF Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Solie.org. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
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