Sep 11, 2015 a deal was struck between paul heyman and eric bischoff to have mike awesome do the right thing and lose the ecw title on tv. Great work by a few wcw diehards on here finding the older themes. Mike awesome could have breathed some new life into that companys main event scene, to be honest. On february 17, 2007, former ecw world heavyweight champion mike awesome committed suicide at the age of 42. The clash between goldberg and diamond dallas page over the wcw world championship at halloween havoc 1998 was far from a mat wrestling classic, but it had the crowd at the edge of their seats all the same. I dont know how great he would have come off on the mic in wcw, but he had the inring brutal brawler down. They would take a song and change it up enough so they wouldnt get sued but some of them are very close to the song.
That took us to mike tenay, tony schiavone, and bobby the brain heenan, who told us that said main event was now no disqualification. The ecw toy series manufactured by original san francisco toymakers released a mike awesome action figure in 2000. The guy was a phenomenal athlete for someone of his size, but his style never would have worked in wwe or wcw on a mainevent level. Originally, wcw was a member of the national wrestling alliance nwa, which had numerous member promotions. In fact, the guitar work on wcws take on pomp and circumstance was very reminiscent of queens brian. Til hulk hogan got mike awesome a job at wcw because theyre. Wcw entrance themes and the songs they ripped off rate your. Mike awesome and alex wright wcw championship booker t champion d. Rising up from a land of the gator hes a modern day gladiator sixfootsix angry and mean, a living breathing war machine made his name in the rising sun with blood soaked battles that he won. Awesome never had a big run in the united states outside of ecw, but he did make a ton of money in japan during the bulk of his career and again at the end in wcw. The legendary frank zappa had a hand in writing it but he couldnt save mr. Although jacks awesome wwe theme was actually just a stock track that had also been used in an adultfilm mcmahon proved that whether original or stock, the wwes tunes.
Awesome pinned rhyno and became the first wcw employee to win a wwf championship. Classic wcw wrestlers all the classic wcw wrestlers. Since a lot of guys had multiple themes id tried to include the best versions along with some well known songs from blasts from the past. Wcw millennium final events database cagematch the. On april th, 2000, mike awesome was escorted by wcw security to the ecw event in indianapolis, indiana. You have to be a confident person to choose awesome to be part of your wrestling name, and in the ring, mike awesome, or michael alfonso, definitely carried himself with confidence. Michael lee alfonso january 24, 1965 february 17, 2007 was an american professional wrestler best known for wrestling with extreme championship wrestling, world championship wrestling and the wwfwwe best known under the ring name mike awesome. Based in atlanta, georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the national wrestling alliance nwa, named jim crockett promotions until november 1988, when ted turner and his turner broadcasting purchased the promotion, renaming it world championship wrestling. He was denied access into the ecw locker room to change. Mike awesome the biggest wasted talent who ever was. Leading promotions such as fmw and ecw to new heights of popularity and notiriety holding the ecw world heavyweight and world tag team titles and the highly prestigious fmw doubles.
A deal was struck between paul heyman and eric bischoff to have mike awesome do the right thing and lose the ecw title on tv. He was a big dude, athletic and probably could have gotten pretty over. Wcws mike awesome defends the ecw world championship against wwes tazz. Our show tonight began with a video looking at the recent dissension within the ranks of the new world order and how that might possibly effect tonights main event between macho man randy savage and sting. There once was a time when world championship wrestling pay per views were about as a good as pro wrestling got in north america. Bayley fires back for smackdown after team baszler earns the wargames advantage. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here.
If you dont know, you better find out the wolfpac here to prove a point number 1, just believe that you dont want to mess with them ill be your forward gun come in the ring, and then youre never walkin out again chorus dont turn your back on the wolfpac dont turn your back on the wolfpac dont turn your back on the wolfpac. Wcw s mike awesome defends the ecw world championship against wwes tazz. In 1995, two wrestling companies squared off on monday night television to compete head to head in an unprecedented confrontation. Wcw nitro 3 hours and 00 minutes movie 2004 now it can be told. The stable came about as a result of the wwfs purchase of world championship wrestling wcw in march 2001. World championship wrestling 20002001 on april 10, 2000, awesome made a surprise appearance on wcw monday nitroaiding the new blood by attacking kevin nashwhile still reigning as ecw world champion. The nwa operated many tag team championships before one prime tag team title was established in 1992.
Classic wcw wrestlers including hollywood hulk hogan, ultimo dragon, andre the giant, ric flair, the honky tonk man, perry saturn, hacksaw jim duggan, curt hennig, rick rude, rick martel, ricky steamboat, jake the snake, raven and so many more. I just got finished uploading my entire wcw theming library, so i thought you guys might want a piece of the action. The extreme championship wrestling ecw name was brought in later to help boost the presence of. However, some of harts other wcw music has been edited out and replaced ddps self high five theme, shane douglass 200001 theme. Uncaged ii is a compilation album of unreleased professional wrestling entrance theme songs which was released by wwe on march 21, 2017 on online music stores. The alliance, also known as team wcwecw and the coalition, was a professional wrestling stable in the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe that lasted from july to november 2001 the stable came about as a result of the wwfs purchase of world championship wrestling wcw in march 2001. A wcw action figure of awesome was released by toy biz in 2001. From novelty tracks like rap is crap by the west texas rednecks and american males to the amazing crow sting theme and hart and helms awesome take on the four horsemen theme, the musical diversity on this album speaks volumes for harts musical talents.
Timeline 1989 nwawcw jim cornette 2 disc youshoot rikishi youshoot kevin nash 2 disc youshoot sunny. Stings 1st wcwnwa theme song rattlesnake whip please follow. Minerlee show gary englands tornado alley mmagasinpodden fairweather poetry jawns. Wcw entrance themes and the songs they ripped off rate. The video of that event on youtube had a great quote. The list reflects wwe networks availability as of friday, feb. All 151 ppv nwa wcw 19832001 vhsrip tvrip 320240 eng. During the course of his 17year career, the heavyweight won the ecw world heavyweight championship twice and the wwf hardcore championship twice. In birmingham on july 10th, awesome was upset by jeff hardy during a television taping and lost the belt.
Mike awesome simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dec 08, 2015 you have to be a confident person to choose awesome to be part of your wrestling name, and in the ring, mike awesome, or michael alfonso, definitely carried himself with confidence. The man called sting, the many production music tracks wcw used e. The contest brought fans on an emotional tilt awhirl thanks to a missed spear that left the undefeated goldberg looking vulnerable for the first time in his career.
A generic theme when you get right down to it, but its a nice throwback to the attitude era, when the opening notes were immediately identifiable and put you on notice. Notes on wwes money in the bank ladder matches at wwe hq. Most of the wcw theme music that jimmy hart wrote is included on the wcw ppvswolfpac, 3 count, disco inferno. Bang bang from becoming just another mediocre piece of fuzz. Mike awesome has been a proven commodity over the years. Ajpw ajpw opening theme akira taue eclipse bruiser brody immigrant song ajpw cover. Awesomes friend lance storm has said that he had refused to sign a new contract with ecw until paul heyman paid him overdue wages. Mike awesome defeats alex wright and billy kidman and brian adams and bryan clarke and disqo and elix skipper and fit finlay and general rection and konnan and kwee wee and lance storm and mark jindrak and mike sanders and norman smiley and rey mysterio jr. Showing us his amazing inring ability that showcased dazzling high flying,explosive power moves, and out of control hardcore brawling. If anyone has any other production theme titles, or any of the missing names, please contact me and i will immediately post them.
Team red ready for war against smackdown and nxt at survivor series. All wwe wrestlers welcomes you to classic wcw wrestlers. The alliance, also known as team wcwecw and the coalition, was a professional wrestling stable in the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe that lasted from july to november 2001. Mikes last match in wwe was in 2005 at ecw one night stand where he defeated masato tanaka by powerbombing him to the outside through a. The album was originally scheduled to be released on march 17, 2017, but was delayed for unknown reasons. Eric bischoff shoots on signing mike awesome while hes the ecw champion. When ecw reorganized and formed an alliance with wcw, awesome joined paul heymans group once again. Nov 28, 2016 wcw as the saying goes, if it aint broke, dont fix it.
He was best known for his appearances with the american professional wrestling promotions extreme championship wrestling, world championship wrestling and the world wrestling federationentertainment under the ring name mike awesome and for his appearances in japan with frontier martialarts. Wwe intercontinental title vacated, tournament to begin this friday on smackdown. World championship wrestling wcw was an american professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Alfonso attended king high school in tampa, florida and trained at. Disappointingly, a few hart tracks that were blatant knockoffs i. Sure, there had often been lacklustre main events featuring pasttheirprime stars doing the bare minimum to string a match together, but before that, you could more or less always count on a worldclass undercard to. Buy wcw unleashed mike awesome by toy biz 2001 by out of production figure. Classic wcw wrestlers provides all the classic wcw wrestlers from the pass. Vince russos crowning moment of awesome better known as the only good thing russos ever done came at bash at the beach 2000, when he became so fed up with the backstage politics that had crippled wcw for years that he turned it into a worked shoot angle that turned more shoot than work. Lyrics mike awesome ecw theme awesome bomb lyrics in. Til hulk hogan got mike awesome a job at wcw because they.
Featured software all software latest this just in old school emulation msdos games historical software classic pc games software library. Remembering mike awesomes legacy in prowrestling wwf. Konnan with tygress takes on mike awesome in singles action in a hair versus hair battle. The wcw world tag team championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested for in world championship wrestling wcw. Wwe all super stars entrance mp3 high quality theme music 88 songs 185mb 185 mb. Wcw as the saying goes, if it aint broke, dont fix it. Classical music and metalhard rock licks can mix quite well with each other, and to be fair to macho man randy savage and his wcw theme, it wasnt all that bad. The 50 greatest wrestling themes consequence of sound. I think its partially or mostly the fault of the mouth of the south jimmy hart. Remembering mike awesomes legacy in prowrestling wwf old. Leading promotions such as fmw and ecw to new heights of popularity and notiriety holding the ecw world heavyweight and world tag team titles and the highly prestigious fmw.