Maximum Capacity
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Michael Stanco is an American
professional wrestler, better known as Maximum Capacity, and is billed in many independent promotions as the "World's Largest Athlete".
, Maximum Capacity trained at the School Of Hard Knocks under former WWF
preliminary wrestler Rusty Brooks
. Billy Fives
also played a large role in training Max. He taught him a lot of grappling, submission moves that Fives was famous for in Japan. Max used to work as a bodyguard and bouncer at many of South Florida's finest nightclubs. Capacity gave up this line of work when he was involved in a very dangerous bar incident and took up wrestling.
Capacity began working for the now defunct Future of Wrestling
in January 2001. He quickly became their number one heel. During his time in FOW, Max faced the likes of Jerry "The King" Lawler
, Barry Horowitz
and Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Max was defeated for the FOW Hardcore Title by Horowitz in 2002.
Max worked against Chris Raaber for the EWA World Heavyweight Championship in Leoben
, Austria
in November 2003.
After taking 2½ years off due to injuries, Capacity returned to the ring for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX
in Japan
in October 2006.
He did a 10 match tour throughout Japan
. During this tour he faced the likes of Masato Tanaka
, Shinjiro Otani and Takao Ōmori
.
After his return to America
, Max began working for D1PW in Davie, FL. D1PW has thus since begun an invasion angle with a North Carolina
based company called WCEW. Maximum Capacity defeated Tommy Vandal on July 21, 2007 for their Extreme Title.
Max just completed another overseas tour. Wrestling in Tuggen, Switzerland on May 23, 2009 vs Jamie Gardner for the WWPW Heavyweight title.
in 2001 called 3 Pigs and A Trailer. This has since gone on to become a Springer Classic. Max has also appeared on numerous TV Wrestling shows throughout Europe
, Asia
and America
. Max has also appeared on Germany's largest TV station RTL, when they did a featured story on him in 2003 when he wrestled in Austria.
Max has just completed filming on his first movie. Death Print is set to be released in the spring of 2009.
Max was involved in the Celebrity Boxing 25 show at the Hard Rock Casino Passions nightclub where Jose Canseco sent his brother Ozzie instead. Max wrestled the opening match vs Jordan Rayner on March 26, 2011. Max is scheduled to work the June 4, 2011 show for promoter Damon Feldman when they return to South Florida.
United States
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professional wrestler, better known as Maximum Capacity, and is billed in many independent promotions as the "World's Largest Athlete".
Wrestling career
Born in Newark, New JerseyNewark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
, Maximum Capacity trained at the School Of Hard Knocks under former WWF
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
preliminary wrestler Rusty Brooks
Rusty Brooks
Kurt Koski is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Rusty Brooks. He has competed in several North American independent promotions, including International World Class Championship Wrestling, Florida Championship Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance...
. Billy Fives
Billy Fives
Billy Fives is an American professional wrestler and former shoot fighter who has competed in North American independent promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, East Coast Wrestling Alliance, Major League Wrestling and the X Wrestling Federation as well as toured South America, the Caribbean,...
also played a large role in training Max. He taught him a lot of grappling, submission moves that Fives was famous for in Japan. Max used to work as a bodyguard and bouncer at many of South Florida's finest nightclubs. Capacity gave up this line of work when he was involved in a very dangerous bar incident and took up wrestling.
Capacity began working for the now defunct Future of Wrestling
Future of Wrestling
Future of Wrestling is an American independent wrestling promotion based in southern Florida starting during the late 1990s. Founded by Bobby Rogers, the promotion was a predecessor of Full Impact Pro, Independent Pro Wrestling and NWA Florida and featured several top independent wrestlers...
in January 2001. He quickly became their number one heel. During his time in FOW, Max faced the likes of Jerry "The King" Lawler
Jerry Lawler
Jerry O'Neil Lawler is an American professional wrestler, wrestling commentator, musician, businessman, commercial artist and film actor, known throughout the wrestling world as Jerry "The King" Lawler. He is currently signed to WWE, working on its Raw brand as the color commentator and occasional...
, Barry Horowitz
Barry Horowitz
Barry Horowitz is an American professional wrestler, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation.-Career:Horowitz, who is Jewish, attended Florida State University, where he studied sports nutrition and wrestled...
and Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Max was defeated for the FOW Hardcore Title by Horowitz in 2002.
Max worked against Chris Raaber for the EWA World Heavyweight Championship in Leoben
Leoben
Leoben is a Styrian city in central Austria, located by the Mur river. With a population of about 25,000 it is a local industrial center and hosts the University of Leoben which specialises in mining...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
in November 2003.
After taking 2½ years off due to injuries, Capacity returned to the ring for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX
Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX
Pro Wrestling Zero1 , formerly known as Pro Wrestling Zero-One and Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max, is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 2001. It was affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance from 2001 until late 2004 and again from 2011 onwards...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in October 2006.
He did a 10 match tour throughout Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. During this tour he faced the likes of Masato Tanaka
Masato Tanaka
Masato Tanaka is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling in Japan and in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the United States where he was a one-time world champion, having won the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once...
, Shinjiro Otani and Takao Ōmori
Takao Omori
is a Japanese semi-retired professional wrestler, currently competing for New Japan Pro Wrestling. He has formerly competed in All Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Zero1.-All Japan Pro Wrestling :...
.
After his return to America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Max began working for D1PW in Davie, FL. D1PW has thus since begun an invasion angle with a North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
based company called WCEW. Maximum Capacity defeated Tommy Vandal on July 21, 2007 for their Extreme Title.
Max just completed another overseas tour. Wrestling in Tuggen, Switzerland on May 23, 2009 vs Jamie Gardner for the WWPW Heavyweight title.
TV and Movie career
Maximum Capacity did a very successful episode of The Jerry Springer ShowThe Jerry Springer Show
The Jerry Springer Show is a syndicated television tabloid talk show hosted by Jerry Springer, a former politician, broadcast in the United States and other countries...
in 2001 called 3 Pigs and A Trailer. This has since gone on to become a Springer Classic. Max has also appeared on numerous TV Wrestling shows throughout Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and America
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
. Max has also appeared on Germany's largest TV station RTL, when they did a featured story on him in 2003 when he wrestled in Austria.
Max has just completed filming on his first movie. Death Print is set to be released in the spring of 2009.
Max was involved in the Celebrity Boxing 25 show at the Hard Rock Casino Passions nightclub where Jose Canseco sent his brother Ozzie instead. Max wrestled the opening match vs Jordan Rayner on March 26, 2011. Max is scheduled to work the June 4, 2011 show for promoter Damon Feldman when they return to South Florida.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Overload (Belly to belly suplex)
- Maxfactor (Big splash)
- Maximizer (Walking elbow drop)
- Signature moves
- Corner body avalanche
- Walking on a fallen opponent's stomach
- Delayed scoop slam
- Sidewalk slam
- Headbutt drop
- HandspringHandspring (gymnastics)A handspring is an acrobatic move in which a person executes a complete revolution of the body by lunging headfirst from an upright position into a handstand and then pushing off from the floor with the hands so as to leap back to an upright position. Handsprings are performed in various physical...
over the opponent - Clothesline
- Nicknames
- The World's Largest Athlete
Championships and accomplishments
- Future of WrestlingFuture of WrestlingFuture of Wrestling is an American independent wrestling promotion based in southern Florida starting during the late 1990s. Founded by Bobby Rogers, the promotion was a predecessor of Full Impact Pro, Independent Pro Wrestling and NWA Florida and featured several top independent wrestlers...
- FOW Hardcore ChampionshipFOW Hardcore ChampionshipThe FOW Hardcore Championship was a professional wrestling title in American independent promotion Future of Wrestling. The title was created when "Mr. Extreme" Pat McGuire won the title in Oakland Park, Florida on October 8, 1998. It was defended throughout southern Florida, most often in Oakland...
(1 time) - World Class Extreme Wrestling
- WCEW Extreme Championship (1 time)