Mike Rotunda
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Lawrence Michael "Mike" Rotunda (born March 30, 1958) is a former American
professional wrestler
, perhaps best known under the name Irwin R. Schyster or I.R.S.
for short. He is currently signed with WWE working as a road agent and making occasional appearances on WWE shows as Irwin R. Schyster.
, Rotunda began wrestling in 1981 as a face
in Florida Championship Wrestling. He often teamed
with his real life brother-in-law
, Barry Windham
.
as the U.S. Express
in 1984. They won the WWF World Tag Team Championships twice, first winning them from Dick Murdoch
and Adrian Adonis
in January 1985. The US Express' most notable feud
was with The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff
, to whom they lost the tag titles to at the first WrestleMania
. The US Express regained the belts in June 1985, but lost them two months later to Brutus Beefcake
and Greg Valentine
. Windham left the WWF soon after. Rotunda continued to wrestle in singles until he eventually left the WWF himself in early 1986.
to wrestle at Wrestlerock 86
on April 20, 1986, where they won against the Fabulous Ones. The team did not stay long as Windham left the AWA almost as soon as he came in. Rotundo stayed around for a few more months with minimal success.
as a new version of "The U.S. Express", but they were more or less used as a jobber team against up and coming teams such as Demolition in house shows. They were not considered top contenders.
in March. There, he feuded with Sir Oliver Humperdink's
"Shock Troops".
Later in the year, Rotunda joined the National Wrestling Alliance
affiliate Jim Crockett Promotions
, where he lingered at mid-card level as a face before turning heel
and joining Kevin Sullivan's
Varsity Club
, a group of wrestlers with amateur wrestling
credentials. Rotunda began bickering with fellow Varsity Club member Rick Steiner
, a graduate of the University of Michigan
, over which of the two had a superior alma mater
. This in turn led to the two arguing over which of them was the superior wrestler.
Rotunda went on to win the NWA World Television Championship
from Nikita Koloff
in January 1988 and subsequently gave the Florida title to Steiner. He then began a feud with Jimmy Garvin
because Sullivan wanted Garvin's wife Precious. Steiner eventually left the group and began feuding with Rotunda, with the enemies trading the Television Championship before Rotunda lost the title to Sting
.
"Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Dan Spivey
joined the Varsity Club in late 1988, and Rotunda teamed with Williams to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship
s from the Road Warriors
. Referee Theodore Long
turned heel during the match and administered a fast count, enabling Rotunda and Williams to overcome the champions. Long went on to become a manager
following the controversial officiating.
In May 1989, Williams and Rotunda were stripped of their titles and shortly after Sullivan and Rotunda concluded a feud with the Steiner Brothers Rotunda briefly left the NWA. He returned in 1990 as a face, using the maritime
gimmick Captain Mike Rotunda. He formed a "crew" consisting of Abdullah the Butcher
and Norman the Lunatic
and feuded with Kevin Sullivan's new stable, "Sullivan's Slaughterhouse" (Cactus Jack
, Buzz Sawyer
, and Bam Bam Bigelow).
In mid-1990, Rotunda turned heel again and became Michael Wallstreet with Alexandra York
and her computer
as his manager. They founded the York Foundation
. The two would claim to have the ability to pick how to win the match and how long it would take for Wallstreet to become victorious. In this brief run he was undefeated and often a timer was present on screen to further the duo's claim. The partnership was a brief one, as Rotunda left the NWA for a bigger role in the WWF in early 1991.
-man" gimmick (he was portrayed as a former IRS tax collector from Washington, D.C.
) who harassed all of the faces and fans, urging them to pay their taxes. He was, however, a sound technician in the ring, and was a serious challenger to Bret Hart
for the Intercontinental Championship
. He had a short-lived feud with The Big Bossman in the fall of 1991, accusing the Bossman of being a "Tax Cheat" for not paying the taxes for the law.
He would later form the team of "Money Inc.
" with Ted DiBiase
and together the two men won the WWF World Tag Team Championship a further three times. Money Inc.'s first title reign was at the expense of the Road Warriors (using the name "the Legion of Doom" in their WWF stint), making Rotunda the only tag team wrestler to defeat the Warriors twice for Tag Team titles.
After Money Inc. was disbanded due to Ted DiBiase retiring from wrestling on a performing basis, Rotunda went back to singles wrestling. Rotunda's biggest singles feud was with Razor Ramon
. He also engaged in a feud with Tatanka
, who he accused of failing to pay a gift tax on a sacred headdress. Rotunda would join Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation
stable, going on to often team with fellow member Bam Bam Bigelow while trying to regain tag team gold. Rotunda later refocused again on singles wrestling, feuding with The Undertaker in a long rivalry, with both gaining momentum leading up to their clash at the 1995 Royal Rumble
. This included I.R.S. defeating many jobbers on Monday Night Raw
, re-possessing the headstone of a child, and also interfering in a Casket Match between The Undertaker and Yokozuna. When the two eventually squared off, the Undertaker was victorious following a chokeslam, but was thwarted when his urn was stolen after the match. Rotunda was then only used sparingly on WWF TV, with his final two appearances being a loss to Savio Vega
in a King of the Ring
qualifying match in June 1995, and then appearing as a lumberjack the following month at In Your House 2. Rotunda then left the WWF, resurfacing in World Championship Wrestling
as Michael Wallstreet in September 1995.
's real name: Vincent Kennedy McMahon. Rotunda used the name for nearly a year but didn't go far and was used in the low midcard with his only highlight being taken part in the 1996 Battlebowl where he teamed with Jim Duggan
and made it to the semi finals losing to Dick Slater
and Earl Robert Eaton
. Eventually Rotunda's name was changed to Michael Wallstreet and Mr. Wallstreet and in December 1996 he joined the nWo
after being offered a membership by former tag team partner: Ted Dibiase. Despite joining the nWo, Rotunda continued to remain in the low midcard with his only highlight being losing to Jeff Jarrett
at nWo Souled Out in January 1997. On the April 21st episode of Nitro, Rotunda was forced out of the nWo when his nWo contract was declared null and void by James J. Dillon
due to his WCW contract. Despite this, he still appeared with the nWo weeks later on the May 5th Nitro before finally acknowledging J.J. Dillon's authority and leaving the group soon after. Although no longer a member of the nWo, he openly expressed his contempt for WCW (frequently wearing anti-WCW t-shirts to the ring) and continued to compete in WCW until the summer when he left for New Japan Pro Wrestling
as WCW had a working relationship with them.
Rotunda returned to WCW at Starrcade 1999
when he reunited the Varsity Club with Rick Steiner and Kevin Sullivan as they teamed with Jim Duggan against The Revolution (Shane Douglas
, Dean Malenko
, Perry Saturn, and Asya). The Club lost when they abandoned Duggan during the match. Following Starrcade, Rotunda continued to wrestle in WCW but was never pushed. His only highlight was in early 2000, when he took part in a lethal lottery tournament for the vacated WCW World Tag Team Championship
where he was paired with Buzzkill
. The two defeated Dean Malenko and Konnan
in the first round but lost in the quarter finals to the The Harris Brothers. Rotunda eventually left WCW in the spring of 2000 and returned to Japan and made some appearances in the World Wrestling Council
in Puerto Rico.
, Rotunda wasn't used at Dome Shows and was left off New Japan's top tournaments such as the G1 Climax
and the Super Grade Tag League tournaments. Rotunda did participate in 2 tournaments. In May 1998, Rotunda teamed with Big Titan
in a tournament for the vacated IWGP Tag Team Championship but lost in the first round to Kensuke Sasaki
and Kazuo Yamazaki
. In September 1998, Rotunda teamed with Scott Norton
in a tournament to crown the #1 contenders for WCW World Tag Team Championships. Rotunda and Norton made it to the semi-finals where they lost to eventual winners Kensuke Sasaki and Yuji Nagata
.
By 1999, Masahiro Chono
left nWo Japan and formed a new group: Team 2000
. Rotunda along with nWo Sting would follow. Rotunda along with the rest of Team 2000 would feud with nWo Japan throughout 1999. By December, Rotunda left New Japan when he was called back to WCW.
in the summer of 2000 shortly after the Pro Wrestling NOAH
exodus. He reunited the Varsity Club this time with "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. Originally, Rotunda was pushed as he and Williams won the 2000 World's Strongest Tag League and also challenged for the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship
against Taiyo Kea
and Johnny Smith
on February 24, 2001 but lost. In late 2001, Rotunda returned to Team 2000 as part of the All Japan branch and returned to New Japan for one match on October 28, teaming with Chono to defeat Ten-Koji
. Rotunda finished the year teaming with Williams in the 2001 World's Strongest Tag League where they finished in 5th place with 6 points.
In January 2002, Keiji Mutoh
jumped to All Japan and eventually became the owner and president. With the arrival of Mutoh, a growing roster, and nagging injuries, Rotunda was no longer pushed and returned to the midcard. He entered the 2002 Champion's Carnival
but finished in 5th place with 3 points. Shortly after, Rotunda entered the Giant Baba Six Man Tag Team Tournament teaming with Steve Williams and Yoji Anjo
and the team ultimately made it to the semi-finals losing to Genichiro Tenryu
, Arashi
, and Nobutaka Araya. On July 20, 2002, Rotunda and Williams entered the Stan Hansen Cup 4 way but lost to Mike Barton and Jim Steele
with Rotunda getting pinned by Barton. In the fall, Rotunda and Williams entered the 2002 World's Strongest Tag League where they finished in 4th place with 9 points. Rotunda left All Japan in early 2003 after wrestling the New Year's Shining Series Tour.
throughout the 1990s until he retired to run a security
company with his wife in 2004.
Rotunda was rehired by WWE as a road agent in 2006, and has made face appearances (like some other retired wrestlers) as Irwin R. Schyster. One such appearance was on the August 6, 2007 edition of WWE Raw
; Mr. McMahon was discussing his IRS
troubles with Jonathan Coachman
, and when the conversation ended, Rotunda lowered the paper covering his face (The Financial Times) and revealed himself.
Rotunda appeared as I.R.S. on the December 10, 2007 15th Anniversary edition of Raw, winning a 15 man Battle Royal, only to be paid off by his former tag team partner Ted DiBiase to eliminate himself and give DiBiase the win.
On the March 10, 2008 episode of Raw, U.S. Express made an appearance in a rematch from WrestleMania I against Volkoff and The Iron Sheik. They were interrupted by diva Jillian Hall
, who offered to sing "Born in the USA" for them; however, she was given an airplane spin by Rotunda.
Rotunda appeared in the segment, "Top Rope Theatre" on WWE.com on February 19, 2009 talking to Kelly Kelly. In this online storyline he played a heel character once again and his arch enemy was "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
.
Rotunda appeared as I.R.S. on the September 7, 2009 edition of "Raw," of which Bob Barker
was the guest host. Rotunda was a contestant in a "pricing game" similar to the "One Bid" qualifying segment of The Price Is Right
along with Santino Marella, Jillian Hall
, and Chris Jericho
, and bid on a "Best of Smackdown" DVD. Rotunda bid $50.00 (including tax), but overbid as the DVD's actual retail price was $18.99. Chris Jericho won the pricing game with a bid of $1.00 (as erroneously proclaimed by Bob Barker). Rotunda was again one of the contestants during the second round of the pricing game as is the format of the "One Bid" segment. A.J. Pierzynski of the Chicago White Sox
filled in the vacated spot Chris Jericho held. This time the bid was for a travel package to WrestleMania XXVI
in Glendale, Arizona
. Rotunda bid $2,000.00 for the package. The actual retail price was $1,247.00, making Santino the winner after a bid of $1,200.00
Mike later appeared on an episode of Monday Night Raw as part of the 80's Legend Lumberjack match in which Christian defeated Ted Dibiase Jr.
Mike was on the May 5, 2010 Smackdown when he helped throw Drew McIntyre out of the arena.
On June 7, 2010 he appeared on Raw
as I.R.S. for a comedy segment in which he announced he had taken Jerry Lawler's Crown because he had not paid his taxes. On June 28, Rotunda who became a face again was one of the four people that came out to congratulate Ricky Steamboat's career, but were attacked by the Nexus.
, and the sister of wrestlers Barry
and Kendall Windham
. They have two sons, Windham and Taylor
, who are both professional wrestlers, currently working for WWE. The couple also has a daughter named Mika.
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professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
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, perhaps best known under the name Irwin R. Schyster or I.R.S.
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for short. He is currently signed with WWE working as a road agent and making occasional appearances on WWE shows as Irwin R. Schyster.
Before Professional Wrestling
Rotunda was a varsity wrestler for the Syracuse Orangemen in New York. While he was never an All American, he did win the EIWA Championships in 1981 at HWT.Career
After graduating from Syracuse UniversitySyracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
, Rotunda began wrestling in 1981 as a face
Face (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a babyface or face or in simple words, a fan favorite is a character who is portrayed as a heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analogous to villains...
in Florida Championship Wrestling. He often teamed
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
with his real life brother-in-law
Brother-in-law
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, Barry Windham
Barry Windham
Barry Clinton Windham is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. He is best known for his appearances with the National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling ....
.
World Wrestling Federation (1984–1986)
Rotunda and Windham joined the World Wrestling FederationWorld Wrestling Entertainment
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as the U.S. Express
U.S. Express
The U.S. Express was a professional wrestling tag team composed of Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham in the World Wrestling Federation. Windham was later replaced by Dan Spivey and the team was renamed the American Express.-Windham and Rotunda:...
in 1984. They won the WWF World Tag Team Championships twice, first winning them from Dick Murdoch
Dick Murdoch
Hoyt Richard "Dick" Murdoch was an American professional wrestler.-Professional wrestling career:A second-generation wrestler, the son of 1950s Texas wrestler Frankie Hill Murdoch, Dick Murdoch grew up with fellow second-generation wrestlers Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk, watching their fathers...
and Adrian Adonis
Adrian Adonis
Keith A. Franke was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Adorable" Adrian Adonis.-Career:Franke trained under Fred Atkins and debuted in 1974, wrestling under his own name...
in January 1985. The US Express' most notable feud
Feud (professional wrestling)
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was with The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff
Nikolai Volkoff
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, to whom they lost the tag titles to at the first WrestleMania
WrestleMania (1985)
WrestleMania was the first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The attendance for the event was 19,121 fans...
. The US Express regained the belts in June 1985, but lost them two months later to Brutus Beefcake
Edward Leslie
Edward Harrison "Ed" Leslie is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Brutus The Barber Beefcake. He later worked for World Championship Wrestling under a variety of names, mainly as "The Disciple" of real-life best friend...
and Greg Valentine
Greg Valentine
John Wisniski, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. He is the son of wrestler Johnny Valentine.-Training:...
. Windham left the WWF soon after. Rotunda continued to wrestle in singles until he eventually left the WWF himself in early 1986.
American Wrestling Association (1986)
The U.S. Express reunited in the AWAAWA
AWA may be an abbreviation for:* Advanced World Alliance , a treaty between individuals instead of nations or tribes* Amalgamated Wireless Australasia Limited , Australian manufacturer of radio and communications equipment...
to wrestle at Wrestlerock 86
WrestleRock 86
-WrestleRock:The event was held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 20, 1986. The card was heavily promoted for months during weekly television programming...
on April 20, 1986, where they won against the Fabulous Ones. The team did not stay long as Windham left the AWA almost as soon as he came in. Rotundo stayed around for a few more months with minimal success.
World Wrestling Federation (1986–1987)
He briefly returned to the WWF in the fall of 1986 to team with "Golden Boy" Dan SpiveyDan Spivey
Daniel Eugene "Dan" Spivey is a retired professional wrestler who worked for World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and All Japan Pro Wrestling between 1984 and 1995...
as a new version of "The U.S. Express", but they were more or less used as a jobber team against up and coming teams such as Demolition in house shows. They were not considered top contenders.
National Wrestling Alliance (1987–1991)
Rotunda left the WWF in early 1987 and returned to Florida, where he won the NWA Florida Heavyweight ChampionshipNWA Florida Heavyweight Championship
The NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship was a major title in Championship Wrestling from Florida, USA and is now the major title in NWA Florida. It started in 1937 and was abandoned in 1949. It was picked back up in 1966 by CWF and lasted until 1987 when the company was purchased by Jim Crockett...
in March. There, he feuded with Sir Oliver Humperdink's
Oliver Humperdink
John Sutton , better known by his ring name Oliver Humperdink, was a professional wrestling manager who worked for Jim Crockett Promotions, Florida Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation.-Career:...
"Shock Troops".
Later in the year, Rotunda joined the National Wrestling Alliance
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
affiliate Jim Crockett Promotions
Jim Crockett Promotions
Jim Crockett Promotions was a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. until the late 1980s. It was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance and was the forerunner to World Championship Wrestling .-Early history:...
, where he lingered at mid-card level as a face before turning heel
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
and joining Kevin Sullivan's
Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)
Kevin Francis Sullivan is an American professional wrestler and booker, perhaps best known for his role in WCW as "The Taskmaster" and his leading of the "Dungeon of Doom".-Early career:...
Varsity Club
Varsity Club
The Varsity Club was a professional wrestling heel stable in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling. The stable was formed in 1987 and lasted until 1989...
, a group of wrestlers with amateur wrestling
Amateur wrestling
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credentials. Rotunda began bickering with fellow Varsity Club member Rick Steiner
Rick Steiner
Robert Rechsteiner is an American professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Rick Steiner.Steiner is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling, where he was an eight time World Tag Team Champion...
, a graduate of the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, over which of the two had a superior alma mater
Alma mater
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. This in turn led to the two arguing over which of them was the superior wrestler.
Rotunda went on to win the NWA World Television Championship
WCW World Television Championship
The World Championship Wrestling World Television Championship was a professional wrestling championship in World Championship Wrestling....
from Nikita Koloff
Nikita Koloff
Nikita Koloff is a retired American professional wrestler,. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, he wrestled as "The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff, which was a play on the nickname of fan favorite "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes .Nikita was brought into the National...
in January 1988 and subsequently gave the Florida title to Steiner. He then began a feud with Jimmy Garvin
Jimmy Garvin
James Williams is a retired American professional wrestler. He is best known by his ring name "Gorgeous" Jimmy "Jam" Garvin and as a member of the legendary Fabulous Freebirds....
because Sullivan wanted Garvin's wife Precious. Steiner eventually left the group and began feuding with Rotunda, with the enemies trading the Television Championship before Rotunda lost the title to Sting
Sting (wrestler)
Steven James "Steve" Borden , better known by his ring name Sting, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
.
"Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Dan Spivey
Dan Spivey
Daniel Eugene "Dan" Spivey is a retired professional wrestler who worked for World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and All Japan Pro Wrestling between 1984 and 1995...
joined the Varsity Club in late 1988, and Rotunda teamed with Williams to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship
NWA World Tag Team Championship
The National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship is the professional wrestling world tag team championship within the NWA framework.-History:...
s from the Road Warriors
Road Warriors
The Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team composed of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis. They performed under the name "Road Warriors" in the American Wrestling Association, the National Wrestling Alliance, and World Championship Wrestling, and the name Legion...
. Referee Theodore Long
Theodore Long
Theodore R. "Teddy" Long is an American professional wrestling manager and former referee who currently works for WWE on its SmackDown brand as its General Manager.-National Wrestling Alliance / World Championship Wrestling:...
turned heel during the match and administered a fast count, enabling Rotunda and Williams to overcome the champions. Long went on to become a manager
Manager (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
following the controversial officiating.
In May 1989, Williams and Rotunda were stripped of their titles and shortly after Sullivan and Rotunda concluded a feud with the Steiner Brothers Rotunda briefly left the NWA. He returned in 1990 as a face, using the maritime
Navy
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gimmick Captain Mike Rotunda. He formed a "crew" consisting of Abdullah the Butcher
Abdullah the Butcher
Lawrence Robert "Larry" Shreve best known as Abdullah the Butcher, and also at times The Madman from the Sudan, is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestler known as one of the most brutal or "hardcore" professional wrestlers of all-time...
and Norman the Lunatic
Mike Shaw
Mike Shaw was a professional wrestler who was best known for his stint in World Championship Wrestling as Norman The Lunatic, and as Bastion Booger in the World Wrestling Federation...
and feuded with Kevin Sullivan's new stable, "Sullivan's Slaughterhouse" (Cactus Jack
Mick Foley
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he...
, Buzz Sawyer
Buzz Sawyer
Bruce Woyan was a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Buzz Sawyer. Throughout his career, he was also known by the nickname "Mad Dog". He was characterized by his crazy antics inside the ring and out.-Career:Sawyer started wrestling in 1979 in the National Wrestling Alliance 's...
, and Bam Bam Bigelow).
In mid-1990, Rotunda turned heel again and became Michael Wallstreet with Alexandra York
Terri Runnels
Terri Lynne Boatright Runnels is a former World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation professional wrestling manager, television host and occasional wrestler....
and her computer
Laptop
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as his manager. They founded the York Foundation
York Foundation
The York Foundation was a professional wrestling heel stable in that worked in World Championship Wrestling between 1990 and 1992. The stable was led by businesswoman Alexandra York with each member of the stable adopting business suits & attitudes after joining the stable.-History:Miss Alexandra...
. The two would claim to have the ability to pick how to win the match and how long it would take for Wallstreet to become victorious. In this brief run he was undefeated and often a timer was present on screen to further the duo's claim. The partnership was a brief one, as Rotunda left the NWA for a bigger role in the WWF in early 1991.
World Wrestling Federation (1991–1995)
In the WWF, Rotunda became Irwin R. Schyster (I.R.S.) and he is perhaps best known for this role. Irwin R Schyster was a heel "taxTax
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-man" gimmick (he was portrayed as a former IRS tax collector from Washington, D.C.
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) who harassed all of the faces and fans, urging them to pay their taxes. He was, however, a sound technician in the ring, and was a serious challenger to Bret Hart
Bret Hart
Bret Hart is a Canadian on-screen personality, writer, actor and Semi-retired professional wrestler. Like others in the Hart wrestling family, Hart has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling at Ernest Manning High School and Mount Royal College...
for the Intercontinental Championship
WWE Intercontinental Championship
The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the original secondary title of the promotion. Currently, it is the secondary championship exclusive to the SmackDown brand...
. He had a short-lived feud with The Big Bossman in the fall of 1991, accusing the Bossman of being a "Tax Cheat" for not paying the taxes for the law.
He would later form the team of "Money Inc.
Money Inc.
Money Inc. was a heel professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation from February 1992 to August 1993. The team consisted of "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster . They held the WWF Tag Team Championship three times, defeating the Legion of Doom, The Natural...
" with Ted DiBiase
Ted DiBiase
Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase, Sr. is a retired professional wrestler, manager, ordained minister and color commentator. DiBiase achieved championship success in a number of wrestling promotions, holding thirty titles during his professional wrestling career...
and together the two men won the WWF World Tag Team Championship a further three times. Money Inc.'s first title reign was at the expense of the Road Warriors (using the name "the Legion of Doom" in their WWF stint), making Rotunda the only tag team wrestler to defeat the Warriors twice for Tag Team titles.
After Money Inc. was disbanded due to Ted DiBiase retiring from wrestling on a performing basis, Rotunda went back to singles wrestling. Rotunda's biggest singles feud was with Razor Ramon
Scott Hall
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. He also engaged in a feud with Tatanka
Chris Chavis
Christopher "Chris" Chavis , is a Native American professional wrestler best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment as Tatanka from 1991 to 1996 and from 2005 to 2007...
, who he accused of failing to pay a gift tax on a sacred headdress. Rotunda would join Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation
Million Dollar Corporation
The Million Dollar Corporation was a heel stable in the World Wrestling Federation from April 1994 to May 1996 and was led and managed by the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase.-Beginning :...
stable, going on to often team with fellow member Bam Bam Bigelow while trying to regain tag team gold. Rotunda later refocused again on singles wrestling, feuding with The Undertaker in a long rivalry, with both gaining momentum leading up to their clash at the 1995 Royal Rumble
Royal Rumble (1995)
Royal Rumble was the eighth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation . It took place on January 22, 1995, in the USF Sun Dome located in Tampa, Florida. The event featured five matches based on scripted storylines and the results...
. This included I.R.S. defeating many jobbers on Monday Night Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
, re-possessing the headstone of a child, and also interfering in a Casket Match between The Undertaker and Yokozuna. When the two eventually squared off, the Undertaker was victorious following a chokeslam, but was thwarted when his urn was stolen after the match. Rotunda was then only used sparingly on WWF TV, with his final two appearances being a loss to Savio Vega
Savio Vega
Juan Rivera is a professional wrestler best known under the name Savio Vega. During the mid-late 1990s, he was an active wrestler in the World Wrestling Federation...
in a King of the Ring
King of the Ring (1995)
King of the Ring was the third annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation . It took place on June 25, 1995 at the CoreStates Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
qualifying match in June 1995, and then appearing as a lumberjack the following month at In Your House 2. Rotunda then left the WWF, resurfacing in World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
as Michael Wallstreet in September 1995.
World Championship Wrestling (1995-2000)
Rotunda returned to WCW in September 1995 as V.K. Wallstreet with the V.K. being based on Vince McMahonVince McMahon
Vincent Kennedy "Vince" McMahon is an American professional wrestling promoter, announcer, commentator, film producer, actor and former occasional professional wrestler. McMahon is the current Chairman, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee of professional wrestling promotion WWE...
's real name: Vincent Kennedy McMahon. Rotunda used the name for nearly a year but didn't go far and was used in the low midcard with his only highlight being taken part in the 1996 Battlebowl where he teamed with Jim Duggan
Jim Duggan
James Edward Duggan , better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment in the 1980s, when it was known as World Wrestling Federation , and World Championship Wrestling...
and made it to the semi finals losing to Dick Slater
Dick Slater
Richard Van Slater , better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, is a retired American professional wrestler who wrestled in the 1970s, 1980s, and mid 1990s for various promotions including Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling .Slater began wrestling with Mike...
and Earl Robert Eaton
Bobby Eaton
Robert Lee "Bobby" Eaton is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976. Eaton is most famous for his work in tag teams, especially his days as one-half of the team the Midnight Express. Under the management of Jim Cornette, Eaton originally teamed with Dennis...
. Eventually Rotunda's name was changed to Michael Wallstreet and Mr. Wallstreet and in December 1996 he joined the nWo
NWO
NWO may refer to:*Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, the Dutch Organisation for Scientific Research, a scientific research organisation in the Netherlands*New World Order...
after being offered a membership by former tag team partner: Ted Dibiase. Despite joining the nWo, Rotunda continued to remain in the low midcard with his only highlight being losing to Jeff Jarrett
Jeff Jarrett
Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett is an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , an organization he co-founded along with his father and in which he holds some stock but not total control...
at nWo Souled Out in January 1997. On the April 21st episode of Nitro, Rotunda was forced out of the nWo when his nWo contract was declared null and void by James J. Dillon
James J. Dillon
James J. "J.J." Dillon is a retired American professional wrestler and manager.He is best known for being the strategic leader of the original Four Horsemen that consisted of Nature Boy Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, Arn and Ole Anderson. He is most remembered as a manager in pro wrestling...
due to his WCW contract. Despite this, he still appeared with the nWo weeks later on the May 5th Nitro before finally acknowledging J.J. Dillon's authority and leaving the group soon after. Although no longer a member of the nWo, he openly expressed his contempt for WCW (frequently wearing anti-WCW t-shirts to the ring) and continued to compete in WCW until the summer when he left for New Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling
is a major professional wrestling promotion in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in June 1972 and owned by Yuke's since 2005, when Inoki sold the promotion. Naoki Sugabayashi is the current President of the promotion and has held that position from 2007. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it...
as WCW had a working relationship with them.
Rotunda returned to WCW at Starrcade 1999
Starrcade (1999)
Starrcade was the seventeenth annual Starrcade professional wrestling pay-per-view event. It was the twelfth Starrcade event produced by World Championship Wrestling , and it took place on December 19, 1999 from the MCI Center in Washington, D.C....
when he reunited the Varsity Club with Rick Steiner and Kevin Sullivan as they teamed with Jim Duggan against The Revolution (Shane Douglas
Shane Douglas
Troy Alan Martin is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. In the course of his career, which has spanned nearly three decades, Douglas has wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling and briefly...
, Dean Malenko
Dean Malenko
Dean Simon is a retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Dean Malenko. He is currently signed to WWE working as a road agent. He is best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling , New Japan Pro Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling...
, Perry Saturn, and Asya). The Club lost when they abandoned Duggan during the match. Following Starrcade, Rotunda continued to wrestle in WCW but was never pushed. His only highlight was in early 2000, when he took part in a lethal lottery tournament for the vacated WCW World Tag Team Championship
WCW World Tag Team Championship
The World Championship Wrestling Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling...
where he was paired with Buzzkill
Brad Armstrong
Bradley "Brad" James is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Brad Armstrong. He is the son of Bob Armstrong and has three brothers that also wrestle, Steve, Scott and Brian.-Career:...
. The two defeated Dean Malenko and Konnan
Konnan
Carlos Santiago Espada Moises , also known as Charles Ashenoff and better known by his ring name, Konnan, is a Cuban professional wrestler and rapper of Puerto Rican descent...
in the first round but lost in the quarter finals to the The Harris Brothers. Rotunda eventually left WCW in the spring of 2000 and returned to Japan and made some appearances in the World Wrestling Council
World Wrestling Council
The World Wrestling Council is one of Puerto Rico's two main professional wrestling promotions, the other one being the International Wrestling Association....
in Puerto Rico.
New Japan Pro Wrestling (1997-1999)
Rotunda jumped to New Japan Pro Wrestling in the summer of 1997 where he joined nWo Japan. He would tour full-time with New Japan but was used in the midcard. Like many gaijinGaijin
is a Japanese word meaning "non-Japanese", or "alien". This word is a short form of gaikokujin , which literally means "person from outside of the country". The word is composed of two kanji: , meaning "outside"; and , meaning "person". Thus, the word technically means "outsider"...
, Rotunda wasn't used at Dome Shows and was left off New Japan's top tournaments such as the G1 Climax
G1 Climax
The G1 Climax professional wrestling tournament is a weeklong event held each August by the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion. The G1 draws standing room only crowds each night, record receipt gates and generates front-page coverage on the sports sections of several of the daily newspapers in Tokyo...
and the Super Grade Tag League tournaments. Rotunda did participate in 2 tournaments. In May 1998, Rotunda teamed with Big Titan
Rick Bogner
Richard "Rick" Bognar is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known as the "second" Razor Ramon who debuted in the World Wrestling Federation as a replacement for the original man to use the Ramon gimmick, Scott Hall....
in a tournament for the vacated IWGP Tag Team Championship but lost in the first round to Kensuke Sasaki
Kensuke Sasaki
is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for various promotions through his own agency, Kensuke Office. He is the first of two men ever to hold all 3 of puroresu's major heavyweight titles , the other being Yoshihiro Takayama.-Early years :Kensuke Sasaki...
and Kazuo Yamazaki
Kazuo Yamazaki
Kazuo Yamazaki is a former Japanese professional wrestler, who is known for his work in New Japan Pro Wrestling and UWF International.-New Japan Pro Wrestling :...
. In September 1998, Rotunda teamed with Scott Norton
Scott Norton
Scott Michael Norton is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling.-Before wrestling:...
in a tournament to crown the #1 contenders for WCW World Tag Team Championships. Rotunda and Norton made it to the semi-finals where they lost to eventual winners Kensuke Sasaki and Yuji Nagata
Yuji Nagata
is a Japanese professional wrestler. He was known for his perennial tweener status, currently a solid fan favorite, and his stiff, shoot style wrestling technique....
.
By 1999, Masahiro Chono
Masahiro Chono
, is a Japanese professional wrestler. He primarily wrestles for New Japan Pro Wrestling , but has also made appearances for the now defunct World Championship Wrestling, as a member of the New World Order. Chono was also known as Mister Black Jack when he first started as a villain. He is a...
left nWo Japan and formed a new group: Team 2000
Team 2000
Team 2000 was a professional wrestling stable that competed in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Throughout its tenure, T2000 was New Japan's top heel stable.-Background:...
. Rotunda along with nWo Sting would follow. Rotunda along with the rest of Team 2000 would feud with nWo Japan throughout 1999. By December, Rotunda left New Japan when he was called back to WCW.
All Japan Pro Wrestling (2000-2003)
Rotunda joined All Japan Pro WrestlingAll Japan Pro Wrestling
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. All Japan Pro Wrestling still remains one of the most popular puroresu promotions still in operation.-The Giant Baba Era :...
in the summer of 2000 shortly after the Pro Wrestling NOAH
Pro Wrestling NOAH
is a major Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling ace Mitsuharu Misawa. NOAH is broadcast weekly in Japan...
exodus. He reunited the Varsity Club this time with "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. Originally, Rotunda was pushed as he and Williams won the 2000 World's Strongest Tag League and also challenged for the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship
AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship
The All Japan Pro Wrestling Unified World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team title in Japanese promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling...
against Taiyo Kea
Taiyo Kea
Maunakea Mossman is an American professional wrestler, better known under his stage name Taiyō Kea . Although he was born in Hawaii, he has spent nearly his entire career as a member of the Japan-based All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion...
and Johnny Smith
John Hindley
John Hindley is a retired British professional wrestler best known by his ring name Johnny Smith.-Early years in the U.K. :...
on February 24, 2001 but lost. In late 2001, Rotunda returned to Team 2000 as part of the All Japan branch and returned to New Japan for one match on October 28, teaming with Chono to defeat Ten-Koji
Ten-Koji
Ten-Koji is a professional wrestling tag team that has competed in New Japan Pro Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling. In their history, Ten-Koji currently hold the second longest IWGP Tag Team Championship reign and are currently the first and only team to have won both the G1 tag league and...
. Rotunda finished the year teaming with Williams in the 2001 World's Strongest Tag League where they finished in 5th place with 6 points.
In January 2002, Keiji Mutoh
Keiji Mutoh
is a Japanese professional wrestler who first gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. He is mostly known for his work as The Great Muta in New Japan Pro Wrestling during the 1990s, but he has also competed in United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Taiwan...
jumped to All Japan and eventually became the owner and president. With the arrival of Mutoh, a growing roster, and nagging injuries, Rotunda was no longer pushed and returned to the midcard. He entered the 2002 Champion's Carnival
Champion's Carnival
The Champion's Carnival is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by All Japan Pro Wrestling, established in 1973. Originally a single-elimination tournament, the Champion's Carnival is currently held as a round-robin, with a victory worth 2 points, a time limit draw worth 1 and a loss,...
but finished in 5th place with 3 points. Shortly after, Rotunda entered the Giant Baba Six Man Tag Team Tournament teaming with Steve Williams and Yoji Anjo
Yoji Anjo
, is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He was born in Suginami, Japan on December 31, 1969.-Professional wrestling career:...
and the team ultimately made it to the semi-finals losing to Genichiro Tenryu
Genichiro Tenryu
Genichiro Tenryu , real name Genichiro Shimada , is a Japanese professional wrestler. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style professional wrestling...
, Arashi
Arashi
is a Japanese boy band formed under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, which announced the formation of the group on November 3, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii...
, and Nobutaka Araya. On July 20, 2002, Rotunda and Williams entered the Stan Hansen Cup 4 way but lost to Mike Barton and Jim Steele
Mike Barton and Jim Steele
The tag team of Mike Barton and Jim Steele was a professional wrestling tag team that competed in several puroresu promotions including All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling.-All Japan Pro Wrestling :...
with Rotunda getting pinned by Barton. In the fall, Rotunda and Williams entered the 2002 World's Strongest Tag League where they finished in 4th place with 9 points. Rotunda left All Japan in early 2003 after wrestling the New Year's Shining Series Tour.
Retirement
Rotunda continued to wrestle primarily in JapanJapan
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...
throughout the 1990s until he retired to run a security
Physical security
Physical security describes measures that are designed to deny access to unauthorized personnel from physically accessing a building, facility, resource, or stored information; and guidance on how to design structures to resist potentially hostile acts...
company with his wife in 2004.
Rotunda was rehired by WWE as a road agent in 2006, and has made face appearances (like some other retired wrestlers) as Irwin R. Schyster. One such appearance was on the August 6, 2007 edition of WWE Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
; Mr. McMahon was discussing his IRS
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
troubles with Jonathan Coachman
Jonathan Coachman
Jonathan William Coachman , also known as "The Coach", is a former professional wrestling color commentator and authority figure. He is also a former college basketball player, and football play-by-play announcer...
, and when the conversation ended, Rotunda lowered the paper covering his face (The Financial Times) and revealed himself.
Rotunda appeared as I.R.S. on the December 10, 2007 15th Anniversary edition of Raw, winning a 15 man Battle Royal, only to be paid off by his former tag team partner Ted DiBiase to eliminate himself and give DiBiase the win.
On the March 10, 2008 episode of Raw, U.S. Express made an appearance in a rematch from WrestleMania I against Volkoff and The Iron Sheik. They were interrupted by diva Jillian Hall
Jillian Hall
Jillian Faye Fletcher is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to Women Superstars Uncensored. She is also known for her tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Jillian Hall or simply Jillian...
, who offered to sing "Born in the USA" for them; however, she was given an airplane spin by Rotunda.
Rotunda appeared in the segment, "Top Rope Theatre" on WWE.com on February 19, 2009 talking to Kelly Kelly. In this online storyline he played a heel character once again and his arch enemy was "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
Jim Duggan
James Edward Duggan , better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment in the 1980s, when it was known as World Wrestling Federation , and World Championship Wrestling...
.
Rotunda appeared as I.R.S. on the September 7, 2009 edition of "Raw," of which Bob Barker
Bob Barker
Robert William "Bob" Barker is a former American television game show host. He is best known for hosting CBS's The Price Is Right from 1972 to 2007, making it the longest-running daytime game show in North American television history, and for hosting Truth or Consequences from 1956 to 1975.Born...
was the guest host. Rotunda was a contestant in a "pricing game" similar to the "One Bid" qualifying segment of The Price Is Right
The Price Is Right
The Price Is Right is a television game show franchise originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and created by Bob Stewart, and is currently produced and owned by FremantleMedia. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also includes merchandise such as video games, printed...
along with Santino Marella, Jillian Hall
Jillian Hall
Jillian Faye Fletcher is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to Women Superstars Uncensored. She is also known for her tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Jillian Hall or simply Jillian...
, and Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
, and bid on a "Best of Smackdown" DVD. Rotunda bid $50.00 (including tax), but overbid as the DVD's actual retail price was $18.99. Chris Jericho won the pricing game with a bid of $1.00 (as erroneously proclaimed by Bob Barker). Rotunda was again one of the contestants during the second round of the pricing game as is the format of the "One Bid" segment. A.J. Pierzynski of the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
filled in the vacated spot Chris Jericho held. This time the bid was for a travel package to WrestleMania XXVI
WrestleMania XXVI
WrestleMania XXVI was the twenty-sixth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on March 28, 2010 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, Arizona. This was the fourth WrestleMania to...
in Glendale, Arizona
Glendale, Arizona
Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, located about nine miles northwest from Downtown Phoenix. According to 2010 Census Bureau, the population of the city is 226,721....
. Rotunda bid $2,000.00 for the package. The actual retail price was $1,247.00, making Santino the winner after a bid of $1,200.00
Mike later appeared on an episode of Monday Night Raw as part of the 80's Legend Lumberjack match in which Christian defeated Ted Dibiase Jr.
Mike was on the May 5, 2010 Smackdown when he helped throw Drew McIntyre out of the arena.
On June 7, 2010 he appeared on Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
as I.R.S. for a comedy segment in which he announced he had taken Jerry Lawler's Crown because he had not paid his taxes. On June 28, Rotunda who became a face again was one of the four people that came out to congratulate Ricky Steamboat's career, but were attacked by the Nexus.
Personal life
Rotunda is married to Stephanie Windham, the daughter of wrestler Blackjack MulliganBlackjack Mulligan
Robert Jack Windham , better known by his ring name Blackjack Mulligan is a former professional wrestler and a former American football player...
, and the sister of wrestlers Barry
Barry Windham
Barry Clinton Windham is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. He is best known for his appearances with the National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling ....
and Kendall Windham
Kendall Windham
Kendall Windham is a former professional wrestler. He is the son of Blackjack Mulligan and the brother of Barry Windham.-Florida Championship Wrestling:...
. They have two sons, Windham and Taylor
Taylor Rotunda
Taylor Rotunda is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE and wrestles in their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling , as Bo Rotundo. He is a former two time FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion and has previously held the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship...
, who are both professional wrestlers, currently working for WWE. The couple also has a daughter named Mika.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Airplane spin – 1980s
- The Penalty (STF)
- Stock Market Crash (Standing Samoan drop)
- Write-off (Flying clothesline to an oncoming opponent)
- Signature moves
- Back elbow smash
- Multiple suplexSuplexA suplex is an offensive move used in professional sport wrestling . The move consists of one wrestler picking up his or her opponent off the ground and then using a large portion of his or her own body weight to drive the opponent down on the mat. Nearly all suplexes have the attacker going down...
variations:- Belly to back
- Double underhook
- Vertical
- Reverse chinlock
- Rope-aided abdominal stretch
- ManagersManager (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
- Captain Lou AlbanoLou AlbanoLouis Vincent "Captain Lou" Albano was an Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor. He was active as a professional wrestler from 1953 until 1969, then he became a manager, until 1995....
- Ted DiBiaseTed DiBiaseTheodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase, Sr. is a retired professional wrestler, manager, ordained minister and color commentator. DiBiase achieved championship success in a number of wrestling promotions, holding thirty titles during his professional wrestling career...
- Jimmy HartJimmy HartJames "Jimmy" Ray Hart is a professional wrestling manager, executive, composer, and musician currently signed with WWE. He is best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling under his nickname "The Mouth of the South." He has managed many professional...
- Leia MeowKristina LaumKristina Laum is a retired professional wrestling valet and manager in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling...
- Kevin SullivanKevin Sullivan (wrestler)Kevin Francis Sullivan is an American professional wrestler and booker, perhaps best known for his role in WCW as "The Taskmaster" and his leading of the "Dungeon of Doom".-Early career:...
- Miss Alexandra YorkTerri RunnelsTerri Lynne Boatright Runnels is a former World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation professional wrestling manager, television host and occasional wrestler....
- Captain Lou Albano
Championships and accomplishments
- All Japan Pro WrestlingAll Japan Pro Wrestlingis a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. All Japan Pro Wrestling still remains one of the most popular puroresu promotions still in operation.-The Giant Baba Era :...
- World's Strongest Tag Team LeagueWorld's Strongest Tag Team LeagueThe , more commonly known in the West as the Real World Tag League, is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by All Japan Pro Wrestling since 1977, usually run on the first weeks of December...
(2000) – with Steve Williams
- World's Strongest Tag Team League
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Florida Heavyweight ChampionshipNWA Florida Heavyweight ChampionshipThe NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship was a major title in Championship Wrestling from Florida, USA and is now the major title in NWA Florida. It started in 1937 and was abandoned in 1949. It was picked back up in 1966 by CWF and lasted until 1987 when the company was purchased by Jim Crockett...
(3 times) - NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (2 times)
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (4 times) – with Barry WindhamBarry WindhamBarry Clinton Windham is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. He is best known for his appearances with the National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling ....
(3), and Mike DavisMike Davis (wrestler)Michael Davis was an American professional wrestler best known as one half of the tag team Rock 'n' Roll RPMs with Tommy Lane which lasted several years. The RPM's were one of the most well-known heel tag teams throughout the southern United States in promotions such as World Class Championship...
(1)
- NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship
- Mid-Atlantic Championship WrestlingJim Crockett PromotionsJim Crockett Promotions was a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. until the late 1980s. It was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance and was the forerunner to World Championship Wrestling .-Early history:...
| World Championship WrestlingWorld Championship WrestlingWorld Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version)WCW World Tag Team ChampionshipThe World Championship Wrestling Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling...
(1 time) – with Steve Williams - NWA Television ChampionshipWCW World Television ChampionshipThe World Championship Wrestling World Television Championship was a professional wrestling championship in World Championship Wrestling....
(1 time) - NWA World Television ChampionshipWCW World Television ChampionshipThe World Championship Wrestling World Television Championship was a professional wrestling championship in World Championship Wrestling....
(2 times)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version)
- Maple Leaf WrestlingMaple Leaf WrestlingMaple Leaf Wrestling was the unofficial name in the 1970s and 1980s of the professional wrestling promotion run by Frank Tunney in Toronto.-Queensbury Athletic Club:...
- NWA Canadian Television ChampionshipNWA Canadian Television ChampionshipThe NWA Canadian Television Championship was a secondary singles title in Toronto-based NWA affiliate Maple Leaf Wrestling from 1982 to 1984, when the title was abandoned after the promotion left the NWA to join the World Wrestling Federation...
(1 time)
- NWA Canadian Television Championship
- Pro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
- PWI ranked him #26 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1994
- PWI ranked him #164 of the top 500 wrestlers during the PWI Years in 2003
- PWI ranked him #61 of the top 100 tag teams with Ted Dibiase during the PWI Years in 2003
- World Wrestling FederationWorld Wrestling EntertainmentWorld 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...
- WWF Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Barry WindhamBarry WindhamBarry Clinton Windham is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. He is best known for his appearances with the National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling ....
(2), and Ted DiBiaseTed DiBiaseTheodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase, Sr. is a retired professional wrestler, manager, ordained minister and color commentator. DiBiase achieved championship success in a number of wrestling promotions, holding thirty titles during his professional wrestling career...
(3)
- WWF Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Barry Windham