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Wrestler:	Iron Mike Sharpe
Real Name:	Mike Sharpe Jr.
Birthday:
Hometown:	Hamilton, Ontario
Marital Status:
Height & Weight:	6'4" - 275 lbs
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Notable Feuds:	Dewey Robertson

NWA (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Heavyweight title defeating Guy Mitchell (June 27, 1977);

NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Black Avenger defeating Eric Froelich & Guy Mitchell (October 3, 1977);

NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Salvatore Martino defeating Iron Sheik & Texas Outlaw (October 9, 1978);

Mid South Brass Knuckles title defeating Ron Bass (????, 1979);

Mid South Louisiana Heavyweight title defeating Mike George (September 5, 1979);

Mid South Mississippi Heavyweight title defeating Mike George (September 19, 1979);

Mid South Mississippi Heavyweight title defeating Mike George (January 17, 1980);

Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Duke Myers defeating Bobby & Leo Burke (Febuary 28, 1981);

Mid South Louisiana Heavyweight title defeating Killer Khan (August 18, 1982);

NWA Mid America Heavyweight title defeating Korstia Korchenko (December 17, 1984);

Canada's Greatest Athlete:

Mike Sharpe is the son and nephew of tag greats Mike & Ben Sharpe..

Mike Sharpe is the self-proclaimed 'Canada's Greatest Athlete' (stolen gimmick from Gene Kiniski)..

World Wrestling Federation - "Iron" Mike Sharpe:

Mike Sharpe was briefly pushed in the WWF in the mid 80s, fans would yell "WIMP" at Sharpe..

Mike Sharpe wore a leather band on his right arm -- allegedly to help heal an injury -- and used a forearm smash..

~~~Commentators in the WWF later joked that he had the slowest healing injury in sports history..

May 2, 1987 - WWF @ Boston Garden: Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Sivi Afi..

October 16, 1987 - WWF @ Madison Square Garden: Ivan Putski defeated Iron Mike Sharpe..

February 6, 1988 - WWF @ Boston Garden: Sam Houston defeated Iron Mike Sharpe..

February 6, 1988 - WWF @ Philadelphia Spectrum: Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Brady Boone using the loaded forearm support..

Mike Sharpe is best known as the WWF's loudest jobber, but was a champion wrestler in several territories..

World Wrestling Federation - "Iron" Mike Sharpe:

February 1, 1993 - WWF RAW: High Energy (Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware) beat Mike Sharpe & Glen Ruth..

February 15, 1993 - WWF RAW: Iron Mike Sharpe competed in a battle royal won by Razor Ramon..

May 10, 1993 - WWF RAW: Mr. Perfect defeated Iron Mike Sharpe..

June 28, 1993 - WWF RAW: The Smoking Gunns defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Barry Horowitz..

August 16, 1993 - WWF RAW: Men on a Mission defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Barry Horowitz..

October 18, 1993 - WWF RAW: Tatanka defeated Iron Mike Sharpe..

March 07, 1994 - WWF RAW: Doink the Clown defeated Mike Sharpe..

July 04, 1994 - WWF RAW: Duke "The Dumpster" Droese defeated Iron Mike Sharpe..

May 15, 1995 - WWF RAW: Man Mountain Rock defeated Iron Mike Sharpe..

Retirement:

Mike Sharpe has been training wrestlers in New Jersey in the 90s..

Iron Mike Sharpe is having kidney problems that have kept him hospitalized in Canada for the past four months..