Mike Davis (wrestler)

Career

Trained by both Lars Anderson and Vince Castelli, Mike Davis got his start in Eddie Graham's Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) promotion.

Davis formed a tag team known as the Rock 'n' Roll RPMs with Tommy Lane. They spent time wrestling in the mid 80's in Memphis before making their move to the World Class promotion, which at the time was still affiliated with the NWA. With the team being known for their bright colored tights and hanging bandanas, The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs were glorified for their finishing move "The Spandex Splits", which would eventually turn out to be outlawed as the move caused extensive neck injuries.

They had feuds with several teams, including another "Rock 'n' Roll" tag team known as the Rock 'n' Roll Express. There was once a program where The Rockers turned on them, an idea Shawn Michaels requested to Jerry Lawler. The RPMs feuded with The Fantastics over the WCWA Tag Team Championship, however they were unable to win the championship. The RPMs also competed in the CWA in Memphis, where they won two AWA Southern Tag Team titles. Teaming with Cactus Jack, the Rock-n-Roll RPMs lost a match against Hector, Chavo, and Mando Guerrero at the only AWA pay-per-view SuperClash III.

Davis made appearances for the World Wrestling Federation in 1989 and 1990, working as a jobber, losing to the likes of Jim Duggan, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and The Rockers. It was during this time he worked for the United States Wrestling Association in Memphis. After the demise of World Class, Davis and Lane moved on to World Championship Wrestling, where they were used as jobbers. Davis later entered the Global Wrestling Federation, where in 1991, he claimed to have returned to Earth with a "Moon Rock" after he made a bungee jump following a "Bungee" match between Chaz Taylor and Steven Dane outside the Dallas Sportatorium. Mike Davis formed another tag team, this time with his brother Tom Davis known collectively as the Dirty Davis Brothers. He continued working in the independent circuit in Texas until wrestling his last match in 2000.

Death

On December 25, 2001, in Granbury, Texas, he told his wife that he was not feeling well. Later that night, Davis died of a massive heart attack at the age of 46, He was the third World Class wrestler to die in six months (following the deaths of Terry Gordy and Chris Adams in July and October respectively).

Championships and accomplishments

• Big D Wrestling :*Big D Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Terry Simms
• Championship Wrestling from Florida
  • NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 time) – with Mike Rotunda
• Continental Wrestling Association / Championship Wrestling Association
  • AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Tommy Lane
  • CWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tommy Lane
• Continental Wrestling Federation
  • CWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Masahiro Chono
• Georgia Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Global Wrestling Federation
  • GWF Television Championship (1 time)
• USA Wrestling
  • USA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tommy Lane
• World Wrestling Council
  • WWC World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Tommy Lane

References

References

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5. (2005). "Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story". Simon and Schuster.
6. "Mike Davis - 1989 WWF Matches".
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8. Royal Duncan & Gary Will. (2000). "Wrestling Title Histories". Archeus Communications.
9. "Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.