42 Facts About Mikey Whipwreck

Mikey Whipwreck is best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling, where he was an ECW Triple Crown Champion.

Mikey Whipwreck became a two-time World Television Champion and a three-time World Tag Team Champion in ECW.

Mikey Whipwreck would compete as a mid-carder in the company before leaving in 1998 but returned to the company in late 1999 after a short stint with World Championship Wrestling.

Shortly after his return, Mikey Whipwreck aligned with The Sinister Minister and formed a tag team with Yoshihiro Tajiri called The Unholy Alliance and won his third World Tag Team Championship with Tajiri.

Mikey Whipwreck was hired in ECW after being asked by Heyman to wrestle in the company.

Mikey Whipwreck continued to make appearances as an enhancement talent for the next three months on Eastern Championship Wrestling.

Mikey Whipwreck was heavily pushed upon his debut as a fan favorite underdog character.

Mikey Whipwreck made a successful title defense against 911 by disqualification at When Worlds Collide.

Mikey Whipwreck soon entered a feud with Jason after Jason interfered in Mikey Whipwreck's title defenses against Rockin' Rebel at Hostile City Showdown and Chad Austin at Heat Wave and assaulted him during his matches.

Two weeks later, at the NWA World Title Tournament, Mikey Whipwreck substituted for Terry Funk and won the World Tag Team Championship with Cactus Jack by defeating The Public Enemy.

Mikey Whipwreck was named the Rookie of the Year by Wrestling Observer Newsletter in 1994.

Mikey Whipwreck continued his rivalry with Jason in early 1995 and formed a tag team with Hack Meyers.

The duo soon began a feud with Raven's Nest after Mikey Whipwreck defeated Stevie Richards at Hostile City Showdown.

Mikey Whipwreck joined forces with Raven's Nest rival Tommy Dreamer to take on Raven and Stevie Richards in a tag team match at Enter the Sandman, which Mikey Whipwreck's team lost.

Mikey Whipwreck began to ascend the ranks, while expanding his moveset in the meantime.

Mikey Whipwreck defeated Sandman in a Singapore cane match at Wrestlepalooza.

At Gangstas Paradise, Mikey Whipwreck teamed with Public Enemy against Sandman, New Jack and 2 Cold Scorpio in a Gangstas Paradise match, which Mikey Whipwreck's team won.

Mikey Whipwreck was dissatisfied with the title win but Jack chose himself as Mikey Whipwreck's other half of the World Tag Team Champions.

Mikey Whipwreck lost the World Television Championship back to Scorpio at House Party on January 5,1996, after interference by Raven.

Mikey Whipwreck was defeated following several chair shots and a piledriver.

At CyberSlam, Mikey Whipwreck began a new angle with Taz by picking up a fight with him after Taz continued to assault his defeated opponent Joel Hartgood after the match, but Mikey Whipwreck was taken down with a Tazmission.

At Heat Wave, Mikey Whipwreck attempted to regain the ECW World Tag Team Championship from The Eliminators with Sabu as his partner but failed to win the titles.

Mikey Whipwreck appeared on the February 24,1997 episode of Monday Night Raw, emanating from ECW's home arena Manhattan Center where he lost to Taz as part of an angle between ECW and the World Wrestling Federation.

Mikey Whipwreck was next placed in a rivalry with the undefeated newcomer Justin Credible, who was being managed by Jason.

Mikey Whipwreck disappeared from television and returned at the Living Dangerously pay-per-view on March 1,1998, where he helped Tommy Dreamer in beating Credible.

Mikey Whipwreck competed against Rob Van Dam for the ECW World Television Championship at It Ain't Seinfeld, where the match ended in a no contest after Sabu interfered and attacked Van Dam.

Mikey Whipwreck made his surprise WCW debut at the Uncensored pay-per-view in March 1999, unsuccessfully challenging Billy Kidman for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.

Mikey Whipwreck's final WCW pay-per-view match was a Junkyard Invitational at Bash at the Beach.

Mikey Whipwreck left WCW after several months, disillusioned by his lack of a push.

Mikey Whipwreck was brought back to the company by Lou E Dangerously and faced Mike Awesome for the World Heavyweight Championship but lost.

Mikey Whipwreck competed as a mid-carder, aligning himself with the Sinister Minister, during which his character was changed from a lovable loser to a pyromaniac.

Unholy Alliance turned on Crazy when Mikey Whipwreck helped Tajiri defeat Crazy in a match by delivering a Whipper-Snapper to Crazy, allowing Tajiri to get the win.

In early 2001, Mikey Whipwreck announced his intention to retire in May 2002 if he was not hired by the World Wrestling Federation or BRC in the interim, expressing an interest in pursuing a career in pyrotechnics.

Mikey Whipwreck wrestled his American retirement match on October 20,2001, defeating Little Guido.

Mikey Whipwreck wrestled in several different promotions, such as Ring of Honor, where he would often team with or against some of the wrestlers he has trained.

Mikey Whipwreck made a one-time appearance in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he teamed with The Sandman at one of TNA's weekly pay-per-views against The Gathering in a losing effort.

Mikey Whipwreck later appeared at Hardcore Homecoming, an ECW reunion tour organized by fellow ECW alum Shane Douglas, in mid-2005.

At the second ECW One Night Stand pay-per-view on June 11,2006, Mikey Whipwreck was seen on camera celebrating with other ECW wrestlers after Rob Van Dam won the WWE Championship.

On February 21,2008, in his final New England wrestling appearance, Mikey Whipwreck was set to team with The Blue Meanie to challenge for the NECW Tag Team Championship at New England Championship Wrestling's Genesis 8 event in Quincy, Massachusetts, but due to car troubles, Mikey Whipwreck was unable to attend the event, causing The Blue Meanie to pick a replacement.

On May 24,2012, Mikey Whipwreck made his debut for his former partner, Tajiri's new Wrestling New Classic promotion in Tokyo.

On March 12,2015, Watson announced his intention to "let Mikey Whipwreck fade into the past".

On September 14,2015, it was announced that Mikey Whipwreck would be a playable character in the WWE 2K16 video game.