‎The Skip and Shannon: Undisputed Podcast. The family was led by Det.-Sgt. Type image Format Black & White Identifier 20059A76-3E98-45B0-90AC-156020878916 2013-58-367 Subject Wrestling Wrestlers Student: Trained Farmer Elmer Gibson. On December 7, 1996, Sharpe was defeated by Ax. Both were giant men who were great athletes (Ben was an Olympian) and joined the Royal Air Force during World War II. Louisiana Heavyweight Championship: Killer Khan (C) w/Skandor Akbar vs. “Iron” Mike Sharpe. A second-generation wrestler whose father and uncle (Mike and Ben Sharpe) also competed in the profession, Sharpe was a mainstay for various territories throughout the United States and became a regular for both the World Wrestling Federation and New Japan Pro Wrestling. His career picked up steam after moving to Louisiana, where he became a fan favorite and won two different Mid-South Wrestling belts - Louisiana champion (two times) and the Mississippi title (also two times) along with a Brass Knucks title in 1979. On December 28, 1996, and March 22, 1997, Sharpe lost to Bodyguard For Hire in the final two matches of his career. Glory, Mid-South Mississippi Championship (2 times), WWWA Intercontinental Championship (1 time), The A-Team (Dusty Adonis and Michael Avery), Funky Bunch (Marky Mark and Phoenix Taylor), This page was last edited on 24 December 2020, at 18:30. "Iron Mike Sharpe dead at 67", by Greg Oliver, Slam! He was an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972), Spectrum Wrestling (1977) and WWF Prime-Time Wrestling (1985). Match between Roy Heffernan & Al Costello (The Fabulous Kangaroos) and brothers Ben and Mike Sharpe. Chattanooga, Tennessee: - Bill Monroe defeated Mike Clancy for the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title. Mike, who had gotten them involved in pro-wrestling originally, remained involved as long as he could and his son Mike Sharpe Jr. wrestled as well. At a televised house show in the Boston Garden in March 1986, Monsoon even joked to fellow commentator Lord Alfred Hayes that Sharpe had the first match of the night at a previous Boston show, and was still in the showers when they locked up later that night forcing him to spend the night in the arena. While stationed in England together, they discovered pro-wrestling and pursued it. After his retirement from in-ring competition he opened a wrestling school in Brick, New Jersey, where he trained wrestlers such as Charlie Haas and Nova.[2]. United States-based, Nigerian gospel music minister, Mercy Sharpe kick-starts the new year with an excellent delivery of a new song accompanied by a lovely visual titled ‘Bigger God’. San Joaquin Valley Tag Team Champion (with Ben Sharpe as The Sharpe Brothers)? He grew up in California, but moved with his mother back to Canada as a teenager. (There were four Sharpe sisters as well, Yvonne, Dolores, May and Marguerite.) Sandor Szabo & Primo Carnera: 1: 1950 or January 1951? Initially in his WWF career he was managed by Captain Lou Albano and received a sizeable push, regularly defeating jobbers after smashing them with his forearm. On June 22, 1996, he competed in a match for the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation where he was defeated by Virgil. - Enrique Torres and Ronnie Etchison defeated Ben and Mike Sharpe for the San Francisco version of the NWA World Tag Team Titles. While Sharpe's television appearances were always as the role of a jobber, and victories even at house shows were rare, he chalked up quite a few untelevised victories between 1984 and 1988. After the war, the two headed to San Francisco and became instant hits there working as singles and as a team. The Sharpe Brothers was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Ben and Mike Sharpe, best known for their tenures wrestling in the territories of Northern California and Japan. Immediate start for FLT Counterbalance Operatives in the Blythe Bridge area on nights. Ben Sharpe competed for Canada as a rower in the 1936 Olympic Games. After leaving the WWF, Sharpe continued to wrestle. NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Champion (4x) (with Mike Sharpe as The Sharpe Brothers)? When Iron Mike got in to the wrestling business, he adopted Gene Kiniski’s “Canada’s Greatest Athlete” gimmick, and even wore Kiniski’s famous “Canada” jacket. In January 1983, Sharpe entered the World Wrestling Federation where he would stay until his retirement in 1995. During his WWF career, many commentators also noted that other than his obsessive cleaning, Sharpe was also obsessed with physical fitness and that if he was not in the ring or in the showers, he would be working out. Share. Until now, there is no biography text. Ben Sharpe & Lord James Blears: 1957/04/16: San Francisco, CA : Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe defeat Leo Nomellini & Enrique Torres for the title on 57/05/09 in Stockton, CA. (Mike) Debut: 1946 Background: Boxing Puroresu Titles Held: All Asia Tag Team Championship (Mike) Signature Moves: - Back to American Wrestlers in Japan . ‘Bigger God’ being her first single, exponent more on the magnificent nature of the Supreme Head of the universe. Mercy Sharpe establishes the bell of worship, adoring […] While San Francisco's best years were ahead of it, Japan reached unprecendented hieghts during the period in which the Sharpe Brothers were on top. Valid certification and license will be requested upon application. For some time after his retirement Sharpe had made his living teaching aspiring wrestlers at Mike Sharpe's School of Pro-Wrestling located in Brick, New Jersey and later Asbury Park, New Jersey[1] (the school has since closed). Wrestling Hall of Fame - Mike Sharpe, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mike_Sharpe&oldid=996129931, Canadian expatriate professional wrestlers in the United States, Professional wrestlers from Hamilton, Ontario, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, FSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with I.C. Only in 2015 did he allow a videocamera to record him as part of a tribute to Angelo Mosca Sr. Sharpe died on January 17, 2016, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada at the age of 64. According to Cappetta, Sharpe's behavior earned him the nickname "Mr. Clean" among his co-workers. Ben travelled to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin as part of Canada’s rowing team which was eliminated in the semi-finals despite having the second-best time over all in that round. Sharpe was described in at least three books by former wrestling personalities; Dynamite Kid, Hulk Hogan and Gary Michael Cappetta, and by longtime WWF wrestler-commentator Gorilla Monsoon, as having shown characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder, as evidenced by a preoccupation with cleanliness that caused him to spend hours washing his hands or showering at arenas and meticulously folding and re-folding his clothing. Mike Sharpe was born on October 28, 1951 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada as Michael Sharpe. 1969. Tampa, Florida: - Mr. Saito defeated Dale Lewis to win the Florida Heavyweight Title. Mike Sharpe was born and raised in Northern California, where his father and uncle, Mike & Ben Sharpe, were tag team wrestling superstars. He was a regular of WWF programming throughout the mid-1980s and early 1990s. Place in History- Ben and Mike Sharpe may not have toured the pro-wrestling world as widely as many others, but they had a dominating presence in the two places they spent the majority of their careers - Northern California and Japan. Frederick von Schacht & Tom Rice: 1: July 7, 1950? St. Louis, Missouri: - Pat O'Connor defeated Dick Hutton to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title - Gene Kiniski beat Adrian Baillargeon - Edouard Carpentier and Bobby Managoff beat El Lobo and Hans Schmidt 2 out of 3 falls After his retirement from in-ring competition he opened a wrestling school in Brick, New Jersey, where he trained … It's unscripted and unfiltered. A second-generation wrestler whose father and uncle (Mike and Ben Sharpe) also competed in the profession, Sharpe was a mainstay for various territories throughout the United States and became a regular for both the World Wrestling Federation and New Japan Pro Wrestling. Last updated by on April 28, 2014. Michael Sharpe (October 28, 1951 – January 17, 2016) was a Canadian professional wrestler better known as "Iron" Mike Sharpe. Non-title: Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe (2-0) Masahiko Kimura & Kokichi Endo 1: Mike (20:47, 20:17, or 24:17) Endo 2: Mike (11:15) Endo. Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe (World Champions [San Francisco]) Jackie Fargo & Don Fargo; Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski; Bill Miller & Dan Miller; Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff (World Champions [Minneapolis]) George Scott & Sandy Scott Sharpe came from a family legacy of wrestling, as his father and uncle were a successful tag team in the 1950s, recognized as champions from San Francisco to Japan. Records unclear as to whom they defeated: Ben & Mike Sharpe: 3: January 30, 1951? Mike Sharpe, Actor: WWWF Championship Wrestling. Ben has 3 jobs listed on their profile. In 2007 he returned to Hamilton to live with his aging mother. Sharpe was large, loud and mean. Ben Sharpe was the uncle of Mike Sharpe and the brother of Mike Sharpe Sr. Tag Teams: The Sharpe Brothers with Mike Sharpe (as Ben Sharpe) Matches Fought: Statistics and information about the 1787 matches fought by Ben Sharpe in our events database. Tweet. During that time, Rikidozan opened up his JWA promotion and the Sharpe Brothers began appearing. Michael Sharpe (October 28, 1951 – January 17, 2016) was a Canadian professional wrestler better known as "Iron" Mike Sharpe. World Wrestling Federation – “Iron” Mike Sharpe: Mike Sharpe was briefly pushed in the WWF in the mid 80s, fans would yell “WIMP” at Sharpe. Don't miss the television show Monday-Friday at 9:30am ET on FS1. A second-generation wrestler whose father and uncle (Mike and Ben Sharpe) also competed in the profession, Sharpe was a mainstay for various territories throughout the United States and became a regular for both the World Wrestling Federation and New Japan Pro Wrestling. 1970. Ray Eckert & Frederick von Schacht: 1: May 29, 1950? The 6-foot-4, 240-pound Digby Sharpe was a well-known police officer in town, and his two sons, Ben and Mike, grew into hulking young men, capable of great athletic feats. Ben & Mike Sharpe: 1: May 9, 1950? He appeared on Piper's Pit in 1984, provided the opposition in Ivan Putski's 1987 comeback match at Madison Square Garden, and pinned Boris Zhukov to reach the second round of the 1988 King Of The Ring tournament. [4], NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship, NWA Tri-State Brass Knuckles Championship, "Iron Mike Sharpe: Profile & Match Listing". Ben & Mike Sharpe: 2: June 13, 1950? Ben was born on March 18, 1916 while Mike (father of Iron Mike Sharpe) was born on July 11, 1922. That summer while doing a landscaping job he suffered a deep cut to his leg which became infected. Hamilton, Ontario’s “Iron” Mike Sharpe insisted that he be billed as “Canada’s Greatest Athlete”. And though he wrestled as a heel in the WWF, Sharpe was also the tag team partner of Hulk Hogan during a tour of Japan against stars of New Japan Pro Wrestling in early 1984 (Hogan was a heel in Japan). -Bill Irwin vs Mike George-Ben Alexander vs Tank Patton 3/6/80 Greenville, MS-Bull Ramos vs Iron Mike Sharpe-King Cobra vs Tank Patton-Bill Irwin & Gladiator vs Ricky Fields & Terry Lathan-Gama Singh vs Igor Putski 3/7/80 Shreveport, LA-Special challenge match: Ernie Ladd vs Junkyard Dog-Indian Strap match: Bull Ramos vs Iron Mike Sharpe Matches: xx.03.1952 - xx.04.1952: NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Champion (3x) (with Mike Sharpe as The Sharpe Brothers)? Ben & Mike Sharpe 7 December 30, 1952 ? Digby Sharpe of the Hamilton City Police force, who was an imposing 6-foot-4, 240 pounds; he was well-known around town, with his immaculate uniform and his shiny shoes. 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