Mike Awesome Passes Away

[Thread Pirate Roberts]

RIP big man you will be missed.

[Aaron E. Dangerously]

jinxed said:

godz said:

According to Meltzer, apparently, he hung himself (So says a friend of mine).

Yes, here is the report.

Mike Alfonso, better known as Mike Awesome, was found dead on Saturday evening in the Tampa area according to those close to the family. He was 42.

Friends were coming to his home in Tampa to pick him up and go out Saturday night at about 10:30 p.m. and he never answered the door and found him hanging in the home. It is believed the death was due to suicide pending results of the autopsy.

Mike Awesome was one of the top foreign stars in FMW in Japan, who as a high-flying big man was made ECW champion on two occasions in 1999 and 2000. As champion, he signed with WCW, creating a situation that many feel ended up killing the title as Tazz from WWF was brought back to ECW to win the title, yet at the same time the title was jobbed in WWF.

He worked for a few months with WWF after the collapse of WCW, as well as with All Japan, but had not wrestled in some time. He was working as a realtor at Coldwell Banker at the time of his death.

We forget sometimes what damage the business does to a man's life, and not just his body. Such a damn shame. Rest in Peace, Awesome, for you truly were.

[Tea & Crumpets]

I am in utter shcok. Yet another great big man and an ECW star taken in 2 months. I pay it wasn't suicide, but that opens up the prospect of murder. RIP Mike Awesome, I'll never forget you and your many great battles in ECW.

[mo]

Man, this seriously is terrible, especially after another sad loss just not too long ago, just another sad day for wrestling

RIP Mike Awesome

[chibidiablo]

This is such a shame, I always hoped he'd come back to wrestling one day. He truly lived up to his name.

[Rocky Van Heineken]

Wow, total surprise. Really sorry to hear this.

[Johnny Danger (Godz)]

teaandcrumpets said:

I am in utter shcok. Yet another great big man and an ECW star taken in 2 months. I pay it wasn't suicide, but that opens up the prospect of murder. RIP Mike Awesome, I'll never forget you and your many great battles in ECW.

As much as I don't wanna believe it, bro, you don't kill a damn near 300 pounder by hanging him, in his own house.

[Psy]

I am shocked.... this is totally unexpected. I still held hopes that I'd see him in either the new ECW or WWE. The man could work, he was agile, and ....well, awesome.

[joeman]

RIP BIG MAN.

[Tea & Crumpets]

godz said:

teaandcrumpets said:

I am in utter shcok. Yet another great big man and an ECW star taken in 2 months. I pay it wasn't suicide, but that opens up the prospect of murder. RIP Mike Awesome, I'll never forget you and your many great battles in ECW.

As much as I don't wanna believe it, bro, you don't kill a damn near 300 pounder by hanging him, in his own house.

I know, and it tears me up. I can't believe that he'd commit sucide, and I can't even work out why. He was happily sellnig real estate, wasn't he?

I alway hoped he'd come back to wrestling, come back ot TNA or ECW. I'm going to struggle to accept that another ECW icon is gone too young.

[chibidiablo]

If Russo and then the WWE hadn't dropped the ball he could have been one of the biggest names ever in the business

[salTy]

DAMNIT DAMNIT DAMNIT!

[Johnny Danger (Godz)]

teaandcrumpets said:

godz said:

As much as I don't wanna believe it, bro, you don't kill a damn near 300 pounder by hanging him, in his own house.

I know, and it tears me up. I can't believe that he'd commit sucide, and I can't even work out why. He was happily sellnig real estate, wasn't he?

I alway hoped he'd come back to wrestling, come back ot TNA or ECW. I'm going to struggle to accept that another ECW icon is gone too young.

Couldn't speculate on a reason. Guess he just didn't adjust well to retirement. I was trying to 'be strong' through this one but the second my friend pastes me the part about him hanging himself, I start crying because I can see the image in my head and it freaked me the hell out.....

yes i'm weird go ahead and laugh.

[rrg251]

theboss said:

mygreatesthour said:

Damn man. First Bam Bam and now Awesome. Sad, really sad.

Sadly wrestlers tend to die in threes. So look for another to drop soon.

Well, hopefully this was a chain of big men that began with Tenta, continued with Bam Bam, and now can end with Awesome.

[joeman]

ripawesome.ytmnd.com/

[G✇JI☈A]

RIP Mike Awesome. Your kick ass matches in ECW will always be remembered.

[Harmonica]

damn this caught me by surprise. I saw his match Kobashi when I woke up, later on I go on WWE.com and see the news. This sucks R.I.P one of the greatest big men ever

[britishbeef]

"Awesome is his name, all his victims feel the pain..."

Another very sad loss, my jaw actually dropped when I read it.

RIP Mike, you were a God among men.

[LaParka Loves Candy]

Sad Stuff

[Johnny Danger (Godz)]

britishbeef said:

"Awesome is his name, all his victims feel the pain..."

Another very sad loss, my jaw actually dropped when I read it.

RIP Mike, you were a God among men.

Yeah. I've had that song stuck in my head for the past hour.