TrackBack URI, FY 2019 CPB Local Content & Services Report, Community Voices: Stories from the Shutdown, Rasslin Memories Then and Now with Mike Moran (9/23/18). Jesse James, Mean Mike, Mike Moran, Mike Richards, Texas Hangman #1: Tag Teams: Disorderly Conduct mit Tough Tom (als Mean Mike) Texas Hangmen [2] mit Texas Hangman #2 (als Texas Hangman #1) Bestrittene Kämpfe The match ended controversially, with the titles being held up, and the champions regained the title over the Hangmen one week later. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. The team competed in the American Wrestling Association in the late 1980s, where they received their highest amount of exposure, but had more success in the World Wrestling Council where they held the company's world tag team championship multiple times. In 1997 Beninghaus took on Mike Moran as his partner and began working for World Championship Wrestling (WCW), in WCW he was renamed "Tough Tom" while his partner became "Mean Mike", collectively known as "Disorderly Conduct". [4] He had been booked to wrestle Big Jim Harris at the town's Leas Cliff Hall but after being adjudged unable to perform was taken to Ashford Hospital where he was treated for a swollen tongue. Thompson (Class 7A), Gardendale (6A) and Arab (1A-5A) winning team titles, Buy newspaper front pages, posters and more. Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tough_Tom&oldid=986898728, BLP articles lacking sources from December 2007, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 November 2020, at 17:14. Wrestling' due to his ability and his length of service. Moran is perhaps better known to modern wrestling fans as Mean Mike, one half of the team Disorderly Conduct in World Championship Wrestling. Vizi eventually became known as Bull Pain and have a successful singles career as an independent wrestler, first in the original Extreme Championship Wrestling and then in IWA Mid-South. All rights reserved (About Us). Class 1A-5A: Zack Haynes, Tallassee (43-3) won by decision over Evan Phillips, Hayden (52-4), decision 7-4 Class 6A: Michael Moran, Helena (54-8) won by tech fall over Brody Scoggins. [10] A Mike Marino Memorial Shield was later contested, with Sanders winning the inaugural tournament. Photo: Thompson's Will Miller vs. Vestavia Hills' Chandler Merrill. On occasion, Beninghaus and Moran would take on the guises of The Texas Hangmen, with Beninghaus playing Strangler while Moran continued on with the role of Psycho. After the AWA folded, Vizi and Moran carried their Texas Hangmen characters with them to Puerto Rico. Mike Moran, a longtime sports media and public relations professional on the international stage, died Tuesday afternoon at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs of … Photo: Vestavia Hills' Sam Willoughby celebrates with coaches after beating Grissom's Warren Hoyt. [7] He eventually added the British Mid-Heavyweight Championship, winning the title in December 1966 and holding it until his death in 1981. Tom Beninghaus is a retired American professional wrestler. The Texas Hangmen consisted of wrestlers Frank Vizi, who had been wrestling as Rick Gantner in the AWA and World Wrestling Federation primarily as a jobber, and Mike Moran who had spent an extensive amount of time wrestling in Kansas City and the American Wrestling Association as Mike Richards. Marino discharged himself the same night and left with fellow wrestler Mal Sanders but suffered from a convulsive attack as they travelled on the M20 motorway. [8] Marino held all three belts when he died. He is perhaps best known for his time as one half of the Texas Hangmen in the independent circuit or for his short stint in World Championship Wrestling as Mean Mike where he teamed with Tough Tom as the tag team of Disorderly Conduct. A regular on the main shows at the Royal Albert Hall, Marino was recognised as one of British wrestling's leading technicians of the era. Mike Marino was cousin to fellow wrestler Joe D'Orazio Class 1A-5A: Jack Burt, Montgomery Catholic (44-2) won by decision over Caleb Roe, Arab (58-6), decision 6-5Class 6A: Jake Snow, Spanish Fort (61-3) won in sudden death over Reed Hill, Oxford (56-3), sudden death 1 2-0Class 7A: John Edwards, Vestavia Hills (38-4) won by decision over Ashunti Perry, Thompson (29-10), decision 3-1, Class 1A-5A: Carnel Davis, Southside-Gadsden (57-11) won by decision over Tyler Mcdonald, Mortimer Jordan (58-8), decision 9-3Class 6A: John Paul Uter, Gulf Shores (66-4) won in sudden death over Hezekiah Hunter, Benjamin Russell (59-8), sudden death 1 7-5Class 7A: Sam Willoughby, Vestavia Hills (37-5) won by decision over Warren Hoyt, Grissom (46-2), decision 12-9. Mike Marino (born 8 October 1921 as Michael Harrison[1] – died 24 August 1981[2]) was an English professional wrestler and a leading name during the World of Sport era in British wrestling. Jesse James, Mean Mike, Mike Moran, Mike Richards, Texas Hangman #1: Tag Teams: Disorderly Conduct with Tough Tom (as Mean Mike) Texas Hangmen [2] with Texas Hangman #2 (as Texas Hangman #1) Matches Fought This is one interview you don’t want to miss!!! Mean Mike Inactive Also known as Mike Moran, Mike Richards, Texas Hangman #1, Texas Hangman Killer, Killer, Mighty Kodiak, Grey Skull Class 1A-5A: Cory Land, Moody (56-0) won by tech fall over William Walker, Satsuma (55-2), 18-3Class 6A: Lincoln Bryant, Hartselle (42-9) won by decision over Melton Powe, Gardendale (19-2), decision 10-5Class 7A: Nick Smith, Hoover (37-3) won by major decision over Zander Fields, Huntsville (49-6), major decision 8-0, Class 1A-5A: Zack Haynes, Tallassee (43-3) won by decision over Evan Phillips, Hayden (52-4), decision 7-4Class 6A: Michael Moran, Helena (54-8) won by tech fall over Brody Scoggins. Mike aka Mike Richards in the AWA, was also a member of the tag team The Texas Hangmen, worked as Juice in Japan and Big Mike as part of the WCW tag team Disorderly Conduct. He has also wrestled in WCW and the American Wrestling Association. He teamed with Tom Benninghaus, who took the name Tough Tom, and the two served primarily as a tag team that primarily wrestled on the company's syndicated programming, WCW Thunder and WCW Saturday Night. Marino won the World Mid-Heavyweight Championship in 1957 and went on to hold the title four times. © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. That was Mike Moran, masterfully managing one part of his mandate -- the part that helped U.S. Olympians show themselves to their best advantage. He teamed with Tom Beninghaus, who took the name Tough Tom, and the two served primarily as a tag team that primarily wrestled on the company's syndicated programming, WCW Thunder and WCW Saturday Night. [4] He turned to wrestling in the early 1950s and came to prominence after winning an international tournament in Paris in 1951. [4]. Gardendale (34-21), technical fall 1.5 5:06, 15-0Class 7A: James Latona, Thompson (47-5) won by major decision over Bryant Segars, Vestavia Hills (43-7), major decision 13-4, Class 1A-5A: Ryan Summerlin, Moody (43-0) won by major decision over Joshua Roe, Arab (42-18), major decision 16-4Class 6A: Gabe Warren, Spanish Fort (61-3) won by decision over Bryce Wanagat, Pelham (43-5), decision 15-11Class 7A: Emmanuel Oliver, Thompson (38-4) won by tech fall over Conner Cole, Huntsville (44-10), TF-1.5 6:00, 19-3, Class 1A-5A: Sebastian Oswalt, Mortimer Jordan (47-9) won by decision over Patrick Lawler, Arab (49-7), decision 3-0Class 6A: Donald Phillips, McAdory (74-9) won by fall over Jakob Chisolm, Oxford (22-1), fall 4:37Class 7A: Gray Ortis, Mountain Brook (46-6) won by decision over Logan Reaves, Hewitt-Trussville (41-15), decision 5-1, 145 poundsClass 1A-5A: Jaden New, Alexandria (52-0) won by decision over Cody Souder, Weaver (40-7), decision 7-2Class 6A: Brandon Seawright, Minor (46-1) won by major decision over Seth Branham, Pelham (25-8), major decision 18-4Class 7A: Jack Lamey, Vestavia Hills (34-12) won by decision over Zeke Smotherman, Huntsville (58-5), decision 3-1. Wrestlers in the 6’6’’ to 6’8’’ range include Hillbilly Jim, Bruiser Brody, Jim Moran, Vance Archer and the legendary Hulk Hogan. Tuesday, February 7, 2012 In AWA, he wrestled under the name "Mike … With British wrestling still operating full kayfabe, such stories exposing the scripted nature of the sport were common in the tabloids at the time. Photo: Gardendale's Isaiah Powe slams Mae Jemison's Tyrique Simms during Saturday's action. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Tough Tom teaming with "Mean" Mike to form a tag team known as "Disorderly Conduct" as well as replacing Frank Vizi who had portrayed Psycho in the team known as The Texas Hangmen, to be known as Strangler whilst "Mean" Mike continued on as Killer. Class 1A-5A: Nicholas Brashear, Corner (54-1) won by decision over Sam Atchley, Arab (28-11), decision 6-4Class 6A: Mason Blackwell, Wetumpka (63-2) won by fall over John-Mark Crocker, Homewood (25-4), fall 1:42Class 7A: Dylan Pearson, Auburn (36-0) won by fall over J.T. Photo: Minor's Brandon Seawright vs. Baldwin County's Andrew Yazzie in first-round match on Thursday. He died by the roadside and was afterwards revealed to have been suffering from leukemia. They were also participants in the company's ill-fated Team Challenge Series that eventually resulted in the AWA's downfall. Class 1A-5A: Preston Reed, Jasper (51-4) won by decision over Dathan Finley, Southside-Gadsden (49-18), decision 2-1 Class 6A: Chase Hicks, Oxford (53-8) won by decision over Russ Boackle, Gardendale (46-8), decision 1-0 Class 7A: Will Miller, Thompson (46-4) won by decision over Chandler Merrill, Vestavia Hills (27-9), decision 5-3. He would also appear from time to time as an enhancement talent in World Championship Wrestling. Today: On occasion, Benninghaus and Moran would don masks and wrestle as the Texas Hangmen with Benninghaus taking on the role as Strangler. Watch Megabyte Ronnie face Brian Cage in this recent AEW match and in this comedic scripted backyard match against his wrestler-friend PUF. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Tough Tom teaming with "Mean" Mike to form a tag team known as "Disorderly Conduct". Foster, Hoover (34-5), fall 1:41, Class 1A-5A: Christian Smith, Ranburne (35-0) won by major decision over Dashton Rush, Jasper (48-6), major decision 11-2 Class 6A: Noah Bauer, Spanish Fort (59-4) won by decision over Drake Ewing, Gulf Shores (34-12), decision 3-2Class 7A: Stephen Cagle, Huntsville (52-2) won by decision over Michael Jackson, Thompson (40-6), decision 7-3, Class 1A-5A: Cole Fuller, Corner (50-1) won by decision over Carson Hall, Ranburne (37-2), decision 7-3Class 6A: Nathan Dunaway, Helena (46-0) won by fall over Riley Kuhn, Fort Payne (32-4), fall 0:48Class 7A: Ryan Keepers, James Clemens (28-6) won by decision over Cole Batson, Huntsville (62-4), decision 10-6, Class 1A-5A: Ben Buchanan, Ranburne (39-0) won by fall over Brodie Vinson, Jasper (40-4), fall 3:06Class 6A: Michael Dawson, Opelika (51-0) won by fall over Izziah Williams, Clay-Chalkville (44-7), fall 3:48Class 7A: Jaxon Bast, Spain Park (44-3) won by fall over Thor Zogg, Tuscaloosa County (58-3), fall 5:00, See 70-plus photos from today's @AHSAAUpdates Wrestling Championships: https://t.co/f36g9P4iVv#alpreps @aldotcomPreps pic.twitter.com/IFxtqhpb4y, Thompson, Gardendale, Arab win AHSAA state wrestling championships https://t.co/yrpu6eg56p pic.twitter.com/WTBPpY1GBG, Best match (160-pound final): Jack Burt, Montgomery Catholic, dec. Caleb Row, Arab, 6-5Most pins: Cole Fuller, Corner (3 pins, 5:40)Most Valuable Wrestler: Cory Land, Moody (56-0), 120-pound state champion, Best match (170-Pound final): John Paul Uter, Gulf Shores dec. Hezekiah Hunter, Benjamin Russell, SV-1 7-5 in sudden deathMost pins: Nathan Dunaway, Helena, (3 pins, 6:41)Most Valuable Wrestler: Brandon Seawright, Minor (46-1), 145-pound state champion, Best match (170-Pound final): Jack Lamey, Vestavia Hills dec. Zeke Smotherman, Huntsville, 3-1Most pins: Dylan Pearson, Auburn, (3 pins, 5:10)Most Valuable Wrestler: Jaxon Bast, Spain Park (44-3), 285-pound state champion, Weaver 7th-grader becomes 1st girl to win match at Alabama HS state wrestling tourney https://t.co/OZGfSvMxhZ pic.twitter.com/MOc6OVvBm0, 2nd female wrestler finds success at Alabama state HS tournament https://t.co/s32N64lemC pic.twitter.com/gAUGzYibFc.