Michael Sharpe

Michael Sharpe

was a Canadian professional wrestler and actor better known as Iron Mike Sharpe. Sharpe comes from a family legacy of wrestling, as his father Mike Sharpe Sr. and uncle Ben Sharpe were a successful tag team in the 1950s, recognized as champions from San Francisco to Japan. He grew up in California, but moved with his father back to Canada as a teenager. In high school, he dabbled in boxing and weightlifting before choosing to follow in his father's footsteps. Dewey Robertson trained him for the ring at age 25 and shortly thereafter Sharpe made his mark wrestling for promotions around Canada such as Gene Kiniski's NWA All-Star Wrestling. He became a two-time NWA Canadian Tag Team Champion, partnering first with Moose Morowski and later with Salvatore Bellomo, and also won the Pacific Coast Heavyweight title. 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. In January 1983, Sharpe entered the World Wrestling Federation and would become a regular of its programming throughout the mid-1980s and early 1990s. He was announced and self-proclaimed as "Canada's Greatest Athlete" (a nickname taken from Kiniski) and was further distinguished by his near-constant yelling and grunting throughout a match, as well as a mysterious black brace on his right forearm, supposedly protecting an injury but more widely believed to contain a foreign object. Initially in his WWF career he was managed by Captain Lou Albano and received a sizeable push, regularly defeating jobbers after smashing them with said forearm. This culminated on April 30, 1983 with a match against world heavyweight champion Bob Backlund at the Philadelphia Spectrum, but Sharpe was defeated and would never reach such main event heights again. In fact, Sharpe would never hold a single title for the promotion, and would become largely relegated to the mid-card of house shows and being regularly used as a jobber himself to rising stars of the then-WWF in television tapings. New England area fans were less impressed with Sharpe than those in the South, and reports from the era say 'WIMP!' was a common insult flung his way. Death Sharpe died on January 17, 2016 at the age of 64 after he had been battling several health issues. Acting career Mike will be making his film debut in 2010's Cartel co-starring Josh Brolin.

  • Title: Michael Sharpe
  • Popularity: 1.181
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1951-10-28
  • Place of Birth: Hamilton - Ontario - Canada
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  • Also Known As: Iron Mike Sharpe
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Michael Sharpe Movies

  • 1990
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    WWF SuperTape

    WWF SuperTape

    1 1990 HD

    Sean Mooney hosts an expanded edition of memorable action, exclusive interviews, and never-before-seen footage with WWE SuperTape. Witness several of...

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  • 2006
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    Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1

    Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1

    1 2006 HD

    In 1993 champion fencer Jeff Bukantz, a lifelong wrestling fan who had befriended Ken Patera and Mike Sharpe, held a wrestling show as a fundraiser...

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  • 1986
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    The Best of the WWF: volume 9

    The Best of the WWF: volume 9

    1 1986 HD

    The best of the WWE superstars in and out of the ring brought to you by Coliseum Home Video!

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  • 2007
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    Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

    Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

    1 2007 HD

    Mid-South Wrestling is proud to present, it's 1st volume of a 4 DVD collection entitled "Giants Midgets Heroes & Villains". It captures some of the...

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  • 2008
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    Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

    Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

    1 2008 HD

    Once again fans can re-live the legendary glory age of wrestling and once and for all know that the bone breaking, blood-pounding action is real....

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  • 1988
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    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88

    1 1988 HD

    The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring Hulk Hogan battling The Big Boss Man.

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  • 1986
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    WWE Detroit Wrestling '86

    WWE Detroit Wrestling '86

    1 1986 HD

    WWE Superstars descend onto the Motor City for some incredible in-ring action!

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  • 1987
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    WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87

    WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87

    1 1987 HD

    WWE's biggest superstars converge in the Lone Star State for some incredible mat action. Features a rematch for the WWE Championship between Hulk...

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  • 1984
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    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84

    1 1984 HD

    The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring Sgt. Slaughter battling The Iron Sheik.

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  • 1985
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    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85

    1 1985 HD

    The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring The Magnificent Muraco and Ricky "The Dragon"...

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  • 1985
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    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85

    1 1985 HD

    The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring a WWE Championship Match between Hulk Hogan and...

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  • 1986
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    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86

    1 1986 HD

    The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring Dory & Terry Funk teaming with their manager, Jimmy...

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  • 1988
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    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88

    1 1988 HD

    The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring a showdown between "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and...

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  • 1988
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    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

    1 1988 HD

    The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring Hulk Hogan and "King" Haku in combat.

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  • 1988
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    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88

    1 1988 HD

    The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring WWE Champion "The Macho Man" Randy Savage taking on...

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  • 1987
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    WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

    WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

    1 1987 HD

    Catch all the excitement and action as WWE's most powerful superstars take to the ring. Featuring an all-star tag team match as Hulk Hogan and Ricky...

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  • 1989
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    WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89

    WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89

    1 1989 HD

    Catch all the excitement and action as WWE's most powerful superstars take to the ring. Featuring a WWE Intercontinental Championship Match between...

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  • 1982
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    WCCW Christmas Star Wars '82

    WCCW Christmas Star Wars '82

    1 1982 HD

    Kerry Von Erich faces Ric Flair in a bloody Steel Cage Match with Michael "P.S" Hayes as referee with the NWA World's Heavyweight Championship...

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  • 1986
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    WWE The Big Event

    WWE The Big Event

    8 1986 HD

    The Big Event was a Canada-only professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which took place on...

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  • 1990
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    WWE SummerSlam Fever

    WWE SummerSlam Fever

    1 1990 HD

    The Summer heats up as the Superstars of WWE hit the ring for some rope-meltingly hot action in the lead up to WWE SummerSlam '90!

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  • 1993
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    WWE Raw

    WWE Raw

    6.7 1993 HD

    A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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  • 1986
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    WWF Wrestling Challenge

    WWF Wrestling Challenge

    6.8 1986 HD

    WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It was syndicated weekly and...

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