Mike George (wrestler)

Michael George is an American retired professional wrestler, best known by his ring name "Timekeeper" Mike George. George is best known for working in the National Wrestling Alliance in the 1970s and 1980s to the early 1990s.

Mike George
Birth nameMichael George
BornNovember 30, 1949[1]
St. Joseph, Missouri, US
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Mike George
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Billed fromSt. Joseph, Missouri, US
Trained byHarley Race
Debut1969
Retired1991

Professional wrestling career

George made his wrestling debut in 1969. In September 1972 in National Wrestling Alliance member Championship Wrestling from Florida, he lost to Mike Webster. In 1973, he wrestled for NWA member Central States Wrestling, where he won his first major championship when he and Jim Brunzell won the Central States version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship by defeating Roger Kirby and Lord Alfred Hayes on October 25 in Kansas City, Kansas.

George won his first NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship by defeating "Bulldog" Bob Brown on March 21, 1974, in Kansas City, then won the title four more times during 1976. George later competed for Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling Association, where he held several Mid-South championships, including the Mid-South Tag Team Championship with Junkyard Dog, defeating the team of the Wild Samoans on October 15, 1981, in Jackson, Mississippi.

In 1980, George made a few appearances for the St. Louis Wrestling Club, which was headed by Sam Muchnick. During that year, he won his sixth NWA Central States Heavyweight title by defeating Bob Brown in Kansas City on September 11, then he teamed with Bob Sweetan to win his first NWA Central States Tag Team Championship by beating Bob Brown and Rufus R. Jones on October 30 in Kansas City. In 1983, George competed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling. During this period, George teamed with Rusher Kimura. In late 1983, George competed for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling.

In 1985 with Central States Wrestling, George teamed with Dusty Wolfe in a loss to the American Starship (American Starship Coyote and American Starship Eagle) on July 3 in Kansas City, Kansas. On August 8 in Kansas City, Missouri, George along with Art Crews and Rufus R. Jones defeated Edgar Thomas, Ricky Starr and Roger Kirby in a six-man elimination tag team match. George later wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling. Upon returning to the Central States territory, George won his first NWA Central States Television Championship by defeating Akio Sato on May 23, 1986, in St. Joseph, Missouri.

In 1988, George returned to the Central States area, which had withdrawn from the NWA and transformed itself into the World Wrestling Alliance. On January 23 that year, he defeated Dick Slater in a tournament final in Kansas City to determine the first WWA World Heavyweight Champion. He lost the title to Masa Chono on February 26 in St. Joseph, but regained in on March 17 in Kansas City. On May 8, 1988, at the Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions in Irving, Texas, he retained his WWA title by defeating Jeff Raitz, then continued to hold the title until the WWA closed later in 1988. In 1989, George wrestled for the American Wrestling Association.

George continued wrestling on the independent circuit until 1991, also making occasional appearances in World Championship Wrestling as a jobber.

Retirement

After retirement in 1991, Mike George went to work at The Woodlands, a horse and dog racing track based in Kansas City, KS, doing security. After The Woodlands closed down, he went on to work at 7th Street Casino as a professional security officer/dispatcher.

Championships and accomplishments

References
  1. Saalbach, Axel. "Mike George". Wrestlingdata. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  2. WWA World Heavyweight Championship Cage Match Retrieved May 6, 2023
  3. "Awards « Mike George « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 2014-03-09.
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