| 1 | 01.07.2025 | Luj | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 30.05.2025 | quebradanet | 7.0 | |
| 3 | 04.05.2025 | yellowsanchez | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 22.04.2025 | Voolio | 10.0 | |
| 5 | 24.03.2025 | Shadow Explosion | 10.0 | If I could build a wrestler from the ground up; he would have a mullet, do crazy powerbombs, be shouty promo, fly over the top rope, chair shot dudes in the head as recklessly as humanly possible, and be so awesome that his name is Awesome. HOLY SHIT HE EXISTS, IT'S MIKE AWESOME. I still stand by that Mike Awesome is the perfect prototype of a North American wrestler. He lived up to his name more than "name failson right here", because he was Awesome. Did he have the best psychology? Yes, actually. Did he have an all-star look? Yes. Could he cut a promo? WHO CARES? This dude got fucked over by McMahon-ism propaganda that some New York dude fell into. Mike was at his best beating the snot out of small dudes and Kenta Kobashi. Him vs. Spike Dudley, Mikey Whipwreck, and of course his great rival Masato Tanaka. People will go on and on about the Tanaka matches but that's cause their made for monkey brained cavemen like myself who want to see unbelievable violence and not bullshit Gracie Family boring ass MMA. I wanna see motherfuckers dropping dudes on their head and take an unbelievable amount of brain damage, I can't get enough of that shit. And finally, the One Night Stand 2005 Match, There's not a lot wrestlers who have that perfect final match, but having the greatest match of all time as your last match? That's Awesome. |
| 6 | 18.03.2025 | KENTAfan | 10.0 | Mike Awesome is severely underrated. To keep things short, he was basically the Brock Lesnar of ECW. He was an absolute beast, a great worker, and far more athletic for his size than he had any right being. Hope he's resting easy, Mike never got the credit he deserved. |
| 7 | 05.03.2025 | piotrusjasigma | 8.0 | |
| 8 | 28.02.2025 | JediSaiyanMaster1203 | 8.0 | |
| 9 | 28.01.2025 | ShaneSpear | 8.0 | |
| 10 | 08.01.2025 | mxkami | | |
| 11 | 06.12.2024 | ItsAllAWorkAnyway | 8.0 | Mike Awesome deserved a better career stateside than he enjoyed, but he was certainly one of the mobile big men of his era (which is why he was such a big deal in Japan for so long.) Awesome was the top gaijin for FMW, a promotion that was known for being violent. This made him a natural fit for ECW and saw him dominate as their champion for a spell.. Then Awesome got his promotion to the majors... And then the wheels fell off. In WCW, he was given some awful gimmicks. In WWE, he was treated as an "ECW guy" and not a "WWE guy", which meant his career was going to languish. Sadly, his gung-ho style likely led to him passing away at a young age, but he was certainly champion material for national leagues. |
| 12 | 13.11.2024 | TheDoubleDarkness | 8.0 | |
| 13 | 04.11.2024 | DangoDaisuki | 7.0 | |
| 14 | 14.10.2024 | Conquistador37 | 5.0 | Wrestlers like this, with their ups and downs basically need the math treatment in order to come to a somewhat conclusive answer. Starting as enhancement talent who was an obvious Hogan fan, he did fine (5). In Japan as "Gladiator", he was like a duck to water and I can't really poke holes in his tenure there (8.25). ECW was essentially him murdering Masato Tanaka and little more... though lets be real, s#its badass ain't it? (8.25). In WCW everything kinda fell apart, especially once Vince Russo came in (2). His involvement with Team Canada seemed to reinvigorate him a bit though (5). His WWF run was botched to a fuuu... (2). We are left with a score right in the middle. |
| 15 | 30.09.2024 | Wrestling fan lifer | 7.0 | |
| 16 | 30.09.2024 | Sweet Fighter V | 7.0 | |
| 17 | 28.08.2024 | Chosen One | 7.0 | In ECW hab ich ihn nicht so wirklich verfolgt, aber ich fand ihn in WCW ganz symphatisch. Er war ein Big Man, der irgendwie "approachable" wirkte, keine Ahnung wieso. Seine Gimmicks in WCW fand ich entgegen der Mainstream-Meinung auch ganz lustig. Fat Chick Thriller ist urkomisch und ging zum Glück auch nicht zu lange. That 70s Guy fand ich mega. |
| 18 | 03.08.2024 | KobashiChopMe | 8.0 | Mike was the best thing about ECW for the longest time, IMO. Everything he did ruled, and I love going back to watch his stuff. One of my favourite WWE matches is his match from One Night Stand. Mike Fucking Awesome forever. |
| 19 | 02.08.2024 | LemonTwinkie | 9.0 | |
| 20 | 01.08.2024 | GoodVsBadGuys | 9.0 | |
| 21 | 31.07.2024 | RyanKras16 | 8.0 | |
| 22 | 13.07.2024 | Carlos Aguilar III | 10.0 | Mike Awesome is one of the all-time greats in the big man category and possessed so many traits that would impact that genre of a wrestler for years to come. He had the agility. He had the power. He made you stop whatever you were doing at any point in time and just marvel at what he was able to do. It's truly a shame that in terms of accolades, he didn't have the kind of resume across all promotions he worked for that could really speak to the performer that he was because he felt larger than life. Never have I watched a Mike Awesome match and not been blown away. |
| 23 | 26.06.2024 | piglatin | 9.0 | |
| 24 | 18.06.2024 | soulinashell | 9.0 | |
| 25 | 13.06.2024 | YB2 | 7.0 | |
| 26 | 11.06.2024 | Zak22 | 8.0 | Mike was far from perfect and a bit dangerous but he was also ahead of his time. Never before had a big man been so athletic and such a highflyer. Most of his best work came in FMW against Tanaka and Hayabusa in my opinion but obviously his ECW work is his most iconic work. His WCW and WWF runs were, well, shit. |
| 27 | 27.05.2024 | WrestlingGuru | 9.0 | |
| 28 | 17.05.2024 | Pigeon Scratch | 9.0 | Mike Awesome was... fucking awesome, man. It genuinely bothers me to the Nth degree how much his career was outright ruined because of Vince Russo. Most people only talk about his run in WCW, which wasn't even 10% the quality that it should have been. His work in ECW (beyond the controversial end) should be praised, as well as his work in FMW and other Japanese promotions. Underrated, underappreciated, and one of the best of his kind. |
| 29 | 09.05.2024 | leonconnelly652 | 10.0 | My kind of wrestler. Zero psychology just does crazy shit constantly until he can't anymore. A warrior, a brute, a gladiator also unbelievably graceful and technically talented |
| 30 | 04.05.2024 | WilliamPoopBrother | 10.0 | |
| 31 | 27.04.2024 | akithq | 9.0 | |
| 32 | 10.04.2024 | becky2belts | 10.0 | |
| 33 | 28.03.2024 | eetasa2 | 9.0 | |
| 34 | 13.03.2024 | LordSodaPop | 9.0 | |
| 35 | 10.03.2024 | MR LARIATO | 8.0 | |
| 36 | 09.03.2024 | CMgab | 8.0 | |
| 37 | 09.03.2024 | perconflncns | 9.0 | |
| 38 | 16.02.2024 | benny5bellys | 7.0 | Just watch him throw people around in FMW and ECW and pretend that the WCW run did not happen and you will have a very good time with Mike. |
| 39 | 03.02.2024 | KEI | 8.0 | |
| 40 | 21.01.2024 | All Cops Are Bossman | 7.0 | |
| 41 | 06.01.2024 | thedman0310 | 8.0 | Man, fuck Vince Russo for ruining Mike Awesome's career in America. Awesome was a near seven-foot killer and they turned him into an absolute joke. Avoid his WCW stuff at all costs, but his ECW and FMW work is MUST SEE. AWESOME IS HIS NAME, ALL HIS VICTIMS FEEL THE PAIN |
| 42 | 10.12.2023 | Akatsuki | 9.0 | |
| 43 | 11.10.2023 | MrRaider959 | 10.0 | Mike Awesome is one of the most underrated big men I've ever seen. I've seen some of his WCW and FMW stuff and his whole ECW career. Mike Awesome in ECW was the coolest dude I've ever seen. He was strong as hell and had a mean look. Totally believable tough guy that could kick ass. I always loved Mike Awesome if you can't see. |
| 44 | 21.06.2023 | AwesomeBomb2002 | 10.0 | One of the most incredible wrestlers i ever saw. Despite his size, could do everything. the only reason he isn't recognised today as one of the best, it's because of his horrible booking in WCW where he got humiliated again and again. His matches with Masato Tanaka changed the world of professional wrestling |
| 45 | 04.06.2023 | Giantfan1980 | 6.0 | When Mike Awesome signed with WCW, he effectively pissed off the ECW fan base royally. It was a big deal at the time but once he got to WCW, nobody had their career murdered in such fashion! Dude almost immediately got repackaged into a stupid gimmick and by the time of the WWF buyout he was an afterthought in the big leagues and only the diehard ECW fans cared anymore. He came back for the ECW reunion shows but everything had fallen apart by 2005. Shame his life ended the way it did and he should have gotten many more years of success. |
| 46 | 24.05.2023 | tommyyy1714 | 10.0 | |
| 47 | 21.05.2023 | Leth99 | 10.0 | |
| 48 | 09.05.2023 | AidanArcher | 10.0 | |
| 49 | 04.05.2023 | tmxicon | 7.0 | |
| 50 | 29.04.2023 | AugustBurnsRed | 7.0 | |
| 51 | 26.04.2023 | benh2 | 5.0 | I always feel Mike Awesome flattered to deceive a bit. Physically, he had all the tools but he lacked charisma and was not a very good worker, devoid of psychology and selling, so if he wasn't in there with a great worker, it got a bit rough. |
| 52 | 21.04.2023 | boymeetsworld | 8.0 | |
| 53 | 14.04.2023 | Chriswarrior11 | 8.0 | |
| 54 | 04.04.2023 | Lcrossin | 9.0 | |
| 55 | 22.03.2023 | EG96 | 7.0 | |
| 56 | 05.03.2023 | KingsCrossing | 8.0 | |
| 57 | 14.01.2023 | Brutish Dandy | 8.0 | |
| 58 | 07.12.2022 | khalek | 7.0 | |
| 59 | 16.11.2022 | ChopChopChop | 8.0 | |
| 60 | 14.09.2022 | TheOneAndOnlyCactus | 2.0 | Mike Awesome was an athletic beast. Powerful, Quick, Agile. He also had tons of moves in his repertoire. However, he had absolutely 0 psychology, 0 notion of match-building, was a terrible seller, very reckless and dangerous with his moves and was also an absolute charisma vacuum. He was unable to cut decent promos and could barely emote. This is why he tried so hard to compensate with eye-popping moves. |
| 61 | 31.08.2022 | Matthew23claw | 8.0 | |
| 62 | 04.07.2022 | wwetitlefan2 | 10.0 | |
| 63 | 05.06.2022 | texasyosh | 8.0 | Mike Awesome is a fantastic powerhouse and probably one of the more underrated wrestlers of his time. His work in both ECW and FMW is fantastic. It's a shame he didn't get a run on a national level federation. His matches with Masato Tanaka were always fantastic. Fitting that the last match of his career, was against him. |
| 64 | 02.06.2022 | CLUCK | 6.0 | i like him when he have a fued with spike dudley & masato tanaka in ECW but when he move to WCW he is just a jobber for me and it getting worst when he go to wwf, but i start to like him in MLW but MLW that time is so short |
| 65 | 28.05.2022 | Evan13 | 10.0 | |
| 66 | 09.04.2022 | mjp28 | 7.0 | |
| 67 | 09.04.2022 | cpatchj | 7.0 | |
| 68 | 27.01.2022 | Den003 | 7.0 | |
| 69 | 25.10.2021 | Ma Stump Puller | 6.0 | Awesome excelled in the hardcore scene for obvious reasons: big spots and weapons masked a lot of his shortcomings in violence that got him very much over with gross bumps and whatnot. Here's the thing: he kinda sucks beyond that. No mic skills, no real charisma, terrible technical wrestling and god-awful psychology, literally no selling chair shots at some points and doing big spots early. He looks great when paired with a talent who can bump like a boss for him like Tanaka or whomever, usually strong babyfaces, but man, he's just terrible beyond the highlight reel of stuff you can pull out. Check out a Mike Awesome match and only watch the bits where he's not using weapons or doing big spots and he's boring as anything. I've seen most of his Japan work and quite frankly it's basically just that formula over and over again in short matches. Onita and Heyman were smart by having him be booked as a monster in short matches where he could get his shit in and leave. He's a dangerous worker as well given how nasty some of his spots are to his opponents and how reckless he can be at points. Sure, there's a few matches where Awesome is his namesake but if you actually look at his consistent rate of quality, he's got a lot of stuff that nowhere near matches his high points. |
| 70 | 08.10.2021 | ecwfan197 | 8.0 | |
| 71 | 01.10.2021 | Makoto92 | 8.0 | |
| 72 | 16.09.2021 | patyis | 10.0 | |
| 73 | 14.09.2021 | Stern J | 8.0 | Honestly when i was younger Mike Awesome was one of those "i want to strive to be a wrestler like him" kind of guys, being a taller guy who's athletic as hell and when he was on he was ON! now with that being said he did struggle in WCW and the WWF with the booking from both really not "getting" his appeal of "big guy who's willing to throw himself around for cool spots" and as such has soured many people views on him but i do implore those let down by his runs in WCW/WWF to please go watch his ECW and Japan matches (the latter where he went under The Gladiator) to see what his true potential was as a wrestler. With all that being said he did make the awful choice of leaving ECW as their champion but at the same time Heyman wasn't paying his so it's a damned if you do damned if you don't situation and still makes me sad he's no longer with us. Rest easy big man you were Awesome even if some didn't see you that way. |
| 74 | 11.08.2021 | joaosousa20 | 9.0 | |
| 75 | 01.08.2021 | Firebird22 | 8.0 | |
| 76 | 08.07.2021 | Aldair316 | 9.0 | |
| 77 | 06.07.2021 | juiceisloose | 5.0 | I never really get why people think he was underrated. He was generally underused in big companies (in the states) but i do not think he was this hugely talented guy who was never pushed. Sure, he was athletic for his size and could take part in some good matches but that was about it. In my opinion he never had the it factor which could've made him world champion ( in the states). Im sure he was a nice guy but i dont think he could've been a main eventer (in the states) and it was best for him to stay as a midcarder. |
| 78 | 22.06.2021 | thebigmilkman | 6.0 | Mike Awesome was so fucking cool but if you've seen one Mike Awesome match you've seen them all. But I really like that match and I really like Mike Awesome |
| 79 | 20.06.2021 | Daigotsu | 6.0 | As fondly as I remember Mike, the thing that I remember best are his matches with Masato Tanaka, and that was mostly on Tanaka. His non-ECW stuff ranged from ok to absolutely terrible. It's likely that he was underused, but even his matches weren't really remarkable. |
| 80 | 21.04.2021 | dwight | 7.0 | |
| 81 | 18.04.2021 | SkaterSting | 9.0 | |
| 82 | 11.04.2021 | StrongStyle2020 | 10.0 | |
| 83 | 10.02.2021 | shittylittlerasslin | 8.0 | |
| 84 | 11.01.2021 | hbkronos | 8.0 | |
| 85 | 16.12.2020 | Strong Zero Machine | 7.0 | |
| 86 | 21.11.2020 | TheLegitBoss | 10.0 | |
| 87 | 17.11.2020 | SkylerLovefist | 9.0 | Absolutely tremendous big man and it's a damn shame no-one outside of MLW took a chance on him after WCW shut and WWE let him go. Yeah, he walked out on ECW with their belt, but when you understand why, you tend to side with Mike. |
| 88 | 12.11.2020 | LordOfTaunts | 9.0 | |
| 89 | 22.10.2020 | rainmakerpunk | 8.0 | |
| 90 | 09.10.2020 | qaywsxed | 8.0 | |
| 91 | 09.09.2020 | Sagasta | 8.0 | |
| 92 | 19.06.2020 | Khalid Ace | 4.0 | Well, I've enjoyed him wrestling Masato Tanaka in almost every promotion possible but we all know the great Masato Tanaka actually lead these matches. Let's put it this way "there's nothing awesome about Mike" |
| 93 | 03.06.2020 | trinidadchainz | 9.0 | |
| 94 | 05.04.2020 | James Row | 8.0 | |
| 95 | 21.03.2020 | Emmanuel | 9.0 | |
| 96 | 17.03.2020 | Cibs | 6.0 | Decent wrestler, certainly athletic for his size, but I never saw him as someone extraordinary or highly interesting. He only seemed motivated when he was with Masato Tanaka in the ring and most remember him for the same match that they repeated over and over again. |
| 97 | 19.11.2019 | krukster | 8.0 | |
| 98 | 08.11.2019 | wrestlingfan1991 | 10.0 | |
| 99 | 10.08.2019 | pappahouse | 6.0 | Ich habe leider nicht ganz so viel von ihm gesehen, aber das was ich gesehen habe, hat mich überzeugt. Guter Körper, gutes Moveset, auch leider viel zu früh verstorben. |
| 100 | 05.06.2019 | Zer0 MY | 9.0 | |
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