Trivia

Is the real life cousin of Horace Bollea, Hulk Hogan's nephew, yet there is no relation between Mike Awesome and Hulk Hogan

Returned for one night only at the ECW One Night Stand PPV, to defeat Masato Tanaka. (June 2005)

Former ECW World Champion.

Member of the New Bloods.

Cousin of Michael Bollea

Was the first WCW wrestler in the invasion angle to win a WWF Championship (the Hardcore Title)

On the last WCW Monday Nitro, Mike Awesome teamed with Lance Storm against Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire. Palumbo and O'Haire were victorious

Known in Japan as the Gladiator

In 1999, Mike Awesome got a lot of heat from fellow ECW wrestlers for defecting to WCW with the ECW Championship Belt. He feared for his safety when he returned to ECW Television to drop the title belt to Tazz.

After his release from WWE, he made appearances with NWA-TNA and wrestled steadily in Japan, until his retirement from the wrestling business, during which time he obtained his real estate license.

At the time of his death, was working as a real estate agent for Coldwell Banker in Tampa, Florida.

Had two children with wife Delisa, son Casey (born 1996) and daughter Carissa (born 2000).

Released from WWE. (September 2002)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated - Ranked No. 7 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2000.

ECW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times).

Alfonso was the cousin of Hulk Hogan's nephew Michael Bollea, who was better known for his stint in WCW under the name Horace Hogan. He is no relation of fellow ECW alumnus Bill Alfonso.

FMW Tag Team Tournament (1991) - with Mr. Pogo.

Grand Slam Tournament (1995).

ECW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Raven.

He first made a appearance in WWF as a jobber on December 12, 1996 losing to Justin Credible who was known then as Aldo Montoya in a dark match for WWF Superstars of Wrestling.

Alfonso wrestled as The Gladiator for a brief period in All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1998 and 1999.

FMW World Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Big Titan (1),[34] and Mr. Pogo (1).

Wrestling Observer Newsletter - Worst Gimmick (2000).

FMW Independent World Heavyweight Championship (1 time).

FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament (1997) - with Hisakatsu Oya and Mr. Gannosuke.

FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mr. Gannosuke and Hisakatsu Oya.

Major League Wrestling - MLW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time).

FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship Tournament (1994) - with Big Titan.

WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time).

Debutes on February 26, 1989 at the Eddie Graham Sports Complex in Orlando.

Trained by Steve Keirn.

FMW World Brass Knuckles Championship (2 times).

WWE acknowledged his death on the February 20 broadcast of ECW on Sci-Fi with an "In Memory..." graphic at the opening of the program, and two days later his family received flowers at Serenity Meadows Funeral Home in Riverview, Florida.

On February 17, 2007, a group of Alfonso's friends found him dead after he had hanged himself inside his Tampa home.

After Awesome's retirement from professional wrestling, he served as a real estate agent in New Tampa, Florida.