Mike Knox
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| Mike Hettinga | |
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| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Mike Knox |
| Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
| Billed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Born | July 17, 1978 Phoenix, Arizona |
| Trained by | "Navajo Warrior" Steve Islas |
| Debut | 1998 |
Mike Hettinga (born July 17, 1978) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Mike Knox. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its ECW brand.
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[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment
Knox was signed to a WWE developmental deal in 2005, and made a handful of appearances on WWE shows, including one appearance as a masked "jihadist" for Muhammad Hassan.
When the ECW brand was launched in June of 2006, Knox was added onto the roster. He debuted on the June 20 episode of ECW on Sci Fi by interfering in Kelly Kelly's striptease segment, coming from the backstage area and covering her with a towel before escorting her off stage. It was later revealed that that Kelly was Knox's (kayfabe) girlfriend, as well as an exhibitionist, and he informed her that he did not appreciate her stripping in front of anyone but him. For his in-ring debut, a win over Danny Doring, Kelly accompanied him to the ringside acting as a valet.Knox was pushed strongly, interfering in matches, and squashing his opponents. He later formed a short-lived tag team with Test before starting a feud with CM Punk, after growing jealous of Kelly Kelly's admiration towards Punk. CM Punk won every match in the feud, including a match which decided a spot in December to Dismember's Elimination Chamber match.
Knox made his pay-per-view debut at Survivor Series 2006 where he teamed up with Rated-RKO, but was the first man eliminated after taking superkick from Shawn Michaels. His next pay per view appearance saw him abandon Kelly Kelly during a mixed-tag match against Kevin Thorn and Ariel, at December to Dismember, resulting in his team's loss. He then attacked her on the next ECW on Sci Fi episode, breaking the duo up for good. Afterwards, Knox took a suspicious and unexplained disappearance off TV, and was heavily rumored to be one of the many people released by WWE in January 2007. However the rumors were not true as he wasn't on ECW as he was wrestling in DSW.
On February 13, 2007, Knox returned to ECW in a losing effort to CM Punk.
On March 8, 2007, Knox and Derek Neikirk, the reformed Team Elite, won the DSW Tag Team Championships for the first time, defeating the Majors Brothers.
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- With Derek Neikirk
- Last Breath (Double-team flapjack spinebuster)
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- Kelly Kelly
- Paul Heyman
- Seth Evar
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Always In There Promotion
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- AIT Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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- DSW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) (with Derrick Neikirk)
- Impact Zone Wrestling
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- IZW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- IZW Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Derrick Neikirk)
[edit] Controversy
On March 12, 2006, Knox and ACW-Utah referee Chad Bryant were involved in an altercation outside a strip club in Ogden, Utah. Both men were briefly arrested but later released after an investigation was unable to determine which one of them started the fight. Witnesses stated the two began to argue after Bryant allegedly called Knox a homosexual and began repeatedly shouting the word "Dink" while attempting to punch Knox.[citation needed]
