Michael Jackson (November 10, 1949), better known by his ring name "Action" Mike Jackson, is an American professional wrestler who currently works for Impact Wrestling and the independent circuit in Georgia and Alabama. During the 1970s and 1980s he worked for Georgia Championship Wrestling and a short time with World Championship Wrestling in the 1980s and early 1990s.
| Mike Jackson | |
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 Jackson as Alabama Junior Heavywieght champion, c. 1984 | |
| Birth name | Michael Jackson |
| Born | November 10, 1949 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | "Action" Mike Jackson |
| Billed height | 5"10 |
| Billed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Debut | June 1972 |
Professional wrestling career
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Jackson made his professional wrestling debut in June 1972.[1] Early in his career he worked for NWA Mid-America and Southeast Championship Wrestling. In 1978 he made his debut for Georgia Championship Wrestling.
During his career he wrestled against Ric Flair, Carlos Colon and Bob Backlund. He also worked for American Wrestling Association, UWF Mid-South, World Wrestling Federation and Jim Crockett Promotions (which later became World Championship Wrestling) from 1984 to 1991.
He went into semi-retirement from wrestling in the early 1990s and made his last appearance in the 1993 Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 at 382.[2]
In 1998, he wrestled for New Dimension Wrestling and then once again retired.[3]
Then in 2005 he came out of retirement working for NWA Wrestle Birmingham and Peachstate Wrestling Alliance in Georgia.[4]
On December 8, 2019, Jackson and Tommy Rich defeated 1 Called Manders and Mance Warner to win the WOMBAT tag team titles.
As of 2022, Jackson still wrestles in Georgia and Alabama.
Impact Wrestling (2020, 2021–present)
editOn March 7, 2020, Jackson made his debut for Impact Wrestling at 70 years old losing to Johnny Swinger on a TV-taping which aired April 14.[5][6]
Jackson returned to Impact for one night only on December 18, 2021, teaming with Johnny Swinger as The Rhythmic Warriors as they defeated Kar Daniel Dunn and Chris Sabin. Jackson then participated in the Reverse Battle Royal at Slammiversary (2022) won by Shark Boy.
He wrestled in a 6-way scramble won by KUSHIDA at Hard To Kill (2023). The next night, he lost to Trey Miguel.
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Continental Championship Wrestling
- CCW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[7]
- Game Changer Wrestling
- WOMBAT Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tommy Rich
- Georgia Pro Wrestling Association
- GPWA Southern Cruiserweight Championship
- Global Championship Wrestling
- Alabama Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8]
- Peachstate Wrestling Alliance
- PWA Heritage Championship (3 times)
- PWA Southern Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[9]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked Mike Jackson # 346 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1991
- PWI ranked Mike Jackson # 277 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1992
- PWI ranked Mike Jackson # 382 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1993
- PWI ranked Mike Jackson # 480 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2022
- Rocket City Championship Wrestling
- RCCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)[10]
- Southern Championship Wrestling
- SCW Alabama Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- Spartan Pro Wrestling
- Wrestle Birmingham
References
edit- ^ Cavacini, Michael (December 1, 2020). "71-Year-Old Wrestler "Action" Mike Jackson Tells All". MichaelCavacini.com. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1993". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (August 3, 2015). "June 22, 1998 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: WCW Great American Bash review, details on Karl Malone/WCw, tons more". F4Wonline.com. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "Mike Jackson Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (March 4, 2021). "POST NEWS UPDATE: IMPACT wants to bring back 71-year-old 'Action' Mike Jackson". PostWrestling.com. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ Greer, Jamie (April 14, 2020). "Mike Jackson, NWA/WCW Wrestler, Returns to TV at 70 with IMPACT". LastWordOnSports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
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