Michael Tarver | |
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Tarver in September 2010
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Birth name | Tyrone Evans |
Born |
Akron, Ohio |
March 8, 1977
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Michael Tarver Mike Tarver Monster Tarver Mr. Tarver Tyrone Evans Tyrone Jones Tyson Tarver Tarver |
Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Billed weight | 256 lb (116 kg) |
Billed from |
Cleveland, Ohio Akron, Ohio |
Trained by |
National Wrestling Alliance Florida Championship Wrestling |
Debut | 2005 |
Tyrone Evans (born March 8, 1977) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Michael Tarver.
Evans defeated Brandon X in a match at an NWA East event on February 19, 2005. Evans defeated Daron Smythe for the Pro Wrestling Express (PWX) Brass Knuckles Championship on April 2, 2005. On June 11, Venom defeated Evans for the Brass Knuckles Championship. After the title loss, Evans challenged Brandon K for the territory's Heavyweight Championship on September 8, 2006, and was unsuccessful. Later that year, he wrestled for Coldwater Michigan-based promotion Price of Glory Wrestling, where he participated in an elimination match won by N8 Mattson.
Evans also wrestled for several Cleveland, Ohio-based promotions. In March 2006, Evans debuted for the Main Event Wrestling League in Ohio, teaming with Kato to defeat Chris Kole in a handicap match. In December, Evans challenged Robby Starr for the MEWL Championship, but lost the match by disqualification. A rematch in March 2007, saw Starr defeat Evans again. At MEWL's Honky Tonk Saturday Night show the following month, however, Evans defeated Starr and won the MEWL Heavyweight Championship. In July 2006, Evans beat Savage at an Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW) show. He returned to AIW in May 2007, losing to Thrillbilly, and in September 2007, where he defeated Eddie Kingston by submission in the third round of their 'Strong Style' Challenge match. In April 2007, Evans challenged Jason Bane for the Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling (CAPW) Television Championship, but was unsuccessful. On May 6, at May Meltdown, The B.E.T. (Evans and Josh Emmanuel) defeated Jeff Brooks and Kid Hybrid in a tag team match, and the following month at A Hot Summer's Night The B.E.T. defeated The Clash of Ernie Ballz and Brian Bender.