Mike Bell (wrestler)
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| Birth name | Michael Bell |
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| Born |
March 18, 1971 Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Died | December 14, 2008 (aged 37) Costa Mesa, California |
| Cause of death | Myocardial infarction |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mike Bell Saber Mr. Grimm |
| Trained by |
David Schultz Paul Roma |
Michael "Mike" Bell (March 18, 1971 – December 14, 2008) was an American professional wrestler who worked for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) as Mike "Mad Dog" Bell. He was the brother of Mark Bell and Chris Bell (director of the 2008 documentary, Bigger, Stronger, Faster), and the 2015 follow up documentary, Prescription Thugs, in which Mike Bell's life and death by prescription drugs are explored.
Bell worked as a jobber for WWE (then-named, the World Wrestling Federation, or, WWF) during the early-1990s, even performing on its flagship TV show, Monday Night Raw. Like many jobbers of that era, Bell worked on a match-by-match basis for the WWF, never being under continuous contract with the promotion. Bell later worked with the original ECW, including performing at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center.
Bell was well known in the wrestling community for a 2001 incident with Perry Saturn during a videotaped WWF dark match. Bell botched a snapmare armdrag of Saturn, causing Saturn to land on the mat headfirst. Saturn legitimately attacked Bell in retaliation for this perceived lack of professionalism and in-ring ethic, at one point tossing Bell out of the ring and causing Bell himself to land on his head on the safety mat. Neither performer sustained serious injury, and both were able to resume their respective roles and finish the match as planned, without most spectators realizing what had actually happened.
Bell, who had a history with substance abuse, was featured in the documentary Bigger, Stronger, Faster along with his two brothers.
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