Mike Quackenbush
| Mike Quackenbush | |
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Quackenbush in February 2016
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| Birth name | Michael Spillane |
| Born |
March 18, 1976 West Lawn, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | M. Quackenbush Mike Quackenbush Spyrazul |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
| Billed from | West Lawn, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Trained by |
Ace Darling Reckless Youth Skayde |
| Debut | May 20, 1994 |
Michael "Mike" Spillane (born March 18, 1976), is an American author, podcaster, professional wrestling trainer, and semi-retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Mike Quackenbush. He is the host of "The Grizzly Bear Egg Cafe," "CHIKARA Podcast-A-Go-Go," and "Deep Blue Something" podcasts. He is the former host of the podcasts "The Trending Show" and "Daddy on Board", both of which are now defunct.
He has written seven books including the two memoirs Headquarters (2001) and Secret Identity: Essays From Both My Lives (2004). Both memoirs were re-released as e-books for the Kindle in May 2010. From 1998 to 2008, Quackenbush penned a regular column entitled 'From Bell To Bell' for The Wrestler magazine and 'The International Report' for Pro Wrestling Illustrated, among other publishing credits.
Quackenbush is the founder of both The Wrestle Factory and Chikara. In wrestling, he is a former NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion and one half of the Chikara Campeones de Parejas with Jigsaw. Quackenbush is best known as the patriarch of the Chikara family and for his work on the independent wrestling circuit, the latter of which has spanned 20 years. In 2016, Sports Illustrated ranked him number 78 on their Top 101 Wrestlers of All Time list.
Quackenbush began taking bookings for multiple local independent companies, including PCW and SCW in late 1998. Growing up, Quackenbush idolized Japanese professional wrestler Jushin Thunder Liger and adopted the nickname "Lightning" in tribute to him. Entering the business untrained, Quackenbush received training from wrestler Ace Darling, who took Quackenbush in as his protege. In 1999, he was ranked #128 by Pro Wrestling Illustrated in the annual PWI 500 as well as being named the June Flavour of the Month by the publication. Quackenbush eventually befriended independent wrestlers Reckless Youth and Don Montoya. They began teaming together as a trio, dubbed The Black T-Shirt Squad (abbreviated to The BTS), due to all three wearing black t-shirts in their wrestling attire, by fellow wrestlers, which eventually was used as their ring name. Quackenbush started taking most bookings with his fellow stablemates opposed to performing as a singles wrestler.
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