Mike Rotunda
| Mike Rotunda | |
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Rotunda as Irwin R. Schyster in 1994
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| Birth name | Lawrence Michael Rotunda |
| Born |
March 30, 1958 St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Spouse(s) | Stephanie Windham |
| Children |
Bray Wyatt Bo Dallas Mika Rotunda |
| Family |
Blackjack Mulligan (father-in-law) Barry Windham (brother-in-law) Kendall Windham (brother-in-law) Sarah Bäckman (daughter-in-law) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Irwin R. Schyster Michael Wallstreet Mike Drond Mike Rotunda Mike Rotundo Mr. Wallstreet V.K. Wallstreet |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 248 lb (112 kg) |
| Billed from |
Washington, D.C. (as Irwin R. Schyster) |
| Trained by | The Destroyer |
| Debut | 1981 |
| Retired | 2004 |
Lawrence Michael "Mike" Rotunda (born March 30, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling in the 1980s and 1990s under the ring names Mike Rotunda, Irwin R. Schyster and V.K. Wallstreet. Over the course of his career, Rotunda held championships including the NWA World Tag Team Championship, NWA World Television Championship and WWF World Tag Team Championship.
Rotunda attended Newark Valley High School in Newark Valley, New York. He participated in amateur wrestling, becoming a sectional champion in the 215 lb class in 1976. After graduating from high school, Rotunda attended Syracuse University. He competed in football and amateur wrestling, becoming Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association champion in 1981 in the heavyweight division and becoming a letterwinner in 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1981.
After graduating from Syracuse University, Rotunda traveled to Germany where he trained as a professional wrestler under The Destroyer. He debuted in 1981, wrestling for promotions including Lutte Internationale, Jim Crockett Promotions and Championship Wrestling from Florida.
Rotunda and Windham joined the World Wrestling Federation as The U.S. Express in 1984, during which time he would be billed as Mike Rotundo rather than Rotunda. They won the WWF World Tag Team Championship twice, first from Dick Murdoch and Adrian Adonis in January 1985. The US Express' most notable feud was with The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff, to whom they lost the title at the first WrestleMania. The US Express regained the belts in June 1985, but lost them two months later to Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine. Windham left the WWF soon after.
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