Mike sharpe was best known for his run as an enhancement talent in the world wrestling federation from 1983 to 1995. Below is a list of bob moats books in order of when they were first released. Jvk books wwf in 1983 armchair booking pro wrestling only. See the complete the sharpe series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Blackjack mulligan, charlie fulton, iron mike sharpe, killer khan, afa, sika. The new covenant will be fulfilled with israel but the church is an added referent to the new covenant promises so there is a sense in which the new covenant is being fulfilled with the church. Bob backlund began life as a poor farm boy in the little village of princeton, minnesota, with a population of just over 2,000 people. Steve backlunds most popular book is victorious mindsets. He is best known for his appearances with the world wrestling federation from 1981 to 1988, where he held the wwf intercontinental heavyweight championship on two occasions and was crowned the inaugural king of the ring in 1985.
Bob mayer began his career as a writer in 1991 with the novel eyes of the hammer, published under his real name. Jones, johnny rodz and tony garea as a way to give him credibility. Wwf, 1983 wrestlecrap the very worst of pro wrestling. He grew up in california, but moved with his father back to. Im putting this up because mike sharpe is one of the greatest performers of all time and one of my all time favorites. Like so many others, sharpe was unsuccessful in defeating backlund. Robin hobb published short works in various popular magazines, notably space and time which is edited by gordon linzner. However, readers can have difficulty putting the many volumes into chronological order, especially as the author has written many prequels and sequels. Iron mike sharpe, canadas greatest athlete, has died.
His books have been well received and thousands of readers have expressed their appreciation about the way in which history has been represented in almost all of his books. If you are looking for a book that honestly makes you smile while reading, feel good when your done and wanting more then this is the book for you. After growing up in california before moving to canada, sharpe wrestled all over the world mostly for. I got to witness something so special while the other half of the country got to watch george steele main event against iron mike sharpe. Sharpe then regularly competed on and off for both wwe and new japan pro wrestling. Iron mike sharpe, the wwe wrestler billed during the 1980s as canadas greatest athlete, died at age 64 over the. The show ends with a bob backlund interview so dull and monotonous you can almost see vince motioning for pat patterson to get out the hook to pull him offstage.
Sep 01, 2012 i especially encourage people to check out the books and the reference information is at the end. He found success in various national wrestling alliance. Like gene mentioned im glad you gave candy this gimmick. Wwf world champion bob backlund w arnold skaaland pinned iron mike sharpe at 19. The candy man and black bart make their debuts and already have people talking. Sep 15, 2015 bob backlund began life as a poor farm boy in the little village of princeton, minnesota, with a population of just over 2,000 people. The new covenant has two referentsisrael and the church some revised dispensationalists. Carpenter looks like a minibob backlund, while the kid looks like a minimissing. Iron mike sharpe competed in a battle royal won by razor ramon. For 40 years, bob books amusing stories and simple, consistent vocabulary have inspired children to say with pride, i read the whole book. Former professional wrestler iron mike sharpe has died at age 64, the wwe announced on monday morning. Iron mike sharpe vince talks about the bretowen drama and references the smothers brothers in an incredibly dated reference.
The famous sharpe series by bernard cornwell delves around richard sharpe who was the napoleonic wars rifleman. Bob moats became a selfpublished author in 2009 with his debut novel, classmate murders. Magnificent muraco martial arts match wwf prime time wrestling 42186 very good 1 hour 24 minutes 1. It was in 1982 when she sold her first novel, harpys flight. He travels extensively throughout the world encouraging churches, leaders, and organizations into catalytic levels of hope.
Written by bostongardenbalcony posted in wwf 1980s angles tagged with antonio inoki, arnold skaaland, bob backlund, hulk hogan, iron sheik, vince mcma, vince mcmahon 6 comments. This squash barely gets going before rock submits sharpe to the whammy bar. The islanders are a great addition to a very competitive tag roster. A secondgeneration wrestler whose father and uncle mike and ben sharpe also competed in the profession, sharpe was a mainstay for various territories throughout the united states and became a regular for both the world wrestling federation and new japan pro wrestling. Tvtropes is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Books by steve backlund author of victorious mindsets.
Both men were tall in stature with athletic backgrounds ben was an olympian with the canadian rowing team in 1936 and served in the royal air force during world war ii. See all books authored by mike sharpe, including biplanes, triplanes and seaplanes. Sheik says he trains with a camel and can go days without water. Iron mike sharpe had kept a very private, very low profile in recent years. Wwe championship deadly game tournament at survivor series 1998. Iron mike sharpe, the wwe wrestler billed during the 1980s as canadas. World class tv taping at the sportatorium in dallas, tx. The novel introduced readers to his character jim richards. The former professional wrestler was discovered in his apartment, according to multiple media reports. To remember iron mike sharpe, who died on the weekend in hamilton, as a jobber in the wwf is to do the man an injustice. Mike sharpe was born on october 28, 1951 in hamilton, ontario, canada as michael sharpe. Wwf superstars of wrestling december 4th, 1993 scotts. Long before iron mike tyson entered a boxing ring, selfproclaimed canadas greatest athlete iron mike sharpe was battering opponents in a wrestling ring.
Sad news to report today as iron mike sharpe, legendary wwf jobber icon and canadas greatest athlete, passed away over the weekend at age 64. Jan 19, 2016 iron mike would soon leave behind active competition but continue in the business, opening up a pro wrestling training school in new jersey. Former canadian wwe star iron mike sharpe dead at 64. I watched a few of his matches in the 70s and 80s as a kid. The iron sheik winning the wwf heavyweight title from bob backlund. Ben was born on march 18, 1916 while mike father of iron mike sharpe was born on july 11, 1922. Steve backlund has 20 books on goodreads with 10 ratings. Due to this, bob has read a lot of nonfiction books. The warlord vs iron mike sharpe is the headline match tonight730 p.
Wwe superstar iron mike sharpe died on sunday in his hometown of hamilton, ontario in canada. Created by a teacher, right from the start bob books fosters success, confidence, and a love of books in children that are learning to read. Sharpes winning ways were enough to earn him a wwe championship match against champion bob backlund in philadelphia in april 1983, a mere four months after his wwe debut. Donald muraco born september 10, 1949 is an american retired professional wrestler. Scicluna started wrestling during the 1950s, and used the name mike valentino early in his career. To remember iron mike sharpe, who died on the weekend in hamilton. For some years he had been wanting to write the adventures of a british soldier in the napoleonic wars and so the sharpe series was born. Dec 25, 20 30 years ago this week, the iron sheik beat bob backlund i cant believe its been three decades since a moment that until many years later was probably the single most shocking thing i had experienced as a young pro wrestling fan. Legendary wrestler iron mike sharpe dead at 67 toronto sun. Sharpes winning ways were enough to earn him a wwe championship match against champion bob backlund in philadelphia in april 1983, a mere. Bernard cornwells books about the adventures of british soldier richard sharpe during the napoleonic wars have been enjoyed by millions, mixing as they do a combination of action, combat, and historical research.
Bob likes to use a number of pen names while writing different categories of novels. Bob backlund vs iron mike sharpe superstars jan 30th, 1993 monsoon classic. Miller, includes interviews with roddy piper, ric flair, the iron sheik and vince mcmahon. I saw him win the missouri title from harley race in 1976 and witnessed a historic title vs. Back in, sharpe retreats to the corner and marty chases him out of the ring with a monkey flip. Bob backlund vs iron mike sharpe superstars dec 4th, 1993. The characters featured in this novel had first appeared in a short story, bones for dulath in amazons. Michael mike sharpe october 28, 1951 january 17, 2016 was a canadian professional wrestler and actor better known as iron mike sharpe. Backlund has very good in ring skills and is over in the core towns. The books are fast paced, funny, sad, everything that you could want in a book. That is awesome for him to be so young and already trying to read. Sharpe overpowers marty and stops to pose, so marty dropkicks him out of the ring from behind. The hamilton native was managed by wwe hall of famer captain lou albano and used the.
Iron mike sharpe enters wwe in the early 1980s and establishes himself as a. History of wrestling 1983 when it was cool retro pop. Robert lee bob backlund august 14, 1949 is an american professional wrestler. Scicluna worked primarily in canada until 1965, when he ventured to the world wide wrestling federation wwwf, now known as wwe, using his most famous moniker baron mikel scicluna. I would rank him up there with danny hodge in regards to the fact that if it ever gotreal bob backlund would hurt someone. He started in toronto after training with dewey robertson in 1977 and competed in various canadian territories before switching to the u. This facebook tribute to iron mike sharpe, canadas greatest athlete, is wholly unauthorized, fanrun, unofficial, and in no way endorsed by mike himself though we. Michael iron sharpe 19512016 find a grave memorial. Michael sharpe was a canadian professional wrestler better known as iron mike sharpe.
Iron mike sharpe 19851990 iron mike sharpe was a famous lower card wrestler on the wwf programming. In memory of iron mike sharpe 1951 2016 wrestlecrap the. The lady justice mysterycomedy series books by bob. And honestly, it wasnt long after this show premiered that vince did just that.
Ontario extends lower hydro rates, emergency orders. Man mountain rock 70 beats iron mike sharpe via submission to the whammy bar at 1. Sharpe, age 64, had been dealing with a number of health issues in recent years. He was a belowaverage student with a lackluster work ethic and a bad attitude, who hung with the wrong crowd and made a lot of bad choices. In 1983, sharpe migrated to the wwf as the latest in a series of villains to challenge thenchampion bob backlund. Oct 26, 2015 bob books reading magic sight words best app for kids iphoneipadipod touch duration. Ben and mike sharpe the first gaijin superstars in japan. They were so good in their roles and knew how to put their opponents over. Bernard is the author of 60 books his most recent are the books of.
Apr 09, 20 after winning the wwe title at survivor series 1994, bob backlund explains his excitement by comparing himself to god. Jun 23, 2019 man mountain rock 70 beats iron mike sharpe via submission to the whammy bar at 1. Steve backlund is an encourager, leader developer, joy activist, and a revivalist teacher. Back in, marty with a facebuster and flying fist to finish at 2. The former professional wrestler was discovered in his apartment, according to. I would say get the first set, but it is sooooo easy that maybe he will be done with one or two word sentences in a short time. Begging off iron mike sharpe 11 iron mike sharpe vs. Bob backlund secretly, i want him gone, but i need to get a replacement as champ in but big stars dont grow on trees and such a replacement will need some building up. Bob backlund vs iron mike sharpe superstars jan 30th, 1993.
Death steve williams in midsouth, and williams wrote about it in his book. Below is a list of bob mayers books in order of when they were originally published identical to their chronology. He was an actor, known for wwf championship wrestling 1972, spectrum wrestling 1977 and wwf allstar wrestling 1972. The sharpe brothers was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers ben and mike sharpe, best known for their tenures wrestling in the territories of northern california and japan. Mike sharpe books list of books by author mike sharpe. For a generation of wrestling fans, iron mike is one of the alltime lovable. Muraco was inducted into the wwe hall of fame class of 2004 and the professional.
Wwf championship wrestling episode dated 24 march 1984 tv episode 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. One of pro wrestlings memorable characters from its golden age has died. Sharpes most memorable matches were against jim duggan, demolition, bob backlund, earthquake, paul orndorff. Mcmahon does remind viewers that they need to stay tuned to usa network at a later date to see indiana jones and the temple of doom. Jan 17, 2016 michael sharpe was a canadian professional wrestler better known as iron mike sharpe. Iron mike sharpe born michael sharpe, october 28, 1951 january 17, 2016 was a canadian professional wrestler and trainer from hamilton, ontario, famous for his work in wwe during the 1980s. Payperview boston herald proquest archiver aug 23, 1992 hammer little louie vs little hercules in a midget match wfa womens champ brittany brown vs jamie west and gorgeous chris duffy vs iron mike sharpe.
Wwf champion bob backlund answers the iron sheiks persian club challenge but is attacked from behind by the iron sheik furthering the program between the two. Dynamite kid, hulk hogan and gary michael cappetta, and by longtime wwf wrestler commentator gorilla. Former wwe wrestler iron mike sharpe has died at age 64, the company announced monday. Wwe is saddened to learn that michael sharpe, known to wwe fans as iron mike sharpe, has passed away at age 64. Sharpe was described in at least three books by former wrestling personalities. Iron mike sharpe passed away over the weekend in hamilton, ontario. Lessons and stories on life from wrestling legend bob backlund, was released on september 18, 2015. Backlund works over sharpe then sits on top of sharpe after the latter dropped down and turns that into a rollup for the win 1. Backlund by bob backlund overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Mike and ben sharpe are known as being from hamilton, ontario although ben is listed as having been born in guelph, ontario. World wrestling federation programming pro wrestling only. Iron mike would soon leave behind active competition but continue in the business, opening up a pro wrestling training school in new jersey. Nova, crowbar and charlie and russ haas were some of the notable workers who were trained by him. Sharpe comes from a family legacy of wrestling, as his father mike sharpe sr.
Sharpe had a long career in the wwf where aside from looking like a real human monster, sharpe would usually lose his matches to up and coming talent and seasoned veterans alike. Iron mike sharpe, pictured, described himself as canadas greatest athlete during his wrestling career with wwe between 1983 and his eventual retirement in 1995. Michael sharpe october 28, 1951 january 17, 2016 was a canadian professional wrestler better known as iron mike sharpe. Bernard cornwells sharpe books in chronological order. His favorite books include the science fiction classics because of which he has filled his house with a number of science fiction books. Sharpe, managed by lou albano, was built up the card beating babyfaces like larry sharpe, s.
There are now 24 books in the sharpe series and a good chance of a new one coming soon. In memory of iron mike sharpe 1951 2016 wrestlecrap. Perfect and prefers to watch the weather channel and other assorted tv programmes. On smackdown, crowd chants for oldtime favorite bob backlund boston garden balcony.