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| |realName=Michael Spillane | | |realName=Michael Spillane |
| |nicknames=Lightning, The Master of a Thousand Holds | | |nicknames=Lightning, The Master of a Thousand Holds |
| |nameHistory=Mike Quackenbush (debut - current), Rojo Jalisco (2000), Spyral Azul (2004), Darkness Crabtree (unconfirmed) | | |nameHistory=Mike Quackenbush (debut - current), Rojo Jalisco (2000), Spyral Azul (2004), Darkness Crabtree, El Hijo del Ice Cream, Nytehawk |
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| |maestro=[[Ace Darling]], [[Skayde]] | | |maestro=[[Ace Darling]], [[Skayde]] |
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| ==Career== | | == Notes == |
| Quackenbush has toured Canada, Mexico and several European countries during his career. In 2004, he briefly united six championships from three different countries (USA, Mexico and Germany) into the "I-Crown". Quackenbush had back surgery in early 2006. He returned to the ring on March 18, 2006. In Germany, he captured the WXW World Heavyweight Championship from Are$.<ref name=ChikaraBio3/> He then returned to his schedule of wrestling and training at The Wrestle Factory. Quackenbush defeated [[Tiger Mask IV]] at the now defunct ''Fight Sports Midwest'', to capture the [[NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship]] on May 11, 2007.<ref name=ChikaraFans/> Throughout the match, Quackenbush unlaced and loosened Tiger Mask's mask, a major sign of disrespect amongst masked wrestlers. Seconds before pinning Tiger Mask, Quackenbush completely pulled off his opponent's mask. After grasping his new belt, he reached down and pulled away Tiger Mask's mask. He then held it up to the crowd. In a promo after the match, Quackenbush explained that he did everything to get the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship and that he was, in no way, proud of it. He said he viewed the belt as his ticket to Japan, as Japanese promotions had not booked him in any events. Quackenbush recently won the 2007 Ted Petty Invitational defeating Billy Roc, [[Joey Ryan (wrestler)|Joey Ryan]] and [[Josh Abercrombie]] on his way to the finals where he eliminated both Claudio Castagnoli and [[Chuck Taylor (wrestler)|Chuck Taylor]] to win the tournament.<ref name=ChikaraFans/> Quackenbush also captured the [[IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship]]. Quackenbush made his debut in Japan for [[Michinoku Pro]], defeating Shibaten in the village of Takazawa. He wrestled for the same company, the next night, defeating Rei. In a four way elimination match against [[Chris Hero]], [[Eddie Kingston]] and Chuck Taylor, Quackenbush put his IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship and [[IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship]] on the line. Quackenbush was pinned by Chuck Taylor, thus capturing the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship. Eddie Kingston then pinned Quackenbush, capturing the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship.
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| ===Hiatus and return===
| | Leader of the CHIKARA promotion, a north east US indy group feature a mixture of different forms of pro wrestling (including lucha libre.) With frequent partner/opponent [[Claudio Castagnoli]], made a trip to Mexico in spring of 2005 which included a match in [[Arena Aficion]] against trainer [[Skayde]]. |
| During his 2000 hiatus from wrestling, Quackenbush wrote his novel ''Headquarters'', produced a direct–to–video project called ''Crusaders'' and hosted an [[improv comedy]] show and jousting tournament. He returned to the ring in April 2000, after just two full months off.
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| ===Chikara===
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| Quackenbush founded The Wrestle Factory in January 2002. He opened the promotion [[Chikara (professional wrestling)|Chikara]] in May of the same year. The Wrestle Factory assumed control of the Combat Zone Wrestling school in March 2005. The schools separated in March 2007. Quackenbush served as head trainer of the joint facility for the two year duration. In March 2006, ''Chikara Podcast–A–Go–Go'' was launched. The weekly video podcast is available through iTunes, YouTube and other online outlets. A new episode debuts every Monday night.
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| ===Combat Zone Wrestling===
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| On May 14, 2005, he won [[Combat Zone Wrestling]]'s ''[[CZW Best of the Best#Best of the Best 5|Best of the Best 5]]'' elimination tournament in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] after defeating [[Arik Cannon]], [[Claudio Castagnoli]], [[B-Boy]], [[Kevin Steen]] and [[Super Dragon]]. He also held the [[CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship]]
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| ===Ring of Honor===
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| On April 27, 2007, Quackenbush made his debut for [[Ring of Honor]], at ''The Battle of Saint Paul''. Throughout the remainder of the year, he made multiple appearances, several times teaming with Jigsaw. He has competed against the likes of [[Claudio Castagnoli]], [[Evan Bourne|Matt Sydal]] and [[Bryan Danielson]]. Quackenbush was supposed to compete more for Ring of Honor in 2007, but a back injury suffered at the [[Ted Petty Invitational#2007 Ted Petty Invitational|2007 Ted Petty Invitational]] caused him to leave Ring of Honor. Although he did compete in one six man tag team match at Ring of Honor's ''Transform'' show on January 12, 2008, he didn't compete in ROH again till March 2009 when he wrestled, and lost to, Bryan Danielson and Jerry Lynn in singles matches on March 20 and March 21, respectively.
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| == Gallery == | | == Gallery == |
| {{Gallery|name=Mikequackenbush.jpg|caption=}} | | {{Gallery|name=Mikequackenbush.jpg|caption=}} |
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| | == More == |
| | * CHIKARA http://www.chikarapro.com |
| | * Offical Website http://www.chikarapro.com/QHQ/page1.htm |
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| [[Category:Foreign wrestlers]] | | [[Category:Foreign wrestlers]] |
| [[Category:United States wrestlers]] | | [[Category:United States wrestlers]] |
| [[Category:Trainers]] | | [[Category:Trainers]] |
| [[Category:Current CHIKARA wrestlers]]
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