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Name: Michael Edwin Neil Sanders
Birthday: July 20 1969
Home Town: Atlanta, Georgia
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 230 pounds
Signature Maneuver: 3.0
Trained: Power Plant
WCW Debut: March 1998
Titles Held: WCW Cruiserweight Title (2/10/00 - 4/12/00)
Career History
Spent time in the army before joining WCW's Power Plant in January 1998... By June of the same year he was in the ring, wrestling for WCW... Three months later, Sanders could be seen on WCW Saturday Night and soon became a regular on the show... When the Vince Russo/Eric Bischoff regime began, he became a member of R&B security and the ring crew... August 8, 2000 marked his wrestling debut on Thunder... Has emerged as the leader of the Natural Born Thrillers, launching his singles career with two victories over Disqo. On the 2nd October 2000 he beat Elix Skipper in a handicap Power Bomb Match with Big Sexy Kevin Nash to win the Cruiserweight Title. At Halloween Havoc he beat The Cat to become WCWs new commissioner. Lost the Cruiserweight to Chavo Jr on the 4th December 2000. Lost the Commissionership back to The Cat at January's PPV Sin 2001. Even though he is not the commissioner Ric Flair is grooming him to be the NEW Dirtiest Player in the Game.
Quick Facts
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Named Michael Edwin Neil Sanders after first three astronauts to land on the moon: Michael Collins, Edwin Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong.
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Studied Tagi Jitzu and fought in several point fighting tournaments, winning his division and The Battle of Atlanta
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As a blond, Sanders was often compared to Jeff Jarrett
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During his earlier days in WCW, he tagged with Alan Funk, AKA Kwee Wee.
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Spent 4 years in the U.S Army
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He graduated from Christian Academy in Smyrna, Ga. in 1987.
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Mike was a three sport prep athlete in Football, basketball and baseball, during High School.
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Sanders attended the University of Maryland
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