Michael Ray Miner (Born April 4, 1980) is a retired American professional wrestler. Best known for his time in WWE For Extreme, under the ring name, Refugee Mike.
Career in professional wrestling[]
WWE For Extreme[]
Personal life[]
Mike grew up in Oswego, New York along with 6 brothers and sisters. Mike would step into the wrestling world alongside long time friends Matt, and Tim. The three would host a backyard wrestling federation known as AWF. The buissiness would fold when the three went pro, stepping into WWE For Extreme.
Mike dated fellow professional wrestler, Maria Kanellis in 2006, the couple split up shortly after.
Mike currently lives in Syracuse, New York, where he's raising a family with a local women from Syracuse.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Refugee Degree - Pedigree
- RMM - Stunner
- The Tin Can - Tazzmission
- Refugee Bomb - Dominator into Pedigree
- Favorite moves
- Spear
- Running Powerslam
- Stalling Suplex
- MM Spinebuster (AA Spinebuster)
- Chokeslam
- Managers
- Nicknames
- "The Powerhouse"
- Theme music
- "Alive and Kicking" by Nonpoint
- "Refugee Alive and Kicking" Mix between "Refugee" by Tom Petty, and "Alive and Kicking" by Non Point
- "Refugee" by Tom Petty - Used as The Refugees.
Championships and accomplishments[]
- WWE For Extreme
- ECW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Hardcore Championship (1 time)
- X-Division Championship (1 time)
- ECW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Refugee Matt
- TNA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Refugee Matt
- High Profile Wrestling
- HPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Maniacly Insane Mayhem Wrestling
- MIMW Heavyweight Championship (5 time)
- MIMW Intercontinental Championship (2 time)
- American Wrestling Federation
- AWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)