(1976-03-18) March 18, 1976 (age 48)[2] West Lawn, Pennsylvania, U.S.[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
M. Quackenbush[1] Mike Quackenbush[1] Spyrazul[3]
Billed height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2][4]
Billed weight
191 lb (87 kg)[2][4]
Billed from
West Lawn, Pennsylvania
Trained by
Ace Darling[3][5] Reckless Youth[3] Skayde[3][5]
Debut
May 20, 1994[1][5]
Michael Spillane (born March 18, 1976) is an American podcaster, author, professional wrestling trainer, professional wrestling promoter, and semi-retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Mike Quackenbush.
He has hosted several podcasts and video podcasts including The Grizzly Bear Egg Cafe, Chikara Podcast-A-Go-Go, Deep Blue Something, The Trending Show, Daddy on Board, Kayfabe 2.0, and Til We Make It. He is also the sole content contributor to Quackenbush on Camelot, a news resource for the goings-on at the dinner theater franchise Medieval Times and renaissance fairs. Quackenbush has written seven books including the two memoirs Headquarters (2001) and Secret Identity: Essays From Both My Lives (2004). Both memoirs were re-released as e-books for the Kindle in May 2010, and a few years later in 2017, he released 7 Keys to Becoming a Better Performer: A Book for Fellow Pro-Wrestlers. From 1998 to 2008, Quackenbush penned a regular column titled "From Bell To Bell" for The Wrestler magazine and "The International Report" for Pro Wrestling Illustrated, among other publishing credits.
In wrestling, Quackenbush is well known for being the promoter of Chikara and head trainer of its Wrestle Factory, a promotion and school he co-founded in 2002 with Reckless Youth.[3] Quackenbush is also noted for his 25 year in-ring career on the independent wrestling circuit, during which he became a former NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion and CZW World Junior Heavyweight Champion.[3] In 2016, Sports Illustrated included Quackenbush on their list of the Top 101 Wrestlers of All Time.[6]
^ abcd"Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
^ abcdSpillane, Michael (2008-10-10). "Profile". Chikara. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
^ abcdef"Chikara Fans – Mike Quackenbush". Chikara Fans. Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
^ ab"Mike Quackenbush". Wrestling is Fun!. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
^ abc"Evolve profile". Evolve. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
^Winkie, Luke. "A definitive ranking of the 101 greatest wrestlers". SI.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
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in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in September 2003, under head trainer MikeQuackenbush and co-instructors Chris Hero and Skayde. Sweeney also received training...
as they advanced to the semi-finals before falling to the team of MikeQuackenbush and ShaneSaw (Shane Storm and Jigsaw). Shortly after the tournament...
Hatfield and Sugar Dunkerton), Amazing Kong and Raisha Saeed, and MikeQuackenbush and Jigsaw. On September 19, 2010, Del Rey wrestled Japanese joshi...
and Akuma recruited the help of MikeQuackenbush. On May 22, 2004, the Toxic Trio faced Icarus, Akuma and Quackenbush in an Ultimate Jeopardy match, where...
the finals to face Superfriends, Chris Hero and MikeQuackenbush. That night, Hero turned on Quackenbush and joined Cannon and Castagnoli, leading Cannon...
However, when Reckless Youth no-showed the event, Chikara booker MikeQuackenbush offered Lee the chance to get in the ring. Lee returned to the company...
Chikara founder MikeQuackenbush. 17 returned to the ring with Quackenbush on August 18, when he and stablemate The Shard faced Quackenbush and his longtime...
received training from Dave Taylor. In Switzerland, he met Chris Hero and MikeQuackenbush, who invited Swiss Money Holding to perform in the United States. They...
T-shirt Squad of Reckless Youth, MikeQuackenbush and Don Montoya. In July 2003, the team of Chris Hero and MikeQuackenbush, the "SuperFriends", was formed...
assistant trainer at The Wrestle Factory, operated by Chikara founder MikeQuackenbush. Throughout his career he has also worked for promotions such as Combat...
at the brand new Chikara Wrestle Factory, where he was trained by MikeQuackenbush and Reckless Youth. He trained on the first term of the school alongside...
2011, at the High Noon pay-per-view, when Eddie Kingston defeated MikeQuackenbush at the conclusion of a six-month long, twelve-person tournament. Like...
King of Trios had ended. At Under the Hood, The Colony teamed with MikeQuackenbush, in a losing effort to The Swarm team of deviANT and Soldier Ant and...
took part in the Chikara's King of Trios Tournament, teaming up with MikeQuackenbush and Johnny Saint in "The Masters of a Thousand Holds" team. They would...
tournament, where she would team up with Jigsaw and MikeQuackenbush. On April 15, Toyota, Jigsaw and Quackenbush defeated Amazing Red, Joel Maximo and Wil Maximo...
Chikara's Wrestle Factory by then head trainers Claudio Castagnoli and MikeQuackenbush. They have also made appearances for promotions like Beyond Wrestling...
Hijo del Ice Cream, Ice Cream, Jr. and Very Mysterious Ice Cream) MikeQuackenbush and ShaneSaw (Jigsaw and Shane Storm) The Order of the Neo–Solar Temple...
Wrestling and Chikara, where he was one of the original founders alongside MikeQuackenbush. In January 1998, Pro Wrestling Illustrated senior editor Bill Apter...
the 2004 Anniversario show. This match consisted of Team F.I.S.T and MikeQuackenbush vs The Toxic Trio (The Wildcards and Jigsaw) with various stipulations...
their roster following allegations made against him. Chikara owner MikeQuackenbush was also accused of knowingly overseeing a company that enabled abuse...
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