Michael Hayes (wrestler) Totally Explained

Everything about Michael Hayes Wrestler totally explained

Michael Seitz In 2002, Hayes hit the wrestling headlines after an incident took place during a UK tour which was dubbed the "plane ride from hell." Among other things, Hayes' hair was cut by drunken wrestlers and then glued on the wall of an arena the WWF was performing at the next day. Incidents that took place on that flight also resulted in Curt Hennig being fired.
   Hayes received some attention when it became known that, prior to the November 13, 2003 episode of SmackDown! he'd canvassed for John Cena (then a face) to attack his tag team partner Chris Benoit (also a face) after they'd won their match. Hayes believed that adding an "edge" to Cena's character could recreate the popularity of Stone Cold Steve Austin. After the live crowd reacted badly to the storyline, it was cut from the SmackDown! broadcast.
   At Armageddon 2004, held in Hayes' hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, he dressed as Santa Claus and lost to Kurt Angle in the "Angle Invitational." Angle applied the ankle lock to Hayes who tapped out immediately. Although many mistakenly identified Santa Claus as Vito LoGrasso, Vito wasn't employed with WWE at that time. During the December 5, 2005 episode of Raw, he became involved in verbal sparring with Edge in which Hayes attacked Edge's lack of main event experience and the details of his love life (with regard to Matt Hardy and Lita). Hayes was later attacked by Edge.
   In October 2006, Hayes became the head creative writer for the SmackDown! brand after Alex Greenfield's departure from the company. He can be seen on the second season of WWE 24/7 series Legends of Wrestling. On the December 7, 2007 edition of SmackDown!, Hayes made another one-time appearance, as a guest of MVP's VIP Lounge. Hayes' appearance was to promote the new Triumph and Tragedy of WCCW DVD and reinforce its anti-drug message. However, Hayes ended up being attacked by MVP before being saved by Rey Mysterio.
   On April 23, 2008, Hayes was suspended for 60 days without pay by WWE due to "inappropriate behavior" for making "illicit remarks" in an incident with WWE wrestler, Mark Henry.

In wrestling

Finishing and signature moves
- DDT

Managers

Championships and accomplishments

Georgia Championship Wrestling ť *NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Terry Gordy

*NWA National Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Terry Gordy (3, First) and Otis Sistrunk (1) ť *NWA United National Championship (1 time)

Mid-South Wrestling Association ť *Mid-South Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Terry Gordy

NWA Mid-America ť *NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Terry Gordy

Power Pro Wrestling ť *PPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

World Championship Wrestling¹ ť *NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time) - with Jimmy Garvin ť *WCW United States Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Jimmy Garvin

*WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jimmy Garvin and Badstreet ť *WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jimmy Garvin

World Class Championship Wrestling | World Class Wrestling Association ť *NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Terry Gordy

*NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (6 times) - with Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts (5, First and Last) and Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich (1 Last)) ť *WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts (First)²

*WCWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Steve Cox ¹Hayes' reigns with the Mid-Atlantic version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship and the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship occurred after Ted Turner purchased the promotion and renamed it World Championship Wrestlling. The reigns also occurred prior to the titles being renamed as WCW championships.
²During The Freebirds 5th reign, WCCW withdrew from the NWA and was renamed World Class Wrestling Association. Their fifth reign carried over as reign after the title's name was changed to the WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship because they were the champions at the time of the name change.Further Information

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