Mike Shaw
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| Birth name | Michael Paul Shaw |
| Born |
May 9, 1957 Skandia, Michigan |
| Died | September 11, 2010 (aged 53) Marquette, Michigan |
| Cause of death | Pulmonary Embolism |
| Spouse(s) | Kelly Shaw |
| Children | 2 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Aaron Grundy Big Ben Sharpe Bastion Booger Cousin Mike Friar Ferguson Jed Grundy Klondike Mike Makhan Singh Man Mountain Mike Mike Striker Norman the Lunatic Norman the Maniac Trucker Norm William Danger Mike The Danger |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 401 lb (182 kg) |
| Trained by | Killer Kowalski |
| Debut | 1981 |
Michael "Mike" Paul Shaw (May 9, 1957 – September 11, 2010) was an American professional wrestler who was best known for his stint in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Norman the Lunatic, and as Bastion Booger in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
Mike Shaw started wrestling in 1981 in Vancouver's NWA All-Star Wrestling using the ring name Klondike Mike. In 1982, Shaw began wrestling under his real name for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Alberta. In 1984, he connected with wrestler The Great Gama "Singh" and was bestowed the ring name of Makhan Singh (which translates to "Butter Lion" in Punjabi), forming the stable "Karachi Vice" with Gama and Gary Allbright as Vokhan Singh and managed by Judah Rosenbloom and following the rebirth of Stampede Wrestling in 1985, by Abu Wizal and feuded with the likes of Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Bret Hart, and Chris Benoit.
Stampede Wrestling closed in December 1989 and just prior to the closure, he received the opportunity to join World Championship Wrestling as Norman the Lunatic. He was managed by Theodore Long, who led him around with a giant key. This key was symbolic of Long's potential to recommit Norman to the insane asylum he came from if he did not follow orders. Norman carried a teddy bear with him. Norman eventually broke away from Long, and turned face (being renamed Norman the Maniac). He feuded with Kevin Sullivan, and even received title shots against NWA World champion Ric Flair. He later adopted a trucker gimmick ("Trucker Norm"), ostensibly in memory of his late father, a long-haul truck driver. Shaw then wrestled in Memphis' USWA as Jed Grundy.
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