Michael Lee Alfonso was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances with the American professional wrestling promotions Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment under the ring name Mike Awesome and for his appearances in Japan with Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling as The Gladiator.
Alfonso achieved the biggest success of his career in FMW as The Gladiator, where he became a three-time world champion, with two reigns as Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Champion and one reign as Independent Heavyweight Champion. His second Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship reign from 1996-1997 was the longest reign in the title's history, lasting for 489 days. During this reign, he defeated W*ING Kanemura to unify the title with the Independent Heavyweight Championship at the 1996 Year End Spectacular. He would then tour with ECW, where he became a two-time World Heavyweight Champion. He was a member of two separate stables Team Canada in both FMW and WCW.
MLW: War Games(2003)as Mike Awesome
TNA Xplosion(2002)as Mike Awesome
WWE Velocity(2002)as Mike Awesome
WWE Smackdown!(1999)as Mike Awesome, Mike Awesome (2001-2002)
You Cannot Kill David Arquette(2020)
ECW One Night Stand(2005)as Mike Awesome
NWA: Total Nonstop Action(2002)as Mike Awesome
Major League Wrestling: The Underground(2003)as Self (2003)
Survivor Series(2001)as Mike Awesome - The Alliance
Dark Side of the Ring(2019)as Mike Awesome
WWE Ruthless Aggression(2020)as Mike Awesome
WWE 'History of the Hardcore Championship:24/7(2016)as Mike Awesome
WWE: The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro: Vol. 3(2015)as Mike Awesome
WWE: ECW Unreleased - Vol. 3(2015)as Mike Awesome