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 Height: 6'0 Weight: 180 lbs Hometown: Boston, Mass. Entrance Music: Warriors Code by Dropkick Murphys Allignment: Face Finisher: Boston Blackout, The Buddriver Early Life Michael Collin Showery was born to a blue collar Irish Catholic Family from the mean streets of South Boston Massachusetts. He was one of seven brothers, the Fighting Showery's as they were called, and was known around much of the close knit Irish community of Southie. At the Age of 11 Mickey Showery would have his first run in with the law. A member of the youth street gang, The Ducky Boys, Showery was taken in a handful of "Snatch and Grab" style robberies of local street vendors. Although regarded as a good kid my many it was obvious Mickey Showery would need the help of a kind soul to give his spirit direction. He would find that through Pride, Community, and like much of South Boston, The Church. Namely, a priest by the name of Father Samuel O'Donald. Boxing Career Father O'Donald, a Vietnam Era Navy Chaplain and Golden Gloves Boxer, took Mickey under his wing and would teach him to use his skills and gifts in a sanctioned ring of Rules and Technique and not the grimy back alley Streets. Under the tutoring of O'Donald, Mickey Showery quickly climbed the ranks of Amateur Boxing developing quite a strong following and winning record to match. He would come to be known as The Southie Saint, having be regards as much by the community and also having the kind of talent that looked to be handed down to him from the almighty. Demons and Departure from Boxing Mickey Showery had always been somewhat of a thorn in the side of promoters. His fast paced lifestyle and controversial nights spent in the public eye had for most of his career been outweighed by his in ring performance. It would come to pass finally that after his crowning moment, before the eyes of not only all of Boston but the world, that Mickey Showery the local name from Southie would KO Mohammed Jenkins at The Boston Garden. That victory would seal his shot at a chance at the WBO Super middleweight champion Roy Jones Jr. but the night of great joy also came with hardship for Mickey. Father O’Donald lay on his deathbed, on the loosing side of a long battle with Cancer. As Father O’Donald slowly passed on into the here after, Showery slowly sunk deeper into a bottle. A week before the scheduled fight, in Atlantic City New Jersey, Mickey Showery exited a night club after far too man cocktails hand had a physical altercation with police officers. Mickey Showery’s Title shot was taken from him as one after another each of the gaming commissions began to pull his boxing license. His Career as a Boxer was finished. The Underworld Even though he was no longer a Legal Sanctioned Fighter, Mickey was still a big draw in the shadowed world of underground brawling. The Mafia run fight clubs would play host to scores of has-beens and laid off workers from all walks of life. In back alleys and hidden basements men would take sport of one another, in lawless blood stained rings under the dim light of cigarettes and neon bar advertisements. Boxing, Wrestling, biting, and clawing, there were no rules and it was a fight to submission.. or worse. It was said of this enterprise that men, if hurting for the pay bump, would fight with sticks and knives, perhaps even a man verses a pack of dogs. This was not how Mickey Showery envisioned his life, however it kept a handful of bills in his pocket and the occasional hot meal. Entrance into Wrestling Mickey came across and advertisement for an open try out for a local wrestling promotion. Feeling that he had nothing to lose Mickey followed after the offer. Mickey would be dealt a great amount of legitimate success in professional wrestling. Sure he wasn’t the best technical wrestler, but when it came to fighting and showmanship Mickey was a cut above the rest. Having a nearly perfect record with the promotion he returned to the public eye. Mickey vowed to never return to his ways, the ways that ruined his first shot at stardom and the public believed him. Professional Wrestling made Mickey happy again, a happiness he hadn't felt since Father O’'onald had tutored him in Boxing. Mickey Showery received promotional offers, movie deals, TV spots, and saw to it that his face was on the majority of the products at your local mall or outlet. He had returned to the lime-light, but how long could it really last? Parts Unknown As had been the case time and time again, Mickey’s free mouth and strong opinions pushed him aside from the group. Controversy once again began to spin around him, from problems back stage with management, substance abuse problems, as well as ties to the Mafia and Irish Republican Army. In just under a year, the promising Wrestling Superstar found himself out of work and back to his humble roots in south Boston. It was here that we lose track of Mickey Showery, it is known that he left not only Boston but the Country. Reports have surfaced that he landed somewhere in Eastern Europe where the old Soviet Block Countries still employ the kind of Blood Sport Mickey Showery participated in the past. The Return In March Mickey Showery popped back onto the Radar apparently signing a contract with the Xtreme Dynasty Federation. Although he doesn't seem to give us many clues as to where he was in his hiatus from professional wrestling both he and the fans can attest that its good to be back. |
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