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Mike Shaw is a professional wrestler who is best known for his stint in World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) as Bastion Booger.

Career

Mike Shaw started wrestling in 1981 in Vancouver's NWA All-Star Wrestling using the ring name Klondike Mike. In 1982, Shaw went to wrestle for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Alberta. He later changed his ring name to Makhan Singh and formed the heel stable known as "Karachi Vice" and feuded with Owen Hart.

In 1989 and 1990, he wrestled in World Championship Wrestling as Norman the Lunatic. He was managed by Theodore Long who led him around with a giant key. Norman eventually turned face after leaving Long and feuded with Kevin Sullivan, and even received title shots at NWA World champion Ric Flair.

In 1991, Shaw returned to his Makhan Singh gimmick in the Global Wrestling Federation where he joined The Cartel with Cactus Jack, Rip Rogers and Scott Anthony (AKA Raven).

Shaw wrestled in Mexico in the 1990s as Solomon Grundy where he was really over with the fans and even introduced his brother Aron (Aaron) Grundy. He feuded with Brazo de Plata after shaving Brazo's brother's head in a hair vs hair match. The feud ended with Shaw losing his hair at the hands of Brazo de Plata. He later feuded with his brother which led to a hair vs hair match that saw Aaron losing his hair.

In the mid-1990's, Mike Shaw wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation briefly as Friar Ferguson. The character, a "mad monk" lasted for a short period of time because, the WWF had been getting negative feedback on the character from the Catholic Church and the media in the New York area. Many didn't find the character appropriate. Shaw then became Bastion Booger, the name he is best known under.

Bastion Booger's basic gimmick was that he was completely disgusting. He wrestled in grey tights that were much too small and revealing for a man his size. A 401 pound (180 kg) man with missing teeth, Bastion would come down to the ring eating anything from melting ice cream bars to roasted chicken caracasses. He would burp and fart as the commentators talked about how disgusting he was.

At one point he feuded with Bam Bam Bigelow, when Bastion tried to put the moves on Bam Bam's then valet Luna Vachon. The Bastion Booger gimmick began to become popular with WWF's younger audience, which spurred talks of turning the character face. However, the WWF decided to release Shaw in early 1994.

Shaw finally retired in 1998.

After 1998 he went to Mexico to make a few appearances specifically for Christmas time when he usually would take the Santa Claus gimmick. As of 2006, he currently runs a wrestling school in Ohio.

Profile

Birthday: May 9, 1957
Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan
Debut: 1981
Trainer: Killer Kowalski
Managers: Theodore Long, K.C. Houston, Abdul Wizel
Other Gimmicks: Bastion Booger (WWF), Friar Ferguson (WWF), Norman the Lunatic (WCW), Makhan Singh (Stampede, GWF), Klondike Mike (Vancouver)
Factions: The Cartel, Karachi Vice

Championships/Accomplishments

3-Time Stampede North American Champion
2-Time Stampede Tag Team Champion (with Vulkan Singh
and Gerry Morrow)
2-Time NWA Canadian Tag Team Champion (Vancouver version) (with Danny O and Dean Ho
)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked him # 403 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

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