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Mickie Knuckles
Born (1984-05-16) May 16, 1984 (age 40)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Mickie Knuckles
Isabella Smothers (JCW)
Moose Knuckles[1] (TNA)
Moose
Billed height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[2]
Billed weight185 lb (84 kg)[2]
Billed fromClarksville, Indiana
Hazard, Kentucky
Trained byIan Rotten
Chris Hero
DebutAugust 2, 2003

Mickie Lee Knuckles[3] (born May 16, 1984) is a professional wrestler who has worked for a number of major independent promotions (primarily IWA Mid-South and Chikara, but also IWA East Coast, Chickfight, wXw Germany, Full Throttle Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Unplugged and CZW[4]) and is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the name Moose. She is most notable for her hard-hitting style and inter-gender deathmatches.

Early Life

Mickie graduated from Charlestown Senior High School. She would go on to teach Creative Writing class there as well as Geometry and Algebra. She was also a tutor in vocal lessons, and competed in state and national choral competitions.[5]

Career

Mickie has been a fan of wrestling since the age of 5. After seeing a Bubble Bath match at IWA Mid-South's Eyes Wide Open show between Holly Wood and Paige, she introduced herself to Ian Rotten and his wife Patti who suggested that she should train to be a wrestler (Mickie can in fact be seen in the crowd on the DVD release of Eyes Wide Open.[6]) Mickie started her training under Ian Rotten and Chris Hero, at the same time working security and refereeing for IWA shows.[7] Mickie became the final graduating student of the Ian Rotten Wrestling School, and would go on to "wrestle against" or "work with" Ian in his retirement match.

IWA Mid-South

Mickie's debut "match" was August 2, 2003 in a non-tournament match at the 2003 King of the Death Match against Hailey Hatred. During the match Hailey was supposed to powerbomb Mickie across two bridged steel chairs. This didn't however go to plan as the back of Mickie's neck hit the back of the chair[8], causing the match to be stopped. Undeterred, in November 2003, Mickie was booked by Ian Rotten into his show, the Ted Petty Invitational, "losing" to Ian Rotten in the first round, but becoming the first (and as of 2007, the only) woman to be booked in either the IWA Mid-South Sweet Science Sixteen Tournament or the TPI.

Mickie continued to have intergender "matches" against wrestlers such as Cash Flo and Nate Webb, before Ian Rotten and Dave Prazak began to bring in more women to IWA Mid South and their women's division(show segment) was formed, primarily in order for Mickie to have female wrestlers to work with[9]. In May 2004 a "tournament" was held to "crown" the first NWA Midwest/IWA Mid-South Women's Championship, during which Mickie advanced to the semi finals before being "defeated" by Mercedes Martinez. One of her fellow actors in the "tournament," Traci Brooks, stated that she had "never seen a girl train as hard" as Mickie.[10]. Mickie was booked to "win" the NWA Midwest/IWA Mid-South Women's Championship on June 11, 2005 "defeating" MsChif and Alison Danger in a three-way match.[11] However, six days later NWA Midwest in a storyline, promoter Ed Chuman declared that the title match had been unsanctioned and returned the title to MsChif. Ian Rotten however still recognized Mickie as the IWA Mid-South Women's Champion, leading to the titles splitting into two separate entities.

As such Mickie became the first ever IWA Mid-South Women's Champion, being booked to keep the title for 5 months before being booked to "loose" to Hailey Hatred on the 18th November 2005. Mickie would "win" the title back at an IWA East Coast event in February 2006, before "losing" the title to (male wrestler) Chuck Taylor in July 2007 (Taylor's IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship was also on the line during this match). Less than a month later, Mickie "beat" Taylor in a No Countout, Falls Count Anywhere match to "regain" the Women's Championship for a third time.

Knuckles "lost" the title on May 2, 2008 in Joliet, Illinois. She "lost" in a three way match to Daizee Haze, which also involved Sara Del Rey.

King of the Death Match Tournament

After being booked to loose to Ian Rotten, by Ian Rotten, in a Fans Bring the Weapons Match in the 2006 tournament, Mickie once again was booked in the King of the Death Match Tournament(show, not a real tournament) in 2007, being the only women to ever be booked for the show on multiple occasions.

On Night One, Mickie Knuckles was booked to "beat" Tank in a Barbed Wire ropes & Barbed Wire Baseball Bat Death Match, however she was "defeated" on Night Two in the quarter finals by Brain Damage in another Fans Bring the Weapons Match.[12]

Queen of the Death Match Tournament

At the inaugural Queen of the Death Match tournament in November, 2006 an announcement was made to open the show that LuFisto would not be performing due to breaking her hand punching Necro Butcher during the finals of the Stranglehold KOTDM tournament show. In the first round, Mickie was booked to "pin" Ann Thraxx in an Unlucky 13 Staple Gun Death Match, and went on to "defeat" Rachel Putski in the semi-final in a Taipei Death Match. This put Mickie through to the final where she "defeated" Mayumi Ozaki in a No Rope Barbed Wire, Fans Bring The Weapons Steel Cage Death Match to become the first ever IWA Mid-South Queen of the Death Match. However, following the scripted battle with real blood, LuFisto and Vanessa Kraven entered the cage and did an angle where they beat Mickie down, leading to Mickie swearing revenge against LuFisto.[13]

The second Queen of the Death Match tournament show was held in October, 2007 and this time LuFisto was able to make her booking. Mickie was booked to "move on" after "pinning" Storm in a Barbed Wire Ropes & Barbed Wire Baseball Bat Death Match, however she was "victorious" in the Semi Final Losers Bracket, "defeating" B.B. Walls in a Barbed Wire Ropes & Deathmatch Bats match; following that with a "victory over" Roxie Cotton in a Barbed Wire Ropes & Taipei Death Match in the loser’s bracket final. This set up the final predetermined staged fight of LuFisto vs Mickie Knuckles in a No Rope Barbed Wire & Electrified Light Tubes Death Match in which LuFisto defeated Mickie.[12]

Chickfight 3

In October 2005, Mickie was booked in the Chickfight 3 tournament show in Hayward, California. After "defeating" Tiffany in the first round, and Hailey Hatred in the second, Mickie "lost out" in the final to returning "champion" Mariko Yoshida.[14]

Chikara

Mickie has also been booked on a number of occasions for Chikara, making her debut as a Tag Team partner for Eddie Kingston in the Tag World Grand Prix 2005. Later that year she was booked in the Young Lions Cup 3, becoming the first female wrestler to do so. Mickie would go on to work for Chikara on several more occasions, including teaming up with her mentor Ian Rotten for the Tag World Grand Prix 2006. In fact, a six-woman Tag match featuring Mickie was one of only 9 "matches" chosen for inclusion on the Best of Chikara DVD released in 2007.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

In mid-2008 Mickie made her debut with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. She appeared on the June 5 edition of TNA Impact!, coming to The Beautiful People's aid by "attacking" Gail Kim, O.D.B., and Roxxi. It was later announced that she would be in a tag match with The Beautiful People to go against the team of Kim, Roxxi, and ODB at Slammiversary 2008. At the show, her name was changed to Moose; they "lost the match" when ODB "pinned" her.[15]

She recently signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling [16]. She made her Impact! in-ring debut on the June 26 edition, with a "victory" over ODB in a Bimbo's Brawl, then subsequently "defeating" Roxxi in the same variety of match the next week.

On July 6 Knuckles broke her femur in her right leg after a botched attempt to dive off a platform onto Sara Del Rey during the main event at the IWA Mid-South Summertime Black & Blues indy show in Joliet, Illinois. The rest of the match was canceled following the injury. Mickie underwent surgery the next day and is expected to miss six months of in-ring action.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • Independent Wrestling Association Deep South

Notes

  1. ^ "TNA Roster". Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  2. ^ a b "Mickie Knuckles bio". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  3. ^ "Mickie's Myspace". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  4. ^ "CZW New Years Resolutions 2008 results". Retrieved 2007-04-11.
  5. ^ "Mickie's Myspace". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  6. ^ "IWA MId-South Eyes Wide Open DVD". Retrieved 2007-04-11.
  7. ^ "Mickie Knuckles at G.L.O.R.Y. Wrestling". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  8. ^ "Mickie Knuckles vs Hailey Hatred". Retrieved 2007-04-10.
  9. ^ "Mercedes Martinez bio at SLAMwrestling.com". Retrieved 2007-04-10.
  10. ^ "Interview with Traci Brooks". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  11. ^ a b Capo, Jeff. "NWA - NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE NWA MID-WEST/IWA MID-SOUTH WOMENS' TITLE HISTORY". Solie. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  12. ^ a b "IWA-MS 2007 results". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  13. ^ "IWA-MS 2006 results". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  14. ^ "Chickfight 3 results". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  15. ^ "PPV Results: Samoa Joe Makes History". TNAWrestling.com. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
  16. ^ "TNA Brings in Moose Full Time: Mickie Knuckles signs a contract with TNA". wrestlingepicenter.com. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  17. ^ "IWA Deep South Title Histories". Retrieved 2007-04-10.
  18. ^ a b "IWA Mid-South Wrestling Title Histories". Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  19. ^ "IWA Mid South Champions". Retrieved 2007-04-10.
  20. ^ "N.W.A. Midwest Women's Title". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 2008-07-14.

References

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