Mike Gossett
Acting
Biography
Michael Gossett, better known as Mike Graham, was an American professional wrestler. The son of wrestler and promoter Eddie Graham, Gossett was born in Tampa, Florida. Mike Graham was a Florida high school wrestling District champion his senior year in 1969 for Robinson High School (In Tampa, Florida). In the District finals, to qualify for state, he faced Richard Blood and beat him by one point. Blood, who was a sophomore at the time, would win the state title himself two years later. Blood went on to gain success and fame in professional wrestling as Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. Michael Gossett started wrestling in 1972 in his father's Championship Wrestling from Florida, which was a National Wrestling Alliance territory. He was trained by his father, Boris Malenko and Hiro Matsuda. He teamed with his father upon his arrival but also formed a successful team with Kevin Sullivan. Sullivan eventually turned on him to form his "Satanic cult", The Army of Darkness. Graham then teamed with Steve Keirn and Barry Windham to feud with them and to capture several tag team titles over the years. In 1981, Graham wrestled in the American Wrestling Association and feuded with Buck Zumhofe over the AWA Light Heavyweight Championship over the next two years. Graham headed back to Florida in 1983 primarily as a singles wrestlers. He started teaming with Keirn again in the late 1980s and wrestled in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions with Keirn briefly around this time. He then went back to the AWA in 1988 where he won the Light Heavyweight Title again. In 1988, Mike Graham & Steve Keirn wrestled in Memphis as a tag team. In 1989, he went back to Florida to the newly renamed Florida Championship Wrestling and teamed briefly with Dustin Rhodes. By 1990, Graham was an infrequent in-ring competitor and he became a road agent for World Championship Wrestling. Along with Paul Orndorff, Pez Whatley and DeWayne Bruce, Graham worked as a trainer in WCW as part of the WCW Power Plant. At Slamboree 1993, Mike represented his father when he was inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame. In the early 2000s, Graham was a road agent for the short-lived Xcitement Wrestling Federation and for Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling. He made occasional appearances for the revived Florida Championship Wrestling. Mike Graham worked with World Wrestling Entertainment in early 2006 on a DVD about Dusty Rhodes, which was released on June 6, 2006. He has appeared on WWE 24/7's Legends of Wrestling series as part of a panel which discussed famous pro wrestlers of the 1980s. He hosted classic episodes of Championship Wrestling from Florida on WWE 24/7 Classics. In March 2012, Graham teamed with long-time friend and tag-team partner Brian Blair, Lanny Poffo and Carlós Colon to defeat the team of Ron Bass, Larry Zbyszko, The Masked Superstar, and Gary Royal in an eight-man tag team elimination match at a Pro Wrestling Superstars at an event which featured former Championship Wrestling from Florida talent. On October 19, 2012, Graham was found dead by his wife of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at their residence in Daytona Beach, Florida. His father and son had committed suicide in similar manners on January 21, 1985, and December 14, 2010, respectively.
Known For
Mid-South Wrestling was one of the most successful wrestling territories in the 1981s; featuring future WWE Hall of Famers.
Mid-South Wrestling
Discover rarely-seen matches from the 1970s, '80s, and '90s featuring countless WWE Hall of Famers such as Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair.
WWE Old School
At a time when matches between big-name Superstars are usually only seen on pay-per-view, WCW presents Clash of the Champions on free TV.
Clash of the Champions
The superstars of the wrestling world converge in Florida to crown the first ever PWF World Heavyweight Champion!
PWF Homecoming
The Giant battles Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. "Macho Man" Randy Savage takes on Lex Luger. Sting & Ric Flair face Brian Pillman & Arn Anderson. Plus, Sabu, Lex Luger, and more.
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
A future opportunity at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship is on the line in a 60-Man Three Ring Battle Royal. The Outsiders defend the WCW Tag Team Championship against The Faces of Fear and The Nasty Boys. Plus, The Giant faces Jeff Jarrett, Dean Malenko battles Psychosis, and much more.
WCW World War 3 1996
Hulk Hogan and Vader go to war in a Leather Strap Match. Dustin Rhodes battles The Blacktop Bully on a moving 18-Wheeler in a King Of The Road Match. Things unravel when Harlem Heat take it to The Nasty Boys in a Texas Tornado Tag Team Match. Sting faces Big Bubba Rogers. Arn Anderson, Meng, and much more.
WCW Uncensored 1995
Hulk Hogan battles Ric Flair for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Pretty Wonderful faces Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan for the WCW Tag Team Championship. The WCW United States Championship is up for grabs when "Stunning" Steve Austin battles Ricky Steamboat. Plus, Vader, Terry Funk, Arn Anderson, and more are in action.
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
Hollywood Hogan defends the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against "Macho Man" Randy Savage. The Outsiders face Harlem Heat for the WCW Tag Team Championship. Lex Luger takes on Arn Anderson. Dean Malenko takes on Rey Mysterio for the Cruiserweight Championship and much more.
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
Dream tag team pairings are drawn from the Lethal Lottery and compete in the Battlebowl Battle Royal. Featuring WCW favorites including Sting, Lex Luger, Abdullah the Butcher, "Stunning" Steve Austin, Rick Rude, and many more.
WCW Starrcade 1991
The second Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament was held over two nights, April 10 and 11, 1987. The tournament included 24 tag teams.
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Hollywood Hulk Hogan defends the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against The Giant. The Outsiders Scott Hall and Kevin Nash face-off against the Steiner Brothers for the WCW Tag Team Championships. Eddie Guerrero defends the United States Championship against Syxx in a Ladder Match.
nWo Souled Out 1997
Hollywood Hogan and Roddy Piper reignite their rivalry in a WCW ring. The Faces of Fear challenge WCW Tag Team Champions The Outsiders.
WCW Starrcade 1996
WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan defends against Ric Flair. "Stunning" Steve Austin defends the WCW United States Championship against Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. Antonio Inoki takes on "Lord" Steven Regal in an international showdown. Dustin & Dusty Rhodes take on Terry Funk & Bunkhouse Buck. The Nasty Boys take on Pretty Wonderful.
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
El Gigante, Sting & The Steiner Brothers battle Abdullah the Butcher, Cactus Jack, The Diamond Studd & Big Van Vader in the Chamber of Horrors Match. Lex Luger faces Ron Simmons in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match with the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on the line. "Stunning" Steve Austin defends the WCW Television Championship against Dusty Rhodes.
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
Hulk Hogan defends the WCW World Title against Vader in a Steel Cage Match. 'Macho Man' Randy Savage faces Ric Flair in a Lifeguard Match.
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
Hulk Hogan & "Macho Man" Randy Savage face The Alliance to End Hulkamania in a Doomsday Cage Match. Sting & Booker T battle The Road Warriors in a Chicago Street Fight. Konnan defends the United States Championship against Eddie Guerrero. Plus, Diamond Dallas Page, The Giant, and more.
WCW Uncensored 1996
Sixty men fill three rings for one gigantic Battle Royal for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Participants include Lex Luger, Diamond Dallas Page, "Macho Man" Randy Savage and many more. Plus, Sting battles Ric Flair and much more action.
WCW World War 3 1995
The Giant defends the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Lex Luger. Ric Flair & Arn Anderson battle football greats Kevin Greene & Steve McMichael. Sting faces Lord Steven Regal. Kevin Sullivan competes in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. Dean Malenko battles Rey Mysterio with the Cruiserweight Championship on the line and much more.
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91 took place on September 5, 1991 at the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center in Augusta, Georgia. There were 2,800 fans in attendance and the show drew a 3.7 rating on TBS.