American professional wrestler
Mike Jackson
Jackson as Alabama Junior Heavywieght champion,
c. 1984 Birth name Michael Jackson Born (1949-11-10 ) November 10, 1949 (age 74)
Birmingham, Alabama
Ring name(s) "Action" Mike Jackson Billed height 5"10 Billed weight 222 lb (101 kg) Debut June 1972
Michael Jackson (November 10, 1949), better known by his
ring name "Action" Mike Jackson , is an American professional wrestler who currently works for
Impact Wrestling and the
independent circuit in Georgia and Alabama. During the 1970s and 1980s he worked for
Georgia Championship Wrestling and a short time with
World Championship Wrestling in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Professional wrestling career
Jackson (left) dropkicks
Jake Roberts ,
c. 1984
Jackson made his professional wrestling debut in June 1972.
[1] Early in his career he worked for
NWA Mid-America and
Southeast Championship Wrestling . In 1978 he made his debut for
Georgia Championship Wrestling .
During his career he wrestled against
Ric Flair ,
Carlos Colon and
Bob Backlund . He also worked for
American Wrestling Association ,
UWF Mid-South ,
World Wrestling Federation and
Jim Crockett Promotions (which later became
World Championship Wrestling ) from 1984 to 1991.
He went into semi-retirement from wrestling in the early 1990s and made his last appearance in the 1993
Pro Wrestling Illustrated 's Top 500 at 382.
[2]
In 1998, he wrestled for New Dimension Wrestling and then once again retired.
[3]
Then in 2005 he came out of retirement working for NWA Wrestle Birmingham and Peachstate Wrestling Alliance in Georgia.
[4]
On December 8, 2019, Jackson and
Tommy Rich defeated 1 Called Manders and Mance Warner to win the WOMBAT tag team titles.
As of 2022, Jackson still wrestles in Georgia and Alabama.
Impact Wrestling (2020, 2021–present)
On March 7, 2020, Jackson made his debut for
Impact Wrestling at 70 years old losing to
Johnny Swinger on a TV-taping which aired April 14.
[5]
[6]
Jackson returned to Impact for one night only on December 18, 2021, teaming with Johnny Swinger as The Rhythmic Warriors as they defeated Kar Daniel Dunn and
Chris Sabin . Jackson then participated in the Reverse Battle Royal at
Slammiversary (2022) won by
Shark Boy .
He wrestled in a 6-way scramble won by
KUSHIDA at
Hard To Kill (2023) . The next night, he lost to
Trey Miguel .
Championships and accomplishments
Continental Championship Wrestling
CCW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
[7]
Georgia Pro Wrestling Association
GPWA Southern Cruiserweight Championship
Global Championship Wrestling
Alabama Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[8]
Peachstate Wrestling Alliance
PWA Heritage Championship (3 times)
PWA Southern Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
[9]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked Mike Jackson # 346 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the
PWI 500 in 1991
PWI ranked Mike Jackson # 277 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the
PWI 500 in 1992
PWI ranked Mike Jackson # 382 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the
PWI 500 in 1993
PWI ranked Mike Jackson # 480 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the
PWI 500 in 2022
Rocket City Championship Wrestling
RCCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
[10]
Southern Championship Wrestling
SCW Alabama Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
Spartan Pro Wrestling
Spartan Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[11]
United States Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[12]
Wrestle Birmingham
Wrestle Birmingham Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
[13]
NWA Wrestle Birmingham Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2006)
[14]
^ Cavacini, Michael (December 1, 2020).
"71-Year-Old Wrestler "Action" Mike Jackson Tells All" . MichaelCavacini.com . Retrieved 2020-12-01 .
^
"Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1993" .
Pro Wrestling Illustrated . Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 28, 2014 .
^ Meltzer, Dave (August 3, 2015).
"June 22, 1998 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: WCW Great American Bash review, details on Karl Malone/WCw, tons more" . F4Wonline.com . Retrieved October 20, 2015 .
^
"Mike Jackson Profile" . Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2022-03-13 .
^ Thompson, Andrew (March 4, 2021).
"POST NEWS UPDATE: IMPACT wants to bring back 71-year-old 'Action' Mike Jackson" . PostWrestling.com . Retrieved October 20, 2015 .
^ Greer, Jamie (April 14, 2020).
"Mike Jackson, NWA/WCW Wrestler, Returns to TV at 70 with IMPACT" . LastWordOnSports.com . Retrieved 2020-04-14 .
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