Title History

NWA Mid-Atlantic Television title (December 25, 1992);
NWA Canadian Television title (2) (Augyst 7, 1983);
NWA Southern Heavyweight title (September 24, 1983);
Florida Heavyweight title (December 16, 1983);
NWA Southern Heavyweight title (May 1984);
NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team titles w/Mike Davis (January 11, 1984);
NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team titles w/Barry Windham (March 14, 1984);
NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team titles w/Barry Windham (April 1984);
NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team titles w/Barry Windham (May 26, 1984);
WWF World Tag-Team titles w/ Barry Windham (January 21, 1985);
WWF World Tag-Team titles w/ Barry Windham (June 17, 1985);
Florida Heavyweight titles (March 15, 1987);
Florida Heavyweight titles (June 7, 1987);
NWA World Television title (January 26, 1988);
NWA United States Tag Team titles w/Steve Williams (December 26, 1989);
NWA World Television title (February 20, 1989);
NWA World Tag Team titles w/Steve Williams (April 2, 1989);
WWF World Tag Team titles w/Ted DiBiase (February 7, 1992);
WWF World Tag Team titles w/Ted DiBiase (October 13, 1992);
WWF World Tag Team titles w/Ted DiBiase (June 16, 1993);

Career Highlights

In The Beginning:

Mike Rotundo wrestled for Syracuse University..

World Wrestling Federation - The US Express:

Mike Rotunda formed an extremely successful tag team with a young Barry Windham, known as the US Express..
Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham hired Captain Lou Albano as their manager..
January 21, 1985: Mike Rotunda & Barry Windham defeated Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch to capture the WWF Tag Team titles!
March 31, 1985 - Wrestlemania 1: Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik defeated Mike Rotunda & Barry Windham for the Tag Team titles!
August 24, 1985 - TV Taping: Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake beat Mike Rotunda & Barry Windham to capture the Tag Team titles!
Mike Rotunda became a singles competitor after Barry Windham left the World Wrestling Federation to go to Florida..
Mike Rotunda then formed the American Express with Danny Spivey but the team was short-lived..
Mike Rotunda left the WWF for NWA Florida, where he is reunited with old tag team partner Barry Windham..

Florida:

April 20, 1986 - AWA WrestleRock: Barry Windham & Mike Rotunda defeated The Fabulous Ones (Steve Kiern & Stan Lane)..

National Wrestling Alliance - The Varsity Club:

Mike Rotunda became a member of the Varsity Club, led by Kevin Sullivan..
March 27, 1988 - Clash of the Champions: Mike Rotunda defeated Jimmy Garvin in the 2nd Round of an Amateur match..
June 8, 1988 - Clash of the Champions II: Jimmy & Ronnie Garvin defeat Rick Steiner & Mike Rotunda..
July 10, 1988 - Great American Bash: The Road Warrior's Team beat Kevin Sullivan's Team in a Tower of Doom Cage match..
~~~The Road Warrior's Team consisted of Hawn, Animal, Ron Garvin, Jimmy Garvin and Steve Williams..
~~~Kevin Sullivan's Team consisted of Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, Al Perez, The Russian Assasian & Ivan Koloff..
September 7, 1988 - Clash of the Champions III: Mike Rotunda vs Brad Armstrong ended in a DRAW..
Starrcade 1988: Rick Steiner defeated Mike Rotunda to win the Television Title..
April 2, 1989: Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams defeated the Road Warriors to win the NWA Tag Team titles..
WrestleWar 1989: Road Warriors defeated Steve Williams & Mike Rotunda by Disqualification..
Heloween Havoc 1989: Tom Zenk defeated Mike Rotunda..
July 7, 1990 - Great American Bash: Mike Rotunda defeated The Iron Sheik..

National Wrestling Alliance - York Foundation:

Mike Rotunda re-invented himself as "Michael Wallstreet", and is managed by Alexandra York, leader of the York Foundation..

World Wrestling Federation - Irwin R Schyster:

1991: Mike Rotundo's biggest exposure came with his lengthy stint in the WWF as Irwin R Schyster (IRS, a tax man gimmick)..
IRS's first matches were with Jimmy Snuka, who jobbed to IRS as Snuka was on his way out of the WWF..
SummerSlam 1991: Irwin R Schyster defeated Greg Valentine..
Survivor Series: The Big Bossman & Legion of Doom beat IRS & Natural Disasters when the Naturals walked out on IRS..
Royal Rumble 1992: IRS entered the Royal Rumble as the 18th participant..

World Wrestling Federation - Money Inc:

IRS's allaince with Ted Dibiase, known as Money Inc., was a very successful one, dominating the Tag Team division for over a year..
Feruary 7, 1992: IRS & Ted DiBiase defeated The Legion of Doom to capture the Tag Team Titles..
Money Inc aquired the managerial services of Jimmy Hart, who was previously the manager of the Natural Disasters..
WrestleMania VIII: The Natural Disasters defeated Money Inc. by COUNT OUT (Money Inc retains)..
Money Inc. feuded with The Natural Disasters, while defending against the LOD, the Bushwhackers and High Energy..
April 8, 1992 - TV Taping: Randy Savage defeated IRS (Match shown on WrestleFest 1992 Video)..
July 20, 1992 - Superstars: The Natural Disasters defeated Money Inc. to win the Tag Team Titles..
SummerSlam 1992: The Legion of Doom defeated Money Inc. in the opening match of a historic PPV event..
October 13, 1992 - TV Taping: Money Inc. defeated The Natural Disasters to recapture the Tag Team titles..
October 27, 1992 - SNME: Ultimate Warrior & Randy Savage defeated Money Inc. by Count Out (Flair & Ramon interfere)..
Survivor Series 1992: Natural Disasters & Nasty Boys defeated Money Inc. & Beverly Brothers in a Survivor Series match..
Royal Rumble 1993: IRS entered the Royal Rumble match as number 18..
WrestleMania IX: Money Inc. defeated Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake by Disqualification..
June 14, 1993 - Wrestling Challenge: Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Money Inc. to win the Tag Team titles..
June 16, 1993 - TV Taping: Money Inc. defeated The Steiner Brothers to recapture the Tag Team titles..
June 19, 1993: The Steiner Brothers beat Money Ince to once again recapture the Tag Team titles..

World Wrestling Federation - Singles Wrestler:

SummerSlam 1993: IRS defeated The 1-2-3 Kid ||| IRS then began a feud with the Kid's friend, Razor Ramon..
September 13, 1993 - RAW: PJ Walker (aka Justin Credible) pinned IRS with a roll up after Razor Ramon distracted IRS..
September 27, 1993 - RAW: IRS competed in a battle royal to determine the top contenders to for the vacant IC title..
Survivor Series 1993: IRS & Rick Martel & Diesel & Adam Bomb vs Razor Ramon & Randy Savage & Marty Jannetty & 123 Kid..
Royal Rumble 1994: Razor Ramon defeated IRS to retain the Intercontinental title..
IRS got involved in a six month feud with Tatanka..
WrestleMania X: IRS was scheduled for a 10-man tag match but it was cancelled due to time restrictions..
April 4, 1994 - RAW: The Match planned for Wrestlemania took place with IRS pinning the 123 Kid for his team..
King of the Ring 1993: IRS defeated Mabel first round but lost to Razor Ramon in the semi-finals..

World Wrestling Federation - Million Dollar Corporation:

After Ted DiBiase retired from wrestling, he & IRS started the Million Dollar Corporation and feuded with the Undertaker..
IRS began to team regularly with stable-mate Bam Bam Bigelow..
SummerSlam 1994: IRS & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated The Headshrinkers by DQ in the opening match..
Survivor Series 1994: IRS interfereed in the Undertaker vs Yokozuna Casket Match attacking the Undertaker..
Royal Rumble 1995: The Undertaker defeated IRS..
King of the Ring 1995: Savio Vega defeated IRS..
July 23, 1995 - In Your House #2: IRS makes his final WWF PPV as one of the lumberjacks for the Diesel/Sid Lumberjack Match..

World Championship Wrestling - VK Wallstreet:

Mike Rotunda returned the WCW becoming known as "VK Wallstreet" (a shot at "Vincient Kennedy" McMahon..
Helloween Havoc 1995: Craig Pittman defeated VK Wallstreet in a dark match..
November 26, 1995 - World War 3: VK Wallstreet is a participant in the main event 3 Ring Battle Royal..
Slamboree 1996: VK Wallstreet & Jim Duggan defeated Steven Regal & David Taylor in the Lethal Lottery..
Great American Bash 1996: VK Wallstreet defeated Jim Powers in a dark match..

World Championship Wrestling - The new World order:

Michael Wallstreet eventually became a member of the original new World order..
Souled Out 1997: Chris Jericho defeated Michael Wallstreet..
Michael Wallstreet leaves the nWo when it is forced to dispant and starts a one-man anti-WCW gimmick..

New-Japan Pro-Wrestling:

Mike Rotundo spent most of 1997 to 1999 wrestling in Japan as part of the working agreement between WCW and New Japan..

World Championship Wrestling - Short Stint:

Late 1999: The Varsity Club reunited in Vince Russo's new WCW product for a few shows to help Jim Duggan..
Starrcade 1999: Revolution (Douglas/Malenko/Saturn/Aysa) defeated Jim Duggan/Sullivan/Rotunda/Rick Steiner..
WCW Nitro: The Varsity Club showed their true colors again and turned heel and attacked "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan..

All-Japan Pro-Wrestling:

October 27, 2002 - AJPW PPV: Steve Williams, Mike Rotunda, & Johnny Smith defeated Yoji Anjoh, Mitsuya Nagai, & Ryuji Hijikata..
Early 2004: Mike Rotundo announces his retirement from Professional Wrestling..
Mike Rotunda's retirement match is 5/4 at Korakuen Hall in Japan..
January 29, 2005 - WrestleReunion: "Outlaw" Ron Bass & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Rotundo & Barry Windham..


Side note:

This is a special New Year's nomination, because I feel like it. Please continue to send me suggestions for nominations, and as Scrooge demonstrated, insulting me using a line from Clerks will greatly enhance your chances of the pick being used.

No doubt the fact Rotundo never main evented will give him a lot of no's, but for a career midcarder, his list of accomplishments is very good (although it would've helped if he had some singles gold in the WWF), he had a a great amatuer background, and he managed to make a silly gimmick like I.R.S. work for over 4 years despite the one-note-joke.

Also I forgot to mention that the titles he did hold were back when they were more than props, and his TV Title reign from 1988 was pretty impressive, culminating with a great feud with recently turned Rick Steiner. The tag titles in 1985 were considered main event levels and were usually the 2nd highest billed matches, unless they stacked a Piper and Hogan feud onto the same card.


<---believes Rotundo, along with Adrian Adonis, are 2 of the most underrated performers over the last few decades. Very capable in the ring, rarely has a bad match, and makes what he's doing interesting.

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I'm sorry.....I couldn't resist.

A career mid-carder for the most part but I voted yes. Probably one of the top 10 U.S. performers in the late 80s. All he was lacking was an over finisher which would've made him a legend to this day.

He gets a yes vote for several reasons. He was the part of a successful stable in the Varsity Club. Held the NWA Television Title when that actually meant something and a 5 time WWF Tag Team Champion when that mattered. Also a part of a very popular tag team in Money Inc. Also the co-winner of the 2000 Real World Tag League with Steve Williams.

Good matches throughout his career and accomplishing as much as a mid-carder for life can gets a yes from me.

What does that have to do with anything?

Actually Adonis is starting to get the love he deserves from some of the better smarks. The main problem is 90% of the people online know little about anything before 1995.

Poor sons of bitches. If that's as far back as I could remember wrestling, I'd probably shoot myself like Tim White.

Guy #1: Remember that classic Ricky Steamboat/Randy Savage feud?

guy #2: No, but I remember King Mabel! That was so awesome!

(Guy #1 KO's guy #2 with a baseball bat)

One of my last TSM WWF folder posts was stunned disbelief that most of the posters in the folder didn't know who Wendi Ritcher was.

... (passes out) Wendi Richter, the most over ladies wrestler in the history of WWF? Jesus fucking Christ. She was like the female Hulk Hogan back in 1984-85. Except she wasn't balding, and had a nicer ass.

Well I mean you think someone would at least have seen a highlight of Wrestlemania I.

Some other idiot on there tried to describe her and in his stupidity described Madusa.

Fucking morons. How do you mistake Madusa/Alundra Blayze for Wendi Richter?

Madusa was never good looking and had a big nose, Richter was hot (for her time frame and for ladies wrestlers). Madusa was primarily a blonde in her career, Richter a brunette. Madusa became well known in the early-mid 90's. Richter in the early-mid 80's. Richter might've drawn money. Madusa didn't.

Has that place turned into that much of a tard factory lately or something. I haven't visited there in quite sometime and I NEVER post there anymore.

What the fuck are wrong with these people?

Anyway........I voted no for Rotundo. I actually think that he was underrated and he certainly was a career midcarder. He held a decent amount of titles and had a somewhat successful run in Japan too. But his lack of main eventing or even being a major wrestler in a territory hurt the fact that he'd get in. Basically what I'm trying to say is that he was a fine wrestler but not quite good enough to be HOF caliber.

Oh come on, the "they weren't main eventers" excuse really gets boring after a while. I can understand it in cases like Eddie Gilbert, who had very little runs in any major promotion to begin with (let alone anything memorable), but Rotundo hung around the big time for years, more often than not in a decent sized role.

For his first WWF run with Barry Windham, they were drawing pretty big crowds for the USA vs. Evil Foreigners feud, and were one of the best tag teams of the time.

During his first NWA run, the only downtime of his career was in between the disbanding of the Varsity Club and becoming Michael WallStreet. Behind the Horsemen, the Varsity Club were probably the most over heels in the company, and it lead to the fave turn of Rick and debut of Scott Steiner.

His second run in the WWF as I.R.S. was usually pretty busy until his final days after the Undertaker feud, where he randomly appeared to do token jobs. I'm surprised he didn't get an IC Title reign during '94, but Diesel somehow got over, so thems the breaks I guess.

From there (1996), his career dropped off with minimal appearences on big shows as VK WallStreet in WCW, but he worked fairly well over in Japan for the latter part of his career, and as MD pointed out, won the Real World Tag League with Steve Williams, which is a pretty big accomplishment I thought.

Rotundo's positives (good wrestling, successful feuds in tag and singles competition, and being one of the most over heels in north american wrestling from 1987-1992*) outweighs his lack of main event runs (a.k.a zero).

Sure, those last couple of years it was cheap heat with the I.R.S. gimmick, and the fact business was really fucking down with everyone, but it still counts, but as the arrogant prick of the Varsity Club, who didn't want to see him have his face used as a mop by the babyfaces of the time?

Plus, as much as I didn't mind IRS..............it was a cartoon gimmick. He was never more than jobber fodder in the WWF as IRS except for when he was teaming with Dibiase. As Mike Rotundo, look at the WWF Tag Title run he had with Windham.

01/21/85-03/31/85

Two months. Admittedly it's because Windham quit the company...........but that's still not a reason to put him in the HOF. I already said, he's very underrated and he's a very good wrestler..............just not HOF material.

Hmm... good enough of a case against Rotundo to shut me up for a while. Our broadcast will be ending early tonight, so we present to you 3 extra hours of Darma & Greg repeats. :P

Million $ Man should be in the HOF first ;) .

Yeah, Plague won't be happy to see that I IRS up for a nomination first (he's been asking me to do DiBiase for a while).


In all honesty, the only reason I'm holding out on Dibiase (as well as a few others) is because I think he'd be a lock to get in.

They regained the Tag Titles from Shiek and Volkoff on 6/17/85... then lost them to the Dream Team on 8/24/85. So The US Express were actually two-time champs. And, heh... Chris Benoit's hero never held the Tag Titles twice :)

He's a "Hall of Pretty Gooder", but not Famer. But he IS the Master of the Name-Ending Vowel... as he uses "A" or "O" both regularly!

Honestly, DiBiase is a fiarly easy in into the DWB HoF.

I guess I'm lucky I didn't nominate Marty Jannetty. He would've had even less of a chance than Rotundo. :P

Rotundo was a good tag team wrestler and a solid wrestler, but I'm not certain which way I'll vote. He wasn't a major influence in wrestling; but then again, I like Rotundo as a shameless mark like Scrooge for the guy, and is fairly underrated.

Honestly, Adonis would be an easy pick into DWB HoF than Rotundo, in my opinion.

Vote yes, since at this rate, he'll lose anyway. :D

I just saw this skimming through my tape of TV matches from May 1994.... if I.R.S. mocking Tatankas war dance while wearing his head dress, stuffing feathers in Tatankas mouth, and beating up Jay strongbow isn't enough to get your vote, nothing will. :D

Strong arguement there Scrooge, but I'm still gonna have to vote no. I liked the guy, and leaving him out has more to do with the wway he was booked moreso than how he performed.

I almost voted yes because his team breaking up apparently led to Hogan getting "Real American" for his intro, which is the greatest thing to ever happen to wrestling, anywhere, ever. But then I realized he was IRS.

He was also "Captain Mike" :)

(writes Doctor on enemies list)

Don't tell me you don't love Real American.

I do, but you voted no. :angry:

Things aren't looking too good for our old pal, IRS. Let's see if the other two people who usually vote, do or not before I ask for this to be closed.

:lol: Nice touch.

We should do Adrian Adonis. That might provide a big brawl over voting.

I think that would be an excellent one. Ever since he got slid into this discussion with Rotundo I thought, "Yes. Adonis, yes." While stroking my beard, and knowing I'll most likely vote "yes" unless I have a change of heart.

It'll be entertaining for sure.........

Okay, this one is closed.

Rotundo doesn't even come close to entering the Hall of Fame, but he scored enough to be an Honorable Mention.