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March 12, 2007 Observer Newsletter: Mike Awesome bio, Mistico

The saddest part about a suicide death without explanation is it leaves the family and friends an eternity of asking why. In the case of Mike Alfonso, better known as Mike Awesome and The Gladiator, it will be an unresolved question.

February 26, 2007 Observer Newsletter: Mike Awesome passes away, WWE pay-per-view changes

Michael Alfonso, best known as Mike Awesome and in Japan as The Gladiator, a two-time ECW champion who was probably the most spectacular flier of his size in wrestling, was found dead by friends on 2/17, presumably form a suicide as he was hanging at his home.

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