- Rick Michaels
Infobox Wrestler
name =Rick Michaels
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names =Rick Michaels
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birth_date =September 8 ,1974
birth_place =Atlanta, Georgia
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billed =Jacksonville, Florida
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debut =November 10 1991
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website =|Raymond Rawls (born September 8, 1974 in
Atlanta, Georgia ) is an Americanprofessional wrestler , better known as Rick Michaels. He worked at theNational Championship Wrestling training school, where he trainedA.J. Styles .citeweb|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/styles-aj.html|accessdate=2008-07-15|title=A.J. Styles' bio|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|date=February 18, 2005|author=Milner, John]Professional wrestling career
Michaels was a
tailor forWorld Wrestling Entertainment when on September 29, 2005, he was released due to being convicted of sexual exploitation of aminor . [cite web |url= http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/2005_/articles/1128035913.php|title= WWE Fires Employee|accessdate=2008-04-18] After being released he continued his work with wrestlingattire doing work for some for superstars including Rhyno,Kurt Angle ,Shawn Michaels ,Chris Benoit andA.J. Styles . He is the former booker of APW (Alternative Pro Wrestling), an independent promotion based in Bowman & Royston, Georgia.On December 22, 2001, A.J. Styles defeated Michaels for the NWA Georgia Championship at a
NWA Wildside event.Training
He has also been a pro wrestling trainer. Some of Michaels' top trainees include:
*A.J. Styles (TNA star, former three time NWA World Heavyweight Champion)
*Jason Blackman
*Chad Parham (formerNWA Anarchy Champion)
*Azreal (current NWA Anarchy Tag Team Champion)
*Slim J (former NWA Anarchy Champion)Championships and accomplishments
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National Wrestling Alliance :National:*NWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with David Young:Regional:*NWA Wildside Heavyweight Championship (2 times):*NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with David Young:*NWA Wildside United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)Finishing Move: The Double-ShotNotes
External links
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/r/rick-michaels.html Online World of Wrestling profile]
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