~Legendary WWF Jobber ‘Iron’ Mike Sharpe Has Passed Away~

[Van Glorious]

Sad news to report today as ‘Iron’ Mike Sharpe, legendary WWF jobber icon and “Canada’s Greatest Athlete,” passed away over the weekend at age 64. Sharpe reportedly had been dealing with a number of health issues. “Injured forearm” was definitely one of them.

Sharpe is one of the most recognizable “enhancement talents” in wrestling history, alongside contemporaries like Barry Horowitz and The Brooklyn Brawler. If you’re making a Mt. Rushmore of wrestlers there to make their opponents look good, Sharpe is the George Washington. A second generation competitor trained by the late Missing Link, Sharpe entered the business in 1977 and made a name for himself in Gene Kiniski’s NWA All Star Wrestling. WWF came calling in 1983, and Sharpe — managed by Captain Lou Albano — was initially successful enough to challenge Bob Backlund for the WWF Championship. After that, it was mostly losing to people while Gorilla Monsoon deadpanned stories of Sharpe being Canada’s #1 athlete.

‘Iron’ Mike will be missed by anyone who grew up loving pro wrestling in the 1980s and paid too much attention to the folks on the losing end. I definitely count myself as one of them. If you aren’t familiar with his work, here are a few clips to get you acquainted. Rest in peace, Iron Mike. If they ever make a physical WWE Hall of Fame, I hope your forearm guard makes it in.

Legendary WWF Jobber Icon ‘Iron’ Mike Sharpe Has Passed Away

 

[R=G]

DAMN....I was just watching this guy on that Prime Time Wrestling episode listed as the last one. Used to always see this guy on Superstars and Prime Time Wrestling.

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

I saw the link and said "please don't be how the E wrote this story on him"

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Hamilton's own.

I think he owned a barbershop around the way, for a minute.

 

[FreshAIG]

Damn the GOAT jtts behind Barry Horowitz. RIP.

 

[Adebisi_Said]

 

[Rosecrans]

Heaven just got a new jobber

 

[Da King]

We need jobbers bike, everyone with a .500 W/L has made 95.7% of feuds useless

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

We need jobbers bike, everyone with a .500 W/L has made 95.7% of feuds useless

i don't think ppl realize just how essential those jobbers were. in reality they were the foundation for everything.

and i know ppl are gonna say, "oh what about guys like zach ryder and heath slater"...like no muthafucca, those aren't real jobbers. those are guys on the main roster that lose a lot. those guys get rumble spots! those guys might even make the mania card in some capacity!

there needs to be a field of legit jobbers at the bottom of the pyramid so that EVERYONE stays elevated.

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

HE FINALLY WENT OVER, BROTHER!

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

Jobbers are champions in heaven

 

[Black White Sox Hat]

Rip to da gawd.

 

[puppetmaster]

Most of our faves were extremely green in their early stuff and wouldn't be what they became without the jobbers helping show them the ropes pretty much literally


RIP Mike Sharpe. Fix that forearm finally!

 

[jerniebert]

My favorite Jobber of All Time. RIP to the original Iron Mike.

 

[DANJ!]

He's one of the jobbers that stood out most... mostly cause jobbers back then were small or out of shape and plain-looking. He looked like he could legit brawl with anybody. I think the first time I saw him was an L to Hacksaw Duggan. He was one of the top jobbers, the ones who went against someone that Vince wanted to really look good.