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* FatSlob: Basically the entirety of the Bastion Booger gimmick was that he was a fat, disgusting slop who was sloppy and gluttonous.
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: As Norman the Lunatic.
Lunatic's gimmick was that he was an oddball who lived in his own little world.
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As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Shaw his page]] at [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]].
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Michael Paul Shaw (May 9, 1957 – September 11, 2010) was an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er known for his work in Wrestling/{{WCW}} as Norman the Lunatic and in the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] as Bastion Booger.
He debuted in 1981 as Klondike Mike in Vancouver All-Star Wrestling and spent years in Stampede as Makhan Singh. He arrived in the NWA/WCW in 1989 as Norman the Lunatic, later dropping the gimmick to become Trucker Norm. As Norman the Lunatic, he made his PPV debut with a win over [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]] at ''[=WrestleWar=] 1990: Wild Thing'', on February 6, 1990. He also worked as Makhan Singh for the Global Wrestling Federation in Dallas in 1991. He had a brief run in WWE as Bastion Booger, before returning to the independents. He died in 2010.
As for his in-ring achievements, he was a 2x NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team Champion as Klondike Mike (1x w/Danny O and 1x/Dean Ho), a 3x Stampede North American Heavyweight Champion as Makhan Singh and a 2x Stampede International Tag Team Champion (1x w/Jerry Morrow and 1x w/Vokhan Singh [Wrestling/GaryAlbright]).
As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Shaw his page]] at [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]].
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!!"Trope to the Batcave"
* AlliterativeName: '''B'''astion '''B'''ooger, '''F'''riar '''F'''erguson, '''M'''an '''M'''ountain '''M'''ike.
* AssKicksYou: His FinishingMove as Bastion Booger was a sit-down splash called "Trip to the Batcave".
* BaldOfEvil: As Bastion Booger he was completely bald and wasn't exactly a good guy.
* BadassPreacher: What WWE was likely going for with Friar Ferguson, who as his name indicates, was a wrestling friar.
* BathroomBrawl: His Falls Count Anywhere with Wrestling/KevinSullivan at ''Clash of the Champions X'' ended with them brawling in the bathroom.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Essentially disappeared from TV in April 1994 with no explanation given.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: As Norman the Lunatic.
* CompanionCube: Carried a Toys/TeddyBear around.
* FatBastard: As a heel.
* FatSlob: Basically the entirety of the Bastion Booger gimmick was that he was a fat, disgusting slop who was sloppy and gluttonous.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: While Teddy Long cut his "Norman didn't do it! Don't blame Norman!" promo, Norman in the background had put a garbage pail over his head and was tapping it with a hammer.
* HeelFaceTurn: Norman the Lunatic switched from being managed by Wrestling/TeddyLong to teaming with Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors.
* IHaveManyNames: It's a LongList: Klondike Mike, Makhan Singh, Bastion Booger, Norman The Lunatic, Trucker Norm, Friar Ferguson, Man Mountain Mike, Mike Stryker, Aaron Grundy, Big Ben Sharpe, Cousin Mike, and his own.
* Institutional pparel: Wore pajamas from a mental hospital as Norman the Lunatic.
* JabbaTableManners: Given that Bastion Booger was a {{Heel}} by default, he had bad table manners to emphasize his baddie status.
* {{Jobber}}: He lost his TV debut match to Wrestling/{{Virgil}} of all people.
* NoodleIncident: Teddy Long once cut a promo where he said, "Norman didn't do it! Don't blame Norman!" Whatever Norman did was never specified.
* PartsUnknown: As Norman the Lunatic, he was billed from the "State Hospital".
* PowerStable:
** (in Stampede): Karachi Vice
** (in NWA/WCW): Captain's Crew, with "Captain" Wrestling/MikeRotunda and Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher
** (in GWF): The Cartel, which also included [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]] and [[Wrestling/{{Raven}} Scott Anthony (Scott "Raven" Levy)]].
* SquashMatch: Norman debuted this way, flattening Mike Justice in 47 seconds at NWA's ''Clash of the Champions VII''.
* UnrelatedBrothers: As Aaron Grundy, to Solomon Grundy in Mexico.
* WrestlingDoesntPay: A wrestling trucker as Trucker Norm. "Captain" Wrestling/MikeRotunda explained that Norman the Lunatic and Trucker Norm were the same person; Norman's father, a trucker, had died, and so Norm was taking up the role himself in tribute.
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Michael Paul Shaw (May 9, 1957 – September 11, 2010) was an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er known for his work in Wrestling/{{WCW}} as Norman the Lunatic and in the [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] as Bastion Booger.
He debuted in 1981 as Klondike Mike in Vancouver All-Star Wrestling and spent years in Stampede as Makhan Singh. He arrived in the NWA/WCW in 1989 as Norman the Lunatic, later dropping the gimmick to become Trucker Norm. As Norman the Lunatic, he made his PPV debut with a win over [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]] at ''[=WrestleWar=] 1990: Wild Thing'', on February 6, 1990. He also worked as Makhan Singh for the Global Wrestling Federation in Dallas in 1991. He had a brief run in WWE as Bastion Booger, before returning to the independents. He died in 2010.
As for his in-ring achievements, he was a 2x NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team Champion as Klondike Mike (1x w/Danny O and 1x/Dean Ho), a 3x Stampede North American Heavyweight Champion as Makhan Singh and a 2x Stampede International Tag Team Champion (1x w/Jerry Morrow and 1x w/Vokhan Singh [Wrestling/GaryAlbright]).
As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Shaw his page]] at [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]].
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!!"Trope to the Batcave"
* AlliterativeName: '''B'''astion '''B'''ooger, '''F'''riar '''F'''erguson, '''M'''an '''M'''ountain '''M'''ike.
* AssKicksYou: His FinishingMove as Bastion Booger was a sit-down splash called "Trip to the Batcave".
* BaldOfEvil: As Bastion Booger he was completely bald and wasn't exactly a good guy.
* BadassPreacher: What WWE was likely going for with Friar Ferguson, who as his name indicates, was a wrestling friar.
* BathroomBrawl: His Falls Count Anywhere with Wrestling/KevinSullivan at ''Clash of the Champions X'' ended with them brawling in the bathroom.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Essentially disappeared from TV in April 1994 with no explanation given.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: As Norman the Lunatic.
* CompanionCube: Carried a Toys/TeddyBear around.
* FatBastard: As a heel.
* FatSlob: Basically the entirety of the Bastion Booger gimmick was that he was a fat, disgusting slop who was sloppy and gluttonous.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: While Teddy Long cut his "Norman didn't do it! Don't blame Norman!" promo, Norman in the background had put a garbage pail over his head and was tapping it with a hammer.
* HeelFaceTurn: Norman the Lunatic switched from being managed by Wrestling/TeddyLong to teaming with Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors.
* IHaveManyNames: It's a LongList: Klondike Mike, Makhan Singh, Bastion Booger, Norman The Lunatic, Trucker Norm, Friar Ferguson, Man Mountain Mike, Mike Stryker, Aaron Grundy, Big Ben Sharpe, Cousin Mike, and his own.
* Institutional pparel: Wore pajamas from a mental hospital as Norman the Lunatic.
* JabbaTableManners: Given that Bastion Booger was a {{Heel}} by default, he had bad table manners to emphasize his baddie status.
* {{Jobber}}: He lost his TV debut match to Wrestling/{{Virgil}} of all people.
* NoodleIncident: Teddy Long once cut a promo where he said, "Norman didn't do it! Don't blame Norman!" Whatever Norman did was never specified.
* PartsUnknown: As Norman the Lunatic, he was billed from the "State Hospital".
* PowerStable:
** (in Stampede): Karachi Vice
** (in NWA/WCW): Captain's Crew, with "Captain" Wrestling/MikeRotunda and Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher
** (in GWF): The Cartel, which also included [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]] and [[Wrestling/{{Raven}} Scott Anthony (Scott "Raven" Levy)]].
* SquashMatch: Norman debuted this way, flattening Mike Justice in 47 seconds at NWA's ''Clash of the Champions VII''.
* UnrelatedBrothers: As Aaron Grundy, to Solomon Grundy in Mexico.
* WrestlingDoesntPay: A wrestling trucker as Trucker Norm. "Captain" Wrestling/MikeRotunda explained that Norman the Lunatic and Trucker Norm were the same person; Norman's father, a trucker, had died, and so Norm was taking up the role himself in tribute.
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