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2 | [[caption-width-right:250:As Bastion Booger]] |
3 | [[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Click here to see him as Norman the Lunatic]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/normanthelunatic_3819.jpg[[/labelnote]]]] |
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5 | 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. |
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7 | 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. |
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9 | 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]). |
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11 | !!"Trope to the Batcave" |
12 | * AlliterativeName: '''B'''astion '''B'''ooger, '''F'''riar '''F'''erguson, '''M'''an '''M'''ountain '''M'''ike. |
13 | * AssKicksYou: His FinishingMove as Bastion Booger was a sit-down splash called "Trip to the Batcave". |
14 | * BaldOfEvil: As Bastion Booger he was completely bald and wasn't exactly a good guy. |
15 | * BadassPreacher: What WWE was likely going for with Friar Ferguson, who as his name indicates, was a wrestling friar. |
16 | * BathroomBrawl: His Falls Count Anywhere with Wrestling/KevinSullivan at ''Clash of the Champions X'' ended with them brawling in the bathroom. |
17 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Essentially disappeared from TV in April 1994 with no explanation given. |
18 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: As Norman the Lunatic's gimmick was that he was an oddball who lived in his own little world. |
19 | * CompanionCube: As Norman the Lunatic, he carried a Toys/TeddyBear around that he treated as if it was a pet or a person. |
20 | * DudeNotFunny: This trope is the entire reason the Friar Ferguson gimmick was dropped after ''one match.'' The Catholic Church of New York lodged complaints over the less than flattering portrayal of a Catholic clergyman. |
21 | * FatBastard: As a heel. |
22 | * FatSlob: Basically the entirety of the Bastion Booger gimmick was that he was a fat, disgusting slob who was sloppy and gluttonous. |
23 | * 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. |
24 | * HeelFaceTurn: Norman the Lunatic switched from being managed by Wrestling/TeddyLong to teaming with Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors. |
25 | * 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. |
26 | * InstitutionalApparel: Wore pajamas from a mental hospital as Norman the Lunatic. |
27 | * JabbaTableManners: Given that Bastion Booger was a {{Heel}} by default, he had bad table manners to emphasize his baddie status. |
28 | * {{Jobber}}: He lost his TV debut match to Wrestling/{{Virgil}} of all people. |
29 | * 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. |
30 | * PartsUnknown: As Norman the Lunatic, he was billed from the "State Hospital". |
31 | * PowerStable: |
32 | ** (in Stampede): Karachi Vice |
33 | ** (in NWA/WCW): Captain's Crew, with "Captain" Wrestling/MikeRotunda and Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher |
34 | ** (in GWF): The Cartel, which also included [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]] and [[Wrestling/{{Raven}} Scott Anthony (Scott "Raven" Levy)]]. |
35 | * SquashMatch: Norman debuted this way, flattening Mike Justice in 47 seconds at NWA's ''Clash of the Champions VII''. |
36 | * UnrelatedBrothers: As Aaron Grundy, to Solomon Grundy in Mexico. |
37 | * 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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