| Prince Iaukea |
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| Prince Iaukea
Height: 5'11" Weight: 219 lbs. Real name: Michael Haynes (sometimes known as Michael Haines, Mike Haynes, or Mike Haynor) Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii Pro debut: 1996 Finishing move: Flying DDT, Swandive Headbutt Other aliases: The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea (WCW), The Artist (WCW), The Tongan Prince (XWF) Career highlights: WCW TV Champion, WCW Cruiserweight Champion (2) Trained by: WCW Power Plant A graduate of the WCW Power Plant, Haynes debuted on WCW PPV Fall Brawl 1995 as a cadet delivering papers to Cobra for Craig Pittman, then later on as Prince Iaukea debuted on WCW TV in 1996 and quickly made a name for himself with his unique Samoan persona and solid wrestling ability. In February 1997, Iaukea captured the WCW Television Championship by defeating Lord Steven Regal and would hold it for two months before losing it to Ultimo Dragon. Iaukea would then float around the WCW midcard for several years, often as a jobber, until he was repackaged in 2000 as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince Iaukea, a humorous gimmick based on singer Prince. As The Artist, Haynes first won the WCW Cruiserwieght Title from Lash LeRoux in February 2000. The Artist would lose the title to Billy Kidman and later reclaim it before being stripped of the title by Vince Russo in April 2000 when Russo and Eric Bischoff "re-launched" WCW. After WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation in July 2001, Haynes was not brought into the WWF. He would briefly wrestle for the XWF as The Tongan Prince before it went out of business in early 2002. In addition to his professional wrestling career, Haynes also has considerable experience as a stunt performer and coordinator in motion pictures. His resume includes such movies as Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, Scream 2, and 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up. |