Mike Maverick

Michael Howell (born December 9, 1968) is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Mike Maverick and Jack Dupp. He competed primarily in the Carolinas promotions including CWF Mid-Atlantic, OMEGA, and Southern Championship Wrestling.

Howell was also a member of The Dupps, along with kayfabe "cousins" Bo and Puck Dupp, wrestling as Jack Dupp in Extreme Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Federation.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1989-1997) Maverick began his wrestling career in 1986. He would wrestle for the World Wrestling Federation in 1989 and 1990 as enhancement talent having matches against Andre the Giant and Haku (wrestler) and Powers of Pain. In 1991, he made a couple of appearances for World Championship Wrestling. He continued to work in the independents in the Carolinas.

Serial Thrillaz (1997–1999) Maverick began calling himself "Big Daddy" Mike Maverick, and teamed with, initially using the team name Assault and Battery. They later dubbed themselves The Serial Thrillaz, and won several independent tag championships. The pair also began wrestling in the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA), which was founded by The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff). The Serial Thrillaz won the OMEGA Tag Team Championship twice between 1997 and 1998, before they began competing for Southern Championship Wrestling (SCW). They won the SCW Tag Team Championship, and Helms also won the SCW Heavyweight Championship. SCW would mark the end of the Serial Thrillaz, as Helms vacated both titles before moving on to NWA Worldwide.

The Dupps (1999–2001)

In the summer of 1999, the then reigning SCW Tag Team Champions, The Serial Thrillaz, broke up when Shane Helms left SCW for World Championship Wrestling On October 29, 1999, The Dupps wrestled David "Kid" Cash and Super Nova at the Packard Music Hall in Warren, Ohio. The trio eventually forfeited the SCW tag team belts, and Happer the heavyweight title, and left for ECW a month later. again wrestling Kid Kash and Super Nova. Bo and Jack Dupp were wrestling while Puck Dupp acted as manager. The following night, they appeared on the November 28 edition of Hardcore TV against Danny Doring and Roadkill. A month later, The Dupps wrestled both teams in a three-way dance which aired on ECW on TNN

They feuded with Danny Doring and Roadkill over who should have a shot at the ECW World Tag Team Championship. The rivalry culminated when The Dupps signed a World Wrestling Federation developmental deal, resulting in a loser leaves town match on the February 25, 2000 episode of ECW on TNN, that the Dupps lost.

World Wrestling Federation (2000–2001) Despite being promised contracts with ECW, Happer and Maverick instead decided to accept a contract offer with the World Wrestling Federation in March 2000. while the majority of their time was spent in the WWF's developmental territories, Memphis and Ohio Valley Wrestling.

One of their first matches for the WWF was against Rob Conway and Danny Dominion, who they defeated, at the sold-out All-State Arena in Chicago on March 20, 2000. They returned to the All-State Arena six months later where they defeated the Texas Hangmen. They had matches against Kai En Tai, Just Joe, Joey Abs and the APA.

Memphis Championship Wrestling (2000–2001) The Dupps were sent to Memphis Championship Wrestling in late 2000. On October 14, 2000, they teamed with Joey Abs in a 6-man tag team match against K-Krush and the Mean Street Posse. Two weeks later they won the MCW Southern Tag Team Championship from the Mean Street Posse in Jonesboro, Arkansas. They defended the titles for three weeks before losing the belts to The Triad (Seven and Thrash) in a no-disqualification match. Happer was unable to appear for the show, held in Newbern, Tennessee, and was substituted by Joey Abs. That same year, The Dupps became the first tag team champions for Carolinas Wrestling Federation, however, the titles were vacated when they left the promotion in 2001. After the match, he retired from wrestling.

Championships and accomplishments CWF Mid-Atlantic CWF Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bo Dupp Memphis Championship Wrestling MCW Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bo Dupp and Puck Dupp New Dimension Wrestling NDW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shane Helms OMEGA OMEGA Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Otto Schwanz (1) and Shane Helms (2) Southern Championship Wrestling SCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bo Dupp (1) and Shane Helms (1)