Mike Rotunda Lawrence Michael Rotunda ( March 30 , 1958 ) is a former American professional wrestler , perhaps best known under the name Irwin R . Schyster or I . R . S . for short . He is currently signed with World Wrestling Entertainment working as a road agent and making occasional appearances on WWE shows as Irwin R . Schyster . Career . After graduating from Syracuse University , Rotunda began wrestling in 1981 as a face in Florida Championship Wrestling . He often teamed with his real life brother - in - law , Barry Windham . World Wrestling Federation ( 1984 – 1986 ) . Rotunda and Windham joined the World Wrestling Federation as the U . S . Express in 1984 . They won the WWF World Tag Team Championships twice , first winning them from Dick Murdoch and Adrian Adonis in January 1985 . The US Express ' most notable feud was with The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff , to whom they lost the tag titles the first WrestleMania . The US Express regained the belts in June 1985 , but lost them two months later to Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine . Windham left the WWF soon after . Rotundo continued to wrestle in singles until he eventually left the WWF himself in early 1986 . American Wrestling Association ( 1986 ) . The U . S . Express reunited in the AWA to wrestle at Wrestlerock 86 on April 20 , 1986 , where they won against the Fabulous Ones . The team did not stay long as Windham left the AWA almost as soon as he came in . Rotundo stayed around for a few more months with minimal success . World Wrestling Federation ( 1986 – 1987 ) . He briefly returned to the WWF in the fall of 1986 to team with " Golden Boy " Dan Spivey as a new version of " The U . S . Express " , but they were more or less used as a jobber team against up and coming teams such as Demolition in house shows . They were not considered top contenders . National Wrestling Alliance ( 1987 – 1991 ) . Rotunda left the WWF in early 1987 and returned to Florida , where he won the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship in March . There , he feuded with Sir Oliver Humperdink ' s " Shock Troops " . Later in the year , Rotunda joined the National Wrestling Alliance affiliate Jim Crockett Promotions , where he lingered at mid - card level as a face before turning heel and joining Kevin Sullivan ' s Varsity Club , a group of wrestlers with amateur wrestling credentials . Rotunda began bickering with fellow Varsity Club member Rick Steiner , a graduate of the University of Michigan , over which of the two had a superior alma mater . This in turn led to the two arguing over which of them was the superior wrestler . Rotunda went on to win the NWA World Television Championship from Nikita Koloff in January 1988 and subsequently gave the Florida title to Steiner . He then began a feud with Jimmy Garvin because Sullivan wanted Garvin ' s wife Precious . Steiner eventually left the group and began feuding with Rotunda , with the enemies trading the Television Championship before Rotunda lost the title to Sting . " Dr . Death " Steve Williams and Dan Spivey joined the Varsity Club in late 1988 , and Rotunda teamed with Williams to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship s from the Road Warriors . Referee Theodore Long turned heel during the match and administered a fast count , enabling Rotunda and Williams to overcome the champions . Long went on to become a manager following the controversial officiating . In May 1989 , Williams and Rotunda were stripped of their titles and shortly after Sullivan and Rotunda concluded a feud with the Steiner Brothers Rotunda briefly left the NWA . He returned in 1990 as a face , using the maritime gimmick Captain Mike Rotunda . He formed a " crew " consisting of Abdullah the Butcher and Norman the Lunatic and feuded with Kevin Sullivan ' s new stable , " Sullivan ' s Slaughterhouse " ( Cactus Jack , Buzz Sawyer , and Bam Bam Bigelow ) . In mid - 1990 , Rotunda turned heel again and became Michael Wallstreet with Alexandra York and her computer as his manager . They founded the York Foundation . The two would claim to have the ability to pick how to win the match and how long it would take for Wallstreet to become victorious . In this brief run he was undefeated and often a timer was present on screen to further the duo ' s claim . The partnership was a brief one , as Rotunda left the NWA for a bigger role in the WWF in early 1991 . World Wrestling Federation ( 1991 – 1995 ) . In the WWF , Rotunda became Irwin R . Schyster ( I . R . S . ) and he is perhaps best known for this role . Irwin R Schyster was a heel " tax - man " gimmick ( he was portrayed as a former IRS tax collector from Washington , D . C . ) who harassed all of the faces and fans , urging them to pay their taxes . He was , however , a sound technician in the ring , and was a serious challenger to Bret Hart for the Intercontinental Championship . He would later form the team of " Money Inc . " with Ted DiBiase and together the two men won the WWF World Tag Team Championship a further three times . Money Inc . ' s first title reign was at the expense of the Road Warriors ( using the name " the Legion of Doom " in their WWF stint ) , making Rotunda the only tag team wrestler to defeat the Warriors twice for Tag Team titles . After Money Inc . was disbanded due to Ted DiBiase retiring from wrestling on a performing basis , Rotunda went back to singles wrestling . Rotunda ' s biggest singles feud was with Razor Ramon . He also engaged in a feud with Tatanka , who he accused of failing to pay a gift tax on a sacred headdress . Rotunda would join Ted DiBiase ' s Million Dollar Corporation stable , going on to often team with fellow member Bam Bam Bigelow while trying to regain tag team gold . Rotunda later refocused again on singles wrestling , feuding with The Undertaker in a long rivalry , with both gaining momentum leading up to their clash at the 1995 Royal Rumble . This included I . R . S . defeating many jobbers on " Monday Night Raw " , re - possessing the headstone of a child , and also interfering in a Casket Match between The Undertaker and Yokozuna . When the two eventually squared off , the Undertaker was victorious following a chokeslam , but was thwarted when his urn was stolen after the match . Later in 1995 , Rotunda suffered an injury at the hands of Lex Luger , which resulted in a shattered disc after being hit in the chin . During the healing process , Rotunda was given a role as an agent , but he again went to World Championship Wrestling to wrestle on a full - time basis . World Championship Wrestling ( 1995 – 2000 ) . When returning to WCW , he reprised his role of Michael Wallstreet , wearing similar attire to that of Ted DiBiase . His persona and wrestling ability were almost the same as his previous the I . R . S . character , stating in a pre - recorded debut promo on the first ever " WCW Monday Nitro " : " " I ' m sure that the I . R . S . is gonna be watching me real close . " " Rotunda failed to recapture his earlier success , despite changing his name to both V . K . Wallstreet ( a play on Vincent Kennedy McMahon ) and Mister Wallstreet . He joined the New World Order ( nWo ) briefly at the request of DiBiase after defeating Mike Enos on the December 9 , 1996 edition of " Nitro " , and wrestled in All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling as a member of " nWo Japan " . Despite his nWo involvement , he was kicked out of the group by J . J . Dillon on April 21 , 1997 because his nWo contract was apparently invalid , but still declared himself to be " anti - WCW " , participating as a jobber on " WCW Saturday Night " . In 1999 he reformed the Varsity Club with Kevin Sullivan , but it never reached the level of its prior success , partly due to nagging injuries on Rotunda ' s part , and was disbanded in early 2000 . Later career . Rotunda continued to wrestle primarily in Japan throughout the 1990s until he retired to run a security company with his wife in 2004 . Rotunda was rehired by WWE as a road agent in 2006 , and has made face appearances ( like some other retired wrestlers ) as Irwin R . Schyster . One such appearance was on the August 6 , 2007 edition of " WWE Raw " ; Mr . McMahon was discussing his IRS troubles with Jonathan Coachman , and when the conversation ended , Rotunda lowered the paper covering his face ( The Financial Times ) and revealed himself . Rotunda appeared as I . R . S . on the December 10 , 2007 15th Anniversary edition of " Raw " , winning a 15 - man Battle Royal , only to be paid off by his former tag team partner Ted DiBiase to eliminate himself and give DiBiase the win . On the March 10 , 2008 episode of " Raw " , U . S . Express made an appearance in a rematch from WrestleMania I against Volkoff and The Iron Sheik . They were interrupted by diva Jillian Hall , who offered to sing " Born in the USA " for them ; however , she was given an airplane spin by Rotunda . Rotunda appeared in the segment , " Top Rope Theatre " on WWE . com on February 19 , 2009 talking to Kelly Kelly . In this online storyline he played a heel character once again and his arch enemy was " Hacksaw " Jim Duggan . Rotunda appeared as I . R . S . on the September 7 , 2009 edition of " Raw , " of which Bob Barker was the guest host . Rotunda was a contestant in a " pricing game " similar to the " One Bid " qualifying segment of " The Price Is Right " along with Santino Marella , Jillian Hall , and Chris Jericho , and bid on a " Best of Smackdown " DVD . Rotunda bid $ 50 . 00 ( including tax ) , but overbid as the DVD ' s actual retail price was $ 18 . 99 . Chris Jericho won the pricing game with a bid of $ 1 . 00 ( as erroneously proclaimed by Bob Barker ) . Rotunda was again one of the contestants during the second round of the pricing game as is the format of the " One Bid " segment . A . J . Pierzynski of the Chicago White Sox filled in the vacated spot Chris Jericho held . This time the bid was for a travel package to WrestleMania XXVI in Glendale , Arizona . Rotunda bid $ 2 , 000 . 00 for the package . The actual retail price was $ 1 , 247 . 00 , making Santino the winner after a bid of $ 1 , 200 . 00 Mike later appeared on an episode of Monday Night Raw as part of the 80 ' s Legend Lumberjack match in which Christian defeated Ted DiBiase Jr . Mike was on the May 5 , 2010 Smackdown when he helped throw Drew McIntyre out of the arena . On June 7 , 2010 he appeared on Raw as I . R . S . for a comedy segment in which he announced he had taken Jerry Lawler ' s Crown because he had not paid his taxes . On June 28 , Rotunda who became a face again was one of the four people that came out to congratulate Ricky Steamboat ' s career , but were attacked by the Nexus . Personal life . Rotunda is married to Stephanie Windham , the daughter of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan , and the sister of wrestlers Barry and Kendall Windham . They have two sons , Windham and Taylor , who are both professional wrestlers , currently working for WWE .