Mike Rotunda

Roster
 3-Becoming IRS

## US Express(1985-1987)

Mike Rotundo's first canon match was teaming up with Barry Windham as US Express losing to King Kong Bundy and Big John Studd at the first Superstars. US Express were involved in SNME May tag title match but also lost to Bundy and Studd, they didn't do a lot throught the year as they were used as a midcard team. Barry Windham was going more into singles action entering the G1 which left Rotundo with barely nothing to do

US Express got a world tag team championship shot at Royal Rumble and they managed to defeat Aerial Barbers and Dream Team to become champions, a couple of weeks later in a house show they would lose the titles to Paul Orndorff and Kamala. Rotundo managed Windham in the main event of Wrestlemania 2 against Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship

After Wrestlemania 2, Hogan put US Express in Heenan Family to the disdain of everyone inside Heenan Family as they were babyfaces although all US Express want is to get on their side, specifically their main team Orndorff and Kamala who say they'll only respect them once they win the tag titles. At Summerslam 1986 US Express become 2 time champions beating British Bulldogs and Orndorff and Kamala ambush them kicking them out of Heenan Family, they retained the titles against them at G1 Finals. US Express had a long reign showing no signs of ever stopping, they were on top of the tag team division until Royal Rumble 1987 where Barry Windham eliminated Mike Rotundo needing to win the rumble a second time, Rotundo was pissed at this saying Windham would just lose yet again and threw him onto the barricade and after 200 days they vacated the tag titles due to breaking up

Barry Windham said that Rotundo only did what he did to get a meaningful moment in his awful career, at Wrestlemania 2 they were scheduled to have a 3 minute match as both men would be released from their contracts afterwards, they went ahead and had an 8 minute match with Windham beating Rotundo just to spite Vince and Hogan.

## WCW(1989-1990)

Mike Rotunda was one of WCW's OG signings, he was paired up with Steve Williams forming Varsity Club, their first appearence was at Wrestlewar along with every other team who wanted a tag title shot. At Great American Bash they had their first match, a tag team battle royal to determine the NO1 contenders but would be eliminated by Road Warriors.

Mike Rotunda got a TV title shot on the august 26th episode of Saturday Night against Barry Windham as the crowd chanted US Express throught the match, he failed to win it on his only singles match of 1989.

After a bad 1990 where they didn't win any matches, Steve Williams turned on Rotunda oficially ending Varsity Club, this was because Rotunda had been signed by WWF

## IRS and Million Dollar Corporation(1990-1995)

Mike Rotunda's return was announced to take place for Survivor Series, Barry Horowitz stepped up as his challenger which was an easy win for Rotunda. After the match, Rotunda's trajetory changed as  Ted Dibiase paid Rotunda millions to join his Million Dollar Corporation which was Ted Dibiase and Legion of Doom, Rotunda took the deal shaking Dibiase's hand.

On the Superstars afterwards, Ted Dibiase introduced him as Irwin R. Schyster, his tax collector. Together they were Money Inc as they defeated The Rockers in their first match. IRS was defeated by British Bulldog at SNME December reminiscent of US Express vs British Bulldogs days. At Wrestlemania 7, after LOD won the tag team titles, Ted Dibiase paid Moonson to give Money Inc a tag title match right after betraying LOD and ending the Million Dollar Corporation, Money Inc won the tag team titles.

IRS got his first WWF Championship shot at SNME June in a fatal 5 way against defending champion Haku, Ted Dibiase, Blake Beverly and Beau Beverly where Haku just destroyed all 4. Money Inc would end their feud with LOD at Summerslam 1991 where they won, they defeated Beverly Brothers and The Rockers before losing the titles to Bob Backlund and Koko B.Ware after some bad teamwork but they managed to regain the titles just a week later. At Wrestlemania 8 Money Inc lost to Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake but by DQ so they didn't lose the titles.

Money Inc was the 6th pick for Smackdown when the brand split happened, on the first ever Smackdown they hosted an open challenge and lost the tag titles to Headshrinkers. After this, Dibiase started trying to form a Million Dollar Corporation yet again, he got Virgil and Yokozuna to join him. Yokozuna was attacked by someone and Ted Dibiase and Million Dollar Corporation formed an alliance with Jeff Jarrett, Jerry Lawler and Barry Horowitz all to take down Doink The Clown. At Survivor Series it was a massacre as Doink defeated all 6 men in a handicap match and Barry Horowitz went missing, Dibiase and Virgil specifically ran away, MDC started feuding with Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Lawler who blamed them for causing the possible death of Barry Horowitz. At In Your House 5, Money Inc vs Jarrett and Lawler took place and Lawler acidentally caused a career ending piledriver on Dibiase, this gains MDC some sympathy which goes away 2 weeks after when Tatanka at his most hated joins the group.

IRS entered Royal Rumble 1993 at number 13 and at number 16 Barry Horowitz returned as a dark version who eliminated IRS. IRS and Virgil were defeated by Doink the Clown and Barry Horowitz at Wrestlemania 9.

Million Dollar Corporation were traded to RAW, at IYH 6 IRS Virgil and Marty Jannety defeated Ric Flair, Lex Luger and Shawn Michaels but IRS didn't do much in 1993, just serving as a lackey to MDC, at Royal Rumble 1994 IRS was number 3 and a dark version of Bam Bam Bigelow was number 4, IRS had bad memories and eliminated himself. At Wrestlemania 10, Virgil won the 24/7 Championship and Ted Dibiase demanded that he gave it to him, Virgil responded by clocking the title on IRS's head and leaving MDC.

MDC started slowly turning face as IRS and Jannety kicked out Tatanka but Ted Dibiase introduced Kama to their stable which brought them back to heels. They feuded with Razor Ramon, Jeff Jarrett, Savio Vega and The Roadie and had a match at Wrestlemania 11 where the loser team would have to get rid of one of their members, at Wrestlemania MDC lost and IRS was kicked out

## Post-Appearences(1995-)

At WAR 2 WCW's Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo reunited to team up against Million Dollar Corporation's Kama and King Kong Bundy, US Express picked up the win

## Career history

### Companies/Promotions

 WCW
 WWF

### Face/heel turns

 Heel
 Face
 Heel
 Face

## Championships and Accomplishments

* World Wrestling Federation
* World Tag Team Championships(4 times) - with Barry Windham(2), Ted Dibiase(2)
* Tag Team of the Year(1986) with Barry Windham
* Tag Team of the Year(1991) with Ted Dibiase