Mikhail Kazarian
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| Mikhail Kazarian | ||
| Ring name(s) | Mikhail Gerdelman Mikhail Kazarian Mikie Kaz Kazarian Masked Spymaster #3 Suicide | |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Billed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | |
| Born | August 4, 1977 (age 34) Palm Springs, California | |
| Resides | Yucca Valley, California | |
| Billed from | Anaheim, California | |
| Trained by | Killer Kowalski Jesse Hernandez Bill Anderson UPW Training Staff | |
| Debut | May 1998 | |
Mikhail B. Kazarian (born August 4, 1977) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed with Ring of Honor (ROH) under the ring name Frankie Kazarian. He is best known for his work with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), under the ring names Kazarian and Kaz, he also wrestled under the gimmick of Suicide.
Kazarian also wrestled in the independent promotion Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, where he is two time former world champion, having won the PWG World Championship in 2003 and 2004. Also, he is the inaugural PWG World Champion when he won the Bad Ass Mother tournament. Kazarian is also a five-time TNA X Division Champion and a two-time TNA World Tag Team Champion.
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[edit] Professional wrestling career
[edit] Californian independent circuit (1998–2004)
[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003–2005)
[edit] International Wrestling Entertainment (2005)
[edit] Return to the independent circuit (2005–2006)
[edit] Return to TNA
[edit] Serotonin (2006–2007)
[edit] Kaz (2007–2008)
[edit] Suicide (2008–2010)
- Main article: Suicide (character)
[edit] Return as Kazarian; Fortune (2010–2011)
- Main article: Fortune
[edit] Bad Influence & EGO (2012–2014)
- Main article: Bad Influence (professional wrestling)
[edit] Other promotions (2014–present)
[edit] Ring of Honor (2014–present)
[edit] Personal life
[edit] Other media
[edit] In wrestling
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Big Time Wrestling
- BTW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jason Styles
- California Wrestling Coalition
- CWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- CWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Iron Eagle
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Future Legends Award (2005)
- East Coast Wrestling Alliance
- ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Nova
- Empire Wrestling Federation
- EWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- EWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Josh Galaxy
- International Wrestling Coalition
- IWC United States Championship (1 time)
- Millennium Pro Wrestling
- MPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Phoenix Championship Wrestling
- PCW Television Championship (1 time)
- PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Nova
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #30 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (2 time) - with Christopher Daniels (2)
- ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time - with Christopher Daniels and Scorpio Sky
- Rising Phoenix Wrestling
- RPW Invitational Tournament (2006)
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Will Kapphan/Super Will (1) and Christopher Barnhart (2)
- TNA X Division Championship (5 times)
- Fight for the Right Tournament (2007)
- X Division King of the Mountain (2008, 20092)
- Match of the Year (2003) vs. Chris Sabin and Michael Shane, August 20, 2003
- Memorable Moment of the Year (2003) The first Ultimate X match
- Ultimate Pro Wrestling
- UPW Lightweight Championship (1 time)
- UPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Nova
- UPW Tag Team Championship Tournament (2001) – with Nova
- United States Xtreme Wrestling
- UXW Xtreme Championship (1 time)
- West Coast Wrestling Alliance
- WCWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
[edit] Notes
1Kazarian and Michael Fonger were declared co-champions after defeating K.J. Styles in an Ultimate X match at the weekly pay-per-view #104 by grabbing the belt at the same time. This co-reign was the second time that both men had won the championship. Kazarian's third reign took place, while he was working under the Suicide character.
2Won as Suicide.
