Founders
Co-Founder: John Crowther
Co-Founder Christopher Annino
Co-Founder: John Crowther
Gary Wolfe (born March 11, 1967) is an American professional wrestler best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) under the ring name Pitbull #1 as one half of the tag teamcalled The Pitbulls, with Anthony Durante as Pitbull #2. He was a one-time Television Champion and a one-time World Tag Team Champion in ECW. He is
Gary Wolfe (born March 11, 1967) is an American professional wrestler best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) under the ring name Pitbull #1 as one half of the tag teamcalled The Pitbulls, with Anthony Durante as Pitbull #2. He was a one-time Television Champion and a one-time World Tag Team Champion in ECW. He is also a former two-time 3PW World Heavyweight Champion. He has recently reformed the Pitbull's and has tagged with Pitbull 3 Christopher Annino.
Championships and accomplishments
- Allied Powers Wrestling Federation
- APWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pitbull #2[38]
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
- Occidental Tag Team Championship (1 time)[39]
- Eastern Championship Wrestling/Extreme Championship Wrestling
- Grande Wrestling Alliance
- GWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pitbull #2
- High Risk Championship Wrestling
- HRCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pitbull #2
- Independent Pro Wrestling
- IPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pitbull #2[41]
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (New Jersey version) (2 times) - with Pitbull #2
- NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship - The Sandman[42]
- Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling
- 3PW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times, first champion)[43]
- 3PW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mike Kruel[44]
- 3PW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2002)[45]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Co-Founder Mike Messier
Co-Founder Christopher Annino
Co-Founder: John Crowther
As an Actor, Mike Messier has shared scenes with Meryl Streep & Elisabeth Shue (Hope Springs), Wesley Snipes, Cybill Shepherd & Mario Van Peebles (Hard Luck), Eric Roberts & Jason London (Mr. Birthday), Peter Greene & Federico Castelluccio (The Mick and The Trick), and Richard Jenkins & Frances McDormand (Olive Kitteridge).
Messier has wo
As an Actor, Mike Messier has shared scenes with Meryl Streep & Elisabeth Shue (Hope Springs), Wesley Snipes, Cybill Shepherd & Mario Van Peebles (Hard Luck), Eric Roberts & Jason London (Mr. Birthday), Peter Greene & Federico Castelluccio (The Mick and The Trick), and Richard Jenkins & Frances McDormand (Olive Kitteridge).
Messier has won a total of 56 awards in acting, photography, film direction and production, TV and web series production, screenwriting, and playwriting.
Mike was a script consultant on Lennox Lewis: The Untold Story, writing many of the voiceovers read by Dr. Dre. Messier's The Hospital Bed won the Best Director, Ultra Short Award in the Spring 2020 Alternative Film Festival. Messier won the Best Actor Award, Ultra Short Category from the Alternative Film Festival for his spoken word performance in The Never Was. Messier's short silent film Disregard, which he wrote, produced, and directed, won Best Short Surreal at the 2022 Cult Movies International Film Festival.
Mike studied Acting and Directing under Barry Primus, Steve Fierberg, and Tom Kane, among others. Inspired by his work with Primus, Mike created and developed C.O.R.E. A.C.T.I.N.G. - an intense scene study and character development class.
The Nature of the Flame won Best Cinematography from the inaugural My Love Michelle Short Film Festival from San Antonio; Best Short from Canada's YES! Let's Make a Movie Film Festival; Best Cinematography, Short from The Alternative Film Festival, and Best Environment/ Nature Short Film from Makizhmithran International Film Festival in India. Messier wrote and directed the piece, co-produced with cinematographer/editor Chris Hunter.
Mike's screenplay To Fight or Play Basketball, a coming-of-age story about a young man with a gift for sports, has won awards from Rhode Island International Film Festival and the Mediterranean Film Festival (MedFF). Fight or Play Basketball has recently been adapted into a novel, which can be found through most major online book distributors including Amazon.
Mike's early film work with frequent collaborator cinematographer/editor Tim Labonte included The Wrestling With Sanity Short Film Trilogy (Sacrilege, God's Country, and Rich & Famous) which won a total of three awards.
Messier and Labonte also teamed to win Best Editing at the 2011 PEG Awards for Mike Messier Show. Mike's show had previously won Best Series in 2005, a season highlighted by episodes with The Suicide Girls, Providence Roller Derby, and rock legends Skid Row.
Mike's feature film narrative, titled Blood! Sugar! Sid! Ace!, examines what happens to a middle-aged man when his creations turn against him. Mike wrote, directed, and produced the film.
In 2017, Messier began work with Boston's Play In A Day Festival produced by Michael Gonza at Natick's Common Street Spiritual Center as a contributing stage play writer, director, and host. As a stage actor himself, Mike has performed on stage for various groups including Daydream Theater led by Writer/Director Lenny Schwartz and Murder on Us, a comedy ensemble led by Writer/Director John Thayer.
Messier Mantra is an interview show with filmmakers, Actors, and holistic healers. Each guest on the show shares a personal "mantra" that they cite as a motivating factor in their lives and careers. In addition, Mike's Messier Moments are on-location interviews featuring Maria Kanellis, boxer Vinny Paz, and acclaimed stage and film Actor Jonathon Silverman among others.
Disregard the Vampire: a Mike Messier Documentary has won awards for Best Documentary at the Shawna Shea Film Festival and Diabolical Horror Film Festival, with more award victories gained for the film's trailer, film poster, and promotional photo for a total of thirteen awards.
Messier is moving forward with A Distance from Avalon: when the dying and the dead reunite, an enhanced vision comes off the Disregard experience, which Messier claims is his most epic writing yet. A Distance from Avalon is available as a screenplay, stage play, and novel (through Amazon).
The Impeccable, a 23-minute short, which features Mike's work as a Writer/Director and Producer, won Best Supporting Female Performance by Naira Zakaryan from the Shawna Shea Spring Shorts Film Festival in May 2019 and Best Actress for Ashley Shea from the Alternative Film Festival.
Mike's mobile film rant It's Good to be Hated won Best Documentary from the Super 9 Film Festival, and the short was broadcast on cable TV in Portugal as part of the festivities.
"Messier Peace Theater presents That Night" is a unique six-part series that can be seen on Mike's YouTube Channel. Messier filmed Seduction of Distance, starring himself as Jean La Croix Distance, the antagonist in A Distance from Avalon, which has gone on to win five awards.
Mike's interest in Pro Wrestling has seen him perform as a wrestler, ring announcer, commentator, and manager. Mike once had a job interview for the WWE Creative Writing team in Titan Tower and was later featured in a one-hour interview with Vince Russo, on Russo's "Bucket Full of Chicken Necks" broadcast.
Mike's Pro Wrestling rants, memories, and wrestler interviews, along with most of his other works, can be found on "Subscribe to Mike Messier YouTube Channel (yes, that's the name of the channel)".
Mike's website is www.mikemessier.com
Co-Founder Christopher Annino
Co-Founder Christopher Annino
Co-Founder Christopher Annino
Christopher Annino is Co-founder of the New England Music Hall of Fame www.nemhof.com and the Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame www.womenswrestlinghalloffame.com . He was born with numerous disabilities such as Asperger's . Despite his neurological and phyisical diagnosis he has had a successful journalism, filmmaking , and athletic career.
Christopher Annino is Co-founder of the New England Music Hall of Fame www.nemhof.com and the Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame www.womenswrestlinghalloffame.com . He was born with numerous disabilities such as Asperger's . Despite his neurological and phyisical diagnosis he has had a successful journalism, filmmaking , and athletic career.
Annino was a former firefighter and multi sport athlete who competed both as a amateur and professionally. At Fitch High School he was runner up for poet laureate , lettered in football, track and field , drama, and chorus. He competed in the AAU where he went to the Jr. Olympic Qualifier. He was in the TSGA and won a barrel racing championship before he was 16 years old. In college he competed in the NCAA playing lacrosse as both defender and goalie. From there her competed in Powerlifting, Strongman competitions and, Semi Pro Football for the NEFL's Connecticut Sting. He is on the associate board of directors for the Cauliflower Alley Club
https://www.caulifloweralleyclub.org/board
EDUCATION:
Mitchell College: Bachelors in Communications , Ct School of Broadcasting, CT Fire Academy, Certified Chaplain, Western Governors University-Masters Educational Leadership (Attending),
HONORS:
National Thespian Society, Phi Theta Kappa, National Leadership Society, NCAA Athlete , Massachusetts Blues Ambassador.
Athletics
AAU Weight lifting Champion
TSGA Barrel Racing Champion
ECC Track & Field Champion
ECC Football Champion
NCAA Scholar Athlete Award
APA CT Record Bench Press (Former)
APA CT Record Deadlift (Former)
FILM HONORS
71 International IMDB Certified Awards