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Joseph Alexander Michaels, better known as Joe Michaels, is a rockstar and professional e-wrestler signed to Lords of Pain Wrestling (LPW), currently performing on its Insanity brand. He is currently a member of Revelations alongside MC Steel and brother, Richard Michaels.

Early life
Michaels was born in 1985 to Auron and Alexandra Michaels in Toronto, Ontario. His parents were both in the baseball club owning business, so he was basically born in a rich environment. Joseph’s parents loved him a lot, but weren’t about to let anything happen to their only son at the time. After much goating from Joseph, Auron and Xandra allowed to enroll him in kickboxing classes. As he grew and began to mature, so did his skills.

But Joseph had dreams of competing in the wrestling business.

XWA
As young man, Michaels attended The Hive, a development organization for the XWA. While there Joseph had began to step up rather quick compared to people that had signed with the corporation that same time. Joseph would go on to be undefeated while in the Hive, including a major win over the owner of the XWA.

Michaels would then be called up to the big show’s primary brand, known as Turbo. In his debut match, Michaels was put in the ring with the XWA United States Champion, Topp Dogg. Joseph lost the match but he dominated most of the way through it. This caught the eye of XWA management, and the reward was a rematch for the Championship at the company’s flagship supershow, Slamathon 2007. Michaels would win in what was a match of the year type performance. 24 hours later, he would go on to qualify for the XWA War Games.

Michaels would win the War Games, and head to Independence Day to Wrestle for the XWA Wrestling Championship. He would lose, but 24 hours later after being sent to the Rush Hour brand, he would gain an opportunity to wrestle against his uncle for the XWA World Heavyweight Championship. Joseph would win, and he continued a dominating trend by going on a seven-month unbeaten streak. But as he continued to win, he became bored with the bookings, as he wanted to head back to Turbo and pick up the XWA Wrestling Championship.

He would eventually do that, but it wasn’t the same so he threw the belt down and resigned.

Michaels had then began to wrestle in the independent scene, until he signed with LPW.

Debut and the Two Faces of Rockstar and Hell Kaiser
In December 2008, Michaels signed with LPW. Immediately, the two faces of Michaels became evident. His first alter-ego was that of Rockstar, making Michaels a very outgoing person when dealing with the fans he adores very much. The other was the Hell Kaiser, a persona that wreaked havoc in Michaels' head.

On January 18, 2009, Michaels wrestled in his first match during the Honor Roll pre-show in what was supposed to be a Triple Threat match, but became a one-on-one match against Shock (who was also wrestling in his LPW debut match). Michaels would become the Hell Kaiser and win the match utilizing his Heat Wave Finisher. After the match, The Boss awarded Michaels with a contract and assigned him to the Inferno brand.

The Demise of Hell Kaiser and a New Beginning
Joseph Michaels who was visibly shaken by Hell Kaisers sudden take over that he went back to Akaros house and forced the man to remove Hell Kaiser from his head. Akaro did, but it wouldn't be pretty as Hell Kaiser would kill Akaro and his entire family. Joseph thought the slayings were cool, but Hell Kaiser died before Joe could have him put back in, so Joseph "grew up" and began to hate the fans revealing them for what they truly are.

Since then Joe has destroyed Glenn Masters, Andrew Carpenter, and Socko. In his match at LPW Take No Prisoners Joe Michaels had one hell of a match with Sockoman, the match went back and forth and in the end Joe picked up the win using his Driving Heat maneuver.

After This Joe Michaels would move to Insanity, where his opponent would be the monster Ash Strife. The match was an Extreme Blood Match, Joseph would suffer his first loss in LPW, as well as get slammed on a bed of nails. Soon after it would be revealed that Joseph's wife and new born son were taken by a businessman named Damien Knight. The Insanity after his match against Ash Strife seen Michaels take on Joey Sosa and Pen in a triple threat match. He won by demolishing the knee of Joey Sosa, and nailing Pen in the head with a boot. Things would get worse as Joseph would be driven into retirement as Damien Knight continued to hold his family...

Attempted Suicide and Return
After being driven into retirement Joseph began to binge into several different forms of alchohol and putting a gun to his head while his cousin Aran Matthews took over for Joseph being eliminated in the Beanstalk, and losing to Killswitch would be the final draw, Joseph went off his rocker until a former rival whom went by the name of Darren Hardeman aka Topp Dogg brought Joseph's family back. Joseph seemed elated and was willing to return and continue where his career left off. He defeated MC Steel in his return match, but lost to Monroe and Kafudamaha, but he did manage to pulloff a win teaming with the latter of his opponents and Son of Shockey to defeat MC Steel, Seth Omega and Dr. Wagner.

At EPIC, Joseph made a complete 180 by turning face and abandoning SoS and Kafu, for assaulting Richard Michaels earlier in the night.

Revelations and a "Blood" Feud
After costing SoS and Kafudamaha their match at Epic, Joe Michaels made one hell of an epic return to Insanity, bringing along a man he defeated in his return match named MC Steel, who Joe just labels as Matthew. In the first match in the Revelations stable Joe Michaels and his new student defeated the same two men who assaulted Richard Michaels and pissed off Joe Michaels in SoS and Kafu. In what people called a dominating victory Revelations picked up what is their first win as a tag team.

XNW
In early October 2009. Joe Michaels contract was renegotiated to allow him to compete for another promotion, one ran by his cousin Aran Matthews known as Xtreme Nightmare Wrestling. In the very first telecast Joe Michaels was forced into a Non Title match that seemed a bit suspicious. And as the night moved along so did the rules, as it turned from a Non Title Match to a No DQ Title Match to the Monstrous Nightmare Steel Cage. It was a match that took everything Michaels had in him, including 7 broken ribs but he managed to irk it out and win the XNW World Heavyweight Championship.

Return to LPW
After taking a breif break, Michels returned to the Pyromania brand a man who cared about others, returns as a man whose only care is himself.

Current run

 * Finishing moves
 * End Game (Joe starts off with stiff combo chop and shots to the skull and then he bounces off the ropes for an even stiffer Buisaku Knee Kick to the skull)
 * Inspiration Killer (Gringo Killer/Vertebreaker)
 * End of Days (Deathlock Camel Clutch )
 * Marafuji‘s Artwork (Tiger Flowsion)
 * Signature moves
 * Kiss of Destuction (Inverted Full Nelson Face Driver [Innovated])
 * Tribute to Misawa (Emerald Flowsion 2)
 * Suplex Lift Northern Lights Bomb
 * Saito Suplex
 * Lariat
 * Koji Clutch
 * Several Different MMA Inspired Kicks and Chops
 * Rolling Dragon Sleeper (Innovated)
 * Arm Trap German Suplex
 * Several Neckbreakers
 * Avalanche Swinging Side Slam
 * Standing Phoenix Splash

Early run

 * Finishing moves
 * Burn Out (Sitout Underhook lifting Facebuster)
 * Pride Killer (Jumping Cutter) (Can be hit from any position)
 * The End of Days (LaBell Lock using the top rope or a chain as leverage)
 * Death Dealer (Ranhei)(Use only as a setup for The End of Days)
 * Adrenaline Rush (Crucifix Neckbreaker)
 * Signature moves
 * KENTA Combo/Rush
 * Jumping Knee
 * Elevated Double Armed Implant DDT
 * GTS (KENTA Style)
 * Rolling Dragon Sleeper (Innovated)
 * Triangle Chokehold
 * Kimura
 * Tilt-A-Whirl Sideslam
 * Kneeling Inverted Sharpshooter
 * Crippler Crossface
 * Neckbreaker


 * Theme music
 * "White Knuckles" by Five Finger Death Punch


 * Entrance Video
 * Youtube.com: Joe Michaels Entrance Video

Championships and accomplishments

 * XWA
 * XWA World Heavyweight Championship
 * XWA Championship
 * XWA United States Heavyweight Championship


 * Xtreme Nightmare Wrestling
 * XNW World Heavyweight Championship (Current)

Match history

 * Note: Links under Result direct to the match, links under Promo Score direct to the promo.
 * &dagger;Promo score is a rating which ranges from 0.0 to 5.0, the latter being the highest. Promos are judged to determine the better promo between e-wrestling competitors.