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Mike Rotunda

Born
March 30, 1958
Lawrence Michael Rotunda is a former American professional wrestler, perhaps best known under the name Irwin R. Schyster or I.R.S. for short, a play on the abbreviation of the Internal Revenue Service. He works with the WWE as a road agent and makes occasional appearances on WWE shows as Irwin R. Schyster. Rotunda (as Mike Rotunda) joined All Japan Pro Wrestling in the summer of 2000, shortly after the Pro Wrestling Noah exodus. He reunited the Varsity Club, this time with "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. The team won the 2000 World's Strongest Tag Determination League[13] and also challenged for the World Tag Team Championship, against Taiyō Kea and Johnny Smith on February 24, 2001, but lost. In late 2001, Rotunda returned to Team 2000 as part of the All Japan branch and returned to New Japan for one match, on October 28, teaming with Chono to defeat Tencozy. Rotunda finished the year teaming with Williams in the 2001 World's Strongest Tag Determination League, which they finished in 5th place with 6 points. Rotunda retired from wrestling to run a security company with his wife in 2004. Rotunda was rehired by WWE as a road agent in 2006, and has made guest appearances 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 (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 by his former tag team partner Ted DiBiase to eliminate himself and I.R.S. appeared 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, bidding on a "Best of SmackDown" DVD. Rotunda overbid $50.00 (including tax); 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). I.R.S was, later that night, one of the contestants during the second round of the pricing game. 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 Rotunda appeared on an episode of Monday Night Raw as a lumberjack in the "'80s Legend Lumberjack Match", in which Christian defeated Ted DiBiase Rotunda is married to Stephanie Rotunda (née Windham), the daughter of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan, and sister of wrestlers Barry and Kendall Windham. They have two sons, Windham and Taylor, who are professional wrestlers working for WWE under the ring names Bray Wyatt (former WWE Champion, former SmackDown Tag Team Champion with The Wyatt Family which at the time included Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Randy Orton, and former Raw Tag Team Champion with Matt Hardy) and Bo Dallas (former NXT Champion and former Raw Tag Team Champion with Curtis Axel). The couple also has a daughter named Mika and two granddaughters named Cadyn and Kendyl
Known For
WrestleMania
(1985)
Self
WWE WrestleMania XL Saturday
(2024)
Mike Rotunda
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
(1994)
Irwin R. Schyster
Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal
(2024)
Self
Full Filmography
Acting
NWA The Final Conflict
(1983)
Mike Rotundo
NWA Lords of The Ring
(1984)
Mike Rotundo
WrestleMania
(1985)
Self
WWE War to Settle the Score
(1985)
Himself
Best of the WWF Volume 3
(1985)
Mike Rotundo
AWA: WrestleRock '86
(1986)
Mike Rotundo
Tag Team Champions
(1986)
Mike Rotundo
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
(1987)
Himself
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
(1987)
Mike Rotundo
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
(1987)
Mike Rotundo
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
(1987)
Mike Rotundo
NWA The Great American Bash '88: The Price for Freedom
(1988)
Himself
NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt
(1988)
Mike Rotundo
WCW Clash of The Champions
(1988)
Mike Rotundo
NWA Clash of The Champions II: Miami Mayhem
(1988)
Mike Rotundo (Ringside)
WCW Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
(1988)
Mike Rotundo
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
(1988)
Mike Rotundo
NWA Chi-Town Rumble
(1989)
Mike Rotundo
NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days
(1989)
Himself
WCW Halloween Havoc '89
(1989)
Mike Rotundo
WCW Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
(1989)
Mike Rotundo
WCW Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
(1989)
Mike Rotundo
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
(1989)
Mike Rotundo
WCW Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
(1989)
Mike Rotundo
NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown
(1989)
Mike Rotundo
NWA Live: March 18, 1989
(1989)
Mike Rotundo
WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution
(1990)
Mike Rotundo
WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop
(1990)
Himself
WCW Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush
(1990)
Mike Rotundo
WCW Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness
(1990)
Mike Rotundo
WCW Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder
(1990)
Michael Wallstreet
WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course
(1990)
Michael Wallstreet
WWE SummerSlam 1991
(1991)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
(1991)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
(1991)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE Survivor Series 1991
(1991)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE Survivor Series 1992
(1992)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
(1992)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE WrestleMania VIII
(1992)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE U.K. Rampage 1992
(1992)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992
(1992)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE SummerSlam 1992
(1992)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
(1992)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE WrestleFest '92
(1992)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE Crunch Classic
(1992)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
(1992)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE Rampage '92
(1992)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE SuperTape '92
(1992)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE World Tour 1992
(1992)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE Survivor Series 1993
(1993)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
(1993)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE March to WrestleMania IX
(1993)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE WrestleMania IX
(1993)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE King of the Ring 1993
(1993)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
(1993)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE SummerSlam 1993
(1993)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1993
(1993)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
(1993)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE Global Warfare
(1993)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
(1993)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWF Bashed in the USA
(1993)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWF: WrestleFest '93
(1993)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
(1994)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE King of the Ring 1994
(1994)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
(1994)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE SummerSlam 1994
(1994)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
(1994)
Irwin R. Schyster
Razor Ramon
(1994)
Irwin R. Schyster
German Fan Favorites 2
(1994)
Irwin R. Schyster
The History Of WrestleMania
(1994)
IRS
WWE King of the Ring 1995
(1995)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
(1995)
Irwin R. Schyster
WCW World War 3 1995
(1995)
V.K. Wallstreet
WWF Mega Matches '95
(1995)
IRS
WCW Slamboree 1996
(1996)
V.K. Wallstreet
WCW World War 3 1996
(1996)
Michael Wallstreet
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
(1996)
V.K. Wallstreet
nWo Souled Out 1997
(1997)
Mr. Wallstreet
WCW Starrcade 1999
(1999)
Mike Rotundo
AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
(2001)
Mike Rotundo
MECW Inaugural Show
(2001)
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
(2009)
Mike Rotundo
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
(2009)
Mike Rotunda
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
(2014)
Irwin R. Schyster
WWE: The Best of Sting
(2014)
Mike Rotundo
WWE WrestleMania XL Saturday
(2024)
Mike Rotunda
Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal
(2024)
Self
WWE Hall of Fame 2024
(2024)
Mike Rotunda
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