Mike Jackson (wrestler)
Michael Jackson (November 11, 1949), better known by his ring name Mike Jackson is an American professional wrestler who currently works for Impact Wrestling and the independent circuit in Georgia and Alabama. During the 1970s and 1980s he worked for Georgia Championship Wrestling and a short time with World Championship Wrestling in the 1980s and early 1990s. Professional wrestling career Jackson made his professional wrestling debut in June 1972. Early in his career he worked for NWA Mid-America and Southeast Championship Wrestling. In 1978 he made his debut for Georgia Championship Wrestling. During his career he wrestled against Ric Flair, Carlos Colon and Bob Backlund. He also worked for American Wrestling Association, UWF Mid-South, World Wrestling Federation and Jim Crockett Promotions (which later became World Championship Wrestling) from 1984 to 1991. He went into semi-retirement from wrestling in the early 1990s and made his last appearance in the 1993 Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 at 382. In 1998, he wrestled for New Dimension Wrestling and then once again retired. Then in 2005 he came out of retirement working for NWA Wrestle Birmingham and Peachstate Wrestling Alliance in Georgia. On December 8, 2019, Jackson and Tommy Rich defeated 1 Called Manders