Mike Droese
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Duke "The Dumpster" Droese Marshall Duke Rocco Gibraltar Garbage Man
Billed height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Billed weight	306 lb (139 kg)
Born	August 20, 1969 Chicago, Illinois
Resides	Florida
Trained by	Bobby Wales
Debut	December, 1987

Mike Droese (born August 20, 1969) is a former professional wrestler who worked in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Image File history File links Dukedrose. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...

Career

Mike Droese, the wrestling Garbageman, broke into the business in Florida while attending The University of Miami. As Duke "The Dumpster" Droese he did impressions of fellow wrestlers in the WWF. ... The University of Miami, sometimes called UM or The U, is a private university, founded in 1925, with its main campus in the city of Coral Gables in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States. ...

His most notable feud during his tenure in WWF was with Hunter Hearst Helmsley which culminated into a match at In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage in February of 1996 which Helmsley won. A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ... Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name, Triple H, an abbreviation of his former monicker, Hunter Hearst Helmsley. ... In Your House Logo For the song In Your House by The Cure, see Seventeen Seconds In Your House was a pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation. ...

Droese was later released from the WWF and he retreated to Florida Championship Wrestling. He later left the wrestling business and moved out of Florida. Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) was an National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) promotion that started in Florida in 1949. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Droese returned to the WWF in 2001 for the gimmick battle royal at WrestleMania X-Seven. Battle royal, plural battles royal, traditionally refers to a fight involving three or more combatants which is fought until only one fighter remains standing. ... WrestleMania X-Seven was the seventeenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation. ...

Droese is mentioned in the Arctic Monkeys song "Life Of The Sad But Minted": "Oh I wish i was Duke Droese/ He was a good wrestler" Arctic Monkeys are a four-piece indie rock/post-punk revival band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, England. ...

In wrestling

• Quotes

• "It's time to take out the trash!"

• Finishing and signature moves

• Trash Compactor (Tilt a Whirl Suplex)
• Running elbowdrop

Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents. ... Chris Candido holds A.J. Styles up in a delayed vertical suplex during an episode of TNA iMPACT! A suplex is an offensive move used in wrestling, both in competitive sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling, and professional wrestling. ... Attacking maneuvers in professional wrestling are mainly used to wear down an opponent for a submission hold, or set up for a throw. ...

Championships and accomplishments

• 1-time FCW Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time CWA Heavyweight Champion
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated's "PWI 500" (#500, 1993; #155, 1994; #130, 1995; #181, 1996; #304, 1999; #326, 2000