Michael Bucci
Birthday: Born in 1972-06-05 in Toms River, New Jersey, USA
Deathday: Alive
Michael "Mike" Bucci is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. Bucci is probably best known for his appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling as Nova, Super Nova, and "Hollywood" Nova and WWE as Simon Dean.
TV Credits
Saturday Night's Main Event
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A professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation banner on NBC airing in place of Saturday Night Live. The series was made up entirely of star vs. star bouts in a time when weekly programming consisted primarily of established stars dominating enhancement talent....
ECW on TNN
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The Superstars of Extreme Championship Wrestling show off their hardcore skills and in-ring technical wizardry in this one-hour weekly television series....
ECW Hardcore TV
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ECW Hardcore TV is a hard-hitting, edgy alternative to more mainstream sports entertainment programming....
Raw
Character: Mike Bucci
A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars....
Raw
Character: Super Nova
A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars....
Movie Credits
ECW Holiday Hell 2000
Character: Nova
Behind Closed Doors series returns with Tommy Dreamer & Danny Doring! This time Dreamer and Doring provide in-depth commentary giving backstage scoops and insight to ECW's final days and the superstars on the card. Unedited, uncensored, never before seen ECW Holiday Hell 2000 was the absolute final ECW event in the ECW Arena on December 23, 2000 in South Philadelphia, PA in front of a sellout crowd two days before Christmas. What an amazing show this was and is an excellent gem to have for any E...
ECW Heat Wave 2000
Character: Nova
Justin Credible takes on Tommy Dreamer in the main event in a Stairway to Hell Match. Rhino defends the ECW Television Championship against The Sandman. Tajiri, Little Guido, Super Crazy, and Psicosis collide in an Extreme 4-Way Match. Jerry Lynn battles Steve Corino and more....
ECW Living Dangerously 2000
Character: Nova
Living Dangerously 2000 took place on March 12, 2000 from the O'Neill Center in Danbury, Connecticut. In a Texas Bullrope match, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes takes on "The King of Old School" Steve Corino. In the ECW World Television Title Tournament semi finals, Rhino battles The Sandman and Super Crazy goes one on one with Little Guido, with the winners fighting in the finals later in the night. The Impact Players, Raven and Mike Awesome, and Tommy Dreamer and Masato Tanaka Tanaka battle...
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999
Character: Nova (Appearance)
Buh Buh Ray Dudley takes on Taz with the ECW World Championship on the line. Rob Van Dam defends the ECW Television Championship against Jerry Lynn. Justin Credible has a huge challenge in front of him when he faces a mystery opponent. Tommy Dreamer faces Lance Storm. Super Crazy battles TAKA Michinoku. Little Guido collides with Yoshihiro Tajiri and more!...
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997
Character: Nova (Appearance)
Wrestlepalooza 1997 was the second Wrestlepalooza event from Extreme Championship Wrestling. It took place on June 6, 1997 at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999
Character: Nova
The city of Chicago has survived the reign of Al Capone and the Great Fire, but not even the Windy City could withstand the power of Extreme Championship Wrestling! On September 19, 1999 the Odeum witnessed all rules broken, all morals shattered, and all royalties destroyed! In the world of ECW, there is only one rule: ANARCHY RULZ!! Rob Van Dam defends the ECW World Television Championship against Balls Mahoney. The event also featured Tommy Dreamer and Raven defending the ECW World Tag Team C...
ECW Guilty as Charged 2001
Character: Nova
Guilty as Charged (2001) took place on January 7, 2001 from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, New York. This was the final nationally and globally broadcast event held by the original and independent ECW before it filed for bankruptcy two months later. The main event was the first and only Tables, Ladders, Chairs and Canes match in ECW history for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, in which Steve Corino defended the title against The Sandman and Justin Credible. Rhino issued an open cha...
ECW November to Remember 2000
Character: Nova
November to Remember 2000 took place on November 5, 2000 from the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, Illinois. Justin Credible defends the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Steve Corino. The FBI take on Tajiri & Mikey Whipwreck with the ECW Tag Team Championship on the line. Rhino defends the ECW Television Championship against New Jack. Plus, Balls Mahoney, Spike Dudley, and more....
ECW Guilty as Charged 2000
Character: Nova
Guilty as Charged 2000 took place on January 9, 2000 from the Boutwell Memorial Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama. In the main event, Mike Awesome defended his ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Spike Dudley. In the undercard, The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) battled Tommy Dreamer and Raven for the ECW World Tag Team Championship. Rob Van Dam battled Sabu and much more....
ECW Heat Wave 1999
Character: Super Nova
Taz puts the ECW World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Tajiri. In the main event, rivals Rob Van Dam & Jerry Lynn join forces to take on The Impact Players Justin Credible & Lance Storm. Plus, Balls Mahoney & Spike Dudley face The Dudley Boyz for the ECW Tag Team Championship and more....
ECW November to Remember 1996
Character: Hollywood Nova
Date: 1996, November 16 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 1,250 Big Stevie Cool vs. David Tyler Morton Jericho Axl Rotten vs. Hack Meyers Buh Buh Ray Dudley vs. D-Von Dudley The Eliminators (Saturn and Kronus) vs. Sabu and Rob Van Dam Chris Candido vs. Mikey Whipwreck Three Way, Elimination Match for the ECW World Tag Team Championship The Eliminators (Kronus and Saturn) vs. The Gangstas (Mustapha Saed and New Jack) (c) vs. Rob Van Dam and Sabu Loser Leaves Town Match D...
ECW Massacre on 34th Street
Character: Super Nova
ECW Massacre on 34th Street was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and was the second to last pay-per-view from ECW before the promotion ceased. It took place on December 3, 2000, from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Steve Corino defends the ECW Championship against Jerry Lynn and Justin Credible in a Three-Way Dance. Tajiri & Mikey Whipwreck collide with the team of Super Crazy & Kid Kash. Rhino defends the ECW Television Championship aga...
WWE Backlash 2005
Character: Simon Dean
Backlash (2005) was the seventh annual Backlash PPV. It took place on May 1, 2005 at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire and was presented by Namco's Tekken 5. The event starred talent from the Raw brand. In the main event, Batista defended the World Title in a singles match against Triple H. From the five scheduled bouts on the undercard, two received more promotion than the others. The first was a tag team match, in which Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan challenged Muhammad H...
ECW Barely Legal 1997
Character: Hollywood Nova (Ringside)
ECW presents Barely Legal. Terry Funk, Sandman, and Big Stevie Cool compete in a Three-Way Dance with the winner facing Raven for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. Taz and Sabu face off in the Grudge Match of The Century. The Dudley Boyz face The Eliminators for the ECW World Tag Team Championship. Lance Storm goes one-on-one with Rob Van Dam and more!...
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
Character: Simon Dean
Royal Rumble (2005) was the eighteenth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It was presented by PlayStation and took place on January 30, 2005 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California and featured talent from both the Raw and SmackDown! brands. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from both brands. The primary match on the Raw brand was Triple H versus Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship. The primary match on the SmackDown! brand was a Triple...
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
Character: Simon Dean
Royal Rumble (2006) was the nineteenth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It was presented by Sony Computer Entertainment's The Con and took place on January 29, 2006 in the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida The biggest Superstars of WWE RAW and WWE SmackDown! clash at Royal Rumble to determine who will go to WrestleMania 22 as the heavyweight contender. Also, WWE Title: Edge vs. John Cena, World Heavyweight Title: Kurt Angle vs. Mark Henry, WWE Cruiserweight Title (6-way Match): Kid Kash vs. Fun...
WWE No Mercy 2005
Character: Simon Dean
No Mercy (2005) was the eighth annual No Mercy professional wrestling PPV and was presented by Sony's PlayStation 2. It took place on October 9, 2005 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and featured wrestlers and other talent from WWE's SmackDown! brand. The main event was a standard wrestling match, in which World Heavyweight Champion Batista defended against challenger Eddie Guerrero. One of the featured preliminary matches was a Casket match between The Ortons (Randy and "Cowboy" Bob) and...
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
Character: Hollywood Nova
The Great American Bash (2005) was a professional wrestling PPV that took place on July 24, 2005, at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. The event featured wrestlers and other talent that performed on the SmackDown! program. The main event was Batista defending the World Heavyweight Championship against John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL). One of the featured matches on the undercard was Rey Mysterio versus Eddie Guerrero while the other was Orlando Jordan versus Chris Benoit for the WWE United Sta...
WWA The Revolution
Character: Nova
Two second generation superstars square off in the middle of the ring, in Las Vegas, Nevada! The WWA's first pay per view live from America. WWA Champion, Jeff Jarrett, faces off against Brian Lawler!...
TNA Hardcore Justice 2010
Character: Hollywood Nova (Ringside)
Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling President Dixie Carter and “The Extreme Original” Tommy Dreamer announced that “Hard Justice,” TNA’s pay-per-view event will transform to “HardCORE Justice,” a one-night-only celebration of extreme, hardcore wrestling featuring a one last stand. This is it for an event like this, and it’s the perfect send off we never thought we’d receive. It’s funny, because there had never been a wrestling company that the fans would chant for by name since our time… until...
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
Character: Super Nova
"The Franchise" Shane Douglas defends the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Al Snow. Long time rivals face off for the ECW Television Championship when Sabu collides with Rob Van Dam. Tommy Dreamer & Sandman join forces to take on The Dudley Boyz. Bam Bam Bigelow battles New Jack. Plus, Justin Credible, Lance Storm, and more!...
ECW A Matter of Respect 1998
Character: Super Nova
Date: 1998, May 16 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 1,600 Commentator: Joey Styles Two out of Three Falls Match Jerry Lynn vs. Justin Credible Chris Chetti vs. Jamie Dundee Mike Lozanski vs. Mikey Whipwreck Danny Doring vs. Kronus Al Snow vs. Bam Bam Bigelow Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten vs. The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers) Sabu and Chris Candido vs. Rob Van Dam and Lance Storm Stairway to Hell Match The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley, Big Dick...
ECW It Ain't Seinfeld
Character: Super Nova
ECW It Ain't Seinfeld from The Madhouse of Extreme in Queens, New York on May 14, 1998....
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1996
Character: Super Nova
With Kimona Wanalaya in town, Shane Douglas takes to the ring to challenge Raven for the ECW World Heavyweight Title in the main event. Respect is earned when Rob Van Dam goes one-on-one with Sabu. The Dudley Boyz take on The Pitbulls in a Tag Team Match. Plus, Taz and Devon Storm meet in singles action, Brian Lee battles Tommy Dreamer, and more!...
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996
Character: Super Nova
Date: 1996, June 22 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 1,250 Mikey Whipwreck vs. Shane Douglas The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and Big Dick Dudley) vs. The Full Blooded Italians (JT Smith and Little Guido) Paul Varelans vs. Taz ECW World Heavyweight Championship Match Raven (c) vs. Terry Gordy ECW World Tag Team Championship Match The Eliminators (Saturn and Kronus) (c) vs. The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustapha Saed) Axl Rotten and Hack Myers vs. The Samoan Gangsta Party (S...
ECW The Doctor is In
Character: Super Nova
This show had a stacked lineup and the opening segment showed why and how the brand was so successful and that is they knew their audience and played each guy to his strengths. JT Smith cuts an Italian promo, BWO comes out like KISS, Sandman canes the hell out of all of them, Raven comes out with the Fullington family and suckers Sandman into a beating. As far as ring work, between all 7 of those guys, not a lot to crow about, but the crowd was rocking and rolling through each new moment as it c...
ECW Natural Born Killaz
Character: Super Nova (Ringside)
Raven & "The Franchise" Shane Douglas battle Sandman & Pitbull #2 in a Tag Team Dog Collar Match. Tommy Dreamer takes on Taz. The Eliminators challenge The Gangstas for the ECW Tag Team Championship in a Steel Cage Weapons Match. The Dudleys face Axl Rotten & D-Von Dudley. Terry "Bamm Bamm" Gordy goes one-on-one with "Bulldozer" Brian Lee in a Badstreet Match!...
ECW Ultimate Jeopardy 1996
Character: Super Nova
Ultimate Jeopardy 1996 took place on October 5, 1996 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The main event was an "Ultimate Jeopardy" tag team match pitting Brian Lee and Stevie Richards against the Sandman and Tommy Dreamer. The stipulations of the match meant that each of competitors would suffer a penalty if they were to be pinned. If Lee was pinned, his head would be shaved. If Richards was pinned, Raven would lose his ECW World Heavyweight Championship. If Dreamer was pinned, his va...
ECW Holiday Hell 1996
Character: Super Nova
Holiday Hell 1996 is a TV event from Extreme Championship Wrestling which took place on December 7, 1996 at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
ECW CyberSlam 1997
Character: Hollywood Nova
Cyberslam 97 took place on February 22, 1997 from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, PA with an attendance of 1,400. The opening match was a rematch from the previous night, in which The Eliminators defend the World Tag Team Championship against Sabu and Rob Van Dam in a Tables and Ladders match. Tracy Smothers makes his ECW debut against Taz. Raven and Brian Lee competed against the team of Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk. The match stipulated that Funk would earn a title shot at Raven's World Heavywe...
ECW Crossing The Line Again
Character: Super Nova (Ringside)
ECW World Champion Raven defends his title against "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. Sandman takes on D-Von Dudley. Terry Funk battles "Wildfire" Tommy Rich. Rob Van Dam & Sabu challenge The Eliminators for the ECW World Tag Team Titles. Big Stevie Cool faces Ricky Morton. Lance Storm goes one-on-one with Balls Mahoney and so much more!...
ECW November To Remember 1998
Character: Super Nova
Sabu, Rob Van Dam & Taz join forces to take on the Triple Threat in the main event. Tommy Dreamer teams with a mystery partner to take on Justin Credible & Jack Victory. The Dudley Boyz defend the ECW World Tag Team Championship against Balls Mahoney & Masato Tanaka. Lance Storm faces Jerry Lynn and much more!...
ECW CyberSlam 1999
Character: Nova
Date: 1999, April 03 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commentator: Joey Styles Jerry Lynn vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri Nova vs. Rod Price Mosco de la Merced vs. Super Crazy Papi Chulo vs. TAKA Michinoku ECW World Television Championship Match Rob Van Dam (c) vs. Too Cold Scorpio ECW World Heavyweight Championship Match Chris Candido vs. Taz (c) Justin Credible vs. Shane Douglas Gangsta's Paradise Cage Match New Jack, Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten vs. D-Von Dudley, Buh Buh Ray Dudley and ...
ECW November to Remember 1999
Character: Nova
Rhino joins forces with The Impact Players to face Raven, Tommy Dreamer & The Sandman in the main event. Rob Van Dam defends the ECW Television championship against Taz. Mike Awesome defends the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Masato Tanaka. Sabu faces Chris Candido. Jerry Lynn collides with Tajiri. Plus, New Jack and much more!...
Developmentally Speaking With Mike Bucci & Kevin Thorn
Character: Mike Bucci
On this episode of "Developmentally Speaking" Bull James is back with two guests who offer a completely different view on the developmental system. Bull is joined by Kevin Thorn and Mike Bucci aka Nova and why do these two offer a such a unique look? Well Kevin was around when it all started back in OVW, Nova was in it and was in the office over the developmental system. Don't miss this episode as you get to learn about the early days of the system and what it was like hiring and firing wrestler...