Michael Davis, an American professional wrestler, is best known for his years-long tag team partnership with Tommy Lane, known as the Rock 'n' Roll RPMs, a well-known heel tag team in the southern United States, specifically in promotions such as World Class Championship Wrestling and the Continental Wrestling Association, based in Memphis.
Davis began his wrestling career in Eddie Graham's Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) promotion, where he was a member of Kevin Sullivan's faction, known as the Army of Darkness. He later lost the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title to Denny Brown in 1984.
The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs, known for their bright colored tights and hanging bandanas, started their tag team career in Memphis, before moving to the World Class promotion, which was still affiliated with the NWA at the time. They were known for their finishing move, "The Spandex Splits", which was later outlawed due to extensive neck injuries.
The RPMs had feuds with several teams, including the Rock 'n' Roll Express, and even competed in the CWA in Memphis, where they won two AWA Southern Tag Team titles. They also lost a match against Hector, Chavo, and Mando Guerrero at the AWA pay-per-view SuperClash III.
After the demise of World Class, Davis and Lane moved on to World Championship Wrestling, where they were used as jobbers. Davis later entered the Global Wrestling Federation, where he claimed to have returned to Earth with a "Moon Rock" after making a bungee jump following a "Bungee" match between Chaz Taylor and Steven Dane outside the Dallas Sportatorium.
Davis formed another tag team with his brother Tom Davis, known as "The Dirty Davis Brothers". In 1995, he returned to WCW to work once again as a jobber to the stars, featuring on the WCW Saturday Night program.
Sadly, Davis died on December 25, 2001, at the age of 45, due to a massive heart attack in Granbury, Texas, making him the third World Class wrestler to die in six months, following the deaths of Terry Gordy and Chris Adams.
