Raymond Michael Brendli

Biography

Michael "Mike" S. Brendli is an American professional wrestler, working for Ring of Honor. He is best known by his ring name Mike Mondo and for his time as Spirit Squad member Mikey in WWE. After training at the Critical Mass Wrestling School, he debuted in June 2002 and began working for several independent promotions as Mike Mondo, Livewyre, or El Livewyre. His earliest success came in the New York Wrestling Connectionpromotion, where he won the NYWC Heavyweight Championship on two occasions between 2003 and 2005. In February 2005, he signed a contract with WWE, and was assigned to the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) developmental territory. In OVW, he formed the Spirit Squad faction with fou...