Posted on 9/17/126 by DMV Wrestling News
“Action” Mike Jackson won another championship Saturday at
76 years old.
Jackson teamed with “Mean Mike” Hellcat to win the vacant
Upstate Professional Wrestling Tag Team Championship at UPW
Upstate 8 on September 12 at Total Sports Experience in
Gates, New York.
Jackson and Hellcat defeated Defiance, Chris Cayden and
Maximo Suave, in the first round of the annual tournament.
They then defeated The Troublemakers, Canaan Kristopher and
Glenn Spectre; Fractured Eclipse, Brian Milliman and NØ1;
and American Strong Style, Matt Lawson and Troy Cooper, in
the four-team final.
The win also made Jackson and Hellcat the 2026 Upstate 8
tournament winners.
It is Jackson’s second championship win this year. He won
the vacant Memphis Wrestling Junior Heritage Championship in
a five-way match on July 11. He defended the title against
Eli Knox on August 1 before losing it to Zay Washington on
August 22.
Jackson has wrestled professionally for more than 50 years
and is still competing regularly at 76. He remains known for
his ability to walk along the top rope during matches,
something he continues to do at an age when most wrestlers
have long since retired.
He also wrestled Mance Warner at TNA No Surrender in
February and faced Mr. Elegance on TNA Impact in March.
Jackson is the second wrestler in his 70s to win a
championship in the region this year. WWE Hall of Famer Tony
Atlas won the Independent Superstars of Professional
Wrestling Tri-State Championship at 72 on May 30 in
Wallington, New Jersey.
Atlas pinned Anthony of Papi’s House in a tag team match
where Anthony’s championship was on the line if he was
pinned.
Savio Vega also won a championship in the region last year.
Vega defeated Bill Bain to win the 3 Legacies Wrestling
World Heavyweight Championship on May 31, 2025, at the Zembo
Shrine in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Results from the event
are available here.
Jackson and Hellcat had been opponents earlier this year.
Hellcat defeated Jackson at UPW Anniversary Anarchy 23 on
May 9.