Mike Rotunda

Lawrence Michael "Mike" Rotunda (born March 30, 1958) is an American former professional wrestler, perhaps best known under the name Irwin R. Schyster or I.R.S. for short, a play on the abbreviation of the Internal Revenue Service. He works with the WWE as a road agent and makes occasional appearances on WWE shows as Irwin R. Schyster. Rotunda is the son-in-law of Blackjack Mulligan, and is the father of two successful third-generation wrestlers, Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas.

Wrestling career

High School

Newark Valley, NY 1976 Sectional Champion in 215 lb class

Collegiate

Rotunda was a varsity wrestler at Syracuse University in New York. While he was never an All American, he did win the EIWA Championships in 1981 as a Heavyweight.

Florida Championship Wrestling

After graduating from Syracuse, Rotunda began wrestling in 1981 as a face in Florida Championship Wrestling. He often teamed with his real life brother-in-law, Barry Windham.

World Wrestling Federation (1984–1986)

Rotunda and Windham joined the World Wrestling Federation as The U.S. Express in 1984. They won the WWF World Tag Team Championship twice, firstly from Dick Murdoch and Adrian Adonis in January 1985. The US Express' most notable feud was with The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff, to whom they lost the title at the first WrestleMania. The US Express regained the belts in June 1985, but lost them two months later to Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine. Windham left the WWF soon after. Rotunda continued to wrestle in singles matches until he left the WWF himself, in early 1986.