Disco Machine | |
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![]() Disco Machine in 2010 | |
Birth name | Michael Mondragon |
Born | New York City, New York | January 1, 1970
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Disco Machine [1] |
Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2] [3] |
Billed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) [2] [3] |
Billed from | "Behind the velvet rope of Studio 54" [3] |
Trained by | Super Dragon |
Debut | April 11, 1998 |
Retired | 2012 |
Michael Mondragon [2] [4] is an American former professional wrestler best known under the ring name Disco Machine. He was one of the six founders of the Southern Californian independent promotion, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. [4] [5] [6]
Disco Machine kicked off his wrestling career working for Revolution Pro, a prominent SoCal promotion, in 1998. In 2003, he became one of the six owners of brand new SoCal promotion Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, collectively known as the "PWG Six". In 2005, he teamed with Excalibur, Kevin Steen, and Ronin as the new S.B.S., after he and Excalibur turned on Super Dragon. Disco and Excalibur also provide commentary on most of PWG's DVD releases (along with their occasional partner, TARO). He was featured in a multiple page article about Pro Wrestling Guerrilla in FHM magazine's March 2006 issue.
In 2007, Disco Machine appeared with Wrestling Society X, a short-lived promotion produced and broadcast by MTV, where he teamed with Joey "Magnum" Ryan as "That '70s Team". [1]
Disco Machine retired from wrestling in 2012.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Los Angeles, California. As of 2024, it is on an extended hiatus. It is owned and operated by wrestlers themselves, having been created by Disco Machine, Excalibur, Scott Lost, Joey Ryan, Super Dragon, and Top Gun Talwar. Since then, Disco, Talwar, Ryan and Lost have retired and left the company. Since 2007, Excalibur has been the head play-by-play commentator, with a rotation of wrestlers on color commentary.
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