Mike Lozansky, 35; Pro Wrestler
Ed Varner
MIKE ANTHONY AKA MIKE LOZANSKY PASSES AWAY
Mike Lozansky, professionally known under his real name as well as the ring
name Mike Anthony and the masked persona Tigre Canadiense, passed away on
12/19. We do not have further details yet on his passing.
Under his Tigre Canadiense persona, Lozansky was a regular for EMLL and was
also the connection for Chris Jericho to head to Mexico for the first time.
Lozansky feuded with Villano IV in 1991, losing his mask to him He had
continued to work regularly in Mexico as recently as 2001 in the Monterrey
territory.
In Japan, Lozansky had worked tours for All Japan Pro Wrestling as well as the
now-defunct Tokyo Pro promotion. He had worked in Europe for a number of
companies including Otto Wanz's now-defunct CWA promotion. Lozansky was the
final W*ING International New Generation World Junior Heavyweight champion,
defeating Jimmy Backlund in April 1993 at an independent event in Florida,
holding the belt until the promotion closed in March 1994.
Although he never caught on nationally with WWE or WCW, Lozansky worked a
number of different independents in the Michigan and Chicago area. Anthony held
the USWA Tag Team championships twice in 1993, once with Jeff Gaylord and once
with Moondog Spike. He also held the IWA Puerto Rico Junior Heavyweight
championship in 1994.
Within the United States, Lozansky might be best remembered for his brief stint
in Extreme Championship Wrestling under his real name, working undercard
matches in late 1998. His highest profile bout was against Mikey Whipwreck at A
Matter of Respect '98 at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia. He also challenged Van
Dam for the ECW World Television championship during that timeframe.
Lozansky was 35 years old. His funeral is scheduled for this Tuesday.
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from Wrestling Observer:
--Family members are awaiting an autopsy on the death of Mike Lozansky, who
died in his sleep on Thursday night/Friday morning, but have been told at this
point it looks to be probably either a heart condition or fluid in the lungs