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Michael Lee Valenson (born December 11, 1980 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American professional wrestler currently working for Ultimate Championship Wrestling.

 Early life (1980-1990)

Michael Valenson was born to Gary Valenson (a boat engineer and later a blimp engineer) and Sue Valenson (a nurse.) He was the second of three children. Michaels older brother is 8-years-older and is his half sibling from his mothers side. The First decade of young Michaels life was filled with loving memories, the typical all-American family that others strived so hard to duplicate. They went to church, the kids were well behaved and politely mannered. Michael was involved with sports from an early age, his father pushing him into most of which at first he he didn't want to do. After his first year of basketball he quickly became a standout, franchise player that every team wanted to garner. Though he was young, he felt this is what he wanted to do when he was grown.

(1990-1995)

Around the age of twelve, strange things began happening to Michaels family and friends. His father had left the family for a much younger woman of a different race, causing an uproar among the extended family, friends and neighbors. Racism wasn't a big problem at the time but interracial relationships were. Michael seemed to fall away from everybody, as they pushed him back their selves. At the age of thirteen, just nearly a month before his birthday his mother passed away at the hands of a drunk driver. Around this time, Michaels father had come back into his life a changed man. The father he knew as a young child had gone, and with the new edition of his fathers now engaged fiancee and Michaels newly born half sister. Regarding his early life Michael had this to say...    "It was a hard time back then, I didn't get along with any part of my family and they just couldn't understand me...  Or where I was coming from, I couldn't even understand myself.  I still don't..."  (1995-2003)

After Michaels basketball career started to fail, mostly of losing interest, he began to take notice of his older brothers wrestling career. This, however, did not last as he was sent to Los Angeles to live with an uncle. Michael spent two years in the city of angels, but his interest in professional wrestling only began to grow. He seeked out schools and quickly came across a man by the name of Gavin Stone. Gavin ran a school and Michael would soon start skipping classes to spend time learning as much as he could from Gavin. At the age of eighteen Michael moved back to North Carolina and saw his older brother become Heavyweight Champion in the Citywide Wrestling Circuit. Just months later his older brother suffered a career ending injury where a scout from the XPW was sent. Michael took the place of his older brother. Though, losing the match Michael impressed the scout enough to join the XPW's developmental school entitle the ICWL. He stayed there for nearly a month showing much improvement and quickly made the XPW roster. This is where Michael would soon change his name to The "Mega Man" Mike Bibby. And also where he became fast friends with Josh Madrix and Dillen Jaymes. After six months the XPW folded at the hands of former owner Jon Brooks selling the federation to Troy Perry. Mike won his first match, a Hardcore title shot against friend Josh Madrix which would make him the first ever Hardcore Champion for the Supreme Wrestling Corporation. Though, he would lose the title to Madrix the very next week and would continue on the worst losing streak of his early career, and even the corporation. After being suggested a gimmick change, he transformed into the character Raven Rose. A dark, goth man searching for his lost soul. After this did not go over well with fans, he came back a few weeks later as "The Real" Mike Bibby teaming up with Josh Madrix to form the tag team of The Wildboys. They became the only ever undefeated tag team throughout their career holding the SWC Tag Titles. Towards the end of the Supreme Wrestling Corporation, both men received World Title shots. Mike, becoming a heel and demanding a World Title shot and Troy Perry offering it to him. The weeks leading up to his title shot, he mocked Westside Raph, who was the current champion and even had tai bo creator Billy Blanks come out for a segment, where Mike would end up cold-clocking him. Mike became famous for using the phrase, "And I've seen your movies Billy, and they suck!" putting it on a t-shirt and wearing it in his match against Raph. During the match Mike was clearly unprepared and had to cheat, causing Billy Blanks to exact revenge on him costing Mike what little chance he had of winning. After the closed it's doors Mike bounced around from federation to federation. In the small time the EOW was alive, Mike became the first EOW Cruiserweight Champion and undefeated for the title.

(2004-Present)

After Mike was called by Jody Bash of the UCW for a tryout, he was at first weary to step foot in the ring again after have been in so many organizations that have failed. Mike called up good friends Josh Madrix and Dillen Jaymes and together the three men would form Supreme EXtreme, or better known as s.E.x. Sometimes this triple threat was referred to as Super Extreme, i.e. Joey Johnson. Mike has been in and out of the UCW multiple times, owning it once and currently co-owns it with Joey Johnson and Annie Alveraz. In his UCW career, Mike remains undefeated with the longest winning streak of ten and zero. He was the former Intercontinental Champion and North American Champion but with leaving the UCW forfeited his titles.

In January of 2008 Mike checked himself into rehab. His reasons remain personal and he asked for privacy in this delicate and sensitive subject from the public.