Mike Sanders was one of the huge influx of successful Power Plant graduates who began to populate Nitro in 1998, following the training school's open invitation period. Sanders - who was born on the day of the moon landing and was named for all three of Apollo 11's astronauts - had a more traditional path to the ring: soldier to bouncer to wrestler. A possible rib on Mike Awesome (whose family ties with Hulk Hogan resulted in a spiteful Vince Russo burying the former ECW champion after the Bash at the Beach debacle), Sanders - a close friend of Russo's - was formally introduced to WCW audiences in the summer of 2000 as 'Above Average' Mike Sanders. As seemed customary for freshly graduated Power Plant students, Sanders immediately began to associate himself with perennial mid-carder Disco Inferno. Using a finisher known as the 3.0 - so called for being an above average GPA - Sanders' entertaining mic skills made him a popular figure in the ailing company. Indeed, such was Sander's ability to work a crowd that when he retired in 2005, he swapped the ring for the stage, embarking on a relatively successful stand-up career. Perhaps in a few years time we'll see a dream comedy double act of Mike Sanders-Dolph Ziggler?
Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know).
He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.
