PERSONALS:
Real Full Name: Kim Michael Porter
Birthdate: January 14, 1951
Birthplace: Gridley, California
Current Residence: Marysville, California
Family: Luke (son)
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 275 lbs.
Trained by: Myself (announcing), "The Fink" Howard Finkel
Debut: Sometime in the 1970's (lol)
Previous Identities: Kim Porter, "The Big K", K. Michael Porter, "KMP"
Current Theme Song: "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" by Travis Tritt
Favorite Wrestlers: Singles: Bret "Hit Man" Hart, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Ric Flair & Chris Benoit. Tag Teams: "The Rockers", Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty, "The Hart Foundation", Bret "Hit Man" Hart & Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, & "The Road Warriors/Legion of Doom", Hawk & Animal

Career Highlights: Ring Announcer and Timekeeper for World Wrestling Entertainment (then-World Wrestling Federation) (1988-1993), Named permanent ring announcer and creative team member for Continental Championship Wrestling of Medford, Oregon (2008)

PROFILE:

Michael Porter was born Kim Michael Porter in Gridley, California on January 14, 1951 to Louis (Louie) and Geraldine (Jerry) Porter.

I am currently 56 years of age, SINGLE, about 5' 11" tall & about 275 lbs. I do NOT smoke! I DON'T do ANY recreational drugs! I will drink occassionally, but NOT to excess! OK...of course, there MAY be times that I will have a bit more than I should...BUT that is a RARE occassion!

I have been in AND around the Professional Wrestling business for over 36 years now...off and on...INCLUDING 4 & 1/2 years with WWF (World Wrestling Federation), NOW WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). I was on the West Coast Ring Crew AND a House Show Ring Announcer from 1988-1993. I also have been a Professional Singer-Comedian-Entertainer-Songwriter-Poet-Writer for ALL of my adult life.

I have written a Pro Wrestling Internet Column...Michael Porter's WrestleBeat, which started out in a local (Marysville, CA.) twice-monthly newspaper, The Nor-Cal Paper, then EVENTUALLY went Nation-Wide and World-Wide, and at one point, grew to be on over 30 World-Wide Websites. I took a hiatus from the column late in 2005, due to personal reasons, but I am SERIOUSLY considering bringing WrestleBeat back to the WORLD once again!

And I have hosted MY brain-child...Michael Porter's WrestleShoot Radio Show, which was on locally at AM-1410 KMYC in the Marysville/Yuba City, CA. areas. We were on the air for about 11 months, before Studio Politics and in-fighting took over. And so, I took WrestleShoot Radio off the air. I STILL HOPE to bring back WrestleShoot Radio sometime, down the road...in the NEAR future!

I also hosted a short-lived Public Access Television Show, UWA WrestleShoot TV, which never really took off, due to circumstances beyond MY control.

Currently, I enjoy going out to my favorite haunt and watering hole, The Long Branch Saloon, located at 5867 Lindhurst Ave. in Linda (Marysville), CA. and belting out some KARAOKE tunes with some of my friends. If YOU live in the Marysville/Yuba City/Linda/Olivehurst area...COME ON OUT AND JOIN ME at The Long Branch Saloon!

I also write song lyrics, poetry and short stories in my spare time. I am currently working on a fictional story about...WHAT ELSE...Pro Wrestling!

My GENERAL interests include Pro Wrestling, Singing, Entertaining, Comedy, Major League Baseball (GO YANKEES & GIANTS!), The National Basketball Association (GO KINGS!) and The National Football League (GO 49ers!).

My MUSIC interests include just about ANYTHING...EXCLUDING MOST Rap. I'm into mostly Country, Country-Rock, '50's -style Rock, Rock-a-Billy and Easy Listening.

In MOVIES, I prefer Comedies, Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action and some Romantic Comedies.

On TELEVISION, I like to watch Pro Wrestling (of course), Crime Dramas, Situation Comedies, and some Talk and Variety Shows.

As far as READING goes, I DON'T read many books, but I usually read the local daily newspaper and some magazines.