Early career (1989–1998) Lockwood debuted in 1989, as "Johnny Pearson" in Bay Area Wrestling for
Woody Farmer, where he wrestled until 1994. Erin O'Grady lost four untelevised matches in ECW, including a
dark match at
November to Remember. Following his stint in ECW, Lockwood returned to APW where he performed until October 1998.
World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment (1998–2003) Developmental territories (1998–1999) O'Grady wrestled Vic Grimes in a try-out match for the
World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on January 20, 1998, and both were signed to contracts. At
Rebellion, the Holly Cousins competed against APA and
Edge and Christian in a triangle match, which Edge and Christian won. On October 17, at
No Mercy, the Holly Cousins defeated The
New Age Outlaws by
disqualification. The next night on
Raw is War, they defeated the
Rock 'n' Sock Connection for the
WWF Tag Team Championship. At
Survivor Series on November 14, the Holly Cousins teamed with
Too Cool to defeat
Edge & Christian and the
Hardy Boyz in a survivor series match. Later that month, the Holly Cousins began a short feud with Too Cool and
Rikishi Phatu. At
Armageddon on December 12, 1999, they defeated Phatu and
Viscera. The feud continued into February 2000. At the
Royal Rumble on January 23, 2000, both Hollys took part in the titular
Royal Rumble match, with Crash Holly being eliminated by The Rock.
Championship reigns (2000–2001) in June 2000. in the ring at King of the Ring in June 2000. In February 2000, Crash Holly joined the
hardcore division. On the February 24 episode of
SmackDown!, he defeated
Test to begin his first of
22 Hardcore Championship reigns. He frequently defended the championship against non-wrestlers, including referees and
road agents, like
Gerald Brisco and
Pat Patterson. On the March 18, 2001, episode of
Heat, Crash defeated
Dean Malenko to win the
Light Heavyweight Championship. He defended it on two episodes of
Heat, against
Funaki and
Grandmaster Sexay, before dropping it to the debuting
Jerry Lynn on the April 29 episode. He jumped ship to
SmackDown! on the September 2, 2002, episode of
Raw during a match with
Jeff Hardy. Earlier, Raw General Manager
Eric Bischoff was informed that a Raw wrestler would leave to reunite with a relative on SmackDown!, and ordered a beatdown by
3-Minute Warning on Hardy, who he wrongly suspected of planning to join his brother,
Matt Hardy, until Crash revealed that he was the one who was leaving, planning to join his cousin
Hardcore Holly on SmackDown!. In his first
SmackDown! match, on September 5, he defeated
The Hurricane. He then
feuded with
Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble. On the October 3
SmackDown!, Noble defeated Holly to retain the title. On the December 19
SmackDown!, Holly teamed with
Bill DeMott to defeat Noble and
Nunzio. This led to a match on the next
SmackDown!, which DeMott won. After being sidelined for three months, Holly returned on the April 24, 2003, episode of
SmackDown!. His last several matches with the company were tag matches with Moore, as well as house show matches against newcomer
Orlando Jordan. On June 30, 2003, Lockwood was released from WWE. Mad Mikey was angry at many things, on which he elaborated in promos. On August 10 episode
TNA Xplosion, Mikey defeated Damien Adams. on the August 17 episode Xplosion, Mikey defeated
Austin Aries. on the August 24 episode Xplosion, Mikey defeated Alter Boy Luke. on the August 31 episode of Xplosion, Mikey defeated Lazz. On The September 3 NWA-TNA, Mikey defeated Lazz. On the September 17 NWA-TNA, Mikey and
Shark Boy lost to
Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger failing to win the
NWA World Tag Team Championship. On the October 1 NWA-TNA, Mikey and Shark Boy lost to
Sonny Siaki and
Ekmo in his last match for TNA.
Independent circuit (2003) He briefly wrestled for Pro Wrestling Iron in
Hayward, California. On November 1, 2003, Mad Mikey and Rory Fox defeated Quiten Lee and The Human Time Bomb with
Ricky Steamboat as the special guest referee for the
Heartland Wrestling Association in what turned out to be Lockwood's final match. == Personal life ==